Mobile Dental Clinic is ready for the road

We’re excited to unveil the new Lloyd & Whyte Mobile Dental Clinic. Essentially a dental surgery on wheels, this custom-built vehicle has been designed to help our practice insurance clients who are unable to use their own surgeries following a serious insured incident.

The unit is equipped with everything needed to treat patients, including a treatment room, sterilization room and waiting area.

Why it’s always better to keep practicing

When a practice is out of action due to an incident like a fire or flood, there are two costs to consider; repairing the practice and lost income while the repairs are being carried out. Whilst both of these costs are simple enough to insure, there is one more cost that is often overlooked.

While a practice is unable to open, some patients will go elsewhere for treatment. Once patients are forced to trial an alternative provider, their loyalties may switch. With the average dental clinic losing up to £10,000 a week following damage, the long term cost to dental practices will be in losing patients, which is uninsurable.

By providing an alternative facility, the mobile dental clinic enables dentists to carry on treating patients whilst repair work is being carried out. This minimises disruption to their business and helps to preserve their reputation and brand during an emergency.

Setting up the mobile dental clinic

The clinic is easy to set up and ready for use on arrival. It can be connected to an electricity or water supply and has the ability to run independently, providing flexibility in where it can be located.

Once you have familiarised yourself with the set up, you will be able to see patients almost immediately. The obvious place to run the mobile clinic will be from a practice car park. Where this isn’t possible, a local supermarket will normally be happy to lend a space in their car park.

When not in use, the mobile dental clinic will also be available for BDA members to hire – for example when you’re having your surgery re-fitted.