Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to understand the environment of dental clinics based on dental management survey data and, in particular, to analyze the management status according to the dentist’s years of practice to prepare basic data for the dentists’ year of practice gap and improvement of the dental business. Methods: We surveyed members of the Korean Dental Association on subjective difficulties in management and the rate of change in sales, operating expenses, and operating profits, and analyzed the results. Results: As a result, there were clear differences in the difficulties of dental management and sales patterns depending on the dentist's years of practice. Conclusions: At a time when dental operations are becoming more diverse, there is a need to find ways to improve through dental management research. In addition, through future research on differences between generations of dentists, it will be necessary to understand each other's positions and communicate smoothly to resolve difficulties within the dental community.