PROSTHODONTICS - American College of Prosthodontists

The American College of ProsthodontistsThe survey was also used to determine how prosthodontists spend their treatment time inproviding various dental and prosthodontic services. Figure 9 contains results comparing thepercentage of time rendering selected prosthodontics services in 2001, 2004, and 2007. Thesurvey revealed that the largest percentage of a prosthodontist’s treatment time is spentrendering procedures in fixed prosthodontics. Prosthodontist respondents reported they spendabout a quarter (24.1%) of their time rendering fixed prosthodontics services, followed byimplant restoration (18%), complete dentures (13%) (not including removable partial dentures),operative services (11%), and diagnostic services (11%). The average percentage of timerendering fixed prosthodontics (excluding implants) has declined slightly over the 6-year period,from 29.2% of time in 2001 to 24.1% in 2007. Of significant interest is the increasing trend forboth implant restoration and implant placement over the 6-year period from 2001 to 2007. Thepercentage of time in operative care was the only other procedure showing a decreasing trendover the same period. Overall, these trends suggest that the specialty of Prosthodontics isfurther distinguishing itself from general restorative dentistry.According to the surveys of Stade and Dickey (Stade & Dickey 1990; Dickey 1994; Dickey1999), about half (53.3% in 1990, 46.4% in 1994, and 49% in 1999) of private practitionerprosthodontists perform some maxillofacial prosthetic services in their practices. Themembership database of the American College of Prosthodontists lists 864 or 42% of membersin all categories of practice who perform maxillofacial services for their patients (not includingstudent or life members).Prosthodontics - 232010 CDEL Re-recognition of the Specialty Report 23 of 279