Dentist offices tend to be stable businesses that stick around for decades, unlike restaurants that open and close frequently. This makes them the perfect barometer for gauging the country's recovery from the shock of the pandemic
An x-ray is displayed on a monitor during a dental procedure in Seattle on Feb. 5, 2012. Dentist offices are, in the eyes of some economists, the perfect barometer for gauging the country’s recovery from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic. (Stuart Isett/The New York Times)
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