title: Marketing.
abstract: There is not enough marketing of dentistry; but there certainly is too much selling of poor quality service that is being passed off as dentistry. The marketing concept makes the patient and the patients' needs the ultimate criteria of marketing efforts. Myths and good practices for effective marketing that will promote oral health are described under the traditional four "Ps" categories of "product" (best dental care), "place" (availability), "promotion" (advertising and other forms of making patients aware of available services and how to use them), and "price" (the total cost to patients of receiving care).
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Chambers
mesh_terms: D000329:Advertising; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D008389:Marketing of Health Services / Q000941:ethics*; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000941:ethics*; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D011787:Quality of Health Care