SUBSCRIBE TO OUR BLOG5 Reasons Behind Successful Mobile Dental Programs
In mobile dental programs, dental care is delivered to the site which is convenient for people needing dental care through a mobile dental van. The key difference between a traditional fixed dental clinic set up and a mobile dental clinic is that a mobile dental unit can travel and go to patients requiring dental care. Mobile dental clinics are becoming popular in America as one of the best solutions to reach people who ignore dental care as they cannot travel to reach the dentists. It is a proven fact that ignoring or delaying appropriate dental care can eventually lead to chronic health issues. Mobile dental clinics also serve low-income communities, isolated or rural areas, underserved people, geriatrics, children, large corporates, population centers, or places with travel barriers. Through mobile dental programs, these communities can get access to affordable dental care and treatments. Mobile dental programs can get their support and funding from various sources like government aids, community outreach programs, non-profit organizations, local foundations, and organizations. This funding helps in bringing affordable dental care to the needy population through mobile dental clinics.
There are many such examples of successful mobile dental programs that are adopted or sponsored by the local communities. The flexibility of the mobile dental van to travel to hard-to-reach-places and the fact that it has diverse uses has made mobile dental programs a very effective model to deliver doorstep dental care.
Let’s Look at Five Major Reasons Behind the Success of Mobile Dental Programs:
1. More Area Covered Means More Dental Patients Treated
A mobile dental trailer can travel and cover more geographic areas compared to a fixed dental setup. This means it can reach out to a larger and diverse population in need of dental care. A mobile dental coach can serve to a target-specific population that cannot reach fixed dental clinics due to time constraints, long traveling distance, or other barriers. E.g. A mobile dental trailer can travel and deliver dental care on-site at parking lots of retail outlets or large corporate thereby saving their time and trouble to reach a dental clinic far away. Mobile dental coaches help more patients to receive dental treatment. Many dental care centers and dental professionals with private clinics have added a mobile dental unit to their existing facilities to expand their reach to a broader geographical area and to deliver additional dental services. This leads to an increased number of patients being screened and treated which eventually leads to more income.
2. Reaching The Underserved Community
Mobile dental programs in the USA have seen remarkable success in states and areas where local residents do not have access to dental care. One of the major reasons of the success of mobile dental clinic is their ability to reach and treat communities and population such as physically disabled people, elderly people in old age homes and elsewhere, children in institutions, the poor, homeless and unemployed population, the vulnerable uninsured or underinsured people, immigrants, hospital-bound people suffering from multiple complexities, people with travel and transportation restraints and more such underprivileged population.
3. Cost Savings
The start-up cost of a mobile dental coach is not as high as a fixed dental facility. A mobile dental vehicle can be equipped with the latest technology and equipment at a much lesser cost as compared to a fixed dental clinic. Also, the regular operating cost of a mobile dental clinic is a fraction of the cost incurred by a fixed facility making it a worthy investment. The flexibility and the adaptability of a mobile dental vehicle allow you to add treatment rooms or units or services as per your requirement, further improving your return on investment. Besides, with IRS Section 179 deduction and getting a 5-year depreciation schedule compared to 30 years’ schedule for a fixed clinic, a mobile dental service model can also help you with tax benefits.
4. Mobile Dental Clinics Can Perform Multiple Tasks
A mobile dental program can do many things including scheduling appointments, screening of oral and other chronic diseases, delivering dental care, preventive and restorative oral healthcare, insurance claim submission, and more. Mobile dental vans are also used to create awareness and spread information on adverse effects of neglecting oral healthcare. They have proven to be a very useful tool in providing education regarding dental hygiene and oral health management in rural and suburban communities. Furthermore, a mobile dental van can be used as a mobile billboard that can help you advertise your medical facility brand, generate prospects while on wheels, and convey your contribution in serving the needy population.
5. Ingrain Support and Confidence in The Community
Mobile dental programs, over a while, act as dental homes for many communities by visiting them regularly. They inculcate confidence and security amongst the society as they treat dental patients in their comfort zone. They convey the message that local authorities and institutions are concerned about their oral health and are supporting them through mobile dental programs. Mobile dentistry these days is technologically advanced and as capable as fixed dental clinics in delivering quality and affordable dental care to ensure a healthier community.
The deed, of ensuring that appropriate healthcare reaches that strata of society which requires it the most, is very satisfying. A mobile dental unit helps you do this while keeping the cost low.
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