Even though we are enjoying the warm days of the middle of summer, August is just around the corner. We all know what that means: back-to-school season! Before heading back to school, it is important to make sure kids are at their healthiest. Preparing for going back to school may look a little different this year, especially with an increased focus on health and wellness. Parents will be looking to their healthcare providers for advice on how to prep their kiddos for returning to the classroom. Recall cards are a friendly way to reach out to families and remind them that you are here for them.

Medical practices can benefit from SmileMakers’ wide variety of medical-focused recall cards. Children will be reentering the classroom, and while teachers and staff will be enforcing more physical distancing guidelines and sanitation procedures, it is likely that young students will be overjoyed to see their friends again, making it difficult to keep a distance! You can help ease parents’ (and educators’) minds by ensuring their kids are healthy, up-to-date on vaccines, and ready to go back to school.

As we enter the latter half of the year, it is important to encourage parents to bring their children in for their dental appointments sooner rather than later to make the most out of their dental insurance benefits. This is a great time to inform parents that dental health is integral to the overall health and long term wellbeing of their children. Send your families a reminder to come in for a cleaning and exam with our recall cards for dental practices.

At the beginning of the quarantine, educators and families had to make the difficult switch to online learning. Thanks to technology, the classroom has been able to shift to video lectures and remote calls, but this also means more “FaceTime” and less actual face-to-face time. After all that screen time in virtual classrooms, remind parents of the importance of making sure their children’s eyes are healthy, too! Recall cards for optometrists with fun phrases like “Helping You See 20/20 in 2020!” are sure to be eye-catching. Patients will pick up the phone and help keep your schedule full.

In a time where families are focused on simply staying safe in an ever-changing world, parents will appreciate a polite reminder to help them stay on top of their healthcare appointments. It’s easy to put off appointments, but a couple of weeks can quickly turn into a couple of months, and before you know it 6 months have passed! You can empower your patients to make the right decisions for their health, and SmileMakers is here to make it simple for you to do so!