An economic perspective on dental practice: the economics of increasing practice size
Doherty, N.
International Dental Journal 25(1): 31-37
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0020-6539 PMID: 1054322 Document Number: 95149
Group dental practice is a form of organization which can show substantial professional and public benefits. Part of the support for group practice is derived from an extrapolation of the theory of economies of scale. Applied to dentistry, the theory holds that as practices grow they will be able to use their resources more efficiently than do smaller practices, and lower, thereby, the average costs of producing dental services.