What a practice administrator can do for you.

Abstract:

:Most dentists have at some time during their practice years yearned for administrative help. This article reasons through the why, what, who and how of employing a Practice Administrator so that the dentist is free to concentrate on clinical rather than business aspects of the practice.

journal_name

Pediatr Dent

journal_title

Pediatric dentistry

authors

Lewis JL Jr

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Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-01-01 00:00:00

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50-2

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1

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0164-1263

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1942-5473

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24

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