Dental practice schedules were 85.5 percent full in January, according to a recent poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The poll was taken as part of the ADA's monthly "Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry" report.
Here is the mean percentage of appointment schedules filled each month in 2022:
January: 76.7 percent
February: 83.4 percent
March: 87.7 percent
April: 86.9 percent
May: 86.2 percent
June: 86 percent
July: 84.9 percent
August: 86.2 percent
September: 86 percent
October: 83.3 percent
November: 85.2 percent
December: 84.9 percent