Generally, the news media does not report how many dental clinics were damaged or destroyed by the natural calamities like fire, storm, flood & earthquake. But, for a dentist the destruction of his dental clinic may feel like an end of his normalcy resulting in high stress level. The contingency plans and insurance that includes flood coverage should make it possible to have this dentist practicing dentistry quickly utilizing self contained Mobile Dental Trailer/Coach equipped with dental equipment and a generator.

The use of Mobile Dental Clinics may have far reaching implications for the future, if the single-pay health care becomes a law of the land allowing the expanded use of Mobile Dental Clinics replacing some fixed dental clinics in the US.

During a natural disaster, many dental clinics may suffer water, wind, and fire damage. Dental professionals involved must evaluate with help from the insurance agent whether the clinic is salvageable or must be condemned. In case of water damage like flooding, the dental chairs, upholstery, X-ray equipment, plumbing, electrical, vacuum pump, air compressor and dental supplies may be heavily contaminated with molds, bacteria which may be a very serious issue creating future liabilities, requiring dentists and the insurance company to replace the dental clinic. The structure of the building may require repair, renovation and replacement of damaged items. The dental equipment and devices that have been totally submerged in water are generally unsalvageable and should be condemned with the approval of the insurance company.

The Mobile Dental Clinics concept was developed several hundred years ago. But, the modern usage of the mobile dental coaches dates back to the second world war. The mobile dental clinics are designed to meet the recommendation of the World Health Organization that dentist to population ratio should be 1:7500.

Natural or man made calamities can make your dental office non functional or render it unserviceable. Your insurance company will help you start practicing quickly so that you retain current customers, employees, and conserve your cash flow. The Mobile Dental Trailer equipped with 2, 3, or 4 treatment rooms can get you practicing dentistry expeditiously. A Contingency Plan and Flood Insurance are obviously necessary for all business entities.

The Mobile Dental Clinics are generally utilized in case of natural calamities, for children at schools and to service the elderly at the nursing homes or retirement communities to name a few. But there are some entrepreneurs on two continents disrupting the status quo in the conventional established fixed dentistry.

One such “An Uber for your teeth, with a dentist’s office on wheels that comes to you” are working in San Francisco on a dentist’s office on wheels that travels around the city, parking itself in front of partner workplaces. In fast paced metropolis like San Francisco, a mobile dental clinic type service is a better alternative to drive (or Bus, Train) to a fixed dental clinic and wait your turn. The Uber type mobile Dental Clinic can come to your office to serve you at your appointed hour saving you time and money.

A similar dental wagon mobile dental clinic is already providing dental service 24/7 in Mumbai, India. The basic concept is to bring the latest technology and experienced dental practitioners at your doorstep. It seems that the Millennials and the elderly may embrace this type of dental service but the middle aged may be slow to accept this change. The intrepid entrepreneurs with a vision of the future Uber mobile dental clinics on the streets of major cities globally will benefit the most but many will view this change with trepidation. This may be the future of dentistry as an industry.

Uber type mobile dental clinics on wheels may proliferate and help patients who cannot afford dental care like a woman in Colorado supergluing her teeth. During economic downturns people cut back on dental work first. But the single-pay health care law may end the choice of food versus dental/medical health.

Coloradans will put single pay health care to a vote in November 2016. If approved by the voters of Colorado, health and dental care may be free for all the residents in Colorado. Colorado may be the next US state ready for Uber type mobile dental clinics on wheels and flourish in this new environment with more US states to follow the example of Colorado.

David Himmelstein is one of the authors of the plan that calls for implementing a single payer system in the US. Himmmelstein is a professor in the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College and a lecturer on medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is supported by 2,000 US physicians calling for the establishment of a Canadian style universal government run health system in the US. This may also open more opportunities for Mobile Dental Clinics all over the US to supply the dental service to the US citizens in the urban and rural areas.

A country such as India where 70 percentage of the population lives in the rural areas may benefit from a single pay health care that includes dental care, especially since 70 percentage of dentists practice in the urban areas.

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