Growing During Adversity

Good news—it seems the economy may be settling down a bit! More good news—we found some notable bright spots in the recently-completed Dental Economics / Levin Group 2009 Annual Practice Survey. Of the dentists surveyed, 44% said they expect to increase production this year. This point proves that dentists find a way—even in one of the most challenging economic times in our history—to be successful.

Another hopeful sign was that the number of average active patients increased from 1,897 in 2008 to 2,300 in 2009. This indicates in part that dentists are expanding their efforts to retain current patients and attract new patients. The more patients of record you have, the better positioned you will be to take advantage of the expected turnaround in 2010.

Please be sure to check out the October and November issues of Dental Economics to see the entire survey.