Marko Vujicic

Oct 30, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Junghwan Kim |Shashank Karki |Tegwyn H. Brickhouse |Marko Vujicic

1 Introduction Access to dental care is a national public health crisis in the United States (USA). In 2023, around 21% of Americans are currently living in the dental Health Professional Shortage Areas, measured using the number of dentists relative to the population with consideration of high needs [1]. Based on the 2022 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data, only 43% of the USA population had a dental visit in the past 12 months [2].

Apr 5, 2024 | dentaleconomics.com | Marko Vujicic |Josh Bernstein |Nina Garlo-Melkas |Jinesh Patel

For at least a decade, two major trends affecting dental practice structure have been impossible to miss. One is the decline of practice ownership among dentists and the number of dentists in solo practice, and the other is the increasing affiliation of dentists, especially young dentists, with dental support organizations (DSOs) and other group practices.

Feb 14, 2024 | dentaleconomics.com | Laurie Owens |Marko Vujicic |Pascal Magne |Dmitry Edelchik

In any given year, about half of the population in the US visits a dentist. The main reasons Americans give for not going to the dentist more often are overwhelmingly financial; more than one-third (36.1%) of patients forgo necessary dental treatment due to financial constraints.