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WORRIED ABOUT YOUR RETIREMENT?

Are you one of the 52% of Dentists that fear they won't have enough income to live comfortably on in retirement?* You are not alone.

MONEY WORRIES IN THE PROFESSION ARE INCREASINGLY COMMON, WITH OVER A QUARTER OF DENTISTS* STATING THAT THEY FEEL THEY WILL HAVE TO WORK PAST THEIR RETIREMENT AGE*.

And these financial concerns are being shown to have wider implications; with one in two dental professionals saying that financial worries were having the biggest impact on their mental health in the face of COVID-19(1).

Alongside this, patients are also feeling the ‘pinch’, with dental costs causing 19%* of the population to delay treatment(2).

In a global economy where the coronavirus pandemic has had a truly devastating impact, how can dentists overcome their financial concerns, when patients are also cutting oral products and treatments from their shopping list to save money?(2)

A NATION UNHAPPY WITH THEIR SMILES

It’s no secret that the UK is a nation dissatisfied with their smiles, with over forty percent of brits unhappy with their teeth (3)

And this discontent has risen in wake of the covid pandemic.

Dubbed the ‘zoom boom’ due to the increase in online calls for work and socialising, more than half (58%) of British adults have changed the way they see their smile as a result of online video calls (4).

In addition, over half of British adults (51%) also state they often feel anxious about how their smile looks (5), so it’s not surprising that the demand for cosmetic dentistry has risen significantly since lockdown.

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A LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITY

 

Whilst smile makeovers present a lucrative opportunity for practices in 2022, traditionally indirect smile makeovers can be expensive and time consuming. Procedures such as porcelain veneers can often be off-putting for patients as well as some clinicians; requiring multiple visits, lab work and technique sensitive bonding procedures.

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HAVING A QUALITY WHITENING COMPOSITE SYSTEM IN YOUR PRACTICE PRESENTS BOTH YOU AND THE PATIENT WITH A VALUABLE ALTERNATIVE – CONVENIENCE.

Part of the beauty of a whitening composite system is the fact that it affords you time. Once you have mastered the art of direct composite veneers; smile makeovers and restorative work for bleached cases will result in drastically reduced chair time over their traditional counterparts.

With a whitening composite system your patients will benefit from a minimally invasive approach, along with aesthetic results delivered in minimal time.

Furthermore, such a system will not only reduce treatment cost for your patients, but ultimately save your practice money as procedures can be performed with simplicity and predictability (often in one appointment

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

Learn how transform your patients smiles with our free e-book series which guides you through quick and affordable smile makeovers, with beautiful case studies and clear step by step instructions.

References:

* https://dentistry.co.uk/2014/10/07/half-dentists-worried-will-able-adequately-fund-retirement/ 

(1) https://dentistry.co.uk/2020/06/04/one-two-finances-concern-survey/ 

(2) https://dentistry.co.uk/2016/02/23/dental-costs-causing-people-to-delay-treatment/

(3) https://dentistry.co.uk/2018/02/05/40-unhappy/

(4) https://www.dentalhealth.org/News/the-tooth-on-how-the-pandemic-has-affected-our-smiles

(5) https://www.dentalhealth.org/News/charity-urges-us-to-be-proud-of-our-smile-as-new-research-reveals-most-of-us-have-anxieties-about-our-teeth