Dental Benefits and Practice Management

Michael Okuji, DDS, MPH, MBA, is the Dental Director at Delta Dental of Colorado. Prior to working for Delta Dental, Dr. Okuji maintained a solo private dental practice for 35 years in San Francisco. He was also an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Southern California, Ostrow School of Dentistry and a Group Practice Director at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He lectures on insurance issues and practice management. Dr. Okuji is the author of the book Dental Practice: Get in the Game.

List of contributors, ix

Preface, xi

Acknowledgments, xv

Part I: History of Dental Insurance, 1

1 Why dental benefits?, 3
Michael M. Okuji

2 Dental benefits: Get it done, 21
Michael M. Okuji

3 Dental benefits: Get it right, 47
Michael M. Okuji

Part II: Dental Claim System, 69

4 Patient?]centered practice, 71
David Okuji

5 Streamlined dental practice, 93
Michael M. Okuji & Dennis Lewis

6 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 109
Michael M. Okuji & David Okuji

Part III: Competitive Strategies, 127

7 Ethics and ethical behavior, 129
Gary Herman

8 Stay out of trouble, 147
Matthew Cassady

9 Analysis to action, 169
Michael M. Okuji

Index, 195