i have heard dentists are doing poorly with economic down turn. dental coverage is not very good with most insurance plans (if they have insurance) or its paid out of pocket. if its between eating and getting your teeth looked at a lot of people choose eating. I work in an er and we see a lot of dental issues lately bc dentists wont take patients without insurance unless they pay up front. so they dont go until they have an abcess tooth and then go to the er where they have to be seen.
also with obama's push towards socialized medicine dentists would be in hot water. name a country with socilized medicine where the people have good teeth