title: The business of dentistry. Financial experts look at the future of the dental industry.
abstract: A financial conference, held in February, took a look at where the dental industry is heading. Given the consolidations already apparent in the manufacturing and laboratory aspects of the profession and the growth of managed care companies, what does the future hold for the profession?
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asa
mesh_terms: D003813:Dentistry / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends; D004468:Economics, Dental; D005376:Financial Management; D006801:Humans; D007754:Laboratories, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States