Dental Benefits and Practice Management

Dental Benefits and Practice Management: A Guide for Successful Practices is a practical tool that helps you manage your office in tune with the realities of modern dental practice. Written by both dentists and insurance industry professionals Practical explanations to effectively and legally process claims Describes the changes in dental practice management to make your practice patient centered Competitive strategies for dentists and organizations

List of contributors, ix Preface, xi Acknowledgments, xv Part I: History of Dental Insurance, 1 1 Why dental benefits?, 3 Michael M. Okuji 2 Dental benefits: Get it done, 21 Michael M. Okuji 3 Dental benefits: Get it right, 47 Michael M. Okuji Part II: Dental Claim System, 69 4 Patient]centered practice, 71 David Okuji 5 Streamlined dental practice, 93 Michael M. Okuji & Dennis Lewis 6 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 109 Michael M. Okuji & David Okuji Part III: Competitive Strategies, 127 7 Ethics and ethical behavior, 129 Gary Herman 8 Stay out of trouble, 147 Matthew Cassady 9 Analysis to action, 169 Michael M. Okuji Index, 195