Biomaterial Database

Dental fees: a candid discussion. 1993

G J Christensen

Clinical Research Associates, Provo, Utah.

Many dental fees have been determined illogically since the beginning of dentistry. Setting fees, however, can be relatively easy and quite equitable for all concerned if they are based on clinical time involved, procedure difficulty and quality of service. Our goal should be to provide the highest quality oral care possible at the lowest fees. It can be done. But changes need to be made, individually and as a profession, in fee structures and the manner in which we deliver treatment.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011215	Practice Management, Dental	The organization and operation of the business aspects of a dental practice.	Dental Practice Management Services,Dental Practice Management,Management, Dental Practice,Practice Management Services, Dental
D011787	Quality of Health Care	The levels of excellence which characterize the health service or health care provided based on accepted standards of quality.	Pharmacy Audit,Quality of Care,Quality of Healthcare,Audit, Pharmacy,Care Quality,Health Care Quality,Healthcare Quality,Pharmacy Audits
D011907	Rate Setting and Review	A method of examining and setting levels of payments.	Rate Setting, Review,Review and Rate Setting,Rate Settings, Review,Review Rate Setting,Review Rate Settings,Setting, Review Rate,Settings, Review Rate
D003727	Dental Auxiliaries	Personnel whose work is prescribed and supervised by the dentist and who provide dental related care.	Auxiliaries, Dental,Auxiliary, Dental,Dental Auxiliary
D005245	Fee Schedules	A listing of established professional service charges, for specified dental and medical procedures.	Fee Schedule,Schedule, Fee,Schedules, Fee
D005250	Fees, Dental	Amounts charged to the patient as payer for dental services.	Dental Fee,Dental Fees,Fee, Dental
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017748	Time Management	Planning and control of time to improve efficiency and effectiveness.	Management, Time,Managements, Time,Time Managements