Dental appointments dipped slightly in October

Dental practices’ appointment schedules were 2.7 percent less full in October than September, according to data from the American Dental Association’s monthly “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry” report.

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The surveys in the report were conducted the week of October 17. The responses come from 1,170 dentists working in private practices. Read more about the methodology here.

How full dental practices’ appointment schedules were for each respective month:

January: 76.7 percent

February: 83.4 percent

March: 87.7 percent

April: 86.9 percent

May: 86.2 percent

June: 86 percent

July: 84.9 percent

August: 86.2 percent

September: 86 percent

October: 83.3 percent

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