Practice Management for the Dental Team

by Finkbeiner, Betty Ladley

• ISBN13: 9780323065351
• ISBN10: 032306535X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-03-12
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science

Summary

Get more practice with essential dental office skills! Corresponding to the chapters in Practice Management for the Dental Team, 7th Edition, by Betty Ladley Finkbeiner, CDA Emeritus, BS, MS, and Charles Allan Finkbeiner, BS, MS, this workbook includes an EagleSoft practice management CD-ROM. Interactive exercises help you gain realistic office experience, from learning the technology to managing patient information to completing financial procedures. The workbook also includes summaries of textbook content, learning objectives, practice questions, critical thinking exercises, and online assignments. With these valuable resources, you'll learn to perform all dental office functions! The full EagleSoft practice management CD includes exercises for relevant chapters in the book, adding opportunities for realistic office experience. Practice questions, critical thinking exercises and Internet assignments help you prepare for your first job. Learning objectives and summaries of content from the textbook help you comprehend and retain key information.

Table of Contents

Dentistry as a Business

The Business of Dentistry

Dental Team Management

Patient Management

Legal and Ethical Issues in the Dental Business Office

Technology in the Business Office

Office Design and Equipment Placement

Communication Management

Working with Dental Office Documents

Storage of Business Records

Written Communication

Telecommunications

Business Office Systems

Appointment Management Systems

Recall Systems

Inventory Systems and Supply Ordering

Dental Insurance

Financial Systems: Accounts Receivable

Other Financial Systems

Infection Control Systems

The Dental Assistant in the Workplace

Planning and Managing Your Career Path

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