Dental Industry Trends Summary Dec 9 - 15

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INDUSTRY TRENDS Dental Industry Summary Gain insights on industry changes, including production, patient visits, procedure shares and more.

2023 / 2024 Year-over-Year (YoY) Dec 9 - Dec 15

Production per practice

Weekly production growth by state 0.3% Overall Production   1.3% Overall Visits

Share of procedures performed 14.59% Maxillofacial Prosthetics   9.91% Orthodontics -10.58% Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery   -19.97% Prosthodontics - Removable

2024 Yearly Progression Jan 1st 2024 - Present

Growth in production

Practice demographics 2.09M Production per Practice   1883.2 Visits per Practice   30-60 : 13.7% | 61-90 : 8.8% | >90 : 77.5% AR *Numbers are subject to change based on data availability and PMS adjustments.

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