To calculate the total number of patients a dentist sees in one year, you can use the following steps:
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Determine the number of patients seen in one week: \[ \text{Patients per day} \times \text{Days per week} = 18 \times 4 = 72 \text{ patients per week} \]
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Calculate the number of weeks in a year: \[ 52 \text{ weeks per year} \]
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Finally, multiply the number of patients per week by the number of weeks in a year: \[ 72 \text{ patients per week} \times 52 \text{ weeks per year} = 3,744 \text{ patients per year} \]
Therefore, the dentist sees 3,744 patients in one year.