--- title: Dental Industry Trends Summary Jul 7-13 description: Stay ahead in dentistry with Byte-Sized Dental News & Data. Get concise, expert summaries of the latest trends, technologies, and research shaping the dental industry. image: https://blog.sikka.ai/hubfs/Blog%20image%20(23)-1.png --- ![](https://blog.sikka.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20image%20(23)-1.png?width=1536&height=1024&name=Blog%20image%20(23)-1.png) Newsletter Dental Trends # Dental Industry Trends Summary Jul 7-13 ![Sikka Marketing](https://7528315.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528315/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-cms-elevate-theme_hubspot/elevate/images/avatar-placeholder.jpg?width=48&height=48&name=avatar-placeholder.jpg) Sikka Marketing July 16, 2025 |   | | --- | | Byte-Sized Dental News & Data Haven’t had the chance to catch up on what’s been going on in the dental industry? In this week’s Dental Industry Summary, we cover AI screening childhood caries, diagnostics using your smartphone and more. Want to continue seeing curated news and stats? Subscribe for free Forward to a friend | | --- | | INDUSTRY NEWS Top Stories Get the latest in dentistry news curated by us. Early Cavity Detection Using AI A team of researchers in China has developed an AI model capable of detecting early childhood cavities before they’re clinically detectable. The model identifies subtle shifts in plaque microbiota among preschool children, and these changes are tell-tale signs of early cavity development and are difficult for practitioners to spot. The AI is able to identify existing caries with 98% accuracy, and can predict where cavities may develop with 93% accuracy months before they’re evident. Looking further into this could improve preventative care for all ages, potentially catching decay at the earliest possible stage when intervention is most effective. Read more Is Smartphone Diagnostics the Future? With approximately 56 million Americans living in dental deserts, teledentistry is something many could benefit from. Recent research suggests that dentists can accurately diagnose patients using just a few smartphone photos, allowing more people to get the care they need. During the pandemic in 2020, a group of parents of patients aged 13 and younger were provided with written guides for taking intraoral photos at home. The photos showed high sensitivity and specificity, meaning they were incredibly accurate in diagnosing caries in the children. This technology could be the start of a new digital era, having the potential to expand dental care access across underserved regions in the US. Read more | | --- | | INDUSTRY TRENDS Dental Industry Summary Gain insights on industry changes, including production, patient visits, procedure shares and more. | | --- | | 2024 / 2025 Year-over-Year (YoY) Jul 7 - Jul 13 | | --- | | Production per practice   | | --- | | Weekly production growth by state   3.01% Overall Production 0.6% Overall Visits | | --- | | Share of procedures performed   13.5% Maxillofacial Prosthetics 10.87% Periodontics 0.36% Implant Services -0.65% Prosthodontics - Removable | | --- | | 2025 Yearly Progression Jan 1st 2025 - Present | | --- | | Growth in production   | | --- | | Practice demographics   $1.23M Production per Practice 1573 Visits per Practice 30-60 : 12.7% \| 61-90 : 9.0% \| >90 : 78.4% AR *Numbers are subject to change based on data availability and PMS adjustments. | | --- | | Want to see more? With Sikka Industry Trends, you can drill into production categories and visit types, filter by date, state, and more. Questions? 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