In this issue:
By the Numbers
MEDIAN SERVICE FEES
$1,750
Surgical placement of a dental implant
$1,250
Delivery of an abutment-supported porcelain fused to metal crown
$750
Bone replacement graft for ridge preservation (per site)
Source: American Academy of Implant Dentistry Field Study Report: 2016 Dental Implant Practice Benchmarking Study
PRACTICE PERSPECTIVES
47%
Practices that currently use CAD/CAM technology, with another 27 percent planning to use it in the future
Source: American Academy of Implant Dentistry Field Study Report: 2016 Dental Implant Practice Benchmarking Study
38%
Overall revenue spent by practices on staff salary and benefits
Source: American Academy of Implant Dentistry Field Study Report: 2016 Dental Implant Practice Benchmarking Study
21%
Active dentists who described themselves as specialists (i.e., reported that the practice, research or administration area was an ADA-recognized specialty in 2015)
Source: American Dental Association, Dentist Supply in the U.S.: 2001–2015
18%
Projected employment growth for dentists from 2014 to 2024
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program
