Book excerpt: The Financial Success Guide for Private Practice Dentists is a simple and direct look at what it takes for a dental practice owner to positively achieve financial prosperity. Since the success of the practice undeniably affects the practice owner's personal finances, a thorough knowledge of personal financial planning for the unique needs of an owner is critical if one truly wants to realize the ultimate economic rewards of business ownership. This book is an overview of the necessary elements of a clinic owner's financial plan and the basic know-how to create confidence and certainty in one's financial decisions. It also contains innovative tools to assist a practice owner in creating a more expansive and profitable clinic as well as an affluent personal financial condition.