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Career Dentistry: Statistics
Professional Profile
? There are more than 152,000 active dentists in the U.S. today.

? About 92% of active dentists are in private practice.

? About 79% of all dentists practice general dentistry, the remainder practice a dental specialty.

? There were 31,270 dental specialists as of the beginning of 1996, 48% of whom were orthodontists or oral and maxillofacial surgeons.

? According to a September 1997 Gallup Poll, dentistry was the fifth most trusted profession in America. Another recent Gallop Poll indicated dentists generally get high marks from consumers for their interpersonal skills and delivery of quality care.

? A January 1991 survey by Louis Harris and Associates reported that 83% of American adults were very satisfied with services received from their dentists.

? A recent Gallup Poll also reported that 92% of respondents would recommend their dentist to someone else.

Dental Economics
? Dental offices were the third highest ranking category of start-up businesses most likely to survive, according to the most recent survey of nearly 1.5 million companies reported in Inc. magazine.

? In 1996 the average net income of general practitioners was about $124,960, the mean net income of dental specialists was approximately $196,670.

? The average net income for dentists between 30 and 34 years of age was $104,790 and for those from 45-49 years of age it was $156,540 in 1994. Specialists in the 45-49 year old age group averaged $236,780 a year net income.

? The average income of a dentist is in the highest 8% of U.S. family income.

? Currently, approximately 100 million people are covered under dental benefit plans. According to a Gallup Poll, 57% of American adults are covered by a dental plan that pays for all or part of their dental expenses. Private dental insurance payments accounted for 48.7% of the nation's expenditures for dental care.

Dental Practice
? Among dentists out of dental school less than four years, about 42% own their own practice; by six years after graduation this figure increased to 53%.

? On average, dentists worked 37.0 hours a week in 1996, spending 33.1 hours a week (about 90% of their time in practice) treating patients. Those working fewer hours are often older dentists who are limiting their hours or younger dentist who are building a practice.

? In 1996 67% of the nation's private practitioners were working in a practice with no other dentists; 21% were working in a practice with one other dentist; and 12% worked with two are more dentists.

? Approximately 38% of the first year students in dental school in 1996/97 were women. Minorities comprised approximately 35% of the first year class in 1996/97. The numbers of women and minority practitioners are growing.

Does anyone have any other statistics they would like to share?

P.S. Dentists do NOT have the highest suicide rate. Shrinks do. Read this website to see the real statistics.
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010420.html

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