Practice management skills: How to be a successful practitioner

Completing graduation or post-graduation in any field of dentistry does not make the dentist a good clinician. Some additional skills are required apart from the theoretical and practical knowledge to be a successful dental professional. In this article, the authors have described a few of these skills. It is important that skills which enhance the practice management in a practitioner, like time management, self development and organization skills are included in the dental curriculum (BDS: Bachelor of Dental Surgery; and MDS: Master of Dental Surgery). The institution should help generate dentists that are not only good at their work, but also imbibe a set of skills and personalities that help them achieve success as a good practitioner and a well-equipped human being.