The ADEA received 3,048 responses to questions about dental students’ immediate plans after graduation.
Here is how dental students’ immediate professional plans after graduation compared in 2023 to 2013:
2023
Private practice dentist: 53%
Advanced education: 36%
Government service or nonprofit: 8%
Unsure: 2%
Other: 0.3%
Teaching: 0.4%
2013
Private practice dentist: 50%
Advanced education: 35%
Government service or nonprofit: 10%
Unsure: 3%
Other: 2%
Teaching: 0.5%
