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Fredric L. Bonine, D.D.S., M.S., P.C. has been awarded the certificate of accreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care Inc. (AAAHC).
This award means that Bonine has met nationally recognized standards for quality health care set by the Chicago-based accrediting organization. Bonine is believed to be the first oral and maxillofacial surgeon in Michigan to obtain such accreditation.
"We're pleased and proud to have achieved accreditation," Bonine said. We think accreditation is very important and has helped us to improve and be recognized for the quality of care we provide. We feel that our patients are the ultimate benefactors from our participation in the accreditation program."
In order to achieve accreditation, Bonine underwent an extensive on-site survey of his office facilities and services. The survey team, composed of physicians and health care administrators, evaluated all aspects of patient care.
Bonine has practiced oral and maxillofacial surgery in Brighton for over 25 years, treating more than 32,000 patients. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons treat diseases, deformities and trauma of the oral and perioral regions. Bonine will be joined by a board-certified anesthesiologist; several community dentists; a registered nurse and a highly credentialed surgical staff to provide patients with the highest quality of care.
Not all ambulatory health care organizations seek accreditation and not all who undergo an onsite survey receive favorable decisions.
In a letter to Bonine, the AAAHC president said, "The dedication and effort necessary to achieve accreditation is substantial. Dr. Fredric Bonine is to be commended for this accomplishment."
The AAAHC conducts its accreditation program on a national basis and has accredited more than 800 ambulatory health care organizations including single and multi-specialty group practices, ambulatory and office based surgery centers, college and university health services, health maintenance organizations and other managed care systems, dental group practices, community health centers and occupational health centers.
AAAHC is a private, non-governmental, not-for-profit organization. It receives professional guidance and financial support from the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery, American Academy of Dental Group practice, American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American College Health Association, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery, American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Association of Freestanding Oncology Centers, Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association, Medical Group Management Association, National Association of Community Health Centers and the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society.