JOURNAL OF THE CALIFORNIA
DENTAL ASSOCIATION
March,
2001
The March 2001 issue of the Journal of the California Dental
Association discusses business competencies for comtemporary dental practices.
Business Competencies
for Contemporary Dental Practices
An introduction to the issue
By Calvin S. Lau, DDS
Strategic Planning:
A Guide to Success
Strategic Planning offers a
systematic approach for analyzing a dental practice’s current status
and creating a work plan toward a future goal.
By Calvin S. Lau, DDS
Digital
Dentistry: Information Technology for Today’s (and Tomorrow’s) Dental
Practice
The ultimate goals of integrating
digital dentistry into a practice are to increase efficiency and serve
patients better.
By Rich Hirschinger, DDS
Operations
Management: A Tool to Increase Profitability
Material requirement planning
and "just-in-time" inventory control can help a dentist analyze
and reduce a practice’s overhead costs.
By Michael J. Mulvehill, DDS
Appointment
Scheduling System: A Vehicle for Increased Productivity
Applying the concepts of operations
management to appointment scheduling can maximize productivity and profitability.
By Brenda Goldstein, MPH
Ethics Competencies
in the Business of Dentistry
Competency in ethics requires
an understanding of its accepted principles, and such competency is
the obligation of every dental professional.
By Alvin B. Rosenblum, DDS
The Editor/
The Courage to Care
Steven A. Gold, DDS
Associate Editor
Impressions/
Planning Helps New Dentists Handle High Debt
By Debra Belt
Dr. Bob/
Fly-by-Night Research
By Robert E. Horseman, DDS
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