US dental market
Revenue and chair occupancy move differently
By Santiago Vivallo, DDS · CEO, DentRead
2026-11-06 · DentRead
31.4%In Q4 2025, 31.4% of dentists reported recruiting dental hygienists, about 1 in 3.
ADA Health Policy Institute, State of the US Dental Economy Q4 2025 (p. 21, 2025-12)
32.4%32.4% of surveyed dentists report being overworked.
ADA Health Policy Institute, HPI Perspectives (julio 2026), panel trimestral de dentistas de EE.UU.
Why it matters
The gap between a full schedule and actual collections is where the operational problem lives.
Sources
- ADA Health Policy Institute, State of the US Dental Economy Q4 2025 (p. 21, 2025-12)
- ADA Health Policy Institute, HPI Perspectives (julio 2026), panel trimestral de dentistas de EE.UU.
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