Exploring the Role of Practice Managers in Dutch Oral Healthcare Practices.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction and aims

The practice manager (PM) is a familiar position in Dutch oral healthcare. However, little is known about in which type of practice they work and what their responsibilities are. The aims of this study were to analyse the characteristics of oral healthcare practices that employ a PM and practices that do not, to determine responsibility for tasks described in the PM function description, and to assess to what extent the role of a PM varies between those with an oral healthcare and another background, and across practices with different characteristics.

Methods

At the end of 2022, a questionnaire with questions about the employment of a PM in the practice was presented to 991 randomly selected general dental practitioners. The questions about the tasks o

SUBMITTER: den Boer JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11806326 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature