Contents:

Introduction Survey Methodology Dental Patients Dentists’ Workload Day of Survey Dental Services Rendered, 1999 Dental Services Rendered, 1990 (Revised 2002) Changes in Dental Services Rendered, 1990 - 1999 Appendix A: 1999 Survey of Dental Services Rendered Survey Instrument Appendix B: CDT-2 and CDT-3 Code Comparison Appendix C: Sample Weights Table 1: Number of Active Private Practitioners, 1999 Table 2: Patient Gender Distribution, 1999 Table 3: Patients’ Insurance Coverage, 1999 Table 4: Age Distribution of Patients, 1999 Table 5: Number of Patients by Age and Gender, 1999 Table 6: Number of Weekly Patient Visits per Dentist, 1999 Table 7: Time Spent in Practice, 1999 Table 8: Patients Scheduled on Sunday, 1999 Table 9: Average Number of Emergency Patients Seen Outside of Normal Office Hours in One Week, 1999 Table 10: Average Number of Consultations Over the Telephone in One Week, 1999 Table 11: Number of Patients Seen and Chairs Used on the Day the Patient Care Log Was Completed, 1999 Table 12: Number of Dental Hygienists Working on the Day the Patient Care Log Was Completed, 1999 Table 13: Number of Chairside Assistants Working on the Day the Patient Care Log Was Completed, 1999 Table 14: Number of Dental Laboratory Assistants Working on the Day the Patient Care Log Was Completed by DentalSpecialty 1999 Table 15: Hours Spent with Patients on the Day the Patient Care Log Was Completed, 1999 Table 16: Hours Spent with Patients by Dental Team Members on the Day the Patient Care Log Was Completed, 1999 Table 17: Three Most Common Procedures by Dental Specialty, 1999 Table 18: National Estimates of Dental Services Completed by Private Practitioners, 1999 Table 19: Procedures with More Male Patients than Female Patients on the Day the Patient Care Log Was Completed, 1999 (Weighted) Table 20: Number of Patients and Number of Procedures Completed by Patient Gender, 1999 Table 21: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Diagnostic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Table 22: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Preventive Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Table 23: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Restorative Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Table 24: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Endodontic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Table 25: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Periodontic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Table 26: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Prosthodontic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Table 27: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Table 28: Percentage Distribution of the Three Orthodontic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Table 29: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Adjunctive Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Table 30: Number of Patients and Number of Procedures Completed by Patient Age (Under 50), 1999 Table 31: Number of Patients and Number of Procedures Completed by Patient Age (50 and Over), 1999 Table 32: Number of Patients Receiving Dental Procedures by Patient Age (Under 50) and Gender, 1999 Table 33: Number of Patients Receiving Dental Procedures by Patient Age (50 and Over) and Gender, 1999 Table 34: Three Most Common Procedures by Dental Specialty, 1990 Table 35: National Estimates of Dental Services Completed by Private Practitioners, 1990 (Revised 2002) Table 36: National Estimates for All Dental Procedures with Unchanged Codes, 1990 (Revised 2002) and 1999 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Patient Gender Distribution, 1999 Figure 2: Patients’ Insurance Coverage, 1999 Figure 3: Number of Patients by Age and Gender, 1999 Figure 4: Number of Weekly Patient Visits per Dentist, 1999 Figure 5: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Diagnostic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Figure 6: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Preventive Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Figure 7: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Restorative Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Figure 8: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Endodontic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Figure 9: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Periodontic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Figure 10: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Prosthodontic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Figure 11: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Figure 12: Percentage Distribution of the Three Orthodontic Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Figure 13: Percentage Distribution of the Three Most Common Adjunctive Procedures by Patient Age, 1999 (Weighted) Figure 14: Percentage Distribution of Patients Who Received a Prophylaxis by Age and Gender, 1999 Figure 15: Percentage Distribution of Patients Who Received Comprehensive Orthodontic Treatment by Age and Gender, 1999