DENTPC 565
Conversations on Dental Practice
Course Directors: Sandra Phillips & Rachel Greene
Credits: 1 per quarter/3 quarters
Quarters/Yr of Program: Autumn, Winter/1; Autumn/2
Course Overview
This course is an introductory component of the overall practice management thread. The practice management thread will define content over the entire four years of the curriculum. This course introduces specific strands and filaments within the practice management thread. All 30 filaments within the thread will be covered over the two years of this specific course offering. The mode of delivery of the course is primarily through a Tuesday morning interactive seminar in the form of a “talk show”. 1st and 2nd year students will alternate weeks during the quarter.
Learning Objectives
The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:
- Describe the elements of practice management
- Describe the various types of dental benefit plans
- Describe the advantages and disadvantages of various practice ownership models
- Describe and analyze the components of an effective personal plan for financial planning.
UWSOD Competencies: 1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11
Date last updated: 2019-02-12