title: The turning point.
abstract: A great number of dentists recognise the conflict between running a viable business and providing dental care to the same level they had been taught as students. This Personal View recounts the experiences of one general dental practitioner, but the feelings expressed have a universality that many will recognise.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cheetham
mesh_terms: D005792:General Practice, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011331:Private Practice / Q000191:economics*; D013218:State Dentistry / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom