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Coming Soon:
More Denture Patients
That headline might scare a few dentists.
If you have made more than five dentures in your career, then you have had an e perience with a difficult denture patient. ome dentists are less than thrilled to see new denture
patients after a few bad e periences with patients who can't be satisfied.
n the other side of the coin, I would add that you can find many great dentists on
entaltown.com who have found dentures to be fun and profitable. lmost any dental procedure can be a joy when everything goes well.
Why do I have dentures on my mind?
he short answer population growth. he . . population is growing at a steady clip, and
due to several factors, the number of people over the age of
is growing rapidly ig. .
Figure 1:
Number of Persons 65+,
1900 - 2030 (numbers in millions)
80
72.1
70
60
54.8
50
40.3
40
35
31.2
30
25.5
20
16.6
9
10
3.1
4.9
1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030
Year (as of July 1)
by Thomas Giacobbi, DDS, FAGD, Editorial Director, Dentaltown Magazine
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