Two Key Dental Trends: the 65+ Dental Patient Market

Fluent’s annual Analytics in Action Summit was held on July 26-27, 2024, in Denver, Colorado, featured an insightful presentation by Fluent's Michael Urbach, Chief?Alliance Officer, on demographic, strategic, and financial trends in the dental industry. Urbach's presentation, entitled "Forecasting the Future:? Trends & Transformation in Dental," leveraged analysis from Fluent's multi-payer, fee-for-service dental claims database which contains current and historical data from national and regional payers. Payers rely on Fluent's analysis to improve the effectiveness of their networks, product planning, member and provider satisfaction, and payer operations.

?At the Summit,?Urbach highlighted?several takeaways including:

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1.?????? The age 65+ demographic represents an increasing patient share and treatment share of the commercially insured oral health care market.

2.?????? As of 2023, the age 65+ oral health care patient exhibits a substantially different treatment mix than the rest of the population.

How can those offering product services in the dental industry react to the changing landscape and ensure this segment of the population is both empowered and informed? ?How can payer organizations win market share in and profitably service this growing segment?? Start the conversation and learn more about Fluent’s solutions for member engagement and network management, and click here to get more insights from the Analytics in Action Summit.