Note
College of Business
Member of
Contributors
Publisher
Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1982
Description
This thesis contains an investigation of the potential for increasing
dental productivity in Florida. This investigation of the
Florida dental care industry is conducted from a micro-economic-theoretical
perspective. It is performed under a methodological
framework that incorporates the estimation of a dental production
function for Florida using data on general practices from the ADA
1977 Survey of Dental Practice and employing the transcendental
logarithmic production function. As a complement to this estimation
a survey of the relevant literature and an examination of the
general characteristics of Florida dental practices are presented.
The general implication is that the productivity of Florida practices
could be increased and associated delivery costs could be
reduced by expanding the market for dental services, adding more
staff, and increasing the number of dentists per practice, as well
as by a more efficient use of dental personnel including auxiliaries
with expanded functions.
dental productivity in Florida. This investigation of the
Florida dental care industry is conducted from a micro-economic-theoretical
perspective. It is performed under a methodological
framework that incorporates the estimation of a dental production
function for Florida using data on general practices from the ADA
1977 Survey of Dental Practice and employing the transcendental
logarithmic production function. As a complement to this estimation
a survey of the relevant literature and an examination of the
general characteristics of Florida dental practices are presented.
The general implication is that the productivity of Florida practices
could be increased and associated delivery costs could be
reduced by expanding the market for dental services, adding more
staff, and increasing the number of dentists per practice, as well
as by a more efficient use of dental personnel including auxiliaries
with expanded functions.
Language
Type
Form
Extent
73 p.
Subject (Topical)
Identifier
14107
Additional Information
College of Business
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1982.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1982
Date Text
1982
Date Issued (EDTF)
1982
Extension
FAU
FAU
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IID
FADT14107
Issuance
monographic
Organizations
Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: College of Business
Attributed name: Department of Economics
Person Preferred Name
EFSTATHIOU, PANOS E.
Graduate College
Physical Description
73 p.
application/pdf
Title Plain
DENTAL PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL IN FLORIDA
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Origin Information
1982
monographic
Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
Physical Location
Florida Atlantic University Libraries
Place
Boca Raton, Fla.
Sub Location
Digital Library
Title
DENTAL PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL IN FLORIDA
Other Title Info
DENTAL PRODUCTIVITY POTENTIAL IN FLORIDA