Should Cosmetic Dentistry be an ADA recognized specialty with specific educational requirements? |
885 total votes |
|
| 20% |
| Yes |
|
| 80% |
| No |
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Do you advertise 'cosmetic' or 'esthetic' dentistry in your practice marketing materials? |
520 total votes |
|
| 61% |
| Yes |
|
| 39% |
| No |
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Sometimes a patient will present to your practice asking about veneers, but they really need orthodontics and bleaching. How many cases like this have you seen in the past 12 months? |
516 total votes |
|
| 5% |
| None |
|
| 47% |
| 1-5 |
|
| 24% |
| 6-10 |
|
| 24% |
| 11 or more |
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Some patients want veneers because they are faster than orthodontics. What percentage of those patients in question #2 will make the commitment to have orthodontics and bleaching? |
496 total votes |
|
| 29% |
| 0–10% |
|
| 30% |
| 11–25% |
|
| 22% |
| 26–50% |
|
| 12% |
| 51–75% |
|
| 7% |
| 76% or more |
|
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Do you maintain a photo album of cosmetic procedures for your patients to see? |
505 total votes |
|
| 57% |
| Yes, photos of my own cases |
|
| 10% |
| Yes, photos I purchased |
|
| 34% |
| No, I do not have a photo album |
|
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What percentage of your patients; who have elective, cosmetic procedures; use outside financing? |
495 total votes |
|
| 39% |
| 0–10% |
|
| 21% |
| 11–25% |
|
| 19% |
| 26–50% |
|
| 14% |
| 51–75% |
|
| 7% |
| 76% or more |
|
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Are you interested in performing 'no-prep' veneers in your office? |
503 total votes |
|
| 42% |
| Yes, I would like to find the right case |
|
| 13% |
| Yes, I have already delivered a case |
|
| 45% |
| No |
|
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How many hours of CE related to cosmetic dentistry have you taken in the past 12 months? |
506 total votes |
|
| 19% |
| 0–5 |
|
| 26% |
| 6–12 |
|
| 15% |
| 13–18 |
|
| 11% |
| 19-24 |
|
| 7% |
| 25–32 |
|
| 22% |
| 33 or more |
|
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Do you perform orthodontics on patients in your practice? |
505 total votes |
|
| 36% |
| Yes |
|
| 11% |
| No, I plan to perform orthodontics in the future |
|
| 53% |
| No, I do not, nor do I plan to, perform orthodontics |
|
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Which fee range best describes your fee for a porcelain veneer? |
502 total votes |
|
| 38% |
| $600–800 |
|
| 40% |
| $801–1,000 |
|
| 15% |
| $1,001–1,200 |
|
| 3% |
| $1,201–1,300 |
|
| 4% |
| $1,301 or more |
|
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Do you use a 'special' lab for high esthetic needs cases? |
504 total votes |
|
| 61% |
| Yes |
|
| 39% |
| No |
|
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