Dental practice transition
Subtitle: a practical guide to management
By: [edited by] David G. Dunning, Brian M. Lange.
Contributors: Dunning, David G., 1958-; Lange, Brian Mark.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; Brand: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780813821412
Subjects: Dentistry -- Practice; Practice Management, Dental; Dentistry; Economics, Dental; Practice Valuation and Purchase
Description: Practice management is one of the key elements in the career of a dentist. Dentists are predominantly self-employed and even associateships carry with them the prospect of management, accounting, and dealing with health insurance providers. This book cover all aspects of practice management.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction and overview / David Dunning and Brian Lange; title: Business plans in dentistry / Stuart M. Spero, Nader A. Nadershahi, and Lisa Itaya; title: Dentistry by the numbers / David O. Willis; title: Understanding practice valuation / C. Steven Wolff; title: Dental equipment / Mike Wacker and Dan Wacker; title: Buying/buying into a practice / Nader A. Nadershahi and Stuart M. Spero; title: Starting a practice / David Dunning ... [et al.]; title: Financing a practice / Judy Jennings; title: Business entities / Artthur S. Wiederman & Ross L. Crist; title: Dental fees; title: what do you charge and why? / Mert Aksu; title: Fees, fee setting, and financial policy : a practitioner's perspective / Robert D. Madden; title: Appointment scheduling strategies / Dunn H. Cumby and Rosita Brown Long; title: Compliance with government regulations / Ronda Anderson; title: Incorporating technology / Scott A. Trapp and Gregory G. Zeller; title: Internal marketing and customer service / Amy Kirsch and Karla Gunner-Barringer; title: External marketing / Terry L. Wostrel; title: Employment law / Pamela Zarkowski and Mert Aksu; title: Managing staff / Karla Gunner-Barringer and Amy Kirsch; title: Staff meetings / David Neumeister; title: About associateships / Richard S. Callan; title: Protecting yourself with personal and business insurance / Christine J. Insinger; title: Personal finance, investments, and retirement options / William Dana Webb and Brian Lange.