By the Numbers
Inside Dental Technology delivers updates on digital workflows, materials, lab techniques, and innovation in dental technology through expert articles and videos.
June 1, 2023
Volume 14
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Issue 6
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June 2023
Page(s): p. 6
Dentists' Economic Outlook
The global, US, and dental economies continue to be unpredictable since the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute surveys dentists regularly for its Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry reports, which provide critical insights for the dental laboratories that serve these dentists.
Mean % of Appointment Schedules Filled
January 2022 76.7%
April 2022 86.9%
July 2022 84.9%
October 2022 83.3%
January 2023 85.5%
April 2023 86.5%
Positions Being Recruited
Dental Hygienists 35.7%
Dental Assistants 36.3%
Dentists 15.4%
Administrative Staff 25.1%
Dentists' Confidence in the Sector
Somewhat confident 41.8%
Very confident 15.7%
Very skeptical 4.1%
Somewhat skeptical 16.6%
Neither confident nor skeptical 21.8%
