DENTIST

Many donors, modest average gifts

Eight hundred thirty-three donor keys and 2,228 lines average about 2.7 receipts per donor. Average line size is about $998—near the itemized-threshold neighborhood rather than a six-figure stack. Average per donor is about $2,670. That shape is a broad occupation pattern in a presidential cycle: lots of people, lots of lines, smaller checks than named-fund keys.

FEC.gov does not verify dental licenses. Hygienists, specialists, and people who typed Dentist as a shorthand can share the string. Named practice LLCs are other keys if the legal name was used instead.

Dental practice economics are not in the packet. Dentist × 2012 = $2,224,526 on 2,228 lines from 833 donors, 6.0% of $37,234,621. About $998 per contribution is near many itemized occupation keys. Eight hundred thirty-three people-keys is a broad presidential occupation pattern. Named practice LLCs are other keys if the legal name was used. ADA PAC disbursements are committee activity, not this cell. Licenses are unverified.

6.0% of the Dentist roll

Thirty-seven million two hundred thirty-four thousand six hundred twenty-one dollars is the grouping across all cycles. $2,224,526 is 6.0% of that. 2012 is a visible slice, not the lifetime figure. Other even-year windows hold the rest. This packet does not list those amounts.

The industry hub is the year index. This tie keeps the presidential cut from being quoted as “dentists’ political money” without the year.

Questions

How much did Dentist-tagged donors give in 2012?

The join records $2,224,526 in itemized individual contributions for Dentist in 2012, from 2,228 contributions and 833 donors. The grouping’s all-cycle total is $37,234,621.

Is this the ADA PAC?

No. The $2,224,526 cell is individual receipts with a Dentist grouping. Committee disbursements are a different FEC schedule.

What share of the Dentist grouping is 2012?

6.0%: $2,224,526 of $37,234,621. Other cycles hold the rest. Use the industry hub for the all-years roll.

Are these licensed dentists?

Unknown. FEC filings do not verify licenses. The 833 donor keys are people whose receipts grouped to Dentist in 2012.