You Should Know: Pacific Dental Services by Chelsea Knorr, Editor, Orthotown Magazine




You Should Know: Pacific Dental Services
by Chelsea Knorr, Editor, Orthotown Magazine

Stephen Thorne, Founder, President and CEO of Pacific Dental Services tells us about the company and all the reasons orthodontists should know about it.

What is your background?
Thorne: I founded Pacific Dental Services (PDS) in 1994, building an organization that provides business and administrative support services for clinicians. By handling the administrative, non-clinical tasks, the PDS-supported dentists and specialists can spend their time focusing 100 percent on their patients.

Tell me about PDS, and what you provide to orthos.
Thorne: PDS is a support organization that provides business and administrative support for practices. The PDSsupported GP clinician contracts with dental specialists, including orthodontists, to deliver high levels of cost-effective comprehensive care to their patients.

As a PDS-supported orthodontist, the clinician has the autonomy to focus on providing outstanding orthodontic care while letting the office staff manage all the non-clinical aspects of a practice.

You are in an elevator. A man asks what your company does. You have 15 seconds before the door opens. What do you say?
Thorne: PDS provides a full scope of business and administrative support services including marketing, payroll, human resources, real estate and accounting. By providing these non-clinical services, PDS-supported clinicians can spend their time focusing on their patients and providing high quality, comprehensive care.

What is the philosophy at Pacific Dental Services?
Thorne: PDS is dedicated to being the provider of choice in the markets where we serve, supporting dentists and orthodontists.

How can an orthodontist begin working with you?
Thorne: The first step is to find, and apply for, a position in a PDS-supported office. Orthodontists who are interested in working in a PDS-supported office can visit: www.pacific dentalservices.com/careers/dental-specialists/overview.

What can orthodontists expect when they pick up the phone and contact PDS?
Thorne: We have career opportunities for orthodontists at PDS-supported offices across the western, central southeastern U.S., and we’re growing quickly. An orthodontist working for a PDS-supported office will be equipped with the latest tools, equipment and supplies in order to deliver the most comprehensive care possible, providing them with a modern and private workspace to treat their patients. The typical PDS-supported orthodontist will treat 45-50 patients per day.

Anything else you’d like to add?
Thorne: PDS-supported orthodontists work for the practice’s owner dentist. The orthodontist will have clinical autonomy and will diagnose and treat all specialty care. The orthodontist will be part of a growing pediatric program in one of the largest orthodontic provider programs.

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