The poll was taken as part of the ADA’s monthly “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry” report for the week of Nov. 14. The Health Policy Institute surveyed 1,137 dentists about their confidence in economic recovery over the next six months.
Here is how confident dentists are in the economic recovery of their dental practices, the dental care sector and the U.S. economy:
Their dental practice
Very confident: 23.4 percent
Somewhat confident: 39.1 percent
Neither confident nor skeptical: 18.8 percent
Somewhat skeptical: 14.6 percent
Very skeptical: 4.1 percent
The dental care sector
Very confident: 13.2 percent
Somewhat confident: 42 percent
Neither confident nor skeptical: 23.5 percent
Somewhat skeptical: 16.9 percent
Very skeptical: 4.4 percent
The U.S. economy
Very confident: 3.9 percent
Somewhat confident: 22.2 percent
Neither confident nor skeptical: 18.4 percent
Somewhat skeptical: 34 percent
Very skeptical: 21.5 percent
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