State of Dental 2023

How Elite Practices Grow 20% Every Year

NexHealth surveyed over 500 practices to see year-over-year revenue performance, top priorities for driving growth, and predictions for 2023. An elite group of practices (6.2%) grew 20% last year, and the report takes a special focus on what elite practices are planning for 2023.

In State of Dental 2023, we’ll explore:

Revenue benchmarks
Predictions on dental industry for 2023
Top strategies from Elite Practices growing 20% every year

users investing in appointment acquisition

Elite practices invest more in increasing appointments than acquiring new patients

Elite Practices are 3x more likely to automate workflows

What’s in the State of Dental 2023 report?

The most comprehensive analysis on dental practice performance from 2022 and winning strategies to practice growth in 2023.

How elite practices will grow in 2023

Discover how practices implemented strategies for higher staff retention, engage existing patients, and acquire new patients

Predictions for the State of Dental in 2023

The top challenges practices will face in 2023 and why dental professionals are optimistic about the year ahead despite potential recession.

Looking back on State of Dental 2022

2022 ended with lots of economic uncertainty. See how how successful practices performed the previous year.

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Survey Demographics

How we conducted the survey

Respondents were located across the US and Canada, including representation from all 50 states and 3 provinces.

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We surveyed over 500 dentistry professionals throughout November 2022. The survey was completed by dentists (62%), practice owners (26%), office managers (9%), and other select roles, including hygienists, assistants, marketing, billers, operations, and Chief Executives.

Over 83% of respondents reported they were in general dentistry, with 5% in pediatric dentistry, and representatives from orthodontics, periodontics, cosmetic dentistry, and endodontics.