DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) · Minnesota
Associated Dentists
Saint Paul, MN · ~33 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Associated Dentists runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) workplace, earning a grade D.
Associated Dentists: 5.0 TCR = 132% of DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS 3.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Associated Dentists safety composite
Associated Dentists scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 46%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Associated Dentists: 0.0 → 3.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 11.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Associated Dentists's TCR rose 3.3 from 0.0 in 2021 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621210 · Saint Paul, MN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 132% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #20/29
- PHOTO Lake County Dental
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lake County Dental (0.2 TCR gap)
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Associated Dentists in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Valley Dental
Valley Dental Group
5.4 TCR
- Eastern Iowa D
Eastern Iowa Dental Clinic
5.4 TCR
- Lake County De
Lake County Dental
5.2 TCR
- This site
Associated Dentists
5 TCR
- Cambridge Fami
Cambridge Family Dental
4.8 TCR
What this shows Associated Dentists averages 5.0 TCR (132% of the DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS benchmark).
Associated Dentists TCR series: 2021=0 · 2023=11.8 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 3.8
Where Associated Dentists falls in its industry
81 DDSs' (doctors of dental surge establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 29 DDSs' (doctors of dental surge employers in Minnesota.
Associated Dentists has fewer employees than the DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) office median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621210 · MN · Saint Paul
81 DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 291 employers in Saint Paul, MN · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | Lake County Dental | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Cambridge Family Dental | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valley Dental Group | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Eastern Iowa Dental Clinic | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Perham Egg LLC | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gorans Brothers Inc. | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Las Vegas Raiders 17150004 | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Loeffler Construction & Consulting | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HE-Midway Corporate Campus | 2,194 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Minnesota Department of Public Safety | 2,100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Minnesota Department of Human Services, Central Office, Andersen, DC1 & Golden Rule | 1,486 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FV St Josephs Hospital | 1,426 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Foxen Winery and Vineyard | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems OKKUS | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Candler Hotel | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Return Polymers | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lonesome Dove | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley Sanitary District | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GMS Franklin | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Residence Inn Near Universal Orlando | 33 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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