Only 10% of US Adults believe Dental Visits are Crucial to Overall Health
A survey by Aspen Dental recently discovered that over 36% of U.S. adults say they have delayed and/or ignored professional dental care because of uncertainties with the present economy. Regardless, over 80% of these participants acknowledged that postponing this type of care would end up costing more in the long run, and if an emergency [...]
Take our CE Survey for a Target GiftCard®!
Are you a practicing U.S. professional in the dental/oral health industry? If so, take our latest survey on continuing education and get a complimentary $5 Target GiftCard® just for participating! The Richmond Institute is always looking for more insight on ways to improve our program, so share this with your colleagues and let us know how we [...]
Male VS. Female Views on Going to the Dentist
RDH eVillage recently conducted a survey to quantify the most positive and negative comments made by both male and female patients when visiting the dental office. Overall, their answers proved to be relatively similar, with the most positive comments relating to the treating doctor by both men and women. The second most positive comments made by [...]
Children’s Oral Health: More Education Needed
Delta Dental recently conducted a study that analyzed the level of awareness Americans have on children’s oral health. Overall, they found that caregivers in the U.S. know far less than they should, and often engage in habits that are high-risk for developing decay and other oral complications. For example, 75% of participants admit they share [...]
Dental CE: Which Type Do You Prefer Most?
Dental professionals, out of all the ways you can earn CE credit, which methods do you prefer most overall? Are you more interested in taking courses online, or do you prefer to take them at trade shows, or maybe even a local study club? Which it is, take our poll on LinkedIn under the group [...]
New ADA Survey on Kids, Candy & Halloween
A survey was recently conducted by the ADA and PopCap Games to gauge the perception of Halloween among kids ages 5 to 13 throughout the U.S. Overall, they found some very interesting results, and gathered information that may mean kids are ready for some changes regarding this very sweet holiday. To view a summary of [...]
Take Our Dental CE Survey for 2012!
Last year, we generated a survey that was randomly distributed to dental professionals across the U.S. in order to get a better understanding of Continuing Education in contemporary dental practice. This year, we’re building on top of that by focusing on more aspects that play a defining role in dental CE.
New Report on U.S. Dental Handpiece Usage
A report was recently published by DentalCompare on the U.S. dental handpiece market, with a focus on purchasing decisions/general usage from practicing clinicians. The contents of this report are based on a survey that over 600 dental professionals participated in, producing the following results [read more]
