Sixty percent of Americans surveyed said they were comfortable visiting a dentist and planned to schedule a routine checkup before the end of 2020, according to a survey commissioned by Pittsburgh-based North American Dental Group.
The survey, conducted July 8-12, included more than 2,000 respondents nationwide, and was a follow-up to an April study also commissioned by NADG.
Three takeaways:
1. Sixty percent of respondents said they were comfortable visiting a dentist for a routine cleaning, compared to 29 percent in April.
2. Sixty-four percent said their dentist knew how to prevent the spread of COVID-19, up from 42 percent in April.
3. Sixty-five percent said they intended to schedule and visit a dentist within the next six months.