Seniors Plans to Teach at Some Point in Career, 2009 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 44% Yes No Unsure 18% Plans to Teach 38% Source:, Senior Survey, 2009
Seniors Perceptions of Degree to Which Educational Debt is a Factor Influencing Immediate Plans, 2009 80% Not at all Somewhat Moderately Much Very much 70% 60% 69% 64% 50% 0.3% 49% 40% 30% 20% 42% 30% 37% 25% 10% 0% Private Practice 15% 0.4% 14% 10% 8% 0.2% 1% 1% 0.2% 0.1% Government Service Teaching/Research Advanced Education 11% 13% 10% 12% 9% 8% 8% Undecided Immediate Plan Source:, Senior Survey, 2009
Percent of Graduates Immediate Practice Plans of U.S. Dental School Graduates, 1980 2008 (of those entering private practice upon graduation) 60% Solo Practice Partner-Group Employed Total Entering Private Practice 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1980 1985 1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Year Source:, 2009 Senior Survey
Distribution of Professionally Active Dentists by Scope of Practice, 2006 Source: American Dental Association, 2006
Gender Distribution Among Professionally Active Dentists, 2006 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% All Graduates Male Female 80.3% 19.7% Male Female 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% Dentists Graduating from 1997-Present Male 64.1% Male Female 35.9% Female Source: American Dental Association, 2006
Distribution of Specialists, 2006 Source: American Dental Association, 2006
Age Distribution of Professionally Active Dentists, 2006 Source: American Dental Association, 2006
Distribution of Race Among Professionally Active Dentists, 2006 Source: American Dental Association, 2006
Number of Professionally Active Dentists per 100,000 U.S. Population, 1976 2020 (projected) The American Dental Association estimates that the national supply of dental services will increase due to a significant increase in dental productivity Dental productivity is expected to increase through increased employment of allied dental professionals Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Dental Workforce Model 2001-2025, http://www.ada.org/ada/prod/survey/publications_workforce.asp#historicalreport
Employment Status of All U.S. Dentists in Private Practice, 2007 90.6% of professionally active dentists are in private practice Source: American Dental Association, 2007 Survey of Dental Practice
Average Net Income of Full Time, Solo, Private Practice U.S. Dentists 1990-2004 Average net income has increased 117% since 1990 Average net income of general practitioners in 2004 was $185,090 Average net income of specialty practitioners in 2004 was $328,110 Average net income of new general practitioners in 2004 was $155,390 Source: American Dental Association, 2004 Survey of Dental Practice
Distribution of Professionally Active Dental Specialists, 2001 80% of professionally active dentists are generalists 20% are specialists Source: American Dental Association
Professionally Active Dentists by Gender and Race/Ethnicity Male 84% Female 16% Native American 0.1% Asian/Pacific Islander 7% Black/African American 3.5% Hispanic/Latino 3.5% White/Caucasian 86% Women will comprise 30% of professionally active dentists by 2020 Based on current dental school enrollment trends and growth of the population by race/ethnicity, the future dental workforce will remain unrepresentative of the population to be served Source: American Dental Association, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA
Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (D-HPSAs) As designated by the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the number of D-HPSAs has grown from 792 in 1993 to 4,048 in 2008. Less than half of D-HPSAs are served by Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), FQHC look-alikes, or rural health clinics. Source: (ADEA)
Community Health Center Dental Programs Health Centers, also known as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), are non-profit clinics that provide high-quality health care services to the underserved. Nationwide in 2008, Health Centers employed approximately 2,300 dentists and 900 dental hygienists (FTE). Over 850 Health Centers (80%) across the country offer on-site dental services. In 2008, Health Centers provided dental care to 3.1 million patients with 7.3 million visits. During that same year, Health Centers provided medical care to about 14.9 million patients. Source: National Network for Oral Health Access (NNOHA)
Number of Patients Average Number of Patients Visits and New Patients Screened in United States Dental Schools, 2004-05 to 2008-09 Patient Visits Patients Screened 60,000 50,000 54,397 53,298 56,427 54,688 52,272 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 5,696 6,106 6,085 5,722 6,246 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 Year Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education, 2008-09