title: Motivating patients to higher levels of oral health.
abstract: Opportunities for practice and personal growth remain incredibly high in dentistry. Earnest attention to factors affecting the marketplace and willingness to add and change practice strategies are essential for satisfying patient priorities and tantamount to a dentist's personal success.
authors.affiliation: Rempfer & Associates, Rempfer Consulting, Carnelian Bay, California, USA.
authors.forename: Roger K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Rempfer
mesh_terms: D003777:Dental Prophylaxis; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D006267:Health Education, Dental / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000191:economics; D009042:Motivation; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000523:psychology*; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000523:psychology*