Dental Group Practice and the Need for Dentists

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 81, Issue 8, 2017, Pages eS120-eS125

  Gesko, David S ^a   Bailit, Howard L ^b  

^a HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

capitation; dental practice; dentists; group practice; productivity; solo practitioner

Indexed keywords

DENTAL HYGIENIST; GENERAL PRACTICE; GROUP PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MANPOWER; MINNESOTA; PRIVATE PRACTICE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DENTAL HYGIENISTS; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; GROUP PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, DENTAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE;

EID: 85032182454     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21815/JDE.017.018     Document Type: Article

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