Exit this survey Dental professionals survey 1. Question Title * 1. Thank you for your participation in this survey. To start, please indicate the primary state where you provide dental services. State: -- select state -- AL AlabamaAK AlaskaAS American SamoaAZ ArizonaAR ArkansasCA CaliforniaCO ColoradoCT ConnecticutDE DelawareDC District of ColumbiaFM Federated States of MicronesiaFL FloridaGA GeorgiaGU GuamHI HawaiiID IdahoIL IllinoisIN IndianaIA IowaKS KansasKY KentuckyLA LouisianaME MaineMH Marshall IslandsMD MarylandMA MassachusettsMI MichiganMN MinnesotaMS MississippiMO MissouriMT MontanaNE NebraskaNV NevadaNH New HampshireNJ New JerseyNM New MexicoNY New YorkNC North CarolinaND North DakotaMP Northern Mariana IslandsOH OhioOK OklahomaOR OregonPW PalauPA PennsylvaniaPR Puerto RicoRI Rhode IslandSC South CarolinaSD South DakotaTN TennesseeTX TexasUT UtahVT VermontVI Virgin IslandsVA VirginiaWA WashingtonWV West VirginiaWI WisconsinWY Wyoming Question Title * 2. Please indicate your current profession: Dentist Dental hygienist Dental assistant Office manager Front office staff Other (please specify) Question Title * 3. For how long have you worked in the dental profession, including any other positions you have held besides your current position? Under five years Six to 10 years 11 to 20 years More than 21 years Question Title * 4. Which setting best describes the office(s) where you work as a dental professional? Metropolitan area, including suburbs Small town or rural area Question Title * 5. If you chose "metropolitan area" as your answer to the previous question, please choose from one of the metropolitan areas below. (If your metropolitan area is not listed below, do not change the answer to the question above; we just listed the major urban areas below.) New York City Los Angeles Chicago Dallas-Fort Worth Philadelphia Houston Miami Washington, D.C. Atlanta Boston Detroit Phoenix San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Seattle Minneapolis San Diego St. Louis Tampa-St. Petersburg Baltimore Denver Pittsburgh San Antonio Kansas City Indianapolis Austin Question Title * 6. How comfortable are you with your income providing the means to afford the lifestyle you desire vs. cost of living expenses in your area? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 7. How comfortable are you with your timetable for retirement, based on your current career as a dental professional? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 8. How comfortable are you with how the economy is rebounding in your area? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 9. How comfortable are you with the changes made to counteract the effects of the recession within the dental practice where you treat patients? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 10. Overall, how comfortable are you with your decision to pursue a dental career in your current location? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 11. How comfortable are you with the prevalence of violent crime (or lack thereof) in your area? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 12. How comfortable are you with the fairness of fees charged to patients treated in your office? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 13. How comfortable are you regarding the competency level of the colleagues you work with every day? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 14. How comfortable are you with percentage of treatment plan acceptance among your patients? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 15. How comfortable are you with the overall oral health conditions of residents in your community? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 16. How comfortable are you with the options that underserved populations have for receiving dental care if they need it? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 17. How comfortable are you with the design/floor plan of your dental office? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 18. How comfortable are you with the décor of the dental office? Do you feel like it’s contemporary and appeals to a majority of your patients? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 19. How comfortable are you with quality of the dental equipment in your dental office? Do you feel like the equipment is capable of delivering optimal treatment? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 20. How comfortable are you with your ability to obtain relevant information on Web sites designed for dental professionals? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Question Title * 21. How comfortable are you about engaging with patients in social media (Facebook, MySpace, etc.)? Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Somewhat uncomfortable Very uncomfortable Done