Dentists - Multiple Practitioners in One

There are several different reasons why groups of professionals may go into business together and as a patient, you can take advantage of some of the benefits that this provides. If you haven't ever had this opportunity before it may be something that you want to consider.

Selection of Practitioner

When patients choose their dentists they often find one person that they want to see consistently. If you are in a place where you are looking for the right person, and office with multiple practitioners gives you the ability to “try out” several in the same office. If your dental insurance works here and the location is convenient, you can stay here and choose the person that you would like to work with. This is also nice if several people in your family all want to stay within in the same dental office but enjoy working with different practitioners.

Appointment Availability

If you don't mind working with any of the dentists, you may notice that coming to an office that contains multiple practitioners means there is a greater availability for appointments. Most of the time you may be tempted to just call in and make your next six month cleaning appointment. But as time goes by you may forget about calling in or not realize that you need the appointment until you are right at the six month mark.

When there are several people all working in the same office it means that there is a better chance of your getting in for a last minute appointment. For many patients this is incredibly convenient and something that draws them to an office with several different people to choose from. You don't want to have any excuses to miss out on that cleaning appointment.

Offers Coverage

Even dentists go on vacation. While it may be tough to imagine, your practitioner has a life outside of the office. When vacations, scheduled time off, or even dental emergencies occur, an office can be set back for days or even weeks. With an office that houses several different practitioners, when one person is away there is still coverage for patients. There is never a time when no one will be available to handle the patient load.

This also means that after hours there are several different people who can handle the phone calls and emergencies that come up with patients. The more dentists in the office, the less time each on will need to spend on call. This means that patients aren't the only people that benefit from having multiple people all working in the same office. Each and every dentist in the office benefits as well.

Dental appointments aren't something that you want to skip over or miss. Anything that you can do to make the experience easier and more convenient is a benefit for you and your family. Look into these types of office to find a practitioner that can offer you some of these aspects of a multiple dentist office.