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  • Dental Public Health
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • The structure of dental practices, whether solo or group-based, may influence patient care capacity.
  • Understanding patient treatment volumes is crucial for assessing healthcare system efficiency.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the annual number of patients treated by general dentists in solo practice versus those in a large group practice setting.
  • To analyze the implications of differing patient treatment volumes on dental education and delivery systems.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized data from the 2013 American Dental Association (ADA) Survey of Dental Practice for solo practitioners.
  • Employed patient visit data from HealthPartners (HP), a large dental group practice in Minnesota, for group practice dentists.
  • Estimated annual patients treated by dividing reported patient visits by 2.5 for solo practitioners.

Main Results:

  • Solo general dentists treated an average of 1,350 patients annually.
  • General dentists employed by HealthPartners (HP) treated an average of 2,052 patients annually.
  • HP general dentists treated over 700 more patients per year compared to solo practitioners.

Conclusions:

  • General dentists in large group practices demonstrate a higher patient treatment volume than solo practitioners.
  • The disparity in patient numbers suggests significant implications for dental workforce planning, practice management, and curriculum development in dental education.
  • Future dental delivery models may need to adapt to accommodate varying practice structures and patient loads.