Last year was a poor year for dentistry. In order to try and preserve PPE and also to help slow the spread of Covid-19, dentistry was shut down for most of the spring. my practice closed on March 18th and didn't reopen until May 18th. I was in the office, working without an assistant and handling emergencies 2 mornings a week, but that was all that was done.
Basically dental offices were closed for around 60 days. Then we saw that reflection in the fall as all of the patients who were not seen in the spring had not scheduled their second cleaning and exam for the year so the fall was a bit lean for the profession as well.
After all of that, it is nice to see some good news. According to an article on Axios.com, patients are returning to dental offices again. This increase in patient visits also means that sales for dental suppliers are increasing as well. As we all know, economies affect lots of pieces. With the shut down of dental offices, supplies were not purchased either. Also, repair technicians did not have much to do as no offices were needing repairs.
According to Patterson CEO Mark Walchirk, "We are at or near pre-pandemic growth rates." That's some really great news for the industry.
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