On April 3rd, the ADA shared the results of a March 23 survey sent to 68,475 dentists, with 19,154 responding.
Open the link, above, to see the report in its entirety. Here’s a summary of the main findings:
What is the current status of your dental practice?
76%
Closed but seeing emergency patients only
19%
Closed and not seeing any patients
05%
Open but lower patient volume than usual
00%
Open and business as usual
How does this week compare to what is typical in your practice, in terms of total patient volume?
90.7%
Less than 25% of what is typical
5.1%
76%-99% of what is typical
2.9%
25%-50% of what is typical
Is your dental practice paying staff this week?
45%
Yes, partially
28%
Not paying any staff
27%
Yes, fully
The ADA survey report breaks down responses into number of dentists in practice, DSO/non-DSO, age, ADA membership, state-by-state numbers and other variables.
The ADA says it will be polling dentists regularly.
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