The data was gathered as part of the ADA’s annual “Survey of Dental Practice” and includes general and specialty dentists.
Here is the percentage of dentists who said they were “not busy enough” from 2007 to 2022:
Note: Data was not collected for 2020.
2007: 20.5 percent
2008: 24.3 percent
2009: 32.9 percent
2010: 33 percent
2011: 38 percent
2012: 35.7 percent
2013: 35.9 percent
2014: 33.6 percent
2015: 27.6 percent
2016: 27.2 percent
2017: 24.4 percent
2018: 26.5 percent
2019: 18.1 percent
2021: 21.7 percent
2022: 21.9 percent