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

It was March 17 when the American Dental Association recommended that, due to the coronavirus pandemic, dental practices limit themselves to emergency treatment only. That had a profound impact on our clients across the country, some of whom temporarily closed their practices. It also had a psychological impact on patients. This data is a measure  Read More

It is now 6 1/2 weeks since the American Dental Association recommended dental practices limit themselves to emergency treatment only and we are, for the third week in a row, seeing an increase in the number of appointment requests. This past week the increase was substantial—we are now seeing patient-initiated appointment requests rising to a  Read More