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June 15, 2017

MEDIAN SERVICE FEES

Surgical placement of a dental implant

$1,750

Surgical placement of a dental implant

An abutment-supported porcelain fused to metal crown

$1,250

Delivery of an abutment-supported porcelain fused to metal crown

A bone replacement graft for ridge preservation

$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

A dentist using CAD/CAM technology

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

Dental staff posing for a picture

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

Specialist dentist working on a patient

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

4 shadow people taking the opportunity to jump on that sign

18%

Projected employment growth for dentists from 2014 to 2024

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program