Dental Practice Transition
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...
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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 managment. 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. Doody Review Services Reviewer:Robert R Foreman, DDS(University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery)Description:This book details the basic concepts and perspectives necessary for making dental practice transition decisions.Purpose:The emphasis is on providing essential information for decision making not typically found in one resource. Audience:Dental students or residents trying to decide what's next are the intended audience. Associate dentists looking forward to practice ownership also would be wise to invest in this reference. Although they are not practicing dentists, the authors have assembled a cast of notable contributors including experts in practice sales/transitions and practice management/consulting, and several "wet-fingered" dentists to lend their unique perspective to the topic.Features:The book goes beyond practice transitions to address the many issues encountered in managing a dental practice. Setting fees, financial policy, appointment control, and marketing the practice are but a few examples. While the authors attempt to touch on many topics that arguably may deserve greater individual attention, they compensate by offering additional resources for readers in several chapters.Assessment:This would be a wonderful book for senior dental students and dental residents who are planning for their future.
Preface. Contributor List. Part 1: Overview. Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview (David Dunning and Brian Lange). Chapter 2: Business Plans in Dentistry (Stuart M. Spero, Nader A. Nadershahi, and Lisa Itaya). Chapter 3: Dentistry by the Numbers (David O. Willis). Part 2: Ownership. Chapter 4: Understanding Practice Valuation (C. Steven Wolff). Chapter 5: Dental Equipment (Mike Wacker and Dan Wacker). Chapter 6: Buying/Buying into a Practice (Nader A. Nadershahi and Stuart M. Spero). Chapter 7: Starting a Dental Practice (David Dunning, Steve Jacobs, Brad Alderman, and Jesse Neal). Chapter 8: Financing a Practice (Judy Jennings). Chapter 9: Business Entities (Arthur S. Wiederman and Ross L. Crist). Part 3: Business Systems. Chapter 10: Dental Practice Fees: What Do You Charge and Why? (Mert Aksu). Chapter 11: Fees, Fee Setting, and Financial Policy: A Practitioner's Perspective (Robert D. Madden). Chapter 12: Appointment Scheduling Strategies (Dunn H. Cumby and Rosita Brown Long). Chapter 13: Compliance with Government Regulations (Ronda Anderson). Chapter 14: Incorporating Technology (Scott A. Trapp and Gregory G. Zeller). Part 4: Marketing. Chapter 15: Internal Marketing and Customer Service (Amy Kirsch and Karla Gunner-Barringer). Chapter 16: External Marketing (Terry L. Wostrel). Part 5: Staffing. Chapter 17: Employment Law (Pamela Zarkowski and Mert Aksu). Chapter 18 Managing Staff (Karla Gunner-Barringer and Amy Kirsch). Chapter 19: Staff Meetings (David Neumeister). Part 6: Associateships. Chapter 20: About Associateships (Richard S. Callan). Part 7: Money Management. Chapter 21: Protecting Yourself with Personal and Business Insurance (Christine J. Insinger). Chapter 22: Personal Finance, Investments, and Retirement Options (William "Dana" Webb and Brian Lange). Index.
\ Reviewer: Robert R Foreman, DDS(University of Maryland Baltimore College of Dental Surgery)\ Description: This book details the basic concepts and perspectives necessary for making dental practice transition decisions.\ Purpose: The emphasis is on providing essential information for decision making not typically found in one resource. \ Audience: Dental students or residents trying to decide what's next are the intended audience. Associate dentists looking forward to practice ownership also would be wise to invest in this reference. Although they are not practicing dentists, the authors have assembled a cast of notable contributors including experts in practice sales/transitions and practice management/consulting, and several "wet-fingered" dentists to lend their unique perspective to the topic.\ Features: The book goes beyond practice transitions to address the many issues encountered in managing a dental practice. Setting fees, financial policy, appointment control, and marketing the practice are but a few examples. While the authors attempt to touch on many topics that arguably may deserve greater individual attention, they compensate by offering additional resources for readers in several chapters.\ Assessment: This would be a wonderful book for senior dental students and dental residents who are planning for their future.\ \ \ \ \ From the Publisher“This would be a wonderful book for senior dental students and dental residents who are planning for their future.” (Doody's Reviews, May 2009)\ \ \
