title: NYSDA Membership Survey. How the components stack up.
abstract: There are many similarities and differences between the demographic characteristics of dentists, their practice arrangements, business activities, income and other factors, which do not follow the purported "downstate-upstate" dichotomy. In each district society, most respondents are sole proprietors, and 26+ years is the most frequently reported period of time in practice. A great majority of dentists in most component societies work 32+ hours per week, and average 50 to 56 scheduled and six to nine emergency visits per week. $175,000+ was reported most frequently as the net income of dentists in eight component societies. A small percent of practitioners belong to IPAs and capitation plans. A small percent accepts Medicaid patients. A somewhat larger percent belongs to DR plans. A much greater percent belongs to PPO arrangements. Approximately 25% of respondents expect that their primary occupation will change in the next 10 years, with the vast majority anticipating no longer being in dental practice.
authors.affiliation: Dental Health Services, Department of General Dentistry, State University at Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D003813:Dentistry; D003815:Dentists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007347:Insurance, Dental; D009518:New York; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011365:Professional Practice Location; D012953:Societies, Dental; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload