Overall job satisfaction ‘lukewarm’ among associate dentists: Report

Overall job satisfaction was “lukewarm” among associate dentists in 2024, with 45.8% of associate dentists reporting satisfaction in Dentalpost’s 2025 Dental Salary Survey Report.

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Dentalpost surveyed nearly 3,500 dental professionals to create this year’s report. The survey was conducted from October to November 2024. 

Here is how satisfied dentist owners and associate dentists were overall with their jobs in 2024:

Dentist owners

Very satisfied: 37%

Satisfied: 40.7%

Neutral: 14,1%

Dissatisfied: 5.9%

Very dissatisfied: 2.3%

Associate dentists

Very satisfied: 20.3%

Satisfied: 25.4%

Neutral: 33.1%

Dissatisfied: 15.3%

Very dissatisfied: 5.9%

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