title: Staff meetings as perceived by dental assistants.
abstract: CDAs generally prefer meetings with these characteristics: organization; written agendas; longer, frequent, and regularly scheduled; compensated attendance; follow-up on progress toward goals/objectives; avoidance of personal and individual-compensation issues; input from staff members, and open discussion; and encouragement and praise. These results should help dentists and staff members to make staff meetings more efficient and effective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Practice Management, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Dentistry, Lincoln 68583-0740, USA.
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Dunning
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Christrup
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D003726:Dental Assistants / Q000523:psychology*; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors