Dental Office Administration


Book Description

Dental Office Administration is a comprehensive resource that details the responsibilities of the dental office professional, providing practical communication techniques and tips for problem solving. It also provides the necessary clinical background information every dental office professional needs for a successful practice. Hands-on activities within the text require students to practice common tasks, such as dental charting, writing a memo, or conducting a mock telephone call with another student. A free bonus DVD-ROM for Windows includes practice management software called 'DENTRIXG4 practice management' to give students 'real world' experience managing patient data and filing electronic claims. A companion Website includes the full text and a quiz bank.




Dental Office Management


Book Description

This comprehensive book takes readers through the various tasks associated with front office dental procedures, preparing them for the office of the 21st century. Five-sections-the business of dentistry, practice communications, clinical records management, business and financial records management, and employment opportunities-are supported by learning objectives, key terms, and key concepts. Skill building for Success Student Activities (role-plays and problem-solving activities) and Skills Mastery Assessment Post-tests are provided at the end of each chapter (Dental Assisting, Dental Assist., office management)




Dental Practice Transition


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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 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.




Practice Management for Dental Hygienists


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This textbook prepares dental hygiene students and dental hygienists to handle the business and operational aspects of the dental office. The book teaches students how a dental office functions from an operational standpoint and how dental hygienists, as licensed professionals, fit into that operation. Major sections cover basics of dentistry and dental law, office management, applied communications, and employability skills. To accommodate a two-credit course, the text is concise and focuses on exercise-based learning. Each chapter includes workbook exercises, study questions, critical thinking activities, case studies, and RDH board practice questions, as well as selected references, Websites, and student activities.




Management of Pain & Anxiety in the Dental Office


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PART 1: PRINCIPLES OF PAIN AND ANXIETY CONTROL -- Overcoming pain and anxiety in dentistry -- Raymond A. Dionne and Yuzuru Kaneko -- Mechanisms of orofacial pain and analgesia -- Kenneth M. Hargreaves and Stephen B. Milam -- Nonpharmacologic methods for managing pain and anxiety -- Peter Milgrom -- Basic physiologic considerations -- Daniel E. Becker and Bruce E. Bradley -- Preoperative assessment -- Daniel E. Becker -- PART 2: PHARMACOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS -- Local anesthetics -- John A. Yagiela -- Therapeutic uses of non-opioid analgesics -- Raymond A. Dionne, Charles Berthold, and Stephen A. Cooper -- Opioid analgesics and antagonists -- Daniel A. Haas -- Anxiolytics and sedative-hypnotics -- Daniel E. Becker and Paul A. Moore -- General anesthetics -- Daniel E. Becker -- PART 3: INTRAOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PAIN AND ANXIETY -- Monitoring -- John P. Lawrence and Hideo Matsuura -- Airway management -- Jenny Z. Mitchell and James A. Roelofse -- Local anesthetic techniques and adjuncts -- J. Mel Hawkins and John Gerard Meechan -- Nitrous oxide sedation -- Raymond S. Garrison, Stephen R. Holliday, and David P. Kretzschmar -- Oral and rectal sedation -- Raymond A. Dionne and Larry D. Trapp -- Intravenous and intramuscular sedation -- Daniel E. Becker and C. Richard Bennett -- Deep sedation and general anesthesia -- Morton B. Rosenberg and Leonard J. Lind -- Management of complications and emergencies -- Daniel E. Becker and James C. Phero -- PART 4: MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS -- Pediatric sedation -- Milton I. Houpt and Joseph A. Giovannitti, Jr. -- Anesthesia for the developmentally disabled patient -- Jeffrey D. Bennett and John W. Leyman -- PART 5: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC OROFACIAL PAIN -- Behavioral management in patients with temporomandibular disorders -- Kate M. Hathaway and George E. Parsons -- Diagnosis of chronic orofacial pain -- Yoshiki Imamura and Jeffrey P. Okeson -- Pharmacologic treatments for temporomandibular disorders and other orofacial pain -- Lauren E. Ta, John K. Neubert, and Raymond A. Dionne -- Physical medicine for masticatory pain and dysfunction -- Glenn T. Clark -- Treatment of stomatitis and oropharyngeal pain in the oncology patient -- 50. Jane M. Fall-Dickson.




Managing a Dental Practice the Genghis Khan Way


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Managing a Dental Practice the Genghis Khan Way shows you how to turn your practice into a successful business. Being an effective practice manager demands a clear vision, sufficient business knowledge and, above all, wise judgement. Never intended to be a theoretical book, this is a "warts-and-all" guide to managing a dental practice, written by s




Dental Reception and Supervisory Management


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Dental Reception and Practice Management 2nd Edition is the dental office administrator’s essential companion to all aspects of reception work and supervisory practice management duties. The book covers vital interpersonal skills and the important aspects of business management and marketing relevant to dentistry. In addition, it explains the development of dental care, enhancing the reader’s understanding and awareness of the necessary clinical aspects of dentistry. It also addresses the General Dental Council’s Standards for the Dental Team, which details the nine principals for observing patient rights, and looks at new regulations introduced by the Health and Social Care Act. Provides practical advice for dental receptionists wishing to upgrade their skills Covers all aspects of the receptionist role, from administration and marketing to quality management and patient experience Looks at new standards and regulations put into effect Offers concrete suggestions to improve dental practices and further patient health Includes access to a companion website with case studies and links to useful websites Dental Reception and Practice Management 2nd Edition is designed for use by dental receptionists in practice and for use in dental reception courses. It will also greatly benefit dental nurses, dental hygienists, and dentists.




Business Basics for Dentists


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Dr. David Willis combines his experience as a practicing dentist, educator, MBA, and certified financial planner in this breakthrough text about managing a dental business. Rather than a checklist of steps for success, Business Basics for Dentists describes business, economic, marketing, and management principles and explains how to apply them to the dental practice. Dental students and new practitioners will learn how to use the core strategic and operational business philosophies to develop an effective dental practice. He provides the essential elements of a business course--management principles, economics, business finance, and financial analysis--without bogged down in too much detail. These are then related specifically to various aspects of running and managing a dental practice, including office communications, billing, inventory, and marketing the practice. All aspects of practice transition are approached: career opportunities, buying a practice, starting a new practice, multi-practitioner arrangements, practice valuation, and planning and developing a practice. Last, Willis included personal financial planning to ensure that the dentist is also planning for his own finances and retirement beyond the bounds of the practice.




Dental Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)


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Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is a very common disorder, affecting a large percentage of the population. Often undiagnosed, it increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, arterial hypertension, diabetes, and other chronic medical conditions. Dentists with expertise in sleep medicine can easily identify signs and symptoms of OSA, facilitate referral, and provide effective treatments in collaboration with medical providers. This text aims to provide an overview of relevant topics to dentists who want to include sleep medicine in their clinical practice.The first part of the book is dedicated to the description and diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing. The second part discusses different therapeutic options for treating sleep-disordered breathing. The site of airway obstruction, BMI, craniofacial anatomy, and sleep position of the patient provide crucial data, informing the most suitable therapeutic options and the conditions under whichthey can be employed. The last chapter describes cases that illustrate the clinical approach adopted to select patients with OSAS from the first medical consultation to follow-up. Here the authors showcase the different steps in a multidisciplinary approach for the management of patients affected by OSAS.Strengths:The approach to the patient is presented methodically beginning with the symptomatology of the disorder, diagnostic criteria and challenges, clinicalassessment methods, and decision process for treatment.Clinical cases and practical operational cards.The therapeutic modalities for OSA are described in detail, both medical and surgical, and how they are adapted to the patient




Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Practice Management in Dental Hygiene


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Textbook provides a current overview of the field and features a detailed discussion of common ethical situations and practice management. Focuses on technology in the workplace. Chapter activities and exercises are included.