title: Practice Experience with a Practice Management Company.
abstract: This article describes the experiences of a dentist using a contracted dental services organization to manage the business aspects of a multisite group oral and maxillofacial practice. The need for help with management functions first became apparent in medicine, and several models emerged there. The model used in this practice sought to take advantage of specialized expertise without reducing practitioners' control over dental decisions, including those going beyond narrow clinical decisions. Personal experiences and suggestions for best fit between practices on contracted services are presented.
authors.forename: Ron
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tankersley
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services; D003657:Decision Making; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D017146:Models, Organizational; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*