creation. Her "palette" consists of an education major, certification in a dental assisting curriculum and courses in business and accounting. Her ability to combine these resources with her career experiences has created a consultant with multifaceted talents.

Marianne has spent almost thirty years in the dental field. The first five years were spent as a dental assistant enjoying the personal satisfaction of helping her patients with their dental needs. She then shifted her career into the business arena of dentistry. It is in this area that Marianne flourishes! She has been an office administrator for dental practices for over twenty years. Some of her more notable achievements are the following:

Creation of medical coding manual for dental practices
Published author of dental practice management articles for Dental Practice Report and other dental journals
Maintaining an above 98% collection to production ratio for more than ten years as a dental practice administrator
Development of dental practice manuals
Assisting in the maintaining of a very high staff retention rate as an office administrator
Development of a unique insurance filing system
Development of an accounts receivable collection system
Speaker and trainer
There are three areas of specialty in Marianne's consulting practice. The first area is the implementation of systems to lower accounts receivable. The second area is the implementation of a medical-dental cross coding system. The third area of specialty is front desk systems and business forms.