Last month the ADA released a study examining data suggesting that fewer adults (regardless of income) are visiting the dentist.
Fewer adult visits is thought to be an important force in the decline of dentists’ incomes.
It’s also important to note that while their parents may not be visiting the dentist as often as they were 6 years ago, children seem to be visiting a dentist more often.
Below, you’ll find a graph depicting the average annual net income of general practice dentists from 1990 to 2011.
“The newest data from HPRC shows that dentists’ incomes have remained stagnant since 2009. The average general practice dentists’s income in 2011 was $192,000. General practitioners’ incomes peaked in 2006 at $219,501, which is adjusted for inflation to reflect 2011 dollars.”
The full article, Fewer Adults Visiting the Dentist, can be found at ADA.org
