Ways to Make Your Practice Thrive with a Geriatric Patient Base (with Dr. Quoc Nguyen in Laguna Hills, CA)

There’s a relatively noticeable difference in treatment between a younger patient population and a geriatric one. How do you, as a practitioner, find ways to make your practice thrive with a patient base largely filled by patients 70 years and older? The guest on today’s episode of Every Day Oral Surgery is Dr. Nguyen, who practices a full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery with expertise ranging from wisdom tooth removal to a full range of dental implant and bone grafting services. He’s a husband, father to five, and an avid surfer. Today we talk about how he ended up practicing in Laguna Hills, California, from marketing to networking with other local surgeons. We then dive into his patient base, which mostly consists of geriatric patients, and how this particular patient demographic differs from younger patients. He talks about the importance of educating patients and how he and his staff make sure that patients are clued-in on all the options available. He’s passionate about taking care of his patients and providing the best possible care. Don’t miss out on all this, and more, tune in now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• A brief history of his training and an overview of his current practice setup.
• Points he has attributed to his success in a competitive environment.
• What it was like working with the other surgeons in his area and asking them for help. 
• How he navigates marketing himself, as a surgeon, after moving to Laguna Hills. 
• Types of procedures he does, or specializes in, as an oral surgeon in Laguna Hills.
• Doing implants with geriatric patients and how it differs from a younger patient.
• Whether age plays a factor in his decision making regarding immediate or staged implants.
• We touch on underlying medical issues and how they [may] affect treatment.
• We talk about the importance of educating patients.
• Dr. Nguyen shares some ideas about how to go about educating [elderly] patients. 
• Why he thinks implants are the best invention ever.
• What appointments look like with geriatric patients.
• We end off with some rapid fire questions with Dr. Nguyen. 
• Why keeping it simple pays off. 

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Laguna Hills Oral Surgery — https://www.lagunahillsoralsurgery.com/ 

The Mindset — https://www.amazon.com/Mindset-Psychology-Carol-S-Dweck/dp/0345472322 

Dr. Quoc Nguyen Email — drnguyen@lagunahillsoralsurgery

Laguna Hills Oral Surgery Email — info@lagunahillsoralsurgery.com 

Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/ 

Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/

Dr. Grant Stucki Email — grantstucki@gmail.com

Dr. Grant Stucki Phone — 720-441-6059

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