title: Today's impatient patient.
abstract: Fee-for-service dentists face the daily challenge of differentiating themselves from discount providers while delivering quality care to patients pressed for time. Some thoughts on how to make the best of limited time.
authors.affiliation: David Schwab & Assoc., Inc., Lake Mary, Fla. 32746, USA.
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authors.lastname: Schwab
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003142:Communication; D003729:Dental Care; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D018588:Fee-for-Service Plans; D006801:Humans; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011215:Practice Management, Dental; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013689:Telephone; D013997:Time Factors