"The 5 P’s"

The Treatment Planning Course

Most dentists, especially those who are early on in their career, have the knowledge but lack the confidence of planning full mouth cases. Historically, patients seem to drive treatment need and a conformative approach is often what we get reeled into where several other factors in the mouth are ignored through one of two things;

 

• Lack of experience on the part of the dentist

• Lack of finances, knowledge (or both) from the patient’s perspective.

 

Coupled with the level of the experience we have had, the knowledge and understanding we have and the confidence we have not only in delivering treatment but also the manner in which the patient is managed it can often be very easy to spiral down the rabbit hole  eventually ending up in a situation which we would find it hard to get out of and worse still explaining to a regulator in case we receive a complaint.

 

Experience is a great teacher but Vishaal Shah has had his fair share of “what the hell was I thinking back then?” moments himself and has made the very mistakes that you may be afraid of making or may not know you are making.

 

Preparation is key and to be prepared, you need:

 

• Full set of records (Including Photos)

• A detailed log of the conversations you have had with the patients

• A detailed record of the explanation of what is going on in that patient’ mouth and why it is happening

• A comprehensive range of options to treat the patient in an ideal scenario

• A detailed breakdown of the costs

 

This course is a one of a kind course where Dr Vishaal Shah will go through numerous scenarios he has come across in his career, how he has managed them and guided his patients with their consent on a journey too rehabilitating their mouths comprehensively from an aesthetic and most importantly functional standpoint.

 

Who is this Course for?

 

Any Dentist who wants to “Level Up” their Record taking, Photography, Treatment Planning and Patient Management Skills beyond the level they are currently at.

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Vish says:

 

“Time needs to be taken to accumulate all the information you can get in order to be to able to assess and treatment plan a case. Without the necessary information, you cannot plan and without a plan, you can put yourself in danger for failure of your dentistry which will potentially come with its own potential challenges. You need to take a step back and assess why rather than what before you say anything about how you are going to treat a patient.”