More than 55 percent of dentists plan to invest in new software within the next six months, according to a survey by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The survey was taken as part of the ADA's monthly "Economic Outlook and Emerging Issues in Dentistry" report for the week of May 15. The ADA received 910 responses to a question about how likely they were to purchase equipment, invest in new software or hire staff.
Results:
Make major equipment purchases
Very likely: 8.2 percent
Somewhat likely: 12.9 percent
Neither likely nor unlikely: 12.5 percent
Somewhat unlikely: 15.3 percent
Very unlikely: 51.1 percent
Invest in new software
Very likely: 6 percent
Somewhat likely: 9.1 percent
Neither likely nor unlikely: 10.7 percent
Somewhat unlikely: 18.7 percent
Very unlikely: 55.5 percent
Add staff
Very likely: 30.4 percent
Somewhat likely: 24.9 percent
Neither likely nor unlikely: 10.8 percent
Somewhat unlikely: 12.4 percent
Very unlikely: 21.4 percent