Bryant Cornelius DDS, MBA, FAGD

Why Dr. Croft?

If your patients aren't happier, your office doesn't run smoother, and you aren't more efficient with your chairtime and procution when Dr. Croft is working in your office, you shouldn't be working with him. When patients are offered Dr. Croft's services they are happier, they accept more ideal dental treatment plans, and their overall satisfaciton with your office goes up. The question has become less and less a matter of “why should we work with dr. croft” and more and more “why aren't we working with dr. croft more often?”

Is sedation really that valuable?

Around 100 years ago the dentist Edgar “Painless” Parker was considered a fringe dentist who championed patient advocacy, increased access to care, and routine use of local anesthesia. In actuality he offered dentistry something that was very much needed and which was way ahead of its time.

If you have ever speculated about what is dentistry's "next big thing," the answer might be simpler than you'd think. The ADA has officially stated that "the administration of local anesthesia, sedation and general anesthesia is an integral part of dental practice.” The question I you should ask yourself is “Are sedation and general anesthesia integral parts of MY practice?” If not, what are your patients missing? How is your patient care suffering? Is doing what has always "worked"mean it works as well as it could?

How can DDSleep affect your patients, your practice and your production?

If you ask a physician if they do their own sedations they usually just laugh. To them its a no-bainer. Their patient care, their efficiency, their chair time, their patient satisfaction, their risk, their referral base, and so many other areas benefit so dramatically from appropriately administered sedaitons and anesthetics by appropriately trained providers that they have realized its just not worth it.

If offices weren't more efficient, if patients weren't happier, if referrals didn't increase and doctors weren't able to produce more on days when Dr. Croft was working along side them then he would be out of a job.

Will My Patients Accept Dr. Croft's Care?

When a patient is presented the option of being treated by Dr. Croft they typically (1) accept your dentistry along with Dr. Croft's sedation care or (2) they decline the sedation care and elect to have you treat them with local anesthesia. If the patient understands the value of your dentistry, they'll have you do it, with or without sedation.

What about Insurance?

Sedations provided by Dr. Croft can be covered by either medical or dental insurance. Dr. Croft is also recognized by his NPI number as both a dentist and an anesthesiologist. As such, submissions for medical and/or dental coverage of his sedation/anesthesia care are often approved, sometimes to 100% of the fee.

What must my office do in order to work with DDSleep?

Your staff are busy, they have enough to do. Once your staff has coordinated with Dr. Croft's office a day for treatment, we take it from there and you can focus on dentistry. We deliver and collect all our own paperwork, we submit for our own preapprovals, we collect our own deposits, we submit for our own reimbursements, We feel the best way for our office to work with yours is if we can do everything possible to minimimize the burdeon on your office staff.

What about liability?

Dr. Croft is a dentist. His licensure to practice is regulated the Dentist practice act. When he provides sedation in his office, he is practicing dentistry. As such, there is little question as to who is responsible for the sedaiton and who is responsible for the surgery. There is no question about whether you are the attending doctor in the care team, who is responsible for the monitors or whether the level of care provided is to a certain level or not.

What should I look for in a sedation provider?

Dentists have a wide range of choices in sedation providers. Although attempting to find a low prices to keep fees low for patients works when looking for toilet paper or give-away toothbrushes, sedation and anesthesia are a different story. Sedation and anesthesia are the most difficult and intensive procedures your patients will get in your office, and there are some things that just can't be compromised while trying to reduce costs. DDSleep keeps costs as low as possible while not cutting corners in areas others might need to in order to be competitive.

Why do so many think DDSleep is the best?

Dr. Croft has the equipment, training, background, certifications and qualifications that are ideal for all levels of sedation particularly in the dental setting. Dr. Croft offers truly needle-less inductions to anesthesia, so you don't even need to see a needle. Dr. Croft routinely provides sedation without the use of narcotics or hallucinogenics. Dr. Croft is trained to the current national standards. Dr. Croft is Utah's origional ADBA board certified dentist anesthesiologist in the state.

While there are a number of nurses, physicians and dentists who do provide sedation in the dental office, they don't typically share Dr. Croft's high standards of care which are akin to those found in hospitals and surgical centers. They don't typically carry the same equipment. They don't typically provide anesthetics without shots and needles. They don't typically adhere to the monitoring standards and recovery criteria.

Dr. Croft believes in providing his patients with care he would be comfortable recommending for his own family members, and that goes a long way.