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
33.6%of US dentists worked in a solo practice (one location, one dentist) in 2024
33.6% of US dentists worked in a solo practice (one location, one dentist) in 2024 (2024, American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Health Policy Institute research and data)
Industry bodyChecked at source, 23 Oct 2026SmallUSADental marketing · Practice ownership
US dentists in solo practice, by career stage (2024)
| Group | Solo practice (1 location, 1 dentist) |
|---|---|
| Up to 10 years out of dental school | 14.9% |
| 11 to 25 years out | 35.1% |
| More than 25 years out | 47.6% |
| All US dentists | 33.6% |
In plain words
What this number really says
33.6% of US dentists worked in a solo practice (one location, one dentist) in 2024 (2024).
33.6%
the latest figure (2024)
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Why you can trust it. American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Health Policy Institute research and data: industry body, trade association report. ADA HPI Dental Office Database plus Fluent data; 198,117 of 212,459 practicing US dentists, data year 2024
Key facts
- Period 2024
- Region USA
- Company size Small
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Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute, Health Policy Institute research and data, 2024
Method and use
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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
- 33.6% of US dentists worked in a solo practice (one location, one dentist) in 2024
- Data period
- 2024 (ends 31 Dec 2024)
- Who is counted
- ADA HPI Dental Office Database plus Fluent data; 198,117 of 212,459 practicing US dentists, data year 2024
- In the source's words
1 location & 1 dentist | % of Dentists: 0.3363 | Up to 10 years out: 0.1488 | 11 to 25 years out: 0.3511 | More than 25 years out: 0.4756
- Checked at source
- 23 Oct 2026: Read in the ADA HPI data file 'Distribution of dentists according to size of dental practice and affiliation with a DSO, 2024' (xlsx on ada.org), sheet 'Summary - US Data'. Values are shares; we round to one decimal. HPI's solo group excludes solo offices affiliated with a DSO.
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- 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
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