The number of private practice dentists in solo practice in the U.S. has fallen 18.8 percentage points in the past 22 years, according to the American Dental Association.
This data comes from a report from the American Dental Association published in March. There was no "Distribution of Dentists" survey for 2016, 2018 or 2020.
Below is the percentage of private practice dentists in solo practice from 1999 to 2021:
1999 — 65 percent
2000 — 63.7 percent
2001 — 66.5 percent
2002 — 64.3 percent
2003 — 62.9 percent
2004 — 63.3 percent
2005 — 63.1 percent
2006 — 64.8 percent
2007 — 61.2 percent
2008 — 59.8 percent
2009 — 58.9 percent
2010 — 55.2 percent
2011 — 54.1 percent
2012 — 53.8 percent
2013 — 53.5 percent
2014 — 53.5 percent
2015 — 52.6 percent
2016 — n/a
2017 — 51.7 percent
2018 — n/a
2019 — 50.3
2020 — n/a
2021 — 46.2 percent