TY - BOOK AU - Lange,Brian Mark AU - Dunning,David G. TI - Dental practice transition: a practical guide to management SN - 081382141X (alk. paper) PY - 2008/// CY - Ames, Iowa PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Practice Valuation and Purchase KW - Dentistry KW - Economics, Dental KW - practice KW - Practice Management, Dental N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction and overview / David Dunning and Brian Lange -- Business plans in dentistry / Stuart M. Spero, Nader A. Nadershahi, and Lisa Itaya -- Dentistry by the numbers / David O. Willis -- Understanding practice valuation / C. Steven Wolff -- Dental equipment / Mike Wacker and Dan Wacker -- Buying/buying into a practice / Nader A. Nadershahi and Stuart M. Spero -- Starting a dental practice / David Dunning ... [et al.] -- Financing a practice / Judy Jennings -- Business entities / Artthur S. Wiederman & Ross L. Crist -- Dental practice fees : what do you charge and why? / Mert Aksu -- Fees, fee setting, and financial policy : a practitioner's perspective / Robert D. Madden -- Appointment scheduling strategies / Dunn H. Cumby and Rosita Brown Long -- Compliance with government regulations / Ronda Anderson -- Incorporating technology / Scott A. Trapp and Gregory G. Zeller -- Internal marketing and customer service / Amy Kirsch and Karla Gunner-Barringer -- External marketing / Terry L. Wostrel -- Employment law / Pamela Zarkowski and Mert Aksu -- Managing staff / Karla Gunner-Barringer and Amy Kirsch -- Staff meetings / David Neumeister -- About associateships / Richard S. Callan -- Protecting yourself with personal and business insurance / Christine J. Insinger -- Personal finance, investments, and retirement options / William Dana Webb and Brian Lange UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0904/2008020124.html ER -