title: Improve your chances of incorporating change.
abstract: Successfully initiating change in a dental practice means understanding that several management issues need to be recognized: involvement of staff in the process of change; clear goals and a vision that are understood by everyone; leadership that stays involved; and the celebration of small wins and short-term goals.
authors.affiliation: tooth167@aol.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ratliff
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003797:Dental Staff / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013997:Time Factors