The Dental Approach: An Interprofessional Discussion of What Works Well in Healthcare

Dr. Daniel S. Kim is a general dentist in Kennett Square, PA, about 45 minutes southwest of Philadelphia.  His practice has become specialized in comprehensive dental rehabilitation, with focus on the intersections of dentistry and medicine.  Along with general dentistry, Dr. Kim provides dentomandibular physical therapy in order to treat orofacial pain and chronic tension type or migraine headaches and continues to discover more that dentists can do to provide patients with relief from chronic pain conditions.  Outside of practice, he enjoys cooking (and more importantly, eating), enjoying the outdoors with his dog, and traveling! In this episode we discuss: The evolution of dentistry and it’s uniqueness in the health industry Finding a balance between medicine and customer service How to create an experience that puts the patient first The value of education and behavior change and leveraging each Similarities between PT’s and dentists, and the importance of inter-professional cooperation Healthcare business models and the future of our service industry Flossing, brushing or both?