Think about wealth like this – how can we know what our options are until they are explained to us? ⁣⁣Lets use the patient dentist interaction as an example of this. ⁣⁣If a patient arrives in our surgery complaining of “grumbling pain in a tooth at the back with an old filling”… We are already building a picture in our head of what their ailment might be. ⁣⁣When we take a PA we see an area on a tooth and our diagnosis is confirmed to be PA periodontitis.

⁣⁣Following our diagnosis and providing the tooth is restorable we can then explain the three standard treatment options for this issue. These are

• RCT
• XLA
• Monitor

⁣⁣“Ahh” says the patient – to them it all makes sense and they can select the treatment option they prefer. The patient can then proceed with clarity.

⁣⁣In this instance there are three paths we can proceed on. ⁣⁣Importantly, we must understand that before the patient enters the room they have no idea there are even three options… never mind what the options are. ⁣⁣The patient may have some uniformed or distorted concept of how this pain is treated until we advise them.

⁣⁣For example, how many times have we all heard “can't you just do a filling?” in this exact scenario. ⁣⁣They may even think we can remove the tooth, clean it out and then somehow suture it back in!

⁣⁣The point is that they don't know what their options are until someone UNBIASED and INFORMED permits them to understand. ⁣⁣The patient is in pain and through knowledge they are able to make an choice via INFORMED CONSENT.⁣⁣

Until we start to think about wealth we are EXACTLY like that patient before they enter the room. ⁣⁣Some will linger outside the room for many years and some will CHOOSE to enter it.⁣⁣ The pain/discomfort we experience is financial and emotional rather than physical.

⁣⁣With finance there are a multitude of options rather than just three – one thing is for sure and that the second we choose to educate ourselves is the sooner we can make an informed decision on our path to wealth.

⁣⁣The point of Dentists Who Invest is to give you the treatment options for your wealth and therefore empower you to decide.