Is the traditional single provider dental practice dying? The answer is ‘no’, but it is evolving.
Now, more than ever, single provider practices find themselves competing for new patients as well as patient loyalty in a marketplace increasingly driven by dental insurance, corporate dental groups and the increasing availability of a wider range of services.
If you are a general dentist in solo practice, you have surely felt pressure to expand upon the services offered in your practice and to offer more services “in-house” instead of referring patients to a specialist. You have probably found yourself utilizing more resources to attract and keep new patients in your practice.

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