Modules
Module 1: Strategic PlanningToolbox
Post-Test
  1. What is the foundation for all clinic policies and procedures?
    1. Business plan.
    2. Balance sheet.
    3. Mission and goals.
    4. Strategic plan.
  2. Which of the following statements is true?
    1. The more inclusive a clinic seeks to be in providing access to oral health care, the more likely it is to achieve financial sustainability.
    2. The more inclusive a clinic seeks to be in providing access to oral health care, the more difficult it is to achieve financial sustainability.
    3. The more inclusive a clinic seeks to be in providing access to oral health care, the better the quality of the care it can provide.
    4. The more inclusive a clinic seeks to be in providing access to oral health care, the less likely it is to be sued for malpractice.
  3. Why should a clinic have a business plan?
    1. To communicate the clinic’s goals and objectives to others.
    2. To enhance a strategic plan by defining actions, timelines, and responsibilities.
    3. To specify planned growth and financial projections that will support the clinic’s mission and goals.
    4. All of the above.
  4. When is the best time to start writing a business plan?
    1. After a clinic is certain that it can be financially sustainable.
    2. Six months to a year after a clinic opens.
    3. As soon as the clinic has all the information it needs to complete a business plan.
    4. Early on, when the launch of a clinic is being planned.
  5. How can clinics help to ensure that a business plan is used?
    1. By taking a systematic approach to implementing the business plan.
    2. By involving all staff in creating the business plan.
    3. By instituting bonuses for staff that are conditional upon the business plan being used.
    4. By delegating responsibility for implementing the business plan to just one staff member.