Dental Sleep Medicine Insider March 2016 | Page 7

KIMMY MOONEY WHO IS YOUR SLEEP AMBASSADOR? I work with hundreds of practices each month, training them how to effectively implement efficient dental sleep medicine production. There is one glaring difference between the practices that attain success and those that flounder. That one glaring difference is the existence of a DENTAL SLEEP AMBASSADOR in the practice. Call them what you will; ambassador, manager, guru, quarterback, spearhead. It doesn’t matter. What does matter is that this person is accountable for the sleep portion of your practice. SO WHO IS THIS PERSON? WHAT ARE THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AND WHAT TRAITS SHOULD THEY POSSESS? • Manages all aspects of your dental sleep production. Will be intimately familiar with the patient workflow. • Has to be responsible, accountable, organized, AND they have to be granted the autonomy and authority to make decisions. • Charged with training & ensuring protocols are in place AND being followed. • Must be able to delegate required responsibilities. • Possess critic [[