Dental Office Management or Taguchi Methods for Robust Design

Dental Office Management

Author: Ellen Dietz Bourguignon

Dental Office Management takes readers through the various tasks associated with office dental procedures, preparing them for the office of the 21st century. Five sections -- The Business of Dentistry, Practice Communications, Clinical Records Management, Business and Financial Records Management, and Employment Opportunities -- are supported by learning objectives, key terms, and key concepts. Skill-building for Success Student Activities (role-plays and problem-solving activities) and Skills Mastery Assessment Post-tests are provided at the end of each chapter.

Features:

• Provides a single, up-to-date resource on today's dental office management techniques
• Readers can apply concepts with Skill-building for Success Activities
• Skills Mastery Assessments allow readers to test their knowledge of material.

Table of Contents:

THE BUSINESS OF DENTISTRY: Introduction to the Dental Team. Legal and Ethical Issues and Responsibilities. Government Regulations and Mandates. PRACTICE COMMUNICATIONS: The Dental Team as Patient Relations Specialists. Practice Marketing. Print Communications. Business Office Communications: Hub of Practice. CLINICAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT: Dental Terminology and Tooth Identification. Charting the Oral Cavity. BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT: Setting Up the Patient Records. Scheduling to Optimize Practice Efficiency. Managing Accounts Receivable. Managing Accounts Payable. Supply Ordering and Inventory Control. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES: Seeking Employment. REFERENCES. GLOSSARY. INDEX.

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Taguchi Methods for Robust Design

Author: Yuin Wu

Through the theories, strategies, and broad range of case studies in "TAGUCHI METHODS FOR ROBUST DESIGN," you gain exposure to the entire spectrum of robust design and master its application. You also learn to prevent quality problems in the early stages of product developement/design, to use the dynamic signal-to-noise (SN) ratio as the performance index for robustness of product functions, and to evaluate methods of data collection and analyze case studies of parameter design. @By: Yuin Wu and Alan Wu

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Explains how to prevent quality problems in the early stages of product development and design, how to use the dynamic signal-to- noise ratio as the performance index for robustness of product functions, and how to evaluate methods of data collection. The book focuses on dynamic characteristics, followed by a minor section on non-dynamic characteristics. Case studies round out the volume. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)