State of the U.S. Dental Market - Outlook 2018

(November 2017 - 60 min)

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This flagship webinar, presented by Marko Vujicic, Ph.D., provided an annual update of the newest data on the dental care market. Looking forward, the webinar also highlighted key forces reshaping the dental care market in the coming years.

As promised, here is the list of all publications referenced in the webinar:

The Dental Economy

• U.S. Dental Expenditures: 2017 Update
• Emergency Department Visits for Dental Conditions - A Snapshot (Updated August 2019)

Dental Care Utilization

• Dental Care Utilization in the U.S. (NEW)

Dental Benefits Coverage

• Dental Benefits Coverage in the U.S. (NEW)
• Medicaid Expansion and Dental Benefits Coverage (Updated December 2018)

Cost Barriers to Dental Care

• Cost Barriers to Dental Care in the U.S. (NEW)
• Oral Health and Well-Being
• Dental Care Presents the Highest Level of Financial Barriers, Compared to Other Types of Health Care Services
  

Untreated Caries

• Racial Disparities in Untreated Caries Narrowing for Children
• Untreated Caries Rates Falling Among Low-Income Children
  

Supply of Dentists

• Projected Supply of Dentists for Select States
• Supply of Full-Time Equivalent Dentists in the U.S. Expected to Increase Steadily (NEW)

Dentist Workforce Profile

• Dentist Profile Snapshot by State 2016 (NEW)
• How Big are Dental Service Organizations? (NEW)
• Racial and Ethnic Diversity among Dentists in the U.S. (NEW)
• Structure of Dental Practices in the U.S. (NEW)
• Practice Ownership is Declining
• Dentist Participation in Medicaid or CHIP
• Medicaid Fee-for-Service (FFS) Reimbursement and Provider Participation for Dentists and Physicians in Every State

Dentist Earnings and Busyness

• Dentist Earnings and Busyness in the U.S. (Updated November 2018)

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