title: Transition from NHS to private practice.
abstract: This article describes the process of change in a specialist orthodontic practice from NHS to private, the development of a business plan and its subsequent implementation. The very nature of change is variability and the unique personality of an orthodontic practitioner and the make-up of the regional orthodontic environment mean that this article cannot provide a definitive guide to change. However, the general principles are applicable to changes in most circumstances and are illustrated with reference to the author's own practice.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perks
mesh_terms: D019230:Dental Audit; D005376:Financial Management; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009042:Motivation; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010551:Personality; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011331:Private Practice / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom