DSO affiliation across 8 dental specialties

Fourteen percent of all dentists in the U.S. are affiliated with a DSO, and orthodontists have the highest affiliation percentage among specialty dentists.

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More than one in five orthodontists are affiliated with a DSO, the highest across eight dental specialities, according to data from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. 

General practice dentists and endodontists are both at 14%, in line with the national average, 

Here is the percentage of dentists affiliated with a DSO across eight specialties:

General practice: 14%

Endodontics: 14%

Oral and maxillofacial surgery: 16%

Orthodontics: 21%

Pediatric dentistry: 13%

Periodontics: 12%

Prosthodontics: 10%

Other: 10%

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