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Dr. Jochen Tunkel on practice management during COVID-19

How to bounce-back from COVID-19? Learn from the expert: in these episodes of 60 SECONDS, Dr. Jochen Tunkel shares his experience on practice management in these challenging times. These are the 6 topics:

1. Preventive measures in times of COVID-19:
   Dr. Jochen Tunkel share the preventive measures he has implemented to guarantee safety of patients and staff. This includes the infrastructural and procedural adaptation that were put in place.
2. Addressing patient concerns in the context of COVID-19:
   How and what to communicate to patients to make them feel safe
3. Initiatives to treat patients safely:
   What has been key to keep treating patients safely
4. Staff management during these challenging times:
   Insights on how to provide confidence to the staff and their reactions
5. Periodontal treatment in times of COVID-19:
   The importance of periodontal therapy (active and supportive) and how to adapt the treatments during these challenging times.
6. Recommendations to other practitioners:
   Dr. Jochen Tunkel shares his recommendations to face COVID-19 at the dental practice.

More resources:

• Download the free eBook “How to improve your online patient communication strategy” now and get started! All content has been co-created with experts in the field.
• Visit the Straumann #TogetherStrong portal for practical tips on fundamental success factors to recover from the COVID-19 situation
• Watch the webinar (in German) “Regeneration parodontaler Knochendefekte - immer atraumatischer, immer weniger schmerzhaft?” (free recorded webinar) with Dr. Jochen Tunkel