Dental Practice Transition: A Practical Guide to Management

Dental Practice Transition: A Practical Guide to Management, Second Edition, helps readers navigate through options such as starting a practice, associateships, and buying an existing practice with helpful information on business systems, marketing, staffing, and money management. Unique comprehensive guide for the newly qualified dentist  Covers key aspects of practice management and the transition into private practice  Experienced editorial team provides a fresh, balanced and in–depth look at this vitally important subject New and expanded chapters on dental insurance, patient communication, personal finance, associateships, embezzlement, and dental service organizations  INDICE: Contributors vii .Preface ix .About the Companion Website xi .Part 1 An Introduction to the Practice Transition, Dental Practice Financial Statements, and Practice Financial Analysis 1 .Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview 3David G. Dunning and Brian M. Lange .Chapter 2 Financial Statements 23David O. Willis .Chapter 3 Practice Financial Analysis 35David O. Willis .Part 2 Ownership: Business Planning, Practice Valuation, Dental Equipment, Buying/Buying into a Practice, Starting a Practice, Financing a Practice and Business Entities 51 .Chapter 4 Business Planning: Fromthe Perspective of theDentist and the Banker 53Nader A. Nadershahi, Lucinda J. Lyon, and Lisa Itaya .Chapter 5 Understanding Practice Valuation 85C. Steven Wolff, DDS .Chapter 6 Dental Equipment 97Mike Wacker .Chapter 7 Buying/Buying into a Practice 113Nader A. Nadershahi and Lucinda J. Lyon .Chapter 8 Starting a Dental Practice 133David G. Dunning, Bradley Alderman, and Tyler Smith .Chapter 9 Financing a Practice 153Gavin Shea .Chapter 10 Business Entities 169Arthur S. Wiederman and Ross L. Crist .Part 3 Business Systems and Related Issues: Incorporating Technology, Dental Fees and Financial Policies, Dental Benefits, Appointment Scheduling, Compliance, and Embezzlement 189 .Chapter 11 Incorporating Technology 191Thomas Terronez .Chapter 12 Dental Fees, Fee Setting, and Financial Policies for Patients 203Robert D. Madden and Eugene Heller .Chapter 13 Dental Benefits 231Kristen Strasheim, RDH, BSDH .Chapter 14 Appointment Scheduling Strategies 245Dunn H. Cumby .Chapter 15 Compliance with Government Regulations 275Ronda Anderson .Chapter 16 Understanding Embezzlement 287David Harris .Part 4 Marketing and Patient Communication 307 .Chapter 17 External Marketing 309Darold Opp .Chapter 18 Internal Marketing and Customer Service 323Amy Kirsch .Chapter 19 Chairside Communication with Patients 337David G. Dunning and Brian M. Lange .Part 5 Associateships and Dental Support Organizations 347 .Chapter 20 About Associateships 349Richard S. Callan .Chapter 21 Dental Support Organizations 369Rick Workman .Part 6 Managing Staff: Human Resources/Compliance, Managing Dental Teams, and Staff Meetings 383 .Chapter 22 Human Resources and Employment Compliance 385Tim Twigg and Rebecca Boartfield .Chapter 23 Managing Dental Teams 401Amy Kirsch .Chapter 24 Staff Meetings 421David Neumeister .Part 7 Money Management: Insuring a Practice; and Personal Finance, Investments, and Retirement Options 443 .Chapter 25 Insuring a Dental Practice 445James E. Spitsen .Chapter 26 Personal Finance, Investments, and Retirement Options 471William Dana Webb and Brian M. Lange .Index 489

• ISBN: 978-1-119-11945-6
• Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 528
• Fecha Publicación: 13/09/2016
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés