One third of the patients surveyed said they will use their tax refunds for periodontal plastic surgery while one quarter of the periodontists surveyed said they perform this surgery most often during the months of April through June...
Results of AAP Surveys on Using Tax Refunds for Periodontal Surgery
Two online surveys indicate that many Americans are spending their refund checks on periodontal plastic surgery.
CHICAGO – April 7, 2004 – 255 patients and 112 periodontists responded to online surveys conducted by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP). Following is a breakdown of their answers to the survey questions.
Results of Consumer Survey: How will you spend your tax refund?
There were 255 respondents.- What are you most likely to spend your tax refund on?
23 respondents 9.58% -- (1) Home Improvement 83 respondents 34.58% -- (2) Oral Plastic Surgery 9 respondents 3.75% -- (3) Vacation 11 respondents 4.58% -- (4) Plastic Surgery 86 respondents 35.83% -- (5) Paying Off Debt 29 respondents 12.08% -- (6) Other - How important is it to you that your teeth and gums look nice?
208 respondents 82.54% -- (1) Extremely important 38 respondents 15.08% -- (2) Somewhat important 6 respondents 2.38% -- (3) Not important - Are you expecting a tax refund this year?
197 respondents 79.12% -- (1) Yes 52 respondents 20.88% -- (2) No - What is your gender?
173 respondents 69.20% -- (1) Female 77 respondents 30.80% -- (2) Male
Results of Periodontist Survey: Oral Plastic Surgery in Your Practice
There were 112 resondents.- When do you perform the most oral plastic surgery procedures?
26 respondents 26.80% -- (1) January – March 31 respondents 31.96% -- (2) April – June 19 respondents 19.59% -- (3) July – September 21 respondents 21.65% -- (4) October – December - What is the most common oral plastic surgery procedure you perform?
23 respondents 20.72% -- (1) Dental Implants 24 respondents 21.62% -- (2) Crown Lengthening 61 respondents 54.95% -- (3) Root Coverage 2 respondents 1.80% -- (4) Ridge Augmentation 1 respondents 0.90% -- (5) Other - Why do most of your patients undergo oral plastic surgery?
81 respondents 73.64% -- (1) To improve esthetics 1 respondents 0.91% -- (2) To look younger 6 respondents 5.45% -- (3) To improve confidence 22 respondents 20.00% -- (4) Other - The majority of your patients undergoing oral plastic surgery are:
107 respondents 98.17% -- (1) Female 2 respondents 1.83% -- (2) Male
About the AAP
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is is an 8,000-member professional organization for periodontists - specialists in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases affecting the gums and supporting structures of the teeth, and in the placement of dental implants. Periodontists are also dentistry’s experts in the treatment of oral inflammation and receive three additional years of specialized training following dental school. Periodontics is one of the nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association.Find out if you are at risk for periodontal diseases by taking the Academy’s risk assessment test.
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