When I travel, I get to read more including some of the business magazines. Over this last weekend, I read three separate articles related to healthcare and the way it’s being delivered using today’s technology. I have teeth cleaning scheduled for today, so I’ll begin with dental care.

How would you like to have the dentist show up where you work to provide regular dental check-ups, basic dental care including x-rays, teeth-whitening, and teeth alignment? All in the comfort of massage chairs and an entertainment center while the dental professionals work on your teeth. That’s what a company called Henry the Dentist provides in eight mobile dental offices.

The premise is simple. The mobile dental offices can save the company lost productivity as employees don’t have to take hours off to see the dentist. From the employee perspective, it may force them to actually see the dentist, something most people seem to want to avoid—I don’t know why, because there’s nothing like the feeling of freshly cleaned teeth.

Because there’s a link between dental problems and many diseases (heart and kidney disease, diabetes, dementia, rheumatoid arthritis, and premature birth), the possibility for improving overall health is tremendous. The mobile offices can go to any location including senior citizen centers, churches, or anywhere a large enough group of people want convenient dental care.

On Thursday, we’ll switch to another aspect of health that might not have the same positive health implications as this one.

What are you prepared to do today?

        Dr. Chet

References:
1. Inc. July/August. 2019
2. https://henrythedentist.com