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Average cost of dental exams in each state
The average cost of a dental exam in North Dakota is $263, the highest of all states in the U.S., according to data from CareCredit.
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Orthodontists per capita across 17 states
Maine has the highest number of orthodontists per capita out of any state at 8.56 orthodontists for every 100,000 residents.
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Dental hygienist ranked among most desirable jobs in US
Dental hygienist was recently ranked among the top 10 most desirable jobs in the U.S. by BeamJobs.
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CEO vs. worker pay at 6 dental companies
The highest-paid dental company CEOs are paid between 69 and 1,271 times more than the median annual salary for employees at these companies, according to new data from AFL-CIO.
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What the highest-paid dental CEOs earn
Align Technology CEO Joseph Hogan continues to be the highest-compensated dental company CEO, earning $28,952,411 in 2023, according to new data from AFL-CIO.
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Percentage of DSO-affiliated dentists has nearly doubled since 2015
The percentage of dentists who are affiliated with a DSO reached 13.8% in 2023, nearly doubling since 2015, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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Average earnings of dental hygienists in the states with the most, least hygienists per capita
Dental hygienists have an average annual salary of $92,840 in New Hampshire, the state with the most hygienists per capita, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Number of dental shortage areas in states with the highest Medicaid disenrollment rates
California, the state with the highest number of dental professional shortage areas, has disenrolled the second highest number of Medicaid recipients, according to data from KFF and the Health Resources and Services Administration.
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Average earnings of dentists in the states with the most, least dentists per capita
General dentists have an average annual salary of $154,860 in Hawaii, the state with the most dentists per capita, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Percentage of solo dentists in every state
Nearly half of all dentists in California work in practices with one location and one dentist, the highest percentage of any state, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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Dental assistants per capita in all 50 states
Utah has the highest number of dental assistants per capita out of any state at 180.94 assistants for every 100,000 residents.
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Dental pay vs. dental school debt in 2024
Most dental professionals earn less per year than the average amount of education debt, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Education Data Initiative.
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Dental hygienists per capita in all 50 states and DC
New Hampshire has the highest number of dental hygienists per capita out of any state at 105.33 hygienists for every 100,000 residents.
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Dentists per capita in all 50 states and DC
The District of Columbia has the highest number of general dentists per capita at 66.95 dentists for every 100,000 residents. Hawaii is the state with the highest per-capita count at 51.72.
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75% of dentists work in single-location dental practices
Three-quarters of all dentists in the U.S. work in a dental practice that only has one location, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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How DSO affiliation rates have changed in every state year-over-year
The percentage of DSO-affiliated dentists in the U.S. slightly increased in 2023 compared to 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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How dentists' experience level impacts DSO affiliation rates
Dentists with less experience are more likely to be affiliated with a DSO, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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DSO affiliation across 8 dental specialties
Fourteen percent of all dentists in the U.S. are affiliated with a DSO, and orthodontists have the highest affiliation percentage among specialty dentists.
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Number of professional shortage areas in the best states for dental health
Connecticut, the highest-ranked state for dental health, has 40 dental professional shortage areas.
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1 in 7 US dentists affiliated with a DSO: State-by-state breakdown
Around one in seven dentists across the U.S., or 14%, are affiliated with a dental service organization, as reported by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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