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Dentists in Canada - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Tina Fine Tina Fine New York, United States Last Updated: November 2024 NAICS 62121CA

Revenue

$23.1bn

2024

$23.1bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

125k

Businesses

30,591

Wages

$X.Xbn

Dentists in Canada industry analysis

The Canada Health Act provides limited coverage for dental care, with most individuals required to pay out-of-pocket or through private insurance for these services. Despite this, dental practices have shown strong, consistent growth year over year. Dentists' crucial role in consumers' overall health supports the industry's recession-proof status, as routine and emergency dental care are necessary regardless of income or employment status. Record population growth and rising disposable incomes in Canada have also supported the industry's strength in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted years of growth, creating unprecedented volatility as dental practices navigated a sudden drop in visits, followed by a huge upswing in patient volumes as pandemic concerns eased. While patient volumes are stabilizing, dental practices are still confronting operational challenges related to higher costs and staffing. In all, revenue has been expanding at a CAGR of 2.7% to an estimated $23.1 billion, including expected growth of 3.6% in 2024.

Trends and Insights

  • Canada's dental industry is undergoing significant changes. A new nationwide oral healthcare plan, launched in May 2024, aims to provide affordable dental care to millions. Also, an increase in corporate-owned clinics is altering market dynamics.
  • Nonsurgical intervention services address urgent dental issues. Regardless of financial constraints, patients typically seek immediate care, ensuring a consistent revenue stream for dental practices despite economic uncertainties.
  • Ontario's population density fuels a significant demand for dental care. As a result, the province hosts the most dental practices in Canada, benefiting from easy access to patients, staff and healthcare infrastructure.
  • Patients value reputable practices. Anxiety about dental procedures heightens the appeal of clinics known for friendly staff and successful outcomes, making them highly competitive.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 2.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $23.1bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The pandemic introduced a level of volatility dentists are typically shielded from

  • Although the Canada Health Act only covers dental care for certain groups, the importance of regular dental services to oral hygiene and health is accepted by many, resulting in a relatively steady pool of patients for dentists.
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Dentists in Canada
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Canada's population growth will require more from dental providers

  • Over the next five years, as economic conditions continue to normalize relative to experience amid the pandemic, dental practices will be enabled to grow at a steadier, swifter pace.

Biggest companies in the Dentists in Canada

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Dentists in Canada industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Dentists in Canada
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Visits and consultations, Oral surgery and Nonsurgical intervention services. Visits and consultations is the largest segment of the Dentists in Canada.

Trends and Insights

General visits and consultations are on the rise

  • Visits and consultations includes routine dental exams and regular cleanings, among other typical dental work, which may lower the incidence of issues requiring costly treatments.
  • More insights available in the full report

Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Dentists industry in Canada refers to the sector of healthcare that involves the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of oral diseases and disorders. Dentists specialize in dentistry and provide a wide range of dental services to patients.

What's included in this industry?

Dental visits and consultationsOral surgeryNonsurgical intervention servicesOther dental services

Companies

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Related Terms

DENTAL HYGIENISTDENTAL PRACTICE MANAGEMENT COMPANY (DPMC)ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONORTHODONTIST

Industry Code

NAICS 2007

NAICS 621210 - Dentists in Canada

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Canada's dental industry is undergoing significant changes. A new nationwide oral healthcare plan, launched in May 2024, aims to provide affordable dental care to millions. A...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

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Analyst insight

Nonsurgical intervention services address urgent dental issues. Regardless of financial constraints, patients typically seek immediate care, ensuring a consistent revenue str...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Ontario's population density fuels a significant demand for dental care. As a result, the province hosts the most dental practices in Canada, benefiting from easy access to p...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each province in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each province in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Patients value reputable practices. Anxiety about dental procedures heightens the appeal of clinics known for friendly staff and successful outcomes, making them highly compe...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Dental practices operate in a fragmented landscape. While consolidation occurs, most practices are independently owned, with no single provider controlling more than 5.0% of ...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    Due to strict regulations, dental practices play an important role in ensuring public health. These regulations govern patient confidentiality, clinical standards and profess...

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    Hiring challenges are pressuring wage growth. Dental practices pay more to attract and retain employees as a shortage of dental professionals creates steep competition for la...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
    • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Assets (2017-2022)
    • Liabilities (2017-2022)
    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Dentists industry in Canada in 2024?

    The market size of the Dentists industry in Canada is $23.1bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Dentists in Canada industry in 2024?

    There are 30,591 businesses in the Dentists industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 2.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Dentists industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Dentists industry in Canada has been growing at a CAGR of 2.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Dentists industry in Canada over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Dentists industry in Canada is expected to grow.

    What does the Dentists in Canada include?

    Dental visits and consultations and Oral surgery are part of the Dentists industry.

    How competitive is the Dentists industry in Canada?

    The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Dentists industry in Canada.

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    Key data sources in Canada include:

    • Statistics Canada
    • Industry Canada
    • Canadian Business Patterns

    Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.

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    • Industry and trade associations
    • Industry federations or regulators
    • Major industry players annual or quarterly filings

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