title: Budget and profitability.
abstract: To fully understand profit and how it can be maximized in a dental practice, a proper budget must be developed. A budget helps the dentist understand how every component of practice performance is affecting profitability. When a budget is completed, goals must be set, and the systems needed to reach those goals must be implemented continuously. By carefully analyzing ways to make your practice more profitable, you will see short-term production benefits and long-term profitability benefits that will allow you to achieve financial independence more quickly.
authors.affiliation: Levin Group, USA.
authors.forename: Roger P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets; D005376:Financial Management / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics*