The development of dental business structures - Diagram – Team-based structure

Glenys Bridges introduces models of management structure and inter-team working required to provide modern sustainable dental care services.

Summary

Dental practices operating a proactively developed management structure, created using business planning processes, are more likely to maintain an engaged team. A business plan provides opportunities for the management team to evaluate the management structure. A modular structure can define the business structure, supported by a team-based structure determining chains of responsibility, work allocation, reporting pathways and training needs. A functional structure divides the practice into functional areas, for example clinical, finance, IT and compliance.

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