The ADA surveyed dentists who graduated from dental school between 2013 and 2022, gauging if they are happy with their current practice setting or if they are looking to make a switch.
Here is how new dentists in affiliated private practices and unaffiliated private practices responded:
Dentists in affiliated private practices
Plan to stay in affiliated private practices: 51%
Plan to leave for a unaffiliated private practice: 39%
Plan to leave for a federally qualified health center: 3%
Plan to leave for additional public settings: 4%
Plan to leave for dental school: 2%
Dentists in unaffiliated private practices
Plan to stay in unaffiliated private practices: 93%
Plan to leave for an affiliated private practice: 5%
Plan to leave for a federally qualified health center: 1%
Plan to leave for additional public settings: 1%
Plan to leave for dental school: 1%