title: The future as I see it.
abstract: Predicting the future is always chancy, but when a young practitioner begins a career in dentistry, it is worthwhile to have some well-reasoned expectations. The critical dimensions in the next several decades in dentistry will include technology, marketing, and society.
authors.affiliation: rhettraum@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rhett
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raum
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising / Q000639:trends; D003199:Computer Systems / Q000639:trends; D017076:Computer-Aided Design / Q000639:trends; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000639:trends; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D003813:Dentistry / Q000639:trends*; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005544:Forecasting; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000639:trends; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000639:trends; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000639:trends; D011057:Politics; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000639:trends; D012924:Social Conditions / Q000639:trends; D013674:Technology, Dental / Q000639:trends; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States