Philip Mckean's DDS Practice

DR. MCKEAN IS AN UNDERGRADUATE AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY. HE DOUBLED MAJORED IN ZOOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. HE GRADUATED FROM IU SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY IN INDIANAPOLIS IN 1972. AFTER GRADUATION HE WORKED AT THE INDIANA STATE PRISON IN MICHIGAN CITY. DR. MCKEAN ENJOYS HIS PATIENTS AND FEELS ITS IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO THEM AS WELL AS TALK DENTISTRY. "I GET TO KNOW MY PATIENTS PRETTY WELL. A PATIENT HE ENCOUNTERED BY CHANCE DURING A FAMILY CRISIS AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL SAID DR. MCKEAN MANAGED TO PULL HER SEVERELY DISABLED HUSBAND THROUGH AN EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. DR.MCKEAN SAID I THINK JUST BY LISTENING TO PEOPLE, IT GIVES THEM COURAGE AND HOPE. THIS PATIENT NOMINATED DR. MCKEAN FOR A HEALTH CARE AWARD. WHEN NOT DOING DENTISTRY DR. MCKEAN ENJOYS HIS TWO KIDS ,FISHING, HUNTING AND SCUBA DIVING.

What makes your practice special when compared with others in the area?

DR. MCKEAN IS A VERY CARING DENTIST. NOW I KNOW PATIENTS MAY HEAR THIS FOM OTHER OFFICES, BUT I VICKEY(OFFICE MANAGER) HAVE WORKED WITH D. MCKEAN FOR 30 YEARS! HE WILL TREAT EVERYONE THE SAME. NO MATTER WHAT INSURANCE PLAN THEY ARE ON. HE FEELS EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION TO MAKE A DECISION ON THEIR DENTAL TREATMENT NEEDS.

What are you and your team proud of at your practice?

DR. MCKEAN OF COURSE!! NO REALLY OUR STAFF IS JUST HAS CARING AS DR. MCKEAN. WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN MAKING SURE PATIENTS UNDERSTAND THEIR TREATMENT PLAN. WE TRY NOT TO GET LOST IN OUR DENTAL TERMINOLOGY. EXPLAIN THE TREATMENT IN PLAIN ENGLISH.