The Dentist Money Show | Financial Planning & Wealth Management #726: 2025 Dentist Financial Benchmarks: How Are Dentists Really Feeling? Part One
Jan 14, 2026
Cody Barris, a member of Dentist Advisors and analyst of a recent dentist survey, joins the hosts to discuss key findings from 2025's qualitative benchmark data. They explore themes like dentist burnout and how leadership days can feel equally taxing as clinical ones. The conversation reveals surprising vacation habits, with many taking over five trips a year. Dentists report high overall satisfaction with their work-life balance and income perception. A significant majority would still choose dentistry as a career, showing resilience in the face of challenges.
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Frequent Short Trips Beat One Big Splurge
- Dentists reported many short trips: 38% took five-plus vacations but many were under three nights.
- Frequent short trips (
Favor Multiple Small Getaways
- Spread smaller, frequent trips throughout the year to increase joy and reduce pressure on one big vacation.
- Shorter getaways reduce the operational strain on single-provider practices and preserve patient flow.
Solo Dentist Two-Week Vacation Issue
- A solo-practice client took two weeks off and later struggled with empty recalls and lost production.
- That example illustrates how long absences can create operational and revenue problems for single-provider offices.
