Industry bodyAll sizesUSA
16.1%
of US dentists were affiliated with a dental support organization (DSO) in 2024
Sample: ADA HPI Dental Office Database plus Fluent data; 198,117 of 212,459 practicing US dentists, data year 2024
Industry bodyUpdated 23 Oct 2026
72.5%of US dentists owned a private practice in 2023, down from 84.7% in 2005
72.5% of US dentists owned a private practice in 2023, down from 84.7% in 2005 (2023, American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Health Policy Institute research and data)
-12.2 points since the previous figure: 84.7% (31 Dec 2005)
Industry bodyChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026All sizesUSADental marketing · Practice ownership
In plain words
What this number really says
72.5% of US dentists owned a private practice in 2023, down from 84.7% in 2005 (2023).
72.5%
the latest figure (2023)
Industry body
type of source
Why you can trust it. American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Health Policy Institute research and data: industry body, trade association report.
Key facts
- Period 2023
- Region USA
- Company size All sizes
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Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Health Policy Institute research and data, 2023
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
- Publisher
- American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Health Policy Institute research and data
- Source type
- Industry body: Trade association report
- What it measures
- 72.5% of US dentists owned a private practice in 2023, down from 84.7% in 2005
- Data period
- 2023 (ends 31 Dec 2023)
- In the source's words
As of 2023, less than three-fourths of U.S. dentists (72.5%) are private practice owners, down from 84.7% in 2005.
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on ada.org HPI dental practice research page. Page has no publish date; the linked infographic is dated Nov 2023.
- Reuse
- Copyright ADA; short quotes and figures with attribution. Cite ADA Health Policy Institute and the data year. HPI notes its DSO method slightly undercounts.
- Next expected update
- Yearly data updates (American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, yearly data updates)
- Original page
- www.ada.org: Health Policy Institute research and data
- Data files
- CSV · JSON (stable links)
Full change log
- 31 Dec 2005New data84.7% 2005 ownership share, same HPI series.
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American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute. (2026). 72.5% of US dentists owned a private practice in 2023, down from 84.7% in 2005. Via digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/dental-marketing/dentist-practice-ownership-2023
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"72.5% of US dentists owned a private practice in 2023, down from 84.7% in 2005." American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Health Policy Institute research and data, 2023. digitaltreed, https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/dental-marketing/dentist-practice-ownership-2023.
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72.5% of US dentists owned a private practice in 2023, down from 84.7% in 2005, for 2023, according to American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Health Policy Institute research and data. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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