U.S. End-User Dental Hygiene Survey Report 2012

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U.S. End-User Dental Hygiene Survey Report 2012

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This survey report on dental materials examines the preferences of dental hygienists and attitudes towards the various injection products currently available across the United States.

The topics covered include:

• Dental Material Brand Preferences

• Purchasing Habits

• Distributor Preferences

• Digital Impression Taking

Brand share for various products are determined through this report, including those for anesthetics, etches, bonds, dental cements and other products. For each product, the reasons driving purchasing decisions are also examined and discussed. This is an exective summary only, the full report is also available for purchase.TABLE OF CONTENTS...ILIST OF FIGURES.IVLIST OF CHARTS..VIEXECUTIVE SUMMARY... 11.1 U.S. END-USER HYGIENIST SURVEY 11.2 LOCATION OF PRACTICE ... 21.3 RESPONDENT PATIENT VOLUME .. 31.4 SCALER PREFERENCE 41.5 HYGIENIST REASONS FOR CHOOSING BRANDS OF CONSUMABLES.. 51.6 TEETH WHITENING ... 61.7 BRAND PREFERENCES... 7SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS.. 82.1 INTRODUCTION . 82.2 RESPONDENT CHARACTERISTICS . 82.2.1 Practice Profile... 82.2.2 Changes in Practice Volume... 82.3 RESPONSE SUMMARY ... 92.3.1 Patient Profile. 92.3.2 Brand Share 92.3.2.1 Scalers ...92.3.2.2 Prophy Paste..92.3.2.3 Fluoride Varnish and Fluoride Rinse92.3.2.4 Teeth Whitening...102.3.3 Prevalence of Take-Home Teeth Whitening . 102.3.4 Survey Questions... 10RESEARCH METHODOLOGY... 113.1 RESEARCH OVERVIEW 113.2 RESEARCH SERVICES.. 113.3 SURVEY METHODOLOGY 12Step 1: Project Initiation & Team Selection .. 12Step 2: Sample Population Preparation 14Step 3: Preparation, Questionnaire Design & Administration.. 15Step 4: Reporting and Analysis.. 17Step 5: Customer Feedback ... 17SURVEY RESULTS 184.1 PRACTICE PROFILE.. 184.1.1 Years of Practice... 184.1.2 Practice Location.. 204.1.3 Practice Volume 224.1.4 Change in Practice Volume in Last Year.. 244.2 PATIENT PROFILE 264.2.1 Percentage of Patients that Receive Anesthetic Before Cleaning. 264.2.2 Percentage of Patients with Gum Disease 284.2.3 Reasons for Patient Gum Disease. 304.2.4 Percentage of Patients Referred to Periodontists. 324.2.5 Percentage of Gum Disease Patients versus Referrals. 344.3 SCALERS . 364.3.1 Scaler Preference by Type 364.3.2 Scaler Preference by Brand.. 384.3.3 Scaler Preferences by Practice Characteristics ... 404.3.3.1 Preference by Practice Volume ...404.3.4 Insert Brand Preference 424.4 PROPHY PASTE 444.4.1 Brand Preference.. 444.4.2 Brand Preference by Practice Characteristics . 474.4.2.1 Preference by Practice Experience..474.4.3 Patient Flavor Preference and Perceived Difficulties With Product 494.5 FLUORIDE VARNISH 52

4.5.1 Brand Preference.. 52

4.5.2 Factors Influencing Fluoride Varnish Preference 54

4.5.2.1 Factors Influencing Fluoride Varnish Preference by Brand...56

4.5.3 Delivery Method for Fluoride Varnish . 58

4.6 FLUORIDE RINSE BRAND PREFERENCE .. 62

4.6.1 Preferred Brands .. 62

4.7 TEETH WHITENING . 66

4.7.1 Percentage of Patients that Request Teeth Whitening .. 66

4.7.2 Chairside versus Take-Home Teeth Whitening Procedures . 68

4.7.3 Chairside Teeth Whitening Brand-Preference.. 70

APPENDIX: SURVEY QUESTIONS 73

To order this report:Dental Equipment Industry: U.S. End-User Dental Hygiene Survey Report 2012