Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian dental industry

Release date: October 10, 2024
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Description: Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian dental industry

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on economic output, jobs and hours worked in the dental industry.Note 1

In 2020, dental offices saw significant losses in economic output,Note 2 unlike physician offices and other ambulatory health care services Table summary
This table displays the results of In 2020, dental offices saw significant losses in economic output, unlike physician offices and other ambulatory health care services , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
  Dental offices Physician offices Miscellaneous ambulatory health care services
2019 $18.1 billion $35.9 billion $15.1 billion
2020 $15.5 billion $36.0 billion $16.7 billion
From 2019 to 2020, total jobs and hours worked at all jobsNote 3 in the dental industry decreased Table summary
This table displays the results of From 2019 to 2020, total jobs and hours worked at all jobs in the dental industry decreased , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
  percent
Total number of jobs -15.4%
Hours worked at all jobs -15.7%
The dental industry rebounded in 2021 after public health measures were eased Table summary
This table displays the results of The dental industry rebounded in 2021 after public health measures were eased , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
  2019 2020 2021
Economic output $18.1 billion $15.5 billion $19.0 billion
Total number of jobs 115,950 98,125 121,760
Hours worked at all jobs (in thousands) 174,124 146,719 188,267

In 2021, the total number of jobs in the dental industry returned to or exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 9 of the 10 provinces and in Yukon

Percentage change in the total number of jobs compared with 2019 Table summary
This table displays the results of . The information is grouped by Province or territory (appearing as row headers), , calculated using (appearing as column headers).
Province or territory 2020 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador -13.7% 3.3%
Prince Edward Island -17.2% 2.3%
Nova Scotia -13.2% 4.2%
New Brunswick -5.6% 6.8%
Quebec -10.6% 5.8%
Ontario -18.6% 4.1%
Manitoba -6.6% -3.1%
Saskatchewan -12.8% 6.0%
Alberta -12.9% 11.1%
British Columbia -17.0% 2.9%
Yukon -15.0% 0.0%
Northwest Territories -17.6% -11.8%
Nunavut -22.6% -6.5%

Source: Djidel, S., 2024, “Looking at the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian dental industry,” Insights on Canadian Society, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 75-006-X.

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