Survey & Economic Research

As part of the ADA’s Health Policy Resources Center (HPRC), the Survey Center and Health Policy Analysis departments collect and analyze data and other information on a wide range of dental-related issues.

Information is disseminated by both departments to the dental profession and the public. The HPRC has a wide variety of reports and publications available for purchase in both printed and downloadable electronic formats, and also maintains a list of Frequently Asked Questions.

Publications

Titles and descriptions of reports available for purchase are listed by topic area below.

• Dental Issues
• Dental Practice
• Workforce Issues
• Educational Programs
• Consumer Issues and Public Opinion
• Economics & Dentistry: Dental Health Analysis Series

Listings of our reports most recently published and those coming soon, are also available.

Read descriptions, see tables of contents, view prices, and place orders in the ADA Catalog.

As a benefit to ADA members, select publications are available to download free of charge.

Want to keep up with our latest publications? Sign up for our New Report Alert.

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Custom Services

The HPRC has an excellent historical database, going back over decades for certain subjects. Many reports on dental education, workforce and economics are published as a series; some are available back to the 1950s. Custom research and consulting services are available at a reasonable charge. These services include:

• Custom-run Data Analysis
• Research Samples of Dentists
• Use of Copyrighted Materials Request
• Dental Geographic Information System (DGIS) 
• Detailed State-Specific Dental Workforce Analysis
  Visit the "Custom Services" section to learn more.

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Additional Resources

• American Dental Education Association Publications
• American Public Health Association
• American Student Dental Association Publications
• FDI World Dental Federation Facts and Figures
• Kaiser Family Foundation, State Health Facts
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• NIDCR/CDC Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Data Resource Center
• US Census Bureau, Statistical Abstracts of the United States
• US Department of Health and Human Services
  • Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics
  • Centers for Disease Control, National Oral Health Surveillance System
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Health Resources and Services Administration, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
  • US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
• World Health Organization
  • Country/Area Profile Programme
  • Data and Statistics

Contact Information
American Dental Association
Health Policy Resources Center
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Phone: ADA member toll-free number, ext. 2568
or 312-440-2568
Fax: 312-440-7461
E-mail: survey@ada.org

If there is any statistical information related to dentistry that you cannot locate, or there is a service you are interested in that is not outlined here, we encourage you to contact the HPRC to find out how we may be able to help you.