Dentists are mostly more confident in the recovery of their dental practices and the overall dental care sector than the U.S. economy, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The poll was taken as part of the ADA's monthly "Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry" report for the week of Jan. 16. The Health Policy Institute surveyed 1,209 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: 25.9 percent
Somewhat confident: 37.3 percent
Neither confident nor skeptical: 19.2 percent
Somewhat skeptical: 13.8 percent
Very skeptical: 3.8 percent
The dental care sector
Very confident: 14.6 percent
Somewhat confident: 44 percent
Neither confident nor skeptical: 21.8 percent
Somewhat skeptical: 16 percent
Very skeptical: 3.6 percent
The U.S. economy
Very confident: 3.9 percent
Somewhat confident: 24.6 percent
Neither confident nor skeptical: 21.1 percent
Somewhat skeptical: 32 percent
Very skeptical: 18.4 percent