Let's face it: you may be a doctor or dentist - and a very good, friendly one to boot - but no one likes to visit your office. Doctors are scary and can often mean bad news or that someone is feeling under the weather. For children especially, going to the doctor or dentist is almost immediately associated with shots and drills. Why not make your patients a little bit more comfortable by installing a satellite TV in the waiting room or lobby?

The perks of adding a television to your office's lobby or waiting room may not benefit you drastically, but they will almost certainly make your patients a little bit more at ease with being in your office. Regardless of what's playing in the background - from mid-morning talk shows, to afternoon soap operas or after school cartoons - the point is not what is showing, but rather to give the impression that your office is a place where they can feel comfortable and find something familiar in the constant sticking and probing with stethoscopes and drills. Today, it is easier than ever to find an affordable high definition television to install in the office and your business or practice will like reap the benefits from it fairly quickly. If people feel comfortable in your office, both based on a personal level (you are a doctor or practitioner who is easy to talk to) and your office has an atmosphere more like a home rather than a hospital, people will likely recommend you to friends and family in the area looking to make the switch to a new medical provider or are new in the neighborhood and looking to establish a network of doctors.

Choosing a TV and provider is also fairly simple. Because of the nature of the reasoning behind the installation, many satellite TV companies and HD TV makers may be able to accommodate your requests for a simple model and television package to be installed in your office lobby and waiting rooms at minimal costs to you and your practice. Reach out to local and national providers and find out what ways they can help you. With a satellite company, many packages automatically include in a digital recording device these days, which would allow you to record various types of programming to suit your clientele best. When children enter the office, the waiting room does not need to be clogged with clunky toys, VHS casettes or DVDs for the television. Everything will be stored on one memory device that is attached to the television.

With a high definition TV hooked up to a basic channel package, you could become the neighborhood's friendliest and most loved medical providers, making the trip to the doctor or dentist a bit less dreadful and even the slightest bit more comfortable for all patients - adults, kids and parents alike.