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DIACSurvey
ContestWinners
Dentistswhoparticipated in theDIAC
FutureofDentistrySurveywereeligible
towinaGrandPrizeof a$1000 travel
voucher.
Dr.HarleenBraich
of Regina,
Saskatchewan,was this year’sGrand
PrizeWinner.
Tendentists alsowona$100 travel
voucher: Dr. Jennifer Forsprecher
(Montreal, QC), Dr. Preet Bhatti
(PittMeadows, BC), Dr. LukeAustin
(NewGlasgow, NS), Dr. Daryl Chomay
(SmokyLake, AB), Dr. BrianEckert
(Ottawa, ON), Dr. ShellyPatton
(Innisfil, ON), Dr. AsiaKreichman
(Thornhill, ON), Dr. HaroldGreen
(CôteSt-Luc, QC), Dr. DonDempsey
(Bathurst, NB), andDr.WilliamBailey
(Leamington, ON).
FutureofDentistry
SurveyShows
Dentistsare
ChangingHow
TheyPractice
TheDental IndustryAssociation
ofCanada’s (DIAC)Annual
Future ofDentistrySurvey
revealshow theprofessionhas
been evolving sinceDIACbegan
surveyingdentists19years ago.
Hereare some of thehighlights,
basedon responsesfrom roughly
1000dentists acrossCanada:
Canadiandental graduates
are taking longer to set
up theirpractices:
The
percentageof practice
ownerswho set upor buy
apracticewithinayear of
graduation isdown to29%,
compared toanaverageof
42%between2007–11.
Canada’sToothFairy
HelpsAt-riskChildren
Thereare fewer solo
practitioners:
The
percentageof solo
practitioners is 36%,
compared toanaverageof
40% for the last 7years.
Practiceswitha small
numberof operatoriesare
on thedecline:
Two-thirds
of respondents in2015had
4ormoreoperatories. The
number of practiceswith
3or fewer operatorieshas
decreased from58% in1997
to31% in2015.
Dentistsare spendingmore
timeat theirpractices:
The
percentageof dentistswho
spent over 250chairside
days inayear rose to17%
(anall-timehigh) compared
toanaverageof 13.7% from
2011–14.
Patientnumbersare steady:
Dentists are seeing the same
number of patientsper day,
compared tonumbers
reported for the last 8years.
More than three-quartersof
dentists treated less than15
patientsper day in2015, aver-
aging12.4patientsper day.
With supportfromDIAC, theNational
Children’sOralHealthFoundation
(NCHOF) launchedCanada’sToothFairy
program in2015.
Like its counterpart in theU.S., the
Canadianprogram supportsoral health
educationandcare for at-risk children.
InMay, anonlineauctionof dental
equipment andproductsdonated
bycorporations raised fundswith the
proceedsgoing towardsCanada’s
ToothFairy.
Formore
information,
visit
Toreadmoresurveyresults, visit
