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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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 |
|
|
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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