| cost of dental practice: How to Buy a Dental Practice Brian D. Hanks, 2017-02-23 If you're thinking about buying a dental practice, you must read this book. Thousands of dentists go through the process of buying a dental practice every year. Did they choose a good practice? Did they buy at the right price? Did they buy at the right time? The stakes are high to get the RIGHT answers to those questions. Buy the wrong practice and you're looking at stress, money worries, angry staff and patients, and a frustrated family that doesn't see you as much as they'd like. Buy the right practice, like many do, and you have the foundation upon which to thrive - happy, relaxed, wealthy and positively impacting the lives of patients and living the life of your dreams. Unfortunately, the process of how to buy a dental practice remains a black box for the majority of buyers. Advice, tips and information are spread across magazines, blogs, online forums and podcasts with no easy way to tell the good advice from the bad. Until now. How to Buy a Dental Practice walks buyers step-by-step through the process of finding, analyzing, and purchasing a great dental practice. In this book you'll find answers to questions like: - How do I find a good practice? - How do I choose a good accountant and attorney? - How can I tell a good practice from a bad one? - When is the right time to sign a letter of intent? - What can I negotiate besides price? - How do I get a bank loan? - What do I do after I find a practice to buy? After reading this book, you will be armed with the specific knowledge and checklists to find, analyze and purchase the right practice for you. |
| cost of dental practice: Reducing the Cost of Dental Care Robert T. Kudrle, Lawrence Meskin, |
| cost of dental practice: Dental Practice Transition David G. Dunning, Brian M. Lange, 2013-05-13 Practice management is one of the key elements in the career of a dentist. Most dentists own their own practices and even associateships carry with them the prospect of management, accounting and dealing with health insurance providers. Dental Practice Transition: A Practical Guide to Management 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. With topics applicable to both recently graduated as well as established professionals, Dental Practice Transition is a comprehensive exposition of practice management from a dentist's perspective. |
| cost of dental practice: Partnerships in Dental Practice Marc B. Cooper, Marc B. Cooper Dds, 2009-06 WHY BUY THIS BOOK? Because It Answers the Hard Questions Economically, dental partnerships make great sense in terms of optimizing assets, sharing costs, increasing revenues and fine-tuning division of labor. Yet in the United States, over 80% of dentists practice solo, and this figure has held steady for decades. What causes this overwhelming and enduring pattern of dentists continuing to practice solo? Top practice management advisers now declare, One sure way to realize a return on investment in your practice is to transition the practice from a solo to a partnered enterprise. They recommend the best route to be through the process of associateship to partnership, selling 50% to the partner, then continuing to work in the practice and selling the remaining 50% downstream. This works only if and when the partnership works. What do you do with an expanded practice if the partnership doesn't work? The majority of dental associateships and partnerships underperform or fail altogether. Although no clear studies are available, a number of dental journals report the failure rate in dental partnerships to be somewhere between 70% and 90%. Why do dental partnerships have such an extremely high morbidity rate? Nearly all associateships and partnerships begin with tremendous goodwill, excitement and enthusiasm. The future appears extremely bright. However, it is not uncommon that within five years, the shine disappears and is replaced with dissatisfaction. What causes partnerships to unravel? When an associateship-to-partnership fails, the costs are extremely high in terms of money, time and emotional distress. The effect on staff performance and patient relations can be demoralizing as well. Partnership failure in dental practices costs hundreds of millions of dollars every year and untold emotional damage. What can be done to prevent this? Surveys reveal the majority of dentists have difficulty in communications, particularly with their associates or partners. Consequently, they are ineffective at handling problems directly, resolving conflicts and making mutual business decisions. What are the factors that thwart a dentist's ability to effectively communicate to an associate or partner? It seems dentists are in a quandary. A clear path to economic freedom and asset optimization exists through recruiting an associate and transitioning the associate to a partner. The problem is most dental partnerships don't work. This book provides answers to the most common and destructive issues and problems that cause dental partnerships to fail. If you are considering a partnership as a strategy, or if you currently have an associate or partner, this book will enhance your ability to succeed. |
| cost of dental practice: Public Policy Options for Better Dental Health Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Division of Health Care Services, 1980 |
| cost of dental practice: McDonald and Avery's Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent - E-Book Jeffrey A. Dean, 2015-08-10 - UPDATED! More emphasis on preventative care and treatment of medically compromised patients helps you provide more effective care. - NEW! Easier-to-follow design. |
| cost of dental practice: The Strategic Dentist Ali Oromchian, 2016-08 Here's Your Guide to Starting a Successful Dental Practice... To become a dentist, you must spend a tremendous amount of time and energy mastering the extensive knowledge required to practice clinical dentistry. However, most dentists are provided very little knowledge and education on how to become a successful practice owner or how to run a successful dental practice. This lack of knowledge often leads to costly mistakes for the new dentist. That's where we come in. We help dentists just like you start or purchase a successful dental practice without the costly mistakes. In this book, you will:� Learn how to set your goals and determine Why you want to be a practice owner.� Create a strategy to become a practice owner including choosing a legal entity.� Determine an ideal business location.� Analyze how much money you will need to get started.� Begin to create a business plan by planning for your business.� Learn how to hire employees to avoid liability. Most dentist underestimate the amount of work it takes to become a practice owner and therefore don't give it the full attention it deserves. Now you can start a successful dental practice and avoid the costly mistakes so many new dentists make. If you'd like to help, just visit www.StrategicDentists.com or call us at 925-999-8200 and we will take it from there. |
| cost of dental practice: Valuing a Practice American Dental Association, 2006 |
| cost of dental practice: Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice Christoph Ramseier, Jean E. Suvan, 2011-06-09 Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice presents an overview of health behavior change, focusing on the spirit of motivational interviewing. Targeting the clinical application of the principles, the book applies lessons learned from the field of general and behavioral medicine to the dental practice. By presenting a series of clinical examples and accompanying dialogue, the book guides the reader in using motivational interviewing techniques as tools for oral hygiene education, tobacco use cessation, and dietary counseling. Health Behavior Change in the Dental Practice supports the trend towards risk management in oral health care, offering practical guidance to promote health behavior change in patients. |
| cost of dental practice: How to Buy a Dental Practice: Volume 2 Brian Hanks, Heather Foutz, 2018-06-26 This book walks new and potential practice owners through the most important things to do (and what can wait!) to be successful running a newly purchased practice. In this book you'll find answers to questions like: When can I make changes in the office? How much do I pay myself and when? How do I market so I don't lose patients? How can I transition the dentistry in an office with established routines? How do I get the most out of my team and be a good boss? How do I know if buying a practice was a good financial move? |
| cost of dental practice: Business, Legal, and Tax Planning for the Dental Practice William P. Prescott, 1994 |
| cost of dental practice: The Practice Launchpad Taher Dhoon, David Maloley, Christopher Green, 2020-10-15 Dr. Chris Green and Dr. Taher Dhoon started The Practice Launchpad as a way to help fellow dentists on their journey toward practice ownership. With so much information at our fingertips, it's hard to know where to start, who to trust, and what to believe. This book provides best practices for each step of dental practice ownership, including insights from respected experts in dentistry. Whether you are looking to acquire a dental practice or do a start-up this book is like a playbook you can follow and flip to the chapter that applies to the current stage you are at for actionable content. The book also contains QR codes that go to landing pages, so as best practices evolve dentists can still have access to the best information available. Some of the expert contributors include Dr. David Maloley (The Relentless Dentist), Dr. Mark Costes (The Dentalpreneur), Design Ergonomics, HR for Health, CEDR, Dentagraphics, Marie Chatterley, Tower Realty, Ben Tuinei, Jonathan VanHorn, Scott Haberman, Dentist Advisors, Chris Phelps, Kiera Dent, Divergent Dental, Paul Etchison. Michael Arias, Swell CX, and more. |
| cost of dental practice: Dental Education at the Crossroads Institute of Medicine, Committee on the Future of Dental Education, 1995-01-12 Six dental schools have closed in the last decade and others are in jeopardy. Facing this uncertainty about the status of dental education and the continued tension between educators and practitioners, leaders in the profession have recognized the need for purpose and direction. This comprehensive volumeâ€the first to cover the education, research, and patient care missions of dental schoolsâ€offers specific recommendations on oral health assessment, access to dental care, dental school curricula, financing for education, research priorities, examinations and licensing, workforce planning, and other key areas. Well organized and accessible, the book: Recaps the evolution of dental practice and education. Reviews key indicators of oral health status, outlines oral health goals, and discusses implications for education. Addresses major curriculum concerns. Examines health services that dental schools provide to patients and communities. Looks at faculty and student involvement in research. Explores the relationship of dental education to the university, the dental profession, and society at large. Accreditation, the dental workforce, and other critical policy issues are highlighted as well. Of greatest interest to deans, faculty, administrators, and students at dental schools, as well as to academic health centers and universities, this book also will be informative for health policymakers, dental professionals, and dental researchers. |
| cost of dental practice: Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry Hardy Limeback, 2012-04-11 Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry provides one user-friendly resource that brings together information on the scientific basis and clinical practice of all aspects of preventive dentistry. This thorough and all-encompassing resource offers techniques and strategies for maintaining excellent oral health in patients through a regimen of preventive measures. Comprehensive Preventive Dentistry is grounded in a patient-centered, pre-emptive, and minimally invasive philosophy. The book begins by covering individual diseases, such as caries, periodontitis, and oral cancer, as well as therapies (sealants, fluoride) and other relevant conditions (toothwear, hypersensitivity). Additionally, concepts such as the role of diet and nutrition in oral health are discussed. Also covered are oral care products and new techological developments in caries diagnosis and risk assessment, periodontal disease and oral cancer, as well as new developments in home care products. A valuable and comprehensive companion that will appeal to dentists and dental hygienists, this helpful new book provides its readers with one authoritative resource that offers a reliable and helpful companion to practicing preventive dentistry. |
| cost of dental practice: The Ultimate Guide to Doubling and Tripling Your Dental Practice Production Wendy Briggs, John Meis, 2015-02 What if everything you have been told about building a dental practice was wrong? Wendy Briggs and Dr. John Meis challenge dentists with this daily. Two top producers in their own practices reveal their 5-step system that any doctor can follow to double their production. They are showing you how you can create the income needed to grow your practice from what you already have! This means there is no output of money, until you have made the revenue and determined to re-invest that into your practice. That is the beauty of the system that they have laid out. |
| cost of dental practice: Treatment Planning in Dentistry - E-Book Stephen J. Stefanac, Samuel P. Nesbit, 2006-08-29 This book provides essential knowledge for creating treatment plans for adult dental patients. Treatment planning strategies are presented to help with balancing the ideal with the practical, with emphasis placed on the central role of the patient — whose needs should drive the treatment planning process. The focus is on planning of treatment, not on the comprehensive details of every treatment modality in dentistry. CD-ROM bound into book presents five cases of varying difficulty with interactive exercises that allow users to plan treatment. What's the Evidence? boxes link clinical decision-making and treatment planning strategies to current research. In Clinical Practice boxes highlight specific clinical situations faced by the general dentist. Review Questions and Suggested Projects, located at the end of each chapter, summarize and reinforce important concepts presented in the book. Key Terms and Glossary highlights the terms that are most important to the reader. Suggested Readings lists included at the end of most chapters provide supplemental resources. Chapter on Treatment Planning for Smokers and Patients with Oral Cancer addresses the dentist's role in managing patients with oral cancer, recognizing oral cancer and differential diagnosis of oral lesions, planning treatment for patients undergoing cancer therapy, and smoking cessation strategies. Chapter on Treatment Planning for the Special Care/Special Needs Patient examines the role of the general dentist in the management of patients with a variety of conditions including physical handicaps, mental handicaps, head trauma, hemophilia, and patients' needs before, during, or after major surgery. Chapter on Treatment Planning for the Alcohol and Substance Abuser discusses the challenges of treating this patient population, as well as how to recognize the problem, delivery of care, scope of treatment, and behavioral/compliance issues. Expanded content on Ethical and Legal Issues in Treatment Planning reflects new accreditation guidelines. Dental Team Focus boxes highlight the relevance of chapter content to the dental team. Ethics Topics boxes emphasize the ethical topics found within each chapter. International Tooth Numbering is listed alongside the U.S. tooth numbers in examples and illustrations. |
| cost of dental practice: Making the American Mouth Alyssa Picard, 2009-04-21 Why are Americans so uniquely obsessed with teeth? Brilliantly white, straight teeth? Making the American Mouth is at once a history of United States dentistry and a study of a billion-dollar industry. Alyssa Picard chronicles the forces that limited Americans' access to dental care in the early twentieth century and the ways dentists worked to expand that access--and improve the public image of their profession. Comprehensive in scope, this work describes how dentists' early public health commitments withered under the strain of fights over fluoride, mid-century social movements for racial and gender equity, and pressure to insure dental costs. It explains how dentists came to promote cosmetic services, and why Americans were so eager to purchase them. As we move into the twentyfirst century, dentists' success in shaping their industry means that for many, the perfect American smile will remain a distant--though tantalizing--dream. |
| cost of dental practice: Medical and Dental Expenses , 1990 |
| cost of dental practice: Profit First for Dentists Barbara Stackhouse, Drew Hinrichs, 2021-05-25 Profit First for Dentists addresses the specific financial challenges dentists face in their businesses. Discover this simple cash flow system, immediately increase profits, and never again be in the dark about your money. |
| cost of dental practice: Multi-Million Dollar Dental Practice Michael Kesner, 2009-01-01 |
| cost of dental practice: Growing Your Dental Business Penny Reed, 2015-05-11 In dental school, you had a big dream for your career and future practice. If your dream has been derailed or you are feeling unfulfilled, Growing Your Dental Business will reveal five keys to growth, including how you can: Increase your new patient load Increase your active patients Increase your case acceptance ratios Increase office efficiency Increase hygiene membership If you feel like you have hit the wall, find out what others have done to move past obstacles and get the results they were looking for. Learn, apply the steps in this book, and maximize your results. |
| cost of dental practice: Dental Practice Transition David G. Dunning, Brian M. Lange, 2016-07-08 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 |
| cost of dental practice: Building or Refreshing Your Dental Practice American Dental Association, 2017-02-01 Provides expert insights and full-color photos related to building, renovating, or refreshing dental office space. Contributors include dental architects, design consultants, and practicing dentists. |
| cost of dental practice: Dental Practice Hero Dr Paul Etchison, 2017-12-30 Dr. Etchison is not your average dentist. A visionary leader, he combines marketing and business knowledge, clinical excellence, and leadership to create a thriving growing practice. And he wants to share this special knowledge with you. It's time to set off on a quest to implement systems that take your practice to the next level inspire your team to greatness and help you become the visionary leader who can transform your practice and your life. In Dental Practice Hero, the reader will learn the systems Dr. Etchison used: -to grow his startup to 1M in collections the first year, and continue to grow 30-40% each year after to almost 3M in just 5 years and still growing! And all out of 5 ops! -to destress the day to day of running his practice, so that he could only do 3 days/week of clinical. -to become the leader that influences practice culture so positively, that practice growth becomes organic. Reviews: Paul's book has all the elements necessary to assess your practice as well as your life and make it exceptional. Most books written for dentists, are designed to provide some cheerleading, give you a few helpful nuggets to improve you practice, and then motivate you to sign up with their consulting services. This book, however, breaks down piece-by-piece every component of a highly functioning practice and provides the tools and insight to take your practice the highest level possible. You get ALL the nuggets needed to redesign your practice and in-effect create the life you desire. Thank you Paul for providing this book at a critical time when many dentists are scrambling to find the answers to an ever-changing field. - Dr. Lance Pietropola Dr. Paul's Book Dental Practice Hero is an easy to digest, real world entertaining look at the way all of us private practitioners should be practicing. He provides humor insight and a lot of great and easy to understand examples of what he is trying to get across to the reader. He organizes the book into subcategories that make it simple to tackle the issues we face in our dental offices one problem at a time. What I really enjoyed was how he uses a different perspective on how to view things we see as road blocks and turns them into manageable bumps in the road. A great read. Definitely recommend. Picked up a lot of great information that I should have implemented when I started working in private practice years ago. - Dr. David Sanders Dental Hero, is a must read for any entrepreneur. A truly inspiring and enjoyable piece of literature. Dr Etchison's philosophies are now at the core of how we practice/manage our business. - Dr. Sunil Kurup Great Guide for modern methods combined with compassionate dentistry. Comprehensive methods to differentiate your dental practice and increase you income! I have implemented the methods in the book and it has helped my office grow past 1.5M in a 1 doc practice with room to grow. - Dr. Joe Lee |
| cost of dental practice: Dental Practice Health Check Lesley Bailey, Suzanne Mitchell, 2016-07-06 Dental Practice Health Check helps dental practice owners improve their business. It is concise, practical and ideal for day-to-day reference. Sound, evidence-based principles are offered to assist practice owners in becoming better people managers, drive revenue and profitability through marketing and customer service, and ensure the business has robust systems and procedures to support its operation. By encouraging practice owners to step back and review their current business practices, the book examines ways of making the dental business more rewarding in the long run - maximising opportunities, and supporting revenue and profitability.Dental Practice Health Check is highly recommended for principal dentists and dental practice managers, including those undertaking training. Associate dentists interested in purchasing or starting their own practice will find the information enlightening, as will accountants and legal firms with dental clients, as well as banks and other financial institutions. |
| cost of dental practice: Making Sense of Dental Practice Management Raj Rattan, Kevin Lewis, 2017-09-29 Managing a dental practice has become increasingly complex in recent years, after changes within both the National Health Service and the private sector. Modern dental practice requires that dentists meet demanding business and management challenges as well as employing their clinical expertise. However, most dentists receive little or no formal training in practice management. In this book established management principles are applied specifically to dentistry. It shows how to best serve the interests of patients by effective management of staff, finances, premises and resources. It assumes no prior knowledge, is concise and offers clear, practical advice. It is the definitive guide for dentists, vocational trainees, dental students, practice managers and administrators, and a useful reference for those undertaking the DGDP and MGDS examinations. |
| cost of dental practice: Burt and Eklund's Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community - E-Book Amer Assoc of Public Health Dentistry, 2020-03-22 Learn about the challenges, current trends, and the positive role that you can play in improving the dental health of the community. Completely revised and updated by members of the American Association of Public Health Dentistry, Burt and Eklund's Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community, 7th Edition presents dentistry and dental practice against the ever-changing backdrop of economic, technological, and demographic trends, as well as the distribution of the oral diseases that dental professionals treat and prevent. Readers will learn the latest techniques of research and measurement, and how oral disease may be limited through control and prevention. This updated text also addresses the new educational competencies for predoctoral/ post-doctoral dental students and dental hygiene students with updated and new content on cultural competency, oral health literacy, social responsibility, motivational interviewing, and oral systemic associations. All in all, this text takes a comprehensive look at the social context of dental care and the difference you can make in improving the health of the community you serve. - Logical four-part organization divides content into dentistry and the community; dental care delivery; methods and measurement of oral diseases and conditions; and health promotion and prevention of oral diseases. - A focus on need-to-know content emphasizes the important core information while providing comprehensive coverage of dental public health. - Comprehensive analysis of dentistry's social and professional role examines issues such as epidemiology of oral diseases, prevention, and the provision of care. - Evidence-based recommendations reflect the latest literature on today's public health issues. - Illustrations, tables, and graphics illustrate the key material and visually enhance discussions. - NEW! Completely revised and updated content looks at populations oral health and dental care as well as how it fits into a changing world. - NEW! Coverage of new educational competencies provides predoctoral/ post-doctoral dental students and dental hygiene students with updated and new content on cultural competency, oral health literacy, social responsibility, motivational interviewing, and oral systemic associations. - NEW! New chapters cover the applications of epidemiology and biostatistics in dental public health, oral health as it related to quality of life, oral health education, health literacy, social determinants of health and health disparities, and delivery of oral healthcare in Canada. - NEW! Newly revised competencies for the Dental Public Health specialty are incorporated throughout the book. |
| cost of dental practice: Understanding Dental Insurance Travis Campbell, 2022-02-10T00:00:00+01:00 Is Dental Insurance a Source of Problems, Frustration or Stress for Your Dental Practice? This is the most comprehensive guide ever written on the topic of dental insurance. It can serve as a training tool for those new to dental insurance, an in-depth reference for those more experienced, as well as a quick “look-up” for anyone with a question about today’s insurance landscape. Are you receiving reimbursement for 99% of your services including crowns and SRPs? Do you understand how to be highly profitable in today’s world of insurance? Is your team fully confident in the treatment plan estimates they provide patients? Do you know how to make dental insurance work for you instead of against you? If you answered no to any of these questions, you need this resource. Packed with information, illustrations, examples, tips, and case studies, this guide covers every aspect of dental insurance from claims for simple fillings to complex hybrid denture and implant cases in real life situations. It is a must-have reference for every dental office! |
| cost of dental practice: Preparing for Dental Practice Trevor Burke, Ruth Freeman, 2004-09-16 This book prepares dental students and vocational dental practitioners for primary dental practice. It will also be helpful to general dental practitioners to enable them to undertake continuing professional development. The book provides a background to the holistic approach that dentists need to use when identifying treatment needs, and covers the integration of treatment and its planning, aspects of dental team building, practice selection and management matters. The first chapter examines issues in relation to career choices, the location of the practice together with the means by which access to dental care may be increased. Chapters 2 and 3 take the reader from outside to inside the dental practice to examine relationships within the practice. This includes those with the patient as well as the dental team. The fourth chapter describes clinical excellence in primary dental care by examining clinical decision-making, the need for referral as well as the place of prevention and restorative philosophies in treatment of patients. The last chapters examine the business of dental practice and suggest future pathways for the newly qualified dental practitioner. |
| cost of dental practice: Dentistry, Dental Practice, and the Community - E-Book Brian A. Burt, Steven A. Eklund, 2005-03-01 This great resource presents dentistry and dental practice against the ever-changing backdrop of economic, technological, and demographic trends, as well as the distribution of the oral diseases that dental professionals treat and prevent. The text is logically divided into five parts. Dentistry and the Community deals with the development of the dental and dental hygiene professions, demographics of the public, its use of dental services, and the professional role. Dental Practice covers the structure and financing of dental care, the personnel involved in providing that care, and the emerging field of evidence-based dentistry. The Methods of Oral Epidemiology provides a comprehensive assessment of the epidemiology of oral diseases and the determinants of their distribution in society. The Distribution of Oral Diseases and Conditions gives a detailed presentation of how the common oral diseases are distributed in the community. Prevention of Oral Diseases in Public Health discusses methods of preventing oral diseases in dental practice and through public health action. - Thorough explanations of how to read dental literature help readers understand how to draw their own conclusions from the latest studies. - Coverage presents a number of complex problems facing practitioners today regarding access to dental care, and discusses how to solve them by working with public authorities and insurers. - Comprehensive coverage of oral disease distribution helps readers to understand trends and risks they will encounter in the field. - Material on prevention and control of oral diseases provides important information that all dental practitioners should have. - Research designs used in oral epidemology assess the pros and cons of dental indexes available, allowing readers to gain an understanding of the complexities of disease measurement and research. - Detailed content on providing dental care to the American public presents a unique opportunity to learn the system of dental care delivery. - State-of-the-art coverage of mercury issues offer a balanced view of issues like toxicity, potential hazards, review of evidence, and politics. - Ethical guidelines provide a discussion of how ethical principles have evolved over time and the precipitating events that pushed ethical practice into the forefront of health care. - Information on the development of dental professions gives readers insight into how these professions originated and their current state.·Content addresses evidence-based dentistry, and how it can and should become part of the everyday clinical life of the practitioner, since staying current is vital to providing excellent patient care.·Discussions of infection control procedures and the impact of HIV and Hepatitis B incorporate new, updated guidelines in dental health care settings released in 2003. |
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| cost of dental practice: Business Basics for Dentists James L. Harrison, David O. Willis, Charles K. Thieman, 2023-09-21 Business Basics for Dentists Concise yet comprehensive overview of business management principles tailored for dental practices, with strategies to apply the core concepts to achieve success Rather than presenting a rote checklist of steps for success, Business Basics for Dentists, Second Edition describes business, economic, marketing, and management principles and explains how to apply them to dental practice. Now fully updated throughout, this book provides the essential elements of a business course—management principles, economics, business finance, and financial analysis—without getting bogged down in too much detail. Dental students and new practitioners will learn how to use the core strategic and operational business philosophies to develop an effective dental practice. The business management principles are related to various aspects of running and managing a dental practice, including office communications, billing, inventory, and marketing. All aspects of practice transition are approached, including career opportunities, buying a practice, starting a new practice, multi-practitioner arrangements, practice valuation, and planning and developing a practice. The book also covers personal financial planning to ensure that the dentist is also planning for their finances and retirement beyond the bounds of the practice. Business Basics for Dentists, Second Edition covers: Personal money management and insurance needs, reducing the personal tax burden, estate planning, and securing financing Business entities, basic economics, the legal environment of the dental practice, financial statements, and business taxes and tax planning Management principles, planning the dental practice, financial analysis, and control in the dental office, maintaining production and collections, and gaining case acceptance Generating patients for the practice, controlling costs, promoting staff effectiveness, and maintaining daily operations Focusing on the transition period from a dental student, through corporate employee, to ownership, Business Basics for Dentists is a valuable tool for dental students and professionals seeking to further their career path through actionable advice from experts in the field. |
| cost of dental practice: Building Or Refreshing Your Dental Practice American Dental Association, 2017-02 Provides expert insights and full-color photos related to building, renovating, or refreshing dental office space. Contributors include dental architects, design consultants, and practicing dentists. |
| cost of dental practice: Dentistry's Business Secrets Edward M. Logan, DDS, 2011-02-21 Rave reviews for Dentistry's Business Secrets! “Dentistry’s Business Secrets by Dr. Ed Logan is a gift to dentistry. If you are a struggling or brand new practice, this book just might be the inspiration you need to help turn things around!” Howard Farran DDS, MBA, MAGD Founder and CEO, DentalTown Magazine and DentalTown.com “In a well written and easily understood book, Dr. Ed Logan has answered in a practical way many of the most important questions about dental practice. The information in the book will be valuable to practitioners of all ages.” Gordon Christensen, DDS, MSD, PhD Founder and Director of Practical Clinical Courses (PCC) “If you are a dentist who is ready to seriously grow your practice, Dentistry’s Business Secrets will certainly help you reach your goals! Written by a real dentist who has “been there and done that,” we consider this book a MUST READ for anyone in our profession! Dr. David Madow Dr. Richard Madow “The Madow Brothers,” Co-founders, The Madow Group, Creating Success for Dentists since 1989! “Finally! A book that gives step by step instructions for operating an effective and efficient dental practice. Whether you are a brand new dentist or a seasoned dental professional, the systems outlined in this book will not only help you become more profitable, but will actually make your chosen profession more enjoyable. Don’t just read this book, but implement the systems outlined in it and enjoy the success that follows. This book is a must read for every dental professional!” Larry Mathis, CFP® Author, Bridging the Financial Gap for Dentists “Ed Logan is a great business person who happens to be a dentist, and therein lies his value to us as his readers. Dentistry’s Business Secrets is a game plan for turning your dental practice into a thriving business. One of the best practice development investments you will ever make!” Eric Herrenkohl President of Herrenkohl Consulting Whether you are a new dentist opening your first practice or an experienced dentist looking to take your current practice to the next level, Dr. Edward Logan's new book on dental practice growth will help you achieve your goals. Written by a dentist for dentists, Dentistry's Business Secrets reveals the vital business truths Dr. Logan perfected while growing three successful dental practices from scratch. If you desire to maximize your practice value in the most efficient manner possible, then Dentistry's Business Secrets is your A to Z guide to success. Uncover the essential truths not taught in dental school and watch your practice life become less stressful, more predictable, more enjoyable and more profitable! |
| cost of dental practice: Esthetic Dentistry Kenneth W. Aschheim, Barry G. Dale, 2001 Troubleshooting guide -- Principles of esthetics -- Introduction to esthetics -- Fundamentals of esthetics -- Esthetic materials and techniques -- Dentin bonding agents -- Color modifiers and opaquers -- Composite resin : fundamentals and direct technique restorations -- Composite resin : indirect technique restorations -- Ceramometal : full coverage restorations -- Porcelain : full coverage restorations -- Porcelain laminate veneers and other partial coverage restorations -- Adhesive resin bonded cast restorations -- Acrylic and other resins : provisional restorations -- Acrylic and other resins : removable prostheses -- Bleaching and related agents -- Esthetics and other clinical applications -- Esthetics and oral photography -- Esthetics and electrosurgery -- Esthetics and implants prosthetics -- Pediatric dentistry -- Esthetics and periodontics -- Esthetics and orthodontics -- Esthetics and oral and maxillofacial surgery -- Esthetics and implant surgery -- Esthetics and laser surgery -- Esthetics and plastic surgery -- Esthetics and advanced technology -- Esthetic practice management -- Esthetics and psychology -- Esthetics and dental marketing -- Esthetics and dental jurisprudence -- Appendices -- Custom staining -- Ninety-second rubber dam placement -- Smile analysis -- Sample legal forms -- List of manufacturers. |
| cost of dental practice: Index of the Periodical Dental Literature Published in the English Language , 1921 Beginning with 1962, references are not limited to material in the English language. |
| cost of dental practice: Principles and Practice of Esthetic Dentistry Nairn Wilson, 2015-01-06 Nairn Wilson CBE – one of the world’s leading dental educationalists – presents a unique volume designed to introduce practitioners to the world of esthetic dentistry with the goal of safely expanding his or her current scope of practice. Richly illustrated and in full colour throughout, this beautiful yet practical volume introduces the subject of esthetic dentistry to the reader with topics ranging from patient psychology and dental ethics to the maintenance of dental attractiveness. Principles and Practice of Esthetic Dentistry will be suitable for all dental practitioners – whether qualified or in training. ..simple, clinically relevant and with up-to-date text providing invaluable tips on many advanced restorative procedures. Reviewed by Zenab Mushtaq on behalf of BDJ Student, July 2015 Provides an important foundation on which to practice effective, minimal intervention esthetic dentistry Edited by a dental educationalist of international renown Clearly written chapters - some containing real-life clinical examples - carefully illustrated by high-quality photography and rich artwork program Shows how effective communication skills, patient empathy, and the ability to build a good rapport between the patient and the various members of the dental team are essential to good practice Explains how to carry out comprehensive examination and assessment of patients seeking esthetic dental care Explores the ethical considerations surrounding treatment intervention Explores the safe and effective use of modern dental materials and techniques Offers a highly visual, practical 'cookbook' approach in a unique series format Aims to strengthen, enhance and expand the scope of professional practice Essentials in Esthetic Dentistry - a beautiful new book series from Elsevier - is under the editorial leadership of Professor Brian Millar, BDS, FDSRCS, PhD, FHEA, Consultant in Restorative Dentistry, Professor of Blended Learning in Dentistry, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK. Each volume in the series is authored by the highest-profile practitioners and specialists from the USA and Europe and has guest contributors from throughout the world. The series aims to provide both a basic and advanced body of knowledge of the procedures used in esthetic dentistry that are considered by many to be paramount to successful modern-day clinical practice. |
| cost of dental practice: Library of Congress Subject Headings Library of Congress, Library of Congress. Subject Cataloging Division, Library of Congress. Office for Subject Cataloging Policy, 2013 |
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