Dental practice schedules were 85.2 percent full in February, according to a poll from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute.
The poll was taken as part of the institute's monthly "Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry" report from February, surveying 1,168 dentists.
Schedules have been more than 83 percent full going back to February 2022, according to the survey.
Practices affiliated with a DSO had 86 percent full schedules compared to 85.2 percent for those not partnered.
Dentists who practice solo had schedules that were 83.8 percent full, while offices with two to nine dentists had schedules that were 87.4 percent full.