Dental practice owners worked an average of 1,774.3 hours in the office in 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The data was gathered as part of the ADA's annual "Survey of Dental Practice" and includes both general and specialty dentists.
Here is the average number of hours dental practice owners worked in the office each year since 2000:
2000: 1,743.3
2001: 1,751
2002: 1,732.2
2003: 1,726.9
2004: 1,710.6
2005: 1,685.9
2006: 1,717.9
2007: 1,716.8
2008: 1,707.5
2009: 1,698.3
2010: 1,707
2011: 1,697.8
2012: 1,713.3
2013: 1,703.6
2014: 1,680.5
2015: 1,721.3
2016: 1,739.8
2017: 1,738.4
2018: 1,707.9
2019: 1,762.2
2020: 1,486.4
2021: 1,751.7
2022: 1,774.3