How much discount should we offer to our patients?

You must understand the cost of your services before you offer discounts to your patients. The cost of your services is not alone based on the material cost. You need to add operating cost and cost of the clinician before you consider offering discount for a patient. Average rating

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Is it good to offer discounts to our patients?

Offering discounts as a community service always helps you to give back to the society and deserving people. Occasional discounts based on your standard fee schedule can be given to member patients . Make sure that the policy is used consistently. You don’t want to offer the discount to one patient, but not another… right?

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What are the basic legal requirements to start a Dental practice?

Dental practices are healthcare establishments and need to provide services within a legal framework as governed by the local law. Most important thing that you must ensure is to register your practice with the Health Department of local corporation. Your registration with the respective dental council of your state is the minimal basic requirement if

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What is the minimal basic requirement to start a Dental practice?

A good place, a Dental chair, compressor, Dental Instruments, equipment , x ray and armamentarium are the minimal basic along with good interiors. Along with the above things you need to have basic legal compliance and licences/ registrations in place before you start a new dental practice. Buy quality stuff, they last long and ultimately

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How to start a Dental practice?

Starting a new dental practice We feel puzzled what are the essential requirements for me to start my dental practice. You will have to do some market research and understand what do you have to offer in your practice. Do some research , build a network of trusted advisors , secure finances and develop a

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How much should I charge for a zirconia crown?

We are generally confused about what should we charge for the treatments or services that we offer in our practice. Basis of pricing a particular treatment is understanding your fixed cost for running your dental practice, cost of the materials, cost of time utilised to render a particular treatment & cost of the performer or

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How much should I charge for a single tooth replacement with implant?

Anterior single tooth implants in the aesthetic zone usually are more challenging and need more efforts and expertise to complete the treatment successfully and up to the patients satisfaction. You need to understand patient needs and offer all the possible options to the patients before you even start the treatment. We are generally confused about

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Is it worthwhile to buy CBCT in the clinic?

Installing cone beam CT can be a clinically oriented decision or it can be a business oriented decision. The importance of cone beam CT as an adjunct to the diagnosis and treatment planning is unquestionable. But the investment must be viable for the business to be self sustainable. Any investment that is recovered in 3

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How much salary should I pay to my chair side assistant

Few things to remember before you decide on the pay scale for your employees Do they have requisite qualification to perform the job? Do they possess the skills to perform the job? Do they have and added benefit than the others and are capable of taking additional responsibility? Do they intend to stay with you

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What is the minimal qualification for chair side assistant ?

Currently there are very few qualified personnel are available to perform the role of dental chairside assistant in India. Ideally the person should possess a qualification for Dental Operating room assistant to perform the job. But due to lack of formally trained human in some countries any person with on job training and minimal qualifications

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How to train my receptionist?

A specialized receptionist, such as a front-desk receptionist at a medical practice or dental practice , performs additional tasks specific to the nature of the business. Carefully supervised receptionist training is key to a positive front-desk experience for patients. Provide the receptionist with ready scripts & train them with role plays of the frequently occurring

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How to calculate the treatment charges?

We generally consider material consumed for the particular treatment or service as the only expense incurred and price our treatments accordingly. Consider expenses incurred for your education and professional training. Cost of setting your dental practice and fixed hourly expenses when you calculate treatment charges. Average rating

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How to calculate associate dentist pay?

The method to determine compensation for these positions varies from one practice to another. Associate doctors can receive a flat salary or hourly rate, or the  compensation can be based on a percentage of production and/or collections. Average rating

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Should you refund a failed treatment?

Physicians and dentists strive to provide their patients with high-quality, effective care. However, some patients inevitably will not be satisfied with their results, regardless of whether appropriate care was provided. One could refund or waive some or all of the professional fees associated with the patient’s care. Providers can offer refunds or waivers without the

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What is TCO / Treatment coordinator?

Treatment coordinators bridge the gap between dentists & the patients. They are the most important people in your dental practice who thrive for the patient satisfaction. A treatment coordinator can help you to improve the patient satisfaction index in your dental practice. TCO or the Treatment coordinator closes or assists in closing the treatment plans

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How to plan the calendar for the year?

The first step that you should take in planning out my year is to get a full-year wall calendar. Secondly put in the corner stones for example – vacations, weekend trips, business travel and conferences. Third, write in the projects you are doing or plan to do in the upcoming year that include deadlines, marketing

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How to ask for advance payment to the patients?

As healthcare professionals we are always apprehensive about discussing fees with the patients. Our time is precious and patients need our quality time while we treat them. If someone needs our quality time then obviously they will have to book it with some commitment from them. Asking for advance payment in a straight forward way

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What to include in the blogs?

Paramount blogging is to the success of your marketing. But it’s important that you learn how to start a blog and write blog posts for it so that each article supports your business.

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How to do Google advert for my dental practice?

Google advert is a specialists job. Once you’ve signed up for Google Ads and created a campaign, you can start creating ads. To effectively reach potential customers, your text ads should be informative, relevant, and engaging. Before your saved ad starts showing to customers, review its content and formatting to make sure it meets your advertising policies.

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How to ask for reviews from my patients?

Customer reviews are the most important aspect of your online reputation. There are many ways how you can ask for a review to your patients. Patients can review your services on social media and who are not tech savvy can write a review and hand it over to you.

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How to conduct clinical audits?

Clinical audits is one of the most important things when it comes to measuring quality of healthcare services offered to your patients in your practice. These audits help you to perform root cause analysis of any problem and let’s you identify the problem which can be actioned and quality of services can be improved. You

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How to perform practice audits?

Non clinical aspect if patient care is equally important as the clinical care rendered to the patients. Overall patient experience can be measured by defining the important contact  points with the patients.

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How internal marketing can be done?

Internal marketing is the most effective way to reach out to your potential patients. It is a low cost marketing strategy. Most important  things to remember Branding of your practice Patient data capturing and analysing Patient communication system Patient education protocol Asking for testimonials Asking for referrals Average rating

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How to get word of mouth referral?

Interpersonal Relations & word of mouth referrals- This forms a major part of an important type of marketing called Internal Marketing. It is found to be the most effective and least expensive type of marketing. This occurs inside the practice and focuses on current patients and their willingness to accept costlier treatment options and also

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How to write policies for NABH accreditation?

Each policy must be framed with a certain objective or goal that needs to be achieved to deliver the patient care and comply with the globally accepted quality standards. Each policy should have 1. Clearly mentioned aim and objective 2. Designated human resource responsible to implement the policy effectively in the practice 3. Standard Operating

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What is the basic equipment requirement for NABH accreditation?

NABH standards do not specify the requirements for equipment for the fulfilment of criteria for the accreditation. When you make a buying decision for a particular  instrument or equipment you must confirm the quality of the equipment and its performance by verifying the certifications that the product may have. Endorsement of the product by the

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What is the basic requirement of space for NABH Accreditation?

There are different categories in which you can apply for NABH Accreditation. There is no basic space requirement specified in the set of standards. The number of chairs in your dental practice will decide the category in which  you can apply for NABH Accreditation. While planning your workflow you must keep following things in mind

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How do we train our team or staff?

Your organisation needs to have a well defined induction program for a new team member. You can assign a job profile to the new team member and take them through a specified training program. This makes them ready to take up new challenge and perform as expected . Set an internal training program schedule for

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What is the telephone script for front office?

Answering a telephone enquiry can be a challenging task. We can overcome this challenge effectively by training our team members with the correct flow of questions to be asked while interacting over a phone call. You can create a set of questions for your front desk manager which can help you to streamline the telephonic

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How to educate patients about the post operative care?

Educating patient about the treatment rendered and the post treatment care is very important. It helps to improve the treatment outcome and reduce the discomfort. Appropriate follow-up care can help reduce your risk of complications after surgery and support your recovery process. You must hand over written instructions to the patients along with the verbal

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Why it is important to have digital record of your patients?

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS? Handling medical records electronically has many benefits over the older paper counterparts. Providers can more easily track data over time and this tracking is often automated. The ability to track this information is important in many situations, including if a doctor wants to identify how a patient

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How to manage records in software?

BENEFITS OF MEDICAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT As the requirements for medical records change, it is important for medical practices, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care facilities to have a medical records management system in place that includes automating, capturing, storing, and disseminating records. The system improves record location and tracking, even for records people don’t

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Coffee Table book ideas for a dental practice

Internal marketing is one of the most effective methods to educate patients about the services  & offerings in your dental practice. A beautifully designed coffee table book can help you to reach your patients and educate them about your practice & the practice culture. Simple things placed in the coffee table book can help you

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Membership plans & how to go about it?

  Dental Practice plan / membership plan is a new dimension of patient care in the new age dentistry. Patient need long term health & dental practices need a loyal patient. Its a win – win situation for both. Add value to your practice this new year! Most practices in India have an undervalued untapped

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Can dentist refuse a patient?

Medico-legal Tip of the day Question- Do doctors have a right to refuse to treat a patient 1. In Private Clinic 2. In Govt. Dispensary / Hospital 3. In private / corporate Hospitals Answer- 1. Yes , in private clinic , doctor can refuse to see a patient unless patient is in emergency. . He

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Dr. Sameer Thukral

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Dr. Sameer Thukral has completed his MDS in 2010. He holds a Masters Degree Certificate in Dental Lasers from the University of Vienna. He is also a Fellow of the ICOI. He is currently into private practice in Pune, a practice which is now 29 years old. They work as a team comprising of specialists in every field allowing them to cover all aspects of dentistry. Dr. Sameer Thukral’s focus in the practice comprises of Dental Implants and Cosmetic Dentistry including Smile Makeovers.
He has trained extensively in these fields all over the world.

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    Dr. Sanghamitra is a Fellow and Diplomate of ICOI (USA), founder member of Global Academy of Oral Implantology Germany. She also has a Diploma in Laser Dentistry. She has worked as a former consulting Implantologist at Regency Hospital Dar-es Salam, Tanzania. She is a former Prof. and Head of the Dept. of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at Vydehi Dental College, Bangalore. She has successfully conducted courses on various subjects of dentistry - Nationally and Internationally. She specializes in oral and maxillofacial surgery, implants, cosmetic dentistry and laser dentistry.

    Dr. Purvi Patel

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    Dr. Purvi Patel a General Dental Practitoner has been practising Dentistry since 12 years. After an year of opening her clinic (Shanti Dental Clinic in 2013) she realised that there is more to running a successful dental practice than just good clinical skills. Dental Business Masters changed her vision and she rebranded her practice in 2018 as NURTURE Family Dental Clinic . After winning the third place at the DBM Speakers Academy, she has been given the opportunity to help dentist achieve their goals to build better teams , that follow proper systems to give the ultimate patient experience.
    She is one of the founder and former members of GWAMI - Great Woman Association Mumbai India, a yoga enthusiast, a passionate cook and enjoys the company of a good book in her spare time.

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      Dr. Mandar Joglekar

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        Dr. Mandar Joglekar

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        Dr.Mandar Joglekar has his private practice in Chinchwad since the last 19 years . He has an implant and grafting certificate from Bern University ,Switzerland. He conducts endodontics and microscope dentistry courses and is also India national leader for dentinal tubules study club. He believes as dentistry in India is growing with technology and digital revolution, dentists are facing a few challenges as well! Helping dentists in learning ethical selling, communication skills, showcasing, digital marketing and understanding & growing their businesses is what is his forte.

        Dr. Aditi Mahale

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          Dr. Sameer Thukral

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            Dr. Vishal Gupta

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              Dr. Vishal Gupta

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              Dr. Vishal Gupta is a renowned Dentist in VIP Road, Zirakpur. He has helped numerous patients in his 20 years of experience as a Dentist. He studied and completed MDS - Orthodontics, MDS from All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi in 2004 . He is currently associated with V'Shals Dental World in VIP Road, Zirakpur. As a speaker he has participated in courses and conferences both at national and international level. He is a certified Style Italiano level 1 trainer on Direct Restorative Procedure and has earned a silver and green badge from Restorative Implant Practice Excellence. He has various clinical publications to his credit and has made contributions in a book. He conducts continuous dental education courses on various aspects of Esthetic Dentistry.

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              Dr. Sarthak Kadel

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              Dr. Sarthak Kadel

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              Dr. Sarthak Kadel is a reputed Dental Surgeon, Endodontist and Restorative Dentist in Surat with over 12 years of experience. He has been bestowed with Best dentist in taluka place - 2014 award. He has pursued his BDS from Maitri College of Dentistry and Research Centre in 2010. He currently practices at Dr. Kadel's The Dental Care in Adajan Dn(Surat). He holds membership of Indian Dental Association.

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                Dr. Manish Chitnis

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                  Dr. Chris Barrow

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                  Dr. Chris Barrow obtained his dental degree in India and has enjoyed a successful career in dentistry for the past 23 years. After gaining experience in India and UK whilst working in small as well as large corporate dental clinics, he decided to run his own practice in the UK, where he is the owner of Dental Concepts, a thriving dental practice in Whitchurch. His practice is on a growth path with the more clinics opening soon in UK, the next one opened in Andover last February 2016. The new practice in Andover is an Advanced state of the art centre with all the latest technology available. Besides growing his dental practice, Chris is passionate about sharing knowledge and resources with other dentists in the brand new spacious education centre at Andover and has also run many training programmes in Oxford and Hampshire in the areas of clinical governance, dental business best practices and designing the best possible patient journey within the economic framework of a dental practice.
                  He is a keen Table Tennis player playing for the local club and has recently completed a once-in-a-lifetime Survival Expedition in the deserts of Oman.

                  Dr. Manish Chitnis

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                  Dr. Sameer Bhandari

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                  A Dental Graduate from the University of Pune and fellowship holder from the International Society for Quality in Healthcare (ISQua), Dr.Sameer has been running a successful private dental practice since 1997. Excellent patient care, quality standards in dental practice, and a heartfelt mission to change the face of the Healthcare industry where every patient receives the highest Quality of Care is what motivated him to establish DBM.
                  His Clinic is the first Dental Practice in Maharashtra (India) to comply with the International standards of healthcare quality & safety and Secure the Accreditation Certificate from NABH (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers). His pursuit is to share his knowledge of the systems and protocols in a dental setup for optimal patient care and educate more Dentists to achieve the facet to deliver healthcare in the way it is delivered in the best practices throughout the world. He has currently helped numerous Dentists to achieve accreditation with his consultation and guided mentorship. Silence, Curiosity for learning new things, and absolute perfection in everything he does are the qualities that describe him the best. He spends most of his time learning about software and websites and upgrading the healthcare system when he is not working.

                  Dr. Manish Chitnis

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                  Dr Manish Chitnis obtained his dental degree in India and has enjoyed a successful career in dentistry for the past 23 years. After gaining experience in India and UK whilst working in small as well as large corporate dental clinics, he decided to run his own practice in the UK, where he is the owner of Dental Concepts, a thriving dental practice in Whitchurch. His practice is on a growth path with the more clinics opening soon in UK, the next one opened in Andover last February 2016. The new practice in Andover is an Advanced state of the art centre with all the latest technology available. Besides growing his dental practice, Manish is passionate about sharing knowledge and resources with other dentists in the brand new spacious education centre at Andover and has also run many training programmes in Oxford and Hampshire in the areas of clinical governance, dental business best practices and designing the best possible patient journey within the economic framework of a dental practice.
                  He is a keen Table Tennis player playing for the local club and has recently completed a once in a lifetime Survival Expedition in the deserts of Oman. He is a proud father of a teenager son and has a lovely wife, Shilpa who is the Co-owner of Dental Concepts.

                  Dr. Sameer Bhandari

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                    Dr. Shilpa Chitnis

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                      Dr. Sarthak Kadel

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                      I have been a General Dentist for over 17 years. Practised in Mumbai for 4 years and then moved to the UK in 2005. Finished International qualifying exam - 2006 Passed MJDF in 2007 Worked as a GDP in a corporate practice (former ADP now My dentist) from September 2006 till 2010. Along with my husband we bought a family run mixed dental practice from September 2010 (Dental Concepts Whitchurch) We started a squat private practice in Andover in 2016. Have been updating my clinical skills by doing cosmetic hands on courses and the Invisalign course.
                      I have done
                      *Certification and Accreditation in DISC profiling
                      *Certification in Emotional Intelligence with Genos International
                      *Certified Practitioner NLP and Timeline therapy
                      *Certified Life coach
                      *Currently doing a certification in CBT.
                      I am very keen to make a difference for my colleagues who feel pressured or stressed or want direction in their career. I have worked with my team using and understanding personality profiles and emotional intelligence. This has helped strengthen the team. With these results, I have also worked with over 50 dentists in India. I have recently started working with few dentists here in the UK. I have conducted goal setting workshops for few of my dentist colleagues.

                      Dr. Rajiv Verma

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                      Dr. Rajiv Verma

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                        Dr. Rajiv Verma

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                        A student of Government Dental College & Hospital. Mumbai, Dr. Rajiv Verma is in the field of dentistry for 34 long years, his command on the subject of Clinical Prosthodontics has been witnessed till date by more than 30000+ dentists & 2300+ hands-on course participants in his 450+ lectures, presentations, live on patient demos, live on video shows of Porcelain Veneers, Crown'n'Bridge & DSD - Digital Smile Design .
                        A clinician for 30 years, a dental ceramist of repute for 21 years, a IDA Speaker for 19 years, a course conductor for 13 years, an international Speaker for last 6 years, an author of 2 books, it is not over yet his latest title is of a DSD - Digital Smile Design Master & DSD Lecturer of Asia/India. A key Thought Leader for Colgate, a National Consultant to a social project by Global Protect Dental Private Limited & what not. His new & forthcoming ventures - a column titled RVG - Rajiv Verma Gyan in Famdent Magazine & a Concept Bur Box in making. Life has been a crazy journey till now.

                        Dr. Sameer Bhandari

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                        Dr. Chris Barrow

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                          Dr. Ajit Shetty

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                          Dr. Ajit Shetty

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                            Dr. Ajit Shetty

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                            Dr. Ajit Shetty graduated and Post graduated from Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai Fellow and Diplomate, International College of Oral Implantologists, (USA) Fellow and Diplomate, Indian Society Of Oral Implantologists. His areas of excellence include- Aesthetic Dentistry, Implants and Full Mouth Rehabilitation and Lasers. He conducts Extensive training in Oral Implantology all over the world in Singapore, Germany, Denmark, USA etc.
                            He Lectures extensively and conducts several Hands on Courses and Live Clinical Demonstrations all over India and abroad for dental colleagues on Aesthetic Dentistry ,Implants, Occlusion and Lasers and Practice Management. Past President of Indian Dental Association, Mumbai. He has Held various posts in the association at city, state and national level.he was also the Founder member and Past President of the Indian Academy of Aesthetic and Cosmetic Dentistry.

                            Dr. Diksha Batra

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                            Dr. Diksha Batra

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                              Dr. Diksha Batra

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                              MDS IN PROSTHODONTICS, FICOI | CLINICAL DIRECTOR "SMILE ESSENTIALS"
                              Dr. Diksha Batra is a prosthodontist by education and a clinician practicing for over a decade in Mumbai, India. A decade of rich and diverse dental experience led her to pioneer the unique field of Pain-free dentistry in India. She is fondly called The Painfree Dentist” for pioneering work in eradicating dental phobia. Her award-winning practice is home to thousands of national & international patients and was ranked amongst the top three dental clinics in Mumbai as per the “Times All India Lifestyle Hospital & Clinic Ranking Survey. In December 2015, Dr. Diksha Batra founded “Angel Dentists Network”, India’s 1st All Dental NGO. Started in the bylanes of the suburbs of Mumbai, the ADN family has grown and spread smiles to our Nation’s Capital – Delhi, Pune & Ladakh.

                              Dr. Aditi Mahale

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                              Dr.Aditi Mahale is Practising Dentistry since 2009 at Dombivli. She owns DentA-Zone Dental & Implant Clinic, a 2 chair set up. Joined Dental Business Masters in 2016 and there's no looking back since then. She won the DBM Best Marketing Genius Award 2016-17. DBM played a vital role not only in improving Finances but also Various other aspects of Dental Practice Management. Being appointed as DBM Coach was a proud moment. Her motto is to keep working consistently to get the results. Dr. Aditi is also associated with various organisations and is committee member of IDA DOMBIVLI. Member of BNI & Rotary International. She is mother of Son, Abhedya. Dr.Yogesh , MDS Prosthodontist, her husband is co-owner of Dentazone.

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