title: Performance measurement approaches to more productive dental practices.
abstract: Although the trend is changing, most dentists work alone. This means a major impediment to improving practice productivity is lack of benchmarks against which to judge outcomes. The example of treating periodontal conditions based on population baseline parameters is used to illustrate how practices can become more successful with the help of organizations that provide performance measurement consulting.
authors: Heartland Dental Care, USA. rworkman@heartlanddentalcare.com
authors: Richard E
authors: RE
authors: Workman
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003253:Consultants; D006801:Humans; D011215:Practice Management, Dental