The American Way of Dentistry: How dentists think.

Dentists earn their living in a way that's markedly different from the way doctors do. Somewhere between 80 percent and 85 percent of American dentists practice as owner-operators, as compared with only about 20 percent of physicians. Group practices, which are common for doctors, are rare for dentists—about 63 percent work solo, 20 percent practice with one other dentist, and 17 percent are in business with two or more dentists. A dentist's "income" is ... Full Story »

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Posted by: via Slate - Sep 30, 2009 - 7:37 AM PDT
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by Derek Hawkins - Sep. 30, 2009

Very interesting, enterprising story on dentistry, a field largely off the table in the health care debate. This piece is the fourth in a seven part series on the topic, and it discusses the mindset of dentists and how that shapes their practice differently than a physician. I recommend reading at least the third story in the series along with this one, for continuity's sake.

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by Kaizar Campwala - Sep. 30, 2009

In reviewing many thousands of articles on NewsTrust (including hundreds on Health Care), I don't think I've ever come across a story on dentistry. Based on this piece alone, I think this series has a lot of promise.

Indeed, fear of the dentist is so prevalent that there are several competing measures of this anxiety. (The Corah Dental Anxiety Scale and the Kleinknecht Dental Fear ... More »

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by Fabrice Florin - Sep. 30, 2009
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by Randy Morrow - Oct. 1, 2009

This article is informative and explains things I have observed in dentist's offices. There is a mention in this story about dentists being ... More »

In the August 2001 issue of JADA, Dr. Gordon Christensen worried that dentists were harming the profession’s image by planning and carrying ... More »

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by Xenia Pineda - Sep. 30, 2009

I think this is quality journalism. The title really intrigued me into reading this article. It is also well written and very informative. i just learned how i might think if i were a dentist!

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