Why the Traditional Method of Running an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Practice is no Longer Effective and Competitive When it Comes to Dental Implant Services
| OMS Practice No Longer Competitive in Dental Implant Services | Hamid Shafie, DDS; Norman Firchau, PhD; Kenneth Wu, DDS |
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Example: Patients are more receptive to immediate load treatment protocols such as All-on-4® or TeethXpress™ than traditional two stage protocol. Knowing this, it is critical to optimize the surgeons time by putting operations in an ideal order so that they are not wasting time finalizing surgical and prosthetic treatment plan or searching for a relevant patient files. Incorporating Digital workflow for a shorter, more predictable and “just-in-time” implant therapy has become a necessity. There are so many ways to fix the problems associated with traditional workflow in oral surgery practices, but before even thinking about finding solutions, all value-added and non-value added activities need to be clearly identified. Improving Implant Practice Bottom Line by Eliminating Non-value Added Activities: The traditional value chain is full of non-value adding activities, which translates to a reduced bottom line. Surgeons need to eliminate 7 types of non-value adding activities that are main contributing factors to inefficiencies in an implant practice:
Inefficiencies are also created when doctors are micromanaging by controlling every move made in the office. The bottom line net profit with application of Operational Excellence is significantly higher than with traditional methodologies. Less non-value adding activities and fewer interruptions associated with it means more patients per day and an increase in the bottom line. Striving for Operational Excellence along the entire value chain is key to a thriving implant practice. Operational Excellence has been achieved in many industries, starting with the automotive industry and currently implemented in the healthcare industry. Lean healthcare is a process driven strategy focused on removing inefficiencies and thereby allowing more time for patient care activities.
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