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The latest Survey and Economic Research on Dentistry reports published by the ADA are listed below. Reports are generally available either in a bound, hard copy or downloadable, electronic format. To see a preview of these and other reports, or to place an order, visit the ADA Catalog.
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2006 Survey of Dental Practice-Income from the Private Practice of Dentistry (April 2008)
Incomes of owner general practitioners increased 6.7% from 2004 to 2005 according to this report. “Income from the Private Practice of Dentistry,” the first report published from the ADA’s 2006 Survey of Dental Practice, shows that in 2005 GPs earned an average net income of $198,350 while specialists’ average net income was $304,020 in that year. From 2001 to 2005, general practitioners net incomes have increased 13.0% while specialists’ incomes have grown by 10.4% during that same time period.
In addition to net income figures, the report includes data on dentists’ expenses, gross billings and sources of gross billings. Five-year trend charts are included for many of these statistics.
The cost of the report (item code SDPI-2006) is $100 for ADA members, $150 for nonmembers, and $300 for commercial firms. The report is also available as a downloadable file (item code SDPI-2006D) at the same prices, excluding shipping and handling.
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2006–07 Survey of Dental Education: Volume 1 – Academic Programs, Enrollment and Graduates (March 2008)
Volume 1 of the 2006–07 Survey of Dental Education report series is now available. This report, published annually, provides statistical information on academic programs, admission requirements, enrollment and graduate levels, tuition costs, and faculty at United States dental schools. Selected information is included for Canadian dental schools as well. The publication also features trends in applications, first-year and total predoctoral enrollment, attrition rates, number of graduates, female student enrollment and first-year tuition and fees.
As illustrated in the report, the overall number of US dental school graduates increased 14.9% between 1997 and 2006 (from 3,930 to 4,515). The number of male graduates increased by 0.4%, from 2,480 to 2,489 in 2006, while the number of female graduates rose 39.7%, from 1,450 to 2,026.
The cost of the report (item code SDE1-2006) is $90 for members, $135 for non-member dentists, and $270 for commercial organizations, plus shipping and handling. This report is also available as a downloadable file (item code SDE1-2006D) at the same prices, excluding shipping and handling.
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2006–07 Survey of Dental Education: Volume 4 – Curriculum (March 2008)
Volume 4 of the 2006–07 Survey of Dental Education report series has been published by the Survey Center. This report, produced biennially and revised from previous editions, summarizes clock hours of instruction in basic science, clinical science, and behavioral science in United States dental schools by type of instruction and by subject.
Dental schools reported that during the entire predoctoral program in 2006–07, an average of 76.3% (3,742.6 clock hours) of all instruction time was devoted to dental/clinical sciences, 17.5% (859.1 clock hours) to biomedical sciences, and 6.2% (306.1 clock hours) to behavioral, social, information, and research sciences.
The cost of the report (item code SDE4-2006) is $90 for members, $135 for non-member dentists, and $270 for commercial organizations, plus shipping and handling. This report is also available as a downloadable file (item code SDE4-2006D) at the same price levels, excluding shipping and handling.
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2006–07 Survey of Allied Dental Education (February 2008)
The 2006–07 Survey of Allied Dental Education report is available now. This report, published annually by the Survey Center, contains aggregate and program-level information on admissions policies, enrollment, graduates, faculty characteristics, and areas of instruction. The 2006–07 edition includes information on 286 dental hygiene, 268 dental assisting, and 20 dental laboratory technology education programs in the United States.
The report shows that total enrollment in all three types of allied dental education programs increased between 2005–06 and 2006–07. Dental hygiene enrollment increased by 5.6%, from 14,012 to 14,795. Dental assisting enrollment increased 1.4%, from 8,460 to 8,578, while dental laboratory technology enrollment rose 4.4%, from 652 to 681.
The cost of the publication (item code SALL-2006) is $90 for members, $135 for non-member dentists, and $270 for commercial organizations, plus shipping and handling. This report is also available as a downloadable file (item code SALL-2006D, same prices apply, but there is no shipping and handling charge).
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Consumer Price Index for Dental Services, 1970–2007 (February 2008)
The most recent update to Consumer Price Index for Dental Services has just been published by the Survey Center. A compilation of consumer price index figures calculated by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the report reveals that dental services continued their accelerated growth of prices relative to goods and services as a whole. For example, during 2007, prices for Dental Services increased 5.1%, compared to 2.8% for All Items.
The price for this report (item code CPI-2007) is $20 for members, $30 for non-member dentists, and $60 for commercial organizations, plus shipping and handling. This publication is also available as a downloadable file (item code CPI-2007D) at the same price levels, excluding shipping and handling.
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2006–07 Survey of Advanced Dental Education (January 2008)
This annual publication provides information on advanced dental specialty and general dentistry education programs in the United States accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The report features demographic data on residents, enrollment and graduate levels, application deadlines, and tuition and stipends at the individual program and aggregate levels. In the 2006–07 academic year, 708 accredited advanced dental education programs enrolled 2,881 first-year students/residents (5,617 students/residents overall), and reported 2,862 graduates in the most recent graduating class.
The cost of the report (catalog code SADV-2006) is $90 for ADA members, $135 for nonmembers, and $270 for commercial firms, plus shipping and handling. The publication is also available as a downloadable file (item code SADV-2006D, same prices apply, but there is no shipping and handling charge).
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