Does anyone know how many patients the average dentist sees a day if they are working in a family clinic?

I'm a dentist.





That number can vary greatly, depending on the type of practice.





Some practices see a lot of patients with insurance and take wide variety of insurances, and as a result the doctor has to see more patients per day in order to maintain a certain level of income. Other practices take very few insurance patients, and as such can make the same amount of money with less work (although they tend not to have as large a patient pool).





Additionally, the speed of the doctor makes a huge difference. Some doctors perform their work (fillings, root canals, extractions, etc. etc.) at different speeds.





Also, the number of hygienists working in the practice affects the number of patients a doctor can see. Remember, the doctor has to check the hygiene patients too, so this cuts into his/her schedule.





Finally, the procedures being performed on patients makes a difference. If, for example, I have a day where all of my patients are there for fillings, I might see as many as 20 patients. If I have a lot of root canals and crowns, it's going to be signficantly less.





If I had to give you an "average", I'd say it's 15, give or take a few.

Does anyone know how many patients the average dentist sees a day if they are working in a family clinic?
About 12 to 16