Clinical Excellence

Daily Preparation for Patient Care

For decades our practices have held “pre-schedule meetings” at the start of each day to make sure we’re ready and prepared when our patients arrive.

The doctor and team review the following for each patient:

• Dental and medical history
• Planned treatment or procedures
• Specific needs they may have
• Other considerations to provide quality care in a caring manner

Mentoring and Peer Evaluation

As a dental group, we provide consistent opportunities for mentoring, constructive feedback, and professional development at every level: doctors, dental hygienists, dental assistants, scheduling managers, and practice managers.

Every Park Dental doctor participates in our peer evaluation and mentoring program to help ensure each patient receives necessary and appropriate care. Mentoring is a positive experience at Park Dental because the focus is on learning and growing in our profession to benefit our patients.

Continuing Education and Professional Development

We promote a culture of continuous improvement and learning. Park Dental doctors invest resources and thought to provide continuing education for themselves and for their teams. We customize our training and development programs so we can better meet the specific needs of our patients. Being a group practice allows us to pool our resources. For example, we are able to bring in local and national experts to conduct seminars and training for our doctors and team members.

Our commitment is to provide learning opportunities for professional and personal growth so that everyone is acquiring new skills that enhance our ability to meet patients’ needs. A high-quality continuing education program benefits our patients because the more we know, the better we can care for your needs.

Patient Record Reviews

Park Dental has a formalized patient record review process to demonstrate and document our commitment to maintaining the highest possible standards of patient care.

Each doctor receives routine reviews by other Park Dental dentists. These reviews evaluate appropriateness of care and proper patient record documentation. Doctors and team members also receive one-on-one feedback as a part of our ongoing peer review and quality assurance processes.

We believe that continuous review and feedback improves the quality of care that our doctors and team members provide, and also helps ensure you receive the treatment that’s right for you.

Collaboration with The Dental Specialists

Park Dental’s collaboration with The Dental Specialists allows us to meet most dental needs you or your family may have throughout your lifetime. We provide all general dentistry services and refer to The Dental Specialists when specialty care is required.

Our close working relationship with these specialty doctors helps us to provide dental care that is seamless and consistent. Collaboration also provides educational opportunities and professional growth as we work together on behalf of our patients’ needs.

Facility Design and Practice Environment

Our facilities are professionally designed and appointed so that each location promotes clinical excellence and patient comfort. The environment of our practices is calm and professional, enhanced by natural light, color, and art.

We value the unique strengths that each of our team members contributes. We enjoy working together and have fun while providing excellent care for our patients.
 

Participation in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network

Park Dental supports and participates in The Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN) whose mission is "To improve oral health by conducting dental practice-based research and by serving dental professionals through education and collegiality".

The Dental Practice-Based Research Network (DPBRN) is a consortium of participating practices and dental organizations committed to advancing knowledge of dental practice and ways to improve it. Essentially, it is "practical science" done about, in, and for the benefit of "real world" daily clinical practice. DPBRN's major source of funding is the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Dr. Dan Marvin (Park Dental Columbia Park), Dr. Maria Miller-Rinaldi (Park Dental St. Louis Park), Dr. Ira Rabinowitz (Park Dental St. Louis Park) and Dr. Sahar Rezayazdi (Park Dental St. Louis Park) are currently participating in a study called, "Peri-operative Pain and Root Canal Therapy." The long-term goal of this line of research is to identify the modifiable pre-operative factors that put patients at greater risk of developing persistent tooth pain following root canal therapy, thereby providing evidence that will allow dentists to act preventively to mitigate this risk, improve pain control, increase their patients' quality of life, and decrease the number of dental emergency interactions.

For more information about the DPBRN please visit their website at http://www.dentalpbrn.org/home.asp