DENTAL PRACTICE READINESS

Catalog description

Integrated Behavioral Health Sciences. The Dental Practice Readiness block, occurring in the third year of the curriculum, offers a comprehensive, in-depth study of contemporary dental private practice and its methods of oral health care delivery. Students learn business management concepts pertinent to establishing and maintaining dental practices, explore different types of dental practices, learn about partnerships and associate relationships among dentists, assess factors that influence the viability of dental practices, and develop a business plan for a dental practice based on strategic planning principles. The block helps students acquire and apply the methodology of strategic planning to personal and professional aspirations and management of a dental practice.