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Dental Benefits and Practice Management
A Guide for Successful Practices
Author: Okuji Michael M.
Language: EnglishSubject for Dental Benefits and Practice Management:
216 p. · 15.2x22.6 cm · Paperback
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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
Primary: General dentists, dental office managers
Secondary: Dental schools
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.