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Making Profitable Preventive Healthcare the New Norm by 2020

The American Academy for Oral-Systemic Health is a connected collaborative community of dedicated health care professionals leading the wellness/preventive healthcare movement.

Patients profit from preventive healthcare in better physical health, in reduced financial costs, and in improved quality of life. For most healthcare providers, though we know wellness/prevention is by far the best treatment for our patients, to date it has not been profitable enough to sustain in our practices so our patients suffer. As a country, the current “treat the disease” healthcare system (cardiovascular disease - heart attacks and strokes, diabetes, cancer, dementia and Alzheimer’s, respiratory disease, arthritis, sleep apnea, etc) will bankrupt us; to remain profitable and financially viable we must “prevent the disease” (self-responsibility, control the bacteria and viruses in our bodies, minimize systemic inflammation, avoid tobacco, proper nutrition, physical activity and posture, manage stress, sleep, etc).

AAOSH Vision:  Profitable Preventive Healthcare is the New Norm by 2020

AAOSH Purpose:  Empowering Health & Success

AAOSH Values:  #C³I²TO!—This stands for: #Connected Collaborative Community, Integrity, Innovation, Transparent, Obsessed!

We believe people are inspired more by “why” we practice healthcare, rather than simply by “what” we do.  We enjoy treating patients who, once empowered, take responsibility for their own health—who trust us and are loyal to us as they perceive our increased care for their total well-being. We love what we do because we change lives for the better—we “Empower Health & Success!”

Dr. Michael Roizen is Chair of the Wellness Institute and Chief Wellness Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, ranked by U.S. News and World Report in the top 4 hospitals in the world for the last 18 years, and the number 1 cardiac care hospital in the world for the last 18 years. In this 9 minute video he states "wellness and prevention are the key to saving costs in healthcare," rather than the “treat after you get sick” model. He discusses the need to minimize systemic inflammation through good oral health. Dr. Roizen sees the dental profession as a highly credible army of healthcare providers who can lead the wellness/prevention movement in the United States and throughout the world. He foresees dentists, physicians, and all healthcare providers collaborating for the total health of the patient. He tells dentists to first get healthy themselves, and then to help their patients get healthy!

AAOSH empowers you to get:

  1. Yourself healthier
  2. Your patients healthier
  3. Your healthcare practice healthier

The best way to implement Profitable Preventive Oral-Systemic Healthcare in your practice is:

  • AAOSH.org—Become a member, then enjoy incredible information on the web site, including resources, the AAOSH newsletter, the AAOSH email network, and AAOSH webinars and events
  • Attend the AAOSH Annual Scientific Session Sept 16-17, in Orlando, FL—Bring your entire staff with you. This meeting is often referred to as the best seminar you’ll ever attend, and it is invaluable to connect with the top oral-systemic educators and providers in the world
  • OralSystemicLink.pro—for healthcare providers; and www.OralSystemicLink.net for patients & public. These web sites have hundreds of videos all FREE to you and your patients
  • OSHNewsNetwork.com—hundreds of oral-systemic articles FREE to you and your patients
  • Start implementing what you learn—as well as taking specific courses on oral-systemic techniques or procedures you would like to incorporate into your practice

Join AAOSH now and help us make Profitable Preventive Healthcare the New Norm by 2020!