In addition to expanding their teams, owner dentists are also looking at dropping insurance networks, making major equipment purchases and investing in new software.
Here is what owner dentists are planning for 2025, according to the ADA’s “Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry” report:
Add staff
Very likely: 21.3%
Somewhat likely: 26.2%
Neither likely nor unlikely: 11.8%
Somewhat unlikely: 14.1%
Very unlikely: 26.7%
Drop some insurance networks
Very likely: 16.1%
Somewhat likely: 24.6%
Neither likely nor unlikely: 19.7%
Somewhat unlikely: 12%
Very unlikely: 27.6%
Make major equipment purchases
Very likely: 9.4%
Somewhat likely: 17.1%
Neither likely nor unlikely: 13.9%
Somewhat unlikely: 19.4%
Very unlikely: 40.3%
Invest in new software
Very likely: 5.7%
Somewhat likely: 14.6%
Neither likely nor unlikely: 16.1%
Somewhat unlikely: 18.2%
Very unlikely: 45.4%
