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The latest Survey and Economic Research on Dentistry reports published by the ADA are listed below. Reports are generally available either in a bound, hard copy or downloadable, electronic format. Where noted, certain reports are available as a free download to ADA members, while annual reports on accredited education programs are free for anyone to download.To see a preview of these and other reports, or to place an order, visit the ADA Catalog.
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2008 Survey of New Dentists (October 2009)
New dentists (those who graduated from dental school in the previous ten years) who owned their practices reported an average net income from their primary practice of $203,340 in 2007, according to this report. The 2008 Survey of New Dentists report shows that, on average, new dentists reported that they had $8,630 in educational debt entering dental school, but that number went up to $135,460 upon graduation. This informative report also includes demographics and characteristics of new dentists, educational and non-educational debt, practice choices, satisfaction with the profession, as well as benefits and compensation. This report includes information about new dentists who own their practices, employees/associates, independent contractors, as well as new dentists in the federal services.
Available as a free download to ADA members.
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2008 Survey of Dental Practice – Characteristics of Dentists in Private Practice and Their Patients (September 2009)
The percentage of female owner dentists in private practice continues to increase, according to this new report published by the ADA’s Survey Center. “Characteristics of Dentists in Private Practice and Their Patients” reports that the percentage of female owner dentists increased from 11.2% in 2003 to 14.0% in 2007. This informative report also includes other personal and professional characteristics of dentists in private practice, such as employment status, practice hours and size, and number of operatories, along with patient characteristics such as visits per hour, per week, and per year, plus length of appointments and scheduling.
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2008 Survey of Dental Practice – Income from the Private Practice of Dentistry (August 2009)
The average net income from the primary private practice for all owner dentists in 2007 was $234,120, according to this new report published by the ADA Survey Center. “Income from the Private Practice of Dentistry,” the first report published from the ADA’s 2008 Survey of Dental Practice, shows that in 2007 GPs who owned their practice earned an average net income of $205,960 while owner specialists’ average net income was $353,280 in that year. In addition to net income figures, the report includes data on dentists’ expenses, gross billings and sources of gross billings. Average gross billings per owner from the primary private practice for all owner dentists in 2007 was $773,920. Those dentists, on average, collected 94.1% of their gross billings. Five-year trend charts are included for many of these statistics.
Available as a free download to ADA members.
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2008 Survey of Dental Graduates (August 2009)
According to the latest edition, almost seventy percent (69.7%) of responding dental school graduates went into private practice after graduating in 2007. The percentage of dental school graduates who continued in graduate school, or went on to an internship or residency after completing dental school decreased from 20.0% for the class of 2006 to 16.6% for the class of 2007.
The Survey of Dental Graduates is part of the Distribution of Dentists, the ADA’s census of all known dentists in the United States. The survey is mailed to dentists one year after they have graduated from dental school. Information gathered from the survey includes occupation, practice ownership, education debt balance, specialty area of practice, and race/ethnicity.
Available as a free download to ADA members.
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2008 Survey on the Use of Dental Labs (July 2009)
Includes information on the use of dental labs by dentists, the use of material content information, use of foreign dental labs, criteria for selecting a dental lab, perceptions of shortage of technicians by U.S. census region, and opinions on the quality of dental lab work. According to this report, over ninety percent (91.1%) of respondents used independent dental labs in their primary practice. Just over five percent (6.1%) of respondents do not use independent dental labs at all, while less than three percent (2.8%) of respondents have an in-office dental lab.
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2007–08 Survey of Dental Education: Volume 5 – Finances (June 2009)
Volume 5 of the 2007–08 Survey of Dental Education report series has just been published. Updated annually, this report details the revenue and expenses for the operations of 56 United States dental schools during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. To ensure confidentiality, randomly generated school codes are used in place of school names in all tables that provide financial data.
As illustrated in the report, total revenue per full-time enrollment (FTE) increased from $102,146 in Fiscal Year Ending (FYE) 2006 to $106,215 in FYE 2007. Total expenditures per FTE also increased, albeit at a lower rate, from $96,714 in FYE 2006 to $97,589 FYE 2007.
With the release of Volume 5 – Finances, the full set of reports in the 2007–08 Survey of Dental Education series is now available. In addition to Volume 5, the complete set also includes Volume 1 – Academic Programs, Enrollment, and Graduates; Volume 2 – Tuition, Admission and Attrition; and Volume 3 – Faculty and Support Staff. (Volume 4 – Curriculum is published every other year, and will appear again the 2008–09 Survey of Dental Education series.)
Available as a free download.
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2007 Survey of Dental Practice – Employment of Dental Practice Personnel (June 2009)
The ADA Survey Center has released a new publication: the 2007 Survey of Dental Practice – Employment of Dental Practice Personnel.
Chairside assistants earned an average of $17.30 per hour in 2006 according to this report. In addition, the publication states that the average hourly salary of full-time chairside assistants was $17.00 in 2006, while part-time chairside assistants made $18.20 per hour. The report includes the average number of nondentist staff employed, and average salary by position, time spent in the practice, average length of employment and other statistics for dental team members employed by private practicing dentists.
With the release of Employment of Dental Practice Personnel, the three-report set of the 2007 Survey of Dental Practice series is now available. In addition to the Employment report, the complete set also includes Income from the Private Practice of Dentistry and Characteristics of Dentists in Private Practice and Their Patients.
Available as a free download to ADA members.
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2007 Survey of Dental Practice – Characteristics of Dentists in Private Practice and Their Patients (May 2009)
The percentage of female owner dentists in private practice continues to increase, according to this newly published report, from 10.4% in 2002 to 12.5% in 2006. Also included in this second report published from the 2007 Survey of Dental Practice are statistics on subjects ranging from a dentist’s average number of patient visits per week to the percentage of his or her patients covered by private insurance.
Available as a free download to ADA members.
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2007–08 Survey of Dental Education: Volume 3 – Faculty and Support Staff (April 2009)
According to this annual report, between 1998–99 and 2007–08, the total full-time equivalent number (FTE) of dental/clinical science faculty varied between a low of 4,205 (1999–2000) and a high of 4,636 (2005–06). Over the last ten years, total FTE of biomedical science faculty has decreased by 28.9%, from a high of 933 in 1998–99 to 663 in 2007–08.
This report offers a profile of the faculty and support staff at all US dental schools. Information on faculty includes the number of basic and clinical science faculty members and faculty characteristics, such as tenure status, gender, age, and race/ethnicity. Data on dental school support staff feature type of position, number, and ratio of staff to faculty.
Available as a free download.
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2007-08 Survey of Dental Education: Volume 2 – Tuition, Admission, and Attrition (April 2009)
According to this annual report, trends in total costs for all four years of dental school show a consistent yearly increase for both residents and non-residents. Over the last ten years, costs for residents among all United States dental schools increased by 86.7%, from $74,321 to $138,781. During the same period, non-resident costs have increased by 76.7%, from $110,079 in 1998-99 to $194,481 in 2007-08. Proportionally, the difference between resident and non-resident tuition and fees has decreased during the past decade; non-resident students paid 48.1% more than residents in 1998-99, and 40.1% more than residents in 2007-08.
The report includes statistics on annual resident and non-resident tuition, general fees and other fixed costs. It also provides information on admissions policies of dental schools in U.S. and Canada; the number of applicants; academic qualifications of first-year students; criteria employed in the admissions process; advanced placement and number of international dental school graduates; distribution of first-year students according to citizenship; and students withdrawing from dental school.
Available as a free download.
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2007 Survey of Dental Practice - Income from the Private Practice of Dentistry (April 2009)
Incomes of owner general practitioners increased 2.3% from 2005 to 2006 according to this new report published by the ADA Survey Center. “Income from the Private Practice of Dentistry,” the first report published from the ADA’s 2007 Survey of Dental Practice, shows that in 2006 GPs earned an average net income of $202,930 while specialists’ average net income was $329,980 in that year. From 2002 to 2006, general practitioners net incomes have increased 16.4% while specialists’ incomes have grown by 13.3% during that same time period. In addition to net income figures, the report includes data on dentists’ expenses, gross billings and sources of gross billings. Five-year trend charts are included for many of these statistics.
Available as a free download to ADA members.
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Distribution of Dentists in the US: Historical Report, 1998 to 2006 (March 2009)
The Distribution of Dentists in the US: Historical Report, 1998 to 2006 has recently been released. The Distribution of Dentists Historical Report compiles information from the 1998 through 2006 Distributions of Dentists, the ADA’s census of all known dentists in the United States and its possessions and territories. Mandated by the House of Delegates, the census has been conducted periodically since the 1950s with results reported annually in the Distribution of Dentists in the United States by Region and State. Four categories of dentists are described in the report: professionally active dentists, new professionally active dentists, active private practitioners, and new active private practitioners.
Available as a free download to ADA members.
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Consumer Price Index for Dental Services, 1970–2008 (March 2009)
The most recent update to Consumer Price Index for Dental Services, 1970–2008 is now available from the Survey Center. A compilation of consumer price index figures calculated by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the report reveals that dental services continued their accelerated growth of prices relative to goods and services as a whole. For example, during 2007, prices for Dental Services increased 5.1%, compared to 3.8% for All Items.
Available as a free download to ADA members.
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2007–08 Survey of Dental Education: Volume 1 – Academic Programs, Enrollment and Graduates (March 2009)
Volume 1 of the 2007–08 Survey of Dental Education report series is now available. This report, published annually, provides statistical information on academic programs, admission requirements, enrollment and graduate levels, tuition costs, and faculty at United States dental schools. Selected information is included for Canadian dental schools as well. The publication also features trends in applications, first-year and total predoctoral enrollment, attrition rates, number of graduates, female student enrollment and first-year tuition and fees.
As illustrated in the report, the overall number of US dental school graduates increased 16.7% between 1998 and 2007 (from 4,041 to 4,714). The number of male graduates increased by 5.1%, from 2,488 to 2,615 in 2007, while the number of female graduates rose 35.2%, from 1,553 to 2,099.
Available as a free download.
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National Peer Review Reporting System Survey: Calendar Year 2007 Data (January 2009)
This report contains 2007 information about the structure and activities of the ADA’s constituent dental societies’ peer review committees. The survey is periodically conducted as a means of supporting the efforts of the ADA Council on Dental Benefit Programs in developing and improving these professional review systems. Peer review committees from 41 states responded. According to the survey results, of the reported total of 2,043 initiated peer review cases in 2007, 55.8% related to quality of care, 12.1% related to appropriateness of care, and 4.4% related to fees.
Available as a free download to ADA members.
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2007–08 Survey of Advanced Dental Education (January 2009)
This annual publication provides information on advanced dental specialty and general dentistry education programs in the United States accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The report features demographic data on residents, enrollment and graduate levels, application deadlines, and tuition and stipends at the individual program and aggregate levels. In the 2007–08 academic year, 713 accredited advanced dental education programs enrolled 2,994 first-year students/residents (5,748 students/residents overall), and reported 2,879 graduates in the most recent graduating class.
Available as a free download.
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