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
Official dataUpdated 23 Oct 2026
12%of US dentists are self-employed; 78% work in offices of dentists
12% of US dentists are self-employed; 78% work in offices of dentists (2025, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook)
Official dataChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026SmallUSADental marketing · Practice ownership
In plain words
What this number really says
12% of US dentists are self-employed; 78% work in offices of dentists (2025).
12%
the latest figure (2025)
Small
company size covered
Official data
type of source
Why you can trust it. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: official data, government statistics office or regulator.
Key facts
- Period 2025
- Region USA
- Company size Small
- Next data 31 Aug 2027
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025
Method and use
How it was measured, and how to use it
How it was measured
- Publisher
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Source type
- Official data: Government statistics office or regulator
- What it measures
- 12% of US dentists are self-employed; 78% work in offices of dentists
- Data period
- 2025 (ends 31 Dec 2025)
- Published by the source
- 27 Aug 2026
- In the source's words
Largest employers of dentists: Offices of dentists 78%; Self-employed workers 12
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read on bls.gov OOH Dentists page, Work Environment tab. BLS 'self-employed' is a narrower group than HPI 'practice owners' (many owners are incorporated and count as employees).
- Reuse
- Public domain (US government work). Free to quote; cite BLS and the data year.
- Next expected update
- 31 Aug 2027 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, annual (wages each spring, projections each autumn))
- Original page
- www.bls.gov: Occupational Outlook Handbook
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12% of US dentists are self-employed; 78% work in offices of dentists, for 2025, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook. We checked it at the source on 23 Oct 2026.
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