Oral Care and Dentistry

Dental Management

The Business aspects of dental practice have changed a great deal in recent years. Dentistry has been evolving rapidly since the formation of the NHS in 1948, with numerous changes to dentists' contracts, growing business requirements and patients' expectations exerting an increasing influence on all aspects of dentistry, resulting in the swift growth in dental team roles and the formation of the Dental Practice Manager Role (DPM) in most practices. There has been a huge increase in administrative work in Dental Business due to the legislation and the need to run increasingly sophisticated management skills. Changes in how dentistry is delivered today have influenced change within the team and the need for each person to be aware of and committed to the continuing development of their professional skills, all of which a good manager will facilitate.