Research Reports from the Department of Operations
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
3-1-1976
Abstract
This paper describes a methodology to forecast the patient load in a dental practice. Three different situations are treated individually: Forecasting in a new practice, forecasting in an established practice, and forecasting during merger. The paper presents both the mathematical models used in forecasting and a set of forms (similar in format to the Internal Revenue Service 1040 forms) which can be used to systematically compute the forecast value. Scheduling of patients and operatories [4,12] and economic analysis of a dental practice [6] require a dependable forecast of the patient load. This paper is intended to help the dentist make such forecasts without having to go through complicated algebra or simply guessing.
Keywords
Operations research, Dental offices--Management, Medical appointments and schedules, Forecasting--Mathematical models, Dental economics, Health services administration, Business mathematics
Publication Title
Technical Memorandums from the Department of Operations, School of Management, Case Western Reserve University
Issue
Technical memorandum no. 334
Rights
This work is in the public domain and may be freely downloaded for personal or academic use
Recommended Citation
Reisman, Arnold; Emmons, Hamilton; Green, Edward J.; Occhionero, Ronald; Dadachanji, Keki R.; and Morito, Susumu, "A Methodology for Forecasting Patient Load for a Dental Practice" (1976). Research Reports from the Department of Operations. 304.
https://commons.case.edu/wsom-ops-reports/304