Synopsis
Aimed at all members of the dental team, this book explores the part each individual plays in working together to create a team aimed at providing a sensitive, personal service for those who seek dental care. It looks at methods of communication between members of the team as well as the skills required by the leader of the team to ensure successful growth and development. The author's experience enables a practical approach to planning the team, mixing the skills and personalities required to maintain balance and progress, taking account of the "life cycle" of the team and the pragmatic steps required to motivate, delegate and enthuse team members individually and collectively.

Synopsis
This text provides guidance on practice standards and the values to which practitioners should aspire. Topics covered include consent, confidentiality, negligence, and how claims arise and can be managed.

Contents
The General Dental Council * Rights, duties and responsibilities * Professional duties of dentists * Resource allocation and business ethics * The clinical relationship * Confidentiality * Consent * Informed consent * Children * Mentally disabled adults *  Practising in the NHS * Negligence and litigation * Legal considerations in Scotland * Medical and dental research  

Synopsis
Explains how dental practice income can be maximized and identifies the pitfalls and opportunities for further development. This guide should improve the awareness of dentists and their staff of the commercial environment, including the "new contract" and changes to the NHS system.

Contents
The Dental Profession * Vocational Trainees, Assistants and Associates * Setting up in Practice * Employing Staff Stock Control Equipment: Lease or Purchase? Banking Insurance * Book-keeping * Cash Flow Statements and Budgets  *Computers in Dentistry * Sole Practitioners and Partnerships * Understanding Accounts * Personal Taxation * Business Taxation * Capital Allowance * Motor Cars * Capital Gains Tax * Inheritance Tax * Dental Health Schemes * National Insurance Contributions * Superannuation and Pensions * Value-Added Tax (VAT) * Laboratories * The Accountant, the Solicitor and Collecting Debts * Inland Revenue Investigations * Insolvency Statistical Data

Book Description
Gaylor includes all of the basic business skills and practice management skills necessary to be able to manage the front office of a dental practice accurately and efficiently. The chapters are in logical order, building on each other. Because many of the front office are computerized, such as scheduling, billing, bookkeeping, and insurance, softwares simulating office management skills is provided with the text to give the student a realistic feel for what she will encounter in the dental office.  

Features:
Chapter outlines: Provides preview of what is covered in each chapter * Learning objectives: identifies for the student what she is expected to learn from the chapter * Key terms: identifies at the beginning of the chapter new terms, which appear boldface in the text * Glossary: Defines all boldface terms in the text, making it easy for the student to look up a word that she cannot remember from the previous chapter * "Remember" blurbs: special design feature to highlight important information the student needs to remember.
"Food-for-Thought": interesting, helpful information that is good for the student to know
Boxes: highlight important information, tips, etc * Step-by-step procedures: special feature set off from the main text; shows how to do new tasks in a very simple, orderly fashion * Many unique 2-color illustrations: identifies all forms used in dental office and explains in a unique way what they are and how they are to be completed * Key points: bullet lists of the most important points of each chapter, appear at the end of each chapter * Critical thinking questions: review questions to make the student pull together information from the chapter to respond to a situation likely to arise in a dental office.
Web watch: lists web sites for students to seek additional information * Attractive price: price lower than other choices; a lot for the money with the software * Supported by ancillaries: workbook reinforces skills using paper method; software strengthens computer skills; IM provides supportive material for the instructor.

Contents
Orientation To The Dental Profession; Review Of Dental Terminology And Procedures; Communication Skills; Written Correspondence; Patient Psychology (Management); Office Equipment; Clinical Records; Information Management; Appointment Scheduling; Recall System; Bookkeeping System; Insurance Processing; Inventory Management;
Financial Arrangements And Collections; Accounting Reports; Managing Banking Procedures; Dental Team Communications And Management; Computerized Office Management; Job Search Skills;

Synopsis
UK Book. The author's aim is to meet the needs of readers who want to understand how taxation works for employed dentists and self-employed dental practitioners. There are many complex tax rules, but this book is made simple to read and understand. It is written in 3 sections and includes various illustrations carefully chosen to cover different tax situations. The book is approved by NASDA.

Contents
The first section briefly introduces the new tax system of self-assessment and guides the reader to tax-saving measures. The second section deals with employed dentists working in hospitals and dental surgeries claiming tax allowances and reliefs. The third section deals with the self-employment side of the dental profession, covering dental consultants, associates, single-handed practitioners and partnerships. The book includes year 2000/01 Rates of Pay for Hospital Dentists and Fees and Allowances Payable to GDPs in Appendix A and B respectively. Budget proposals of March 2000 are provided as an update where appropriate. Tax Rates, Allowances and Reliefs are tabulated in Appendix C.

About The Author
M. Bashir Khatri is an accountancy graduate from Thames Valley University and has also done post-graduate studies with the Durham University Business School. He has many years' experience in the accountancy profession and has been with firms of chartered accountants in St. Austell, Hove, London and Leicester. Currently he is in the accountancy practice Pennack, Khatri and Associates in Leicester.

Synopsis
Written by a dentist for a dental audience, this guide uses as little technical jargon as possible in order to guide the reader new to the Internet through from the early stages of getting connected to the more advanced realms of benefiting from user groups and searching the World Wide Web. With dentistry becoming more and more reliant on the Internet in the future, this book aims to provide a starting point for the dental professional to learn the advantages that the Internet has to offer for business, education and pleasure uses. Readers will learn, amongst other applications, how to send and receive e-mail, search the web for a wide variety of information and make the most efficient use of the Internet.

Synopsis
Dentists and members of the dental practice team increasingly need to know how to deal with potential risks to patients, dentists, staff and premises; and how to manage risk with common sense procedures. This book shows the reader how. It addresses risk issues and helps dentists and dental professionals find the answers. It is a comprehensive guide including topics such as complaints, claims, consent, health and safety, dental records, radiology, treatment planning and finance management. The book can be read cover to cover, or referred to as needed for specific topics. Icons help guide the reader through the text, and exercises for individuals and team groups are also included.

Contents
Introduction * Making this book work for you * What is risk management? Reviewing the practice * Clinical practice management * Dental treatment * Dental laboratories * Clinical treatment * Health and safety * Who's looking after the cash then? * Development plans

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