Description
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 Michael Okuji, DDS, MPH, MBA, is the Dental Director at Delta Dental of Colorado. Prior to working for Delta Dental, Dr. Okuji maintained a solo private dental practice for 35 years in San Francisco. He was also an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Southern California, Ostrow School of Dentistry and a Group Practice Director at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He lectures on insurance issues and practice management. Dr. Okuji is the author of the book Dental Practice: Get in the Game. 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
