Practice Modalities Among U.S. Dentists

HPI's annual report of dentist affiliation by (1) dental practice size, defined by the number of locations within a dental practice, and (2) dental support organization (DSO) status, regardless of practice size is  now available for 2024.  

The data report includes results for practice size and DSO affiliation, broken down by dentist career stage, sex, and dental specialty. Data are also available at the state level broken down by career stage. 

• 2024 Distribution of Dentists According to Size of Dental Practice and Affiliation with a Dental Support Organization (DSO) (XLSX) – data report.

Data reports:

• 2023 Distribution of Dentists According to Size of Dental Practice and Affiliation with a Dental Support Organization (DSO) (XLSX) – data report.
• 2022 Distribution of Dentists According to Size of Dental Practice and Affiliation with a Dental Support Organization (DSO) (XLSX) – data report.

Key findings:

• The Evolving Dental Practice Model recording on demand with HPI's Marko Vujicic.
• The Evolving Dental Practice Model: Data Update for 2023 (PDF) – summary of data findings.
• The Evolving Dental Practice Model: Data Update for 2022  (PDF) – summary of data findings.