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Average Annual Revenue Per Dentist's Office in the US is about $500,000, and Average Net Income for Dentists is $130,000.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c33249) has announced the addition of Dentists' Offices & Clinics - Industry Profile to their offering.

Roughly 110,000 dentists' offices and clinics operate in the US, generating annual revenues of $70 billion. The large majority of dentists are sole practitioners. Of the approximately 150,000 dentists, 80 percent practice general dentistry; the rest specialize in orthodontics orthodontics: see dentistry. , oral surgery, etc. Average annual revenue per office is about $500,000, and average net income for dentists is $130,000.

Demand for dental services is driven largely by demographics. While the number of children 5 to 19 (who require prophylactic prophylactic /pro·phy·lac·tic/ (pro?-fi-lak´tik)
1. tending to ward off disease; pertaining to prophylaxis.

2. an agent that tends to ward off disease.


pro·phy·lac·tic
n.
 and orthodontic orthodontic (ôr´thdän´tik),
adj
 work) will increase only 1.5 percent during the next five years, the Years, The

the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109]

See : Time
 number of adults over 55 (whose teeth and gums are deteriorating) will increase 13 percent. A successful dental practice Noun 1. dental practice - the practice of dentistry
practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"
 depends heavily on the personality and competence of the dentist. Dentists typically have several direct competitors in the same geographical area.

General dentists can provide amalgam and composite fillings, teeth cleanings, cosmetic dentistry Cosmetic Dentistry Definition

Cosmetic dentistry includes a variety of dental treatments aimed at improving the appearance of the teeth.
Purpose
, root canals, sealants, oral surgery, gum disease gum disease Dentistry Gingival disease, often in the form of gingivitis and bone loss 2º to toxins produced by bacteria in plaque accumulating along the gum line Clinical Early–painless bleeding; pain appears with advanced GD as bone loss around the  treatment, TMJ TMJ
abbr.
temporomandibular joint syndrome


Temporomandibular joint pain (TMJ)
Pain and other symptoms affecting the head, jaw, and face that are caused when the jaw joints and muscles controlling them don't work
 therapy, pediatric dentistry pediatric dentistry,
n See pedodontics.
, orthodontics, tobacco cessation and nutrition counseling, crowns and bridges, dentures, and dental implants.

The typical dentist office includes dental hygienists and office staff. The average office has one dentist and three other employees (usually a receptionist and two hygienists). Insurance paperwork, bill collection, scheduling, and restocking supplies are the main concerns of the office staff.

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