Red Bank, N.J., October 15, 2017
– The American Association of Dental Office Management (AADOM) is proud
to launch a new initiative for office managers and practice
administrators of specialty dental practices. This initiative was
recently announced at the AADOM Annual Conference in Scottsdale, much to
the enthusiasm of AADOM members.
This
program was created as a result of AADOM specialty members requesting
to discuss challenges found in non-general dental practices. These
unique situations include scheduling, marketing, billing & coding,
specific to each specialty. AADOM responded to this challenge with the
creation of the AADOM Specialty Network (ASN). Via the ASN, AADOM
members will now have additional resources to help them navigate
specialty specific management issues and to lead successful practices.
Andrea
Bowlin, FAADOM, Chairperson of the AADOM Oral Surgery Network states,
“Specialty office managers face unique challenges in our practices. In
oral surgery practices our relationships with our patients, education,
billing/coding, and referral sources are specific to our specialty. The
opportunity AADOM is extending to oral surgery specialty practices will
help expand our knowledge through communication and education with
office managers in similar practice settings.”
Michael
Cruz, FAADOM, Chairperson of the AADOM CEREC Network elaborates,
“Specialty offices have their own set of challenges that may not always
be addressed by GP offices. AADOM’s mission is to make sure that front
office professionals know that they are not alone and the AADOM
Specialty Network is just a continuation of that mission to bridge the
gap for specialty offices.”
There
are several networks that are available to AADOM members. These include
the AADOM Pediatric Network, the AADOM Orthodontic Network, the AADOM
Multi-Specialty Network, The AADOM Periodontic Network, The AADOM Oral
Surgery Network, the AADOM Endodontic Network, and the AADOM CEREC
Network.
Each
Specialty Network will be chaired by an AADOM member. Benefits of the
Specialty Networks include private online Facebook communities,
specialty-specific educational webinars hosted by AADOM members and
specialty-focused education at the AADOM Conference.
Dentists
are also enthusiastic about what the AADOM Specialty Networks will do
for their practices. Oral Surgeon Charles E. Witkowski, Sr. DDS, MD, PhD
states “We are the specialty that - while our background is in
dentistry - we ride the fence between dentistry and medicine and face
our unique challenges to address this. We stress education (dental and
medical), relationships and communications with our colleagues, both
specialists and general dentists. An excellent skill set is required for
this. Equally important is a superb ability to communicate and mesh
with our patients. The office manager must be the hub on a wheel with
spokes radiating outward. The office manager should be able to teach,
communicate and coordinate all aspects of the practice, a true
leader. When this happens, the spokes attach to the rims of the wheel
and the practice rolls along smoothly.”
“The AADOM Specialty Network
has been a long time coming,” says AADOM Founder and President Heather
Colicchio. “Our specialty members clearly need additional resources to
help them with what we have not covered for them - until now. The
additional community, support and education we are rolling out for our
specialty members will be an advantage to them in managing their
practices and excelling in every way. We are excited to continue to
expand our benefits to fill the needs of ALL of our members.”
Also
enthusiastic is Courtney Roberts, FAADOM, and Chairperson of the AADOM
Endodontic Network: “I am thrilled to help this platform develop as the
go-to resource for specialty managers; a place where we can stay
connected to each other on familiar grounds while making sure our
training game is focused and stronger than ever! And for those endo
managers, you can expect our Facebook page to be full of videos,
surveys, informative post, marketing ideas, FAQs and more!”
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