Product Description
Gaylor includes all of the basic business skills and practice management skills necessary to be able to manage the front office of a dental practice accurately and efficiently. The chapters are in logical order, building on each other. Because many of the front office are computerized, such as scheduling, billing, bookkeeping, and insurance, softwares simulating office management skills is provided with the text to give the student a realistic feel for what she will encounter in the dental office. Features: * Chapter outlines: Provides preview of what is covered in each chapter * Learning objectives: identifies for the student what she is expected to learn from the chapter * Key terms: identifies at the beginning of the chapter new terms, which appear boldface in the text * Glossary: Defines all boldface terms in the text, making it easy for the student to look up a word that she cannot remember from the previous chapter. * "Remember" blurbs: special design feature to highlight important information the student needs to remember * "Food-for-Thought": interesting, helpful information that is good for the student to know * Boxes: highlight important information, tips, etc * Step-by-step procedures: special feature set off from the main text; shows how to do new tasks in a very simple, orderly fashion * Many unique 2-color illustrations: identifies all forms used in dental office and explains in a unique way what they are and how they are to be completed * Key points: bullet lists of the most important points of each chapter, appear at the end of each chapter. * Critical thinking questions: review questions to make the student pull together information from the chapter to respond to a situation likely to arise in a dental office * Web watch: lists web sites for students to seek additional information * Attractive price: price lower than other choices; a lot for the money with the software * Supported by ancillaries: workbook reinforces skills using paper method; software strengthens computer skills; IM provides supportive material for the instructor.
