MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND OPTICAL OFFICES

By Suzi, Kim, and Carly

OVERVIEWOffices operate from either privately owned base or large complexes of specialists. One doctor/specialist to a large amount of doctors and specialists working in one office.

Services vary from overall health services to specialized treatments

and diagnosis.

Treat patients either from all ages or specific age groups. Young infants to the elderly.

MEDICAL OFFICESTypes of patients:Children – PediatriciansAdults – PhysiciansInfants – NeonatologistsElderly - Geriatrician

Services provided:DiagnosisTreatment

ExaminationsPhysicals

Basic laboratory testingMinor surgeries

Costs:Opening practice: $900,000Upkeep: $20,000 per month

Family practice: $95 - $255 pervisitSpecialist: $115-$325 per visit

Employees:Nurses

Medical AssistantsX-Ray Technologists

Ultrasound TechsPharmacy Technician

Receptionists

DENTAL OFFICESOffices may operate from major retail or department stores.

Services provided:Fillings: restoration of teethExtraction: removal of teethPeriodontal: gum treatment

Root canal: treat infected teeth

Cost:Opening for practice: $600,000Upkeep: $350,000 per year

Average trip: $40- $500Cleaning: $150Regular Cavity: $75- $300Crown: $900- $3000X-Ray: $13- $135

Employees:OrthodontistsEndodontists

HygienistsTechniciansTherapistsAssistants

OPTICAL OFFICESServices:

Routine optometric ExaminationsDiagnosis and

treatmentOrdering eyewear

Limited visual training

Types of Patients:Anyone goes to regular dentistUsually depends on type of treatment patients wants.

Costs:Eye Check-up: $150-$200

includes eye exam, contact fitting, and glasses fitting.Opening: $900,000

Employees:Optometrist- Main Primary Vision

CareOptician- Prescription Renewal

Contact Lens TechnicianFront Desk Associate

MISCELLANEOUSBefore toothbrushes

were invented, people used twigs and their fingers to brush their

teeth.In 400 BC, Hippocrates

suggested that toothpaste made from 3 mice and a rabbit head could cure a toothache.

Your eyes blink over 10,000,00 0 times a

year.

Babies don’t produce tears until 3 months

after birth.

Eye muscles are the most active.