Business Essentials for Effective Practice Management (SW10-10-08-1)

AvailabilityCourse has taken place
SubjectPractice management
DescriptionThis workshop for dental practitioners and practice managers is designed to look at how the practice is organised and run from a business point of view. The material covered will allow us to understand what we need to do to run our practice efficiently in a changing world which puts more commercial pressures upon us. By applying sound business principles we begin to unerstand how to maintain a balance between the four process areas within the business which are marketing, operations, finance and people.
VenueAlexandra House, Swindon - Swindon & N Wiltshire  View details
Date & timeFriday 8 October 2010, 09:30 to 16:30
LecturerNeil Farnworth  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Dentist, or Manager

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Catering Meal
Core topic Not a core topic
CPD hours6:00
Cost£44.00
Aims

to give an understanding of your entrepreneurial type and how this has a bearing on the way a business is run.

to give a fundamental understanding of the four business areas.

to give an understanding of the financial controls which are required.

to show the advantages and disadvantages of different types of business structure.

Objectives

by the end of the course delegates will:-

understand how to look at the effectiveness of a practice.

be able to assess the financial strength of the business.

be able to examine their service offering to patients and aligned this to what they want and offer value for money.

be able to identify the impact of making short-term cost savings.

be able to develop marketing strategies to encourage patients to return to the practice for treatment.