Profitable Dental Practice

This highly practical guide has been completely revised, updated and expanded, highlighting the changing face of dental practice today. It considers characteristics common to successful organisations and applies them to the profession of dentistry. Focusing on eight key strategies, it is specially designed to develop a thriving dental practice whilst maintaining a healthy personal and professional balance. Profitable Dental Practice, Second Edition reveals, to all members of the practice team, how applying better management of time, finances, staff and marketing can have remarkable and lucrative results. 'There exist literally hundreds of dental practices and while most of them provide their owners with a reasonable living, only a small number could be described as being truly successful, flourishing organisations. The eight strategies described in this book mesh together to provide a blueprint for anyone wishing to develop a thriving dental practice, one that enhances the lives of everyone involved with it - patients, support staff and of course the dentist.' From the Preface 'I commend this book both to the young graduate aspiring to buy their first practice as well as the older practitioner who might wish to build on an already successful business.' Trevor W Ferguson, in the Foreword to the Second Edition 'Excellent... essential... an easy book to dip into.' British Dental Association News

There are many ways to achieve success. However organisations that are successful tend to share a number of common characteristics. This book looks at how these characteristics apply to the profession of dentistry and how they can be applied to create a successful dental practice. It highlights the changing face of dental practice and shows how applying better management of time finances staff and marketing can have dramatic results. The strategies described throughout the book mesh together to provide a blueprint to develop a thriving dental practice enhancing the lives of patients support staff and dentists themselves. All dentists and support staff will find this book an enlightening and indispensable guide.