Dental Front Office Essentials

This book is a combination of a dental front office training manual and a workbook - notebook. It is an effective tool for dental administrative trainers and an indispensable reference for new dental office trainees. It covers everything from a typical day at the dental office front desk to detailed steps for insurance and billing. It is a more compact paperback size to allow for better portability.

NEW! Updated content reflects changes to the Essentials of Dental Assisting, 7th Edition textbook, in areas such as the electronic health record, preventive techniques, the impact of the Affordable Care Act, and cultural diversity.

NEW! Expanded content updates information in areas such as the electronic health record, preventive techniques, the impact of the Affordable Care Act, and cultural diversity. NEW! Updated photos and illustrations include vivid original renderings of head, neck, and dental anatomy, along with improved photos of the latest products, equipment, and instruments.

In the book and accompanying CD, Marsha Freeman offers 314 standard operating procedures for the dental office, including front and back offices, bookkeeping, hygiene, job descriptions and performance agreements, management, marketing, and related forms. Book SOPs are replicated on the CD for easy modification, printing, and binder insertion.

You can count on McDonald: the go-to source for expert, complete coverage of oral care for infants, children, and teenagers for over half a century. McDonald and Avery’s Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent, 10th Edition discusses pediatric examination, development, morphology, eruption of the teeth, and dental caries in depth — and emphasizes prevention and the treatment of the medically compromised patient. Boasting a new design and handy Evolve site, this new edition by Jeffrey A. Dean equips you with the latest diagnostic and treatment recommendations in the fast-growing field of pediatric dentistry. Complete, one-source coverage includes the best patient outcomes for all of the major pediatric treatments in prosthodontics, restorative dentistry, trauma management, occlusion, gingivitis and periodontal disease, and facial esthetics. A clinical focus includes topics such as such as radiographic techniques, dental materials, pit and fissure sealants, and management of cleft lip and palate. Practical discussions include practice management and how to deal with child abuse and neglect. Evolve site provides you with the best learning tools and resources. UPDATED! More emphasis on preventative care and treatment of medically compromised patients helps you provide more effective care. NEW! Easier-to-follow design.

This blank paperback notebook is perfect for a dental receptionist. It can be used to write lists of supplies, appointments or procedures. It can also be used as a general journal to record ideas, thoughts, and impressions. The journal would make a great appreciation gift for a dental receptionist.

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.