The purpose of this chapter is to review dental economics in three major areas: (i) demand for and utilisation of dental care, (ii) productivity, technical efficiency and economies of scale in dental care production, and finally (iii) economic evaluation of dental care procedures and programmes....

Risk taking is an inherent element of the banking business. Banks make conscious decisions regarding risk taking as they expect to make more return if they take more risk. The primary objective of this study is to empirically investigate the efficiency of Indian banks in generating return...