Sunday, 31 October 2021

Clinical Dentistry: Should Dental Professionals Practice Botox & Dermal Fillers?

 


Clinical Dentistry: Should Dental Professionals Practice Botox & Dermal Fillers?


A lot is being talked and argued about the administration of Botox by dental professionals in India. Many dentists believe that Botox and Dermal fillers belong to dermatology and dentists should not perform these procedures; which is actually a misconception. This misbelief is because not many dentists in India are aware of the significant benefits that Botox has as an adjunct therapy in many dental procedures.


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Use of Botox in dentistry is relatively a new discovery, so probably its acceptance will take some time among Indian dental professionals. If you are a dentist practicing in India and have the same misconception then this blog is for you. I am hopeful that after reading this article your false impression will fade away to some extent.

 

The first thing that I want all the dentists to realize is that we are part of the medical sphere and we dentists are “real doctors.” Every time when we inject LA into a patient, we are delivering a medicinal agent into the human body that has real systemic complications. The only difference is; we have received special training and mastered to deliver local anesthetic into the human body and are comfortable in dealing with the complications. By the way, I would like share a fact that the adverse reactions and complications associated with the LA that we use every day in our dental practice are far more serious than those with Botox and Dermal fillers.

 

 

After training hundreds of dentists in India; I can say that, with proper training on Botox & Dermal fillers even you can become equally comfortable in administration of Botox like you are with local anesthetic. In fact I believe that we dentists can do it better in relation to other medical professionals when it comes to head-neck-face region as we are specialized in it.

 

Here are some dental treatments where you can use Botox & Dermal fillers:

 

1. Temporo Mandibular Joint Disorder

2. Bruxism

3. Facial Pain

4. Gummy Smile

5. Full Mouth Rehabilitation

6. Smile Designing

 

All the problems that I have mentioned above fall in the realm of dentistry and dentist. I believe, no other medical professional can do justice to such dental originated problems except a dentist. So let's not take these issues as a profession and stop letting politics get in the way of science & common sense. If you still feel that Botox and Dermal fillers are not for dentists then you seriously need to re-think!!!

 

I will share some of the cases that I have treated with Botox and Dermal Fillers in my upcoming blog posts.



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Wednesday, 20 October 2021

3 Reasons: Why Every Dentist Is Special!

 


3 Reasons: Why Every Dentist Is Special!

The Hollywood movie “The Hangover” is too much of laughter but not if you are a Dentist ;).  Many of you might have experienced that embarrassing “Hangover Moment” when your friends say “You are just a Dentist”. if that has not happened with you yet; then you are a lucky dentist!!

I have learnt it very well on how to close my eyes to such sarcasm and of course there are great reasons to it. What others think about my profession does not bother me for a simple reason that they are unaware of what it takes to be a Dentist. I don’t mind them saying that I'm just a Dentist but I want them to know why Every Dentist Is Special.


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There are many reasons why dentists are special; here are few to list:

 

1. Smile Makers

 

We are the preacher's of worlds universally accepted language..

We work to boost your self confidence by redesigning the way you smile.

 

 

 Being a dentist is awesome!

 

We decide who should wear a crown, 

We plan bridges like engineers,

We extract roots like mathematicians, 

We make people suffer like bankers, 

but the most fantastic of all is that we make people Smile more like clowns. 

Laugh to show those beautiful teeth that we've made !

 

 

We don't make the world turn round but we MAKE THE WORLD SMILE!!!

 

There's a great dentist

Behind every beautiful smile..

 

2. Dentistry is combination of diffetent professions.

 

A Doctor (As we have to have knowledge of science to give a right diagnosis)

 + 

An ENgineer (As we have to have knowledge of oral mechanics for perfect treatment planning)

+

An arTIST (As we have to work with great precision in an area with limited access)  

DENTIST

 

 

3. Service To Humanity

 

We make dentures to help the elderly to eat with ease and bring back life to their lives.

We save lives with oral surgeries & facial reconstructions.

We are the real heros for all those bride's, we helped fixing smile.

We help to get rid of the most severe pain with root canal treatments.

And not to forget,

We are the reason for millionas & billionas of halitosis free kisses.

 

 

There's a great dentist

Behind every beautiful smile

And I am proud to be one...

Proud to be Dentist!



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Monday, 18 October 2021

Students Corner: Process For Getting Migration Certificate From MUHS Nashik

 


Students Corner: Process For Getting Migration Certificate From MUHS Nashik


A Migration Certificate is required in case you are switching from your previous university to a different university for further education or any other reason. It's a kind of "No Objection Certificate" that has to submitted for joining new university. In this blogpost I am going to share the process on how to issue Migration Certificate from Maharashtra University Of Health Sciences, Nashik. But don't worry, even if you belong to any other university, the overall process is very much common. Here are the steps that you have to follow:


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STEP 1: You can download the application from official MUHS website or Click Here To Download. Once you have the hard copy of the application form, fill in the details and follow step two

 

STEP 2: You will have to issue a No Objection Certificate/Letter from your college authorities by filling an application for “Issuance of Migration Certificate”.  Make sure all the details are filled correctly with signature of Dean with College stamp. 


STEP 3: Once you have the application form and NOC ready as mentioned in step1 & 2 respectively; attach the bellow mentioned documents.

 

1. Original College Leaving Certificate Specially mentioned with “ISSUED ONLY FOR MIGRATION PURPOSE”

2. Attested copy of Statement of Marks of the Last Examination appeared.

3. Attested copy of the University Internship Completion Certificate in case passed the Final Year Examination.

4. Original Affidavit by a Bonded candidate of Govt./ Corp. College, if any. 

5. Letter/ Undertaking of Applicant’s College Authorities in Original.

6. Original “Affidavit Gap Certificate”, if any.

7. In case Duplicate Transfer/Leaving Certificate is submitted, attach the original F. I. R copy, original affidavit towards Duplicate Transfer/Leaving Certificate.

 

STEP 4:  Once you are done with above steps, you will have to submit the application form with all the mandatory documents along with a Demand Draft (Demand Draft should be from any Nationalized Bank drawn in favor of “The Registrar, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences” payable at Nashik.) on below mentioned address.

 

DEMAND DRAFT AMOUNT:


1)      By registered / Speed-post =  1000 INR

2)      Urgent / Speed-Post =  1500 INR

 

ADDRESS: The Registrar Office, Maharashtra University of Health Science, Vani - Dindori Road, Mhasrul, Nashik, Maharashtra 422003

 

PLEASE NOTE:  If you submit the application before 11.00 am the certificate is issued on same day before 5.00 pm but in case you get late the application will be processed on next working day. I have mentioned the complete process for issuing Migration Certificate from MUHS Nashik still I would advice you to go through the official MUHS site or contact the respective university before proceeding. 



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Thursday, 14 October 2021

Financial Management: "Professional Tax" For Dentists

 


Financial Management: "Professional Tax" For Dentists

I have come across many incidences where professionals had to pay additional interest to the government as they failed to pay their professional tax and this happens because most of them were unaware of Professional Tax. Some also have misconception that taxes are to be paid only when their income comes in the tax bracket & they approach CA only when their income becomes taxable under Income tax. This blog is an attempt to expound the concept of professional tax and help you save on penalties.  


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What is Professional Tax Or PT?

PT is a tax charged on the income earned by way of profession or employment. This is additional to income tax and has to be paid to State Government. Professionals like doctors, lawyers, chartered accountants, artists etc comes under the purview of this tax. This is a slab-based tax and the rates vary state to state however the maximum amount that can be charged as PT by any state is Rs. 2500 annually. 

 

Registration for Professional Tax 

It is advisable to register your practice for PT immediately after commencement of dental practice. Before registering yourself for PT, you need to understand two main things one is PTRC and the other is PTEC. 

Professional Tax Registration Certificate (PTRC) is to be obtained by the professional in the capacity of employer. For instance, if you have 10 employees working with you in your business having monthly salary more than 7500, then you need to deduct PT on their salaries every month as per the rate given (Rs.200 per month & Rs.300 for February month).

Professional Tax Enrollment Certificate (PTEC) is to be obtained by the professional for its own existence and engaging in profession (business) within the state of Maharashtra.

PTR will have to be paid according to the salary paid to employees whereas PTE is fixed at Rs.2500 annually.

 

How to register? 

Step 1: Log on to www.mahavat.gov.in and open ‘e-PT Registration’ in e-services and fill in details like Name of the applicant, PAN, TAN, Status of Applicant and Location. Select Act as ‘PTRC/PTEC Registration’ (any one which you have to register for), the e-application for registration in ‘Form I’ will open for PTRC and ‘Form II’ for PTEC. Fill in the complete details and ‘Submit’.

 

Step 2: Once the application is submitted; an acknowledgement is generated containing date and time for attending before registration authority along with designation and address of registration authority. This acknowledgement has to be printed and signed by the applicant and produced before the PT registration authority at the time of verification on given date and time along with relevant documents. Once it is approved by the authority, TIN (Registration Certificate Number under the profession Tax Act) is generated. 

 

Step 3: After obtaining Registration Certificate the certificate holders are now needed to enroll themselves for the e-services on the same website, this will enable them to file e-return and e-payment of professional tax. 

 

The due date for paying PT is before 30th June of every financial year.

 

Consequences of late payment or non-payment of PT:

For late payment of PT, interest @1.25%-2% pm is levied and the state may also impose a penalty of 10% of the total amount due.  

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Tuesday, 12 October 2021

Why We Dental Surgeons Should Raise Our Treatment Charges?

 


Why We Dental Surgeons Should Raise Our Treatment Charges?

If we want to raise charges, first we have to accept that we are cheaper. But have we tried to find anytime that why we are cheaper ? I would like to elaborate points:


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1. We are really cheaper.

If we want to raise charges, first of all, we have to accept that we are cheaper. But have we tried to find any time that why we are cheaper?

Here are some reasons.

a) Everyone amongst us had decided our treatment charges on the basis of charges taken by dentists of our area whenever we opened a clinic. We never calculate and to gain more patients we actually we're a little bit reasonable than senior dentists. If we are taking optimum charges then our next generation will never blame us.

 

b)  Any dental treatment charge should be according to our Investment on education (applicable to current decade of dentists), investment on dental clinic equipment, materials, technologies, maintenance, furniture, laboratory charge etc

+

Most important is TIME (Your actual income per hour)

+

SKILL Charge if you really wanted to add but none of us are counting treatment charges in this way.

What we are currently taking only fulfills our maintenance and depreciation. No profits.

 

c) We always count charge according to laboratory charge or material charge.

Friends, we are a skillful person, not a trader. Whatever is your lab or material charge but you should always charge for your expertise, skill, efficiency and your mastery for your predictable results.

Have calculations and then decide treatment charges.

 

2. The scenario of all 3 decades is different.

a) Before 10 years Dentistry was simple and was much cost effective than today.

b) Today you must have a wonderful clinic in a good complex, good interior, good equipment, latest technologies, latest materials and good payable staff and doctors. So your net income actually falls if you count all these.

c) After 10 years we all need more fancy gadgets and equipment or materials. Might be everyone have to buy OPG or CBCT in group or CAD-CAM scanner which will again add drastic cost in your liabilities.

Keep in Mind

 

3. Inflation.

Everything adds 6-7% per year in itself and till we actually realize it, one more wave of 6-7% have been added. Only we don't bother to add it. The moment you open your eyes in bed and again at the end of a day you close it everything becomes costlier. Milk, newspaper, breakfast, petrol, car, maintenance, clinic staff salary, materials, equipment, lab charge, restaurant bills, shopping,  school fees, groceries bla.. bla… Only we are humble and we don't raise per year.

 

4. Professional Hazards.

Those who don't have professional Hazards like Neck lesion or Back lesion after 10-15 years of practice, either they don't have practice or they are lying. Friends, once you will suffer from any professional Hazards in your body then you have to compromise your clinic by anyway. Till that time if you don't save enough money to expense for your future then you will be finished.

 

If you are thinking that after doing any management courses you will be able to manage your clinic in your absence, you are wrong. Others can never run your clinic more powerful than you. Save for future or emergency.

 

5. Be prepared for more number of dentists coming in next 10 years.

Today we are talking about competition but friends believe me competition is yet to come. 26000 dentists will share patients with us every year and so many of them will be consultants or experts in some field. Patients will choose their dentists wisely in next decades. Hold firmly your position otherwise, you will have to blame your luck.

 

6. Dentistry is the only branch in the medical field where we have daily maintenance.

Most of the other branches in the medical field have only one-time investment on hospitals and equipment and then they only earn, no major expenses.

We have daily bills and daily expenses added day by day and month by month. Till you buy one equipment or material, on next day something more beneficial will come and you need to struggle to buy that.

We need to attend repeatedly conferences, lectures; seminars and workshops or courses to learn new techniques or methods and believe me none of them are economical. Earn more to spend more and still, you are at same level unless you add more on earning side.

 

7. We have our inside enemies like Corporate Clinics, Trusts, Dental Chains.

Still, they are not that much but there will be lots and lots more to come and to make us cheaper and cheaper. Be unite and fight for survival.

 

8. To fulfill our family and our own expectations in life.

Everyone has some expectations in life like our parents, spouse, and kids and nothing is cheaper actually. If we don't earn we can't fulfill their expectations. Still, we have to fulfill our own expectations and don't forget we are living in the 21st Century where everything is becoming costlier day by day.

Start earning decent money and enjoy the life fully.

 

9. Dentistry has limited life span.

We have a life span of 25 years and only few survive till the end. Most of them achieve fantastic growth initially followed by sustain maintenance for few years and ups and downs in the last phase except only few branded clinic and I am sure this message is not for them.

So catch that decade wisely and save a lot for future.

 

10. Achieve your Dreams.

 I have some calculations: (Actually, I Love Calculations.)

Any dentist in any city of India has some dreams. We assume that we do practice for 25 years and in this 25 years we need following things.

A.   2 BHK flat: 60 lakhs

B.   Furniture in that flat: 40 lakhs (we need two times furniture in 25 years)

C.   One small clinic in city: 40 lakhs

D.   Furniture and basic equipped clinic: 40 lakhs (twice in 25 years)

E.   Car expense: 30 lakhs (we assume we change basic car of 6 lakhs 5 times in career)

F.    Child Education fees for one kid: 20 lakhs (we only count school and basic college fees, no donation in any major branch)

So total is 2.30 Crore.

If we count that everything is provided today on loan of average 10 percent for 25 years, means you don't need to buy anything in 25 years still your

Equated Monthly Installment (EMI) is 209000 and to earn a Net profit of 2.09 lakh you need to earn grossly 350000 INR month by month.

And still you have only basic property.

No fancy dream home.

No fancy dream clinic.

No higher education for kids.

No fancy shopping.

No fancy holidays or leisures.

No Jewellery.

No fancy Cars.

This is not to make anyone depressed but to realize that you have to earn more if you really wants to enjoy life.

So raise your charge to pay fancy EMI.

(Above Calculations are good cities of Gujarat only and you can count according to living standard and property expense of the respective city of India and EMI will be according to that.)

Friends lastly I would like to point out some outstanding benefits of dentistry.

1. Dentistry is highest paying profession across the world. Somehow it is lacking it's interest in India because we don't value it actually.

2. We are skillful people and we can earn a lot if we really understand the real value of dentistry.

3. India is booming in next 20 years in terms of living standard and per head income along with paying capacity of individuals. The way we are developing if we really think something creative we will be a millionaire in coming years.

4. Esthetics and smile designing is really a very well revenue generating branch and we can earn a lot out of it. All major cities have demanding clients for that.

5. Implantology has really made dentistry a bit revolutionary revenue generating branch and I am sure in next 10 years all of us will be implantologist.

 

Advice for seniors.

My sincere advice to seniors that please raise your charges first as after few years of experience we have a big client base and in fact, they will be happy to pay us more provided we charge more. We have to look for juniors also as we were also juniors at one time.

Till we don't raise our charges how they can take initiative?

 So let's take advantage of seniority for patients and also take initiative for wonderful future of dentistry.

 

Advise for juniors.

You have a wonderful span of 20+ years and if you learn from our mistakes you can easily make more money out of it. Learn new technologies, new systems and try to work in a more predictable and different way and earn more. We didn't guide by others. You have some wonderful seniors to guide you.

Be different and grab the opportunity.

Friends,

We just need to hold hands of each other and should grow together and need to think about why we didn't raise our charges.

Still, we have a wonderful time for future.

Please be unite, arrange some meetings in your area or city, discuss points and decide some minimum charges for all dental treatments with keeping everything in mind and earn together.

 

LET'S UNITE AND RAISE THE BAR OF DENTISTRY AND LET'S MAKE EVERY DENTAL SURGEON MILLIONARE..!

Tried to motivate you all and still in some points I may be right or less right.

Thanks,



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