Here’s the data for appointment requests for this past week, the 5th week after dental practices began re-opening. After being way above normal, this past week the number of appointment requests was right at the 2019 average (100%), so there has been more tapering off. Here is the chart: Almost all of our clients are  Read More

Week 11 after the shutdown from COVID-19 pandemic is the fourth week of the return to seeing patients in many states. Last week showed a huge surge in appointment requests, which has tapered off somewhat this week but continues strong. Last week’s appointment requests were 143% of normal. This past week our data shows patient-initiated  Read More

It’s week 10 from the recommended restrictions of dental practice issued by the American Dental Association (March 17) due to COVID-19 and the third week from the return to seeing patients that happened in many states on May 1. After large increases when we reported April 30 and May 7, there was a tapering off  Read More

We’re calling this week 9 from the start of the hit dental practices took from the COVID-19 pandemic shut-down. A week ago we were close to normal for appointment requests initiated by patients, at 98% of normal. This past week there is a little tapering off of that level, and we’re at 90% of normal.  Read More

According to data from the American Dental Association, dentistry has been the healthcare industry hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, many states are now starting to reopen for elective dental procedures. This is great news, but the return to normal needs to be done with thoughtful preparation. Most states have provided guidelines to be  Read More