By the Numbers
MEDIAN SERVICE FEES
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$1,750
Surgical placement of a dental implant
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$1,250
Delivery of an abutment-supported porcelain fused to metal crown
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$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
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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
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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
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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
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18%
Projected employment growth for dentists from 2014 to 2024
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program