The New Start Up Dental Practice

Please answer the following questions:

1. Are you starting a new practice or purchasing an existing one?
- Select - New Existing

2. How many months before you open?
- Select - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

3. Do you have a marketing plan in place?
- Select - Yes No

4. Do you know what software package you'll be using?
- Select - Yes No

5. Do you have front office staff picked out with some experience in dentistry?
- Select - Yes No

6. If yes, are they:

a. Trained and tested in the use of your software package?
- Select - Yes No

b. Trained and tested on insurance matters and how to file electronically and by hand?
- Select - Yes No

c. Trained and tested on how to do financial arrangements?
- Select - Yes No

7. Do you have a basic general policy in place so staff understand what is expected of them as a staff member?
- Select - Yes No

8. Do you have a basic understanding of financial planning?
- Select - Yes No

9. Do you have a fee schedule that is fair and competitive in the market you are in? - Select - Yes No

10. Are you signed up with at a couple of insurance companies that reimburse at a rate close to your fee schedule?
- Select - Yes No

11. Are you confident in your ability to correct staff members on both procedural errors and ethical matters?
- Select - Yes No