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title: "What Is Change management? Dental Practice Glossary"
description: "A structured way to plan and introduce a change, such as new software or a new policy, so that the team understands it, adopts it and can see its results."
url: https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/change-management
publisher: Copeland Consulting Services
email: drcopeland@joncopelanddds.com
contact: https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/contact
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Leadership and communication

# Change management

A structured way to plan and introduce a change, such as new software or a new policy, so that the team understands it, adopts it and can see its results.

Change management is a structured way to introduce change. A systematic review of change management in healthcare defines change management models as a structured overall process for change from the inception of change to benefits realisation.

In a dental office the change might be new software, a new schedule or a new policy. Planning can cover goals, who is affected, communication, training and review. It relies on [team communication](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/team-communication), [team training](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/team-training) and clear [leadership](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/leadership).

The review covers many models, and no single model fits every case. Results depend on the setting and the people. This entry gives a general definition only.

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## Related terms

-   [Team communication](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/team-communication)
-   [Team training](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/team-training)
-   [Leadership](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/leadership)
-   [Onboarding](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/onboarding)

## Sources

1.  [PMC, Where Do Models for Change Management, Improvement and Implementation Meet?](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7966357/)

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