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Dental Industry Trends Summary Mar 09 - Mar 15

Written by Sikka Marketing | Mar 18, 2026 4:00:00 PM

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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, the ADA urges better dental imaging interoperability and certification standards to improve care and cut costs.  

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ADA Calls for Improved Interoperability Standards for Dental Imaging

The American Dental Association (ADA) has urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve interoperability standards for dental imaging. The ADA highlighted the challenges posed by proprietary software and lack of standardization, which hinder efficient image exchange and increase costs. They recommended adopting standards-based interoperability and creating dental-specific certification criteria to enhance patient care and reduce unnecessary costs and radiation exposure. The ADA's proposals aim to ensure seamless access and sharing of dental images, improving diagnosis and health outcomes. 

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Social Media as a Tool for Oral Health Promotion

 The umbrella review highlights the potential of social media as a tool for promoting oral health, synthesizing evidence from systematic reviews and content-analysis studies. Platforms like YouTube, WhatsApp, Instagram, and TikTok have shown promise in enhancing oral health knowledge and behaviors, though the overall certainty of evidence remains low due to methodological limitations. The review underscores the need for careful content regulation and further high-quality research to effectively leverage social media in oral health education.  

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INDUSTRY TRENDS

Dental Industry Summary

Gain insights on industry changes, including production, patient visits, procedure shares and more.

2024 / 2025 Year-over-Year (YoY)

Mar 09 - Mar 15

Production per practice

 




Weekly production growth by state

 




1.17%

Overall Production

-2.5%

Overall Visits

Share of procedures performed

19.11%

 Maxillofacial Prosthetics 

6.33%

 Adjunctive General Services 

-2.84%

 Prosthodontics - Fixed 

-3.27%

 Prosthodontics - Removable 

2025 Yearly Progression

Jan 1st 2025 - Present

Growth in production

 


Practice demographics

 

$488.9K

Production per Practice

731

Visits per Practice

30-60 : 12.1% | 61-90 :  7.2% | >90 : 80.7%

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*Numbers are subject to change based on data availability and PMS adjustments.

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