The ADA Practical Guide to Starting Your Dental Practice (The ADA Practical Guide Series)

Start your practice right with this revised and updated practical guide from the ADA. Filled with the information you need, from furniture to finances. Get an overview of choosing how and where to open a practice, managing employees and choosing advisers, practice management software, billing and collections, marketing and much more.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Career Options for New Dentists
Chapter 2: Choosing a Type of Private Practice
Chapter 3: Selecting a Location
Chapter 4: Buying a Practice
Chapter 5: Dental Office Design
Chapter 6: Before You Open the Door
Chapter 7: Staffing Your Practice
Chapter 8: Appointment Control
Chapter 9: The Dental Record
Chapter 10: Practice Management Systems and Finances
Chapter 11: Patient Payment Plans and Collections
Chapter 12: Patient Dental Benefits
Chapter 13: Practice Marketing
Chapter 14: Laboratory Services
Chapter 15: Financial Planning
Chapter 16: Insurance and Lifestyle Issues for the Dentist
Chapter 17: Specialist Referrals and Practice Advisors
Appendix: Professional Ethics

Founded in 1859, the American Dental Association is the oldest and largest national dental society in the world. Since then, the ADA has grown to become the leading source of oral health related information for dentists and their patients.