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	<title>Comments on: How many dental practices are in the USA?</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 00:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Alan M</title>
		<link>http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/how-many-dental-practices-are-in-the-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-816</link>
		<dc:creator>Alan M</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don't know how many _practices_ there are, but:

176,063 = Total number of ACTIVE dentists in the US in 2004
226,835 = Total number of dentists in the US in 2004
81% = Approximate number of dentists in practice who are general dentists.

Scroll down to page 6 of this American Dental Association document published in 2006:

Some commercial sources sell sorted lists, such as Dental Economics magazine.  Do a search and you will turn up their commercial department where you can inquire about buying a list.  It used to be Marvin Ashworth, but he's probably retired by now...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know how many _practices_ there are, but:</p>
<p>176,063 = Total number of ACTIVE dentists in the US in 2004<br />
226,835 = Total number of dentists in the US in 2004<br />
81% = Approximate number of dentists in practice who are general dentists.</p>
<p>Scroll down to page 6 of this American Dental Association document published in 2006:</p>
<p>Some commercial sources sell sorted lists, such as Dental Economics magazine.  Do a search and you will turn up their commercial department where you can inquire about buying a list.  It used to be Marvin Ashworth, but he&#8217;s probably retired by now&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Barrister</title>
		<link>http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/how-many-dental-practices-are-in-the-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-815</link>
		<dc:creator>Barrister</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Look on google .</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Look on google .</p>
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		<title>By: Gina</title>
		<link>http://www.medicalsupplyservices.com/blog/how-many-dental-practices-are-in-the-usa/comment-page-1/#comment-814</link>
		<dc:creator>Gina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>around  300,000</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>around  300,000</p>
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