The perfect follow-up to the last blog post on disability. In the most recent Economist magazine this insert--sourced from the Lancet--shows the results from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation study on the burden of disability on countries. The legend is as follows:
In the dental business--according to insurance companies--the number one cause of disability insurance claims is due to neck and back issues. Just imagine that you spend your entire day seated and leaning over a patient with at least a little tension in the room;-) That seems like a prescription for some sort of physical therapy to counter the long-term potentially negative effects. However, in my 33 years in business the most common solution is to buy disability insurance--which is more expensive than ever and not nearly as good as it used to be. Recently, a dentist client asked
