Dental Industry Trends Summary Nov 25 - Dec 1

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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) Nov 25 - Dec 1

Production per practice *The observed revenue drop on Nov 28th, 2024 is due to Thanksgiving this year. This accounts for the notable differences in the weekly and USA plots, as well as the unusually low percentages in "Shares of procedures performed."

Weekly production growth by state -41.22% Overall Production   -35.3% Overall Visits

Share of procedures performed -31.91% Preventive   -33.63% Diagnostic -57.79% Prosthodontics - Removable   -58.2% Implant Services

2024 Yearly Progression Jan 1st 2024 - Present

Growth in production

Practice demographics 2.01M Production per Practice   1853.3 Visits per Practice   30-60 : 13.1% | 61-90 : 8.8% | >90 : 78.1% AR *Numbers are subject to change based on data availability and PMS adjustments.

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