TY - BOOK AU - Kendall,Gerald I. AU - Wadhwa,Gary S. TI - Dentistry with a vision: building a rewarding practice and a balanced life SN - 9780867154894 U1 - 617.60068 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Hanover Park, IL PB - Quintessence Pub. KW - Dentistry KW - Practice KW - Practice Management, Dental KW - organization & administration KW - Efficiency, Organizational KW - Practice Management, Medical KW - economics N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Just another day in crisis : dealing with staff challenges -- A tough call : spending money to make money -- No time for an emergency : identifying scheduling problems -- The intervention : learning from mistakes -- The first lesson : making investment and financial decisions -- The $100,000 day : applying new principles -- A difficult beginning : learning step 1 of the five focusing steps -- The "aha" moment : grasping the rest of the five focusing steps -- Deal or no deal : understanding patients' six layers of resistance -- Harvesting the gold : beginning the dental sales process -- Help wanted : hiring a salesperson -- A new plateau : the dentist as constraint -- The working vacation : learning to be lean -- Quality time : simplifying six sigma -- Working with the clock : a lesson in scheduling -- Hard science on the softer side of business : managing people -- One year later : profits for a purpose ER -