More specialists are working in practices with more than 100 locations and more specialists are affiliated with DSOs, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

The cost of a cosmetic dental procedure ranges from about $129 to $33,272, according to data from CareCredit.

South Dakota has the highest number of oral and maxillofacial surgeons per capita out of any state, with 7.54 oral surgeons for every 100,000 residents.

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine in Erie, Pa., currently has the lowest acceptance rate of all dental schools in the U.S., according to data from academic consulting website BeMo.  

The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry in Jackson currently has the highest acceptance rate of all dental schools in the U.S., according to data from academic consulting website BeMo.  

The average cost of orthodontic treatments can range from $302 to $9,221, according to data from CareCredit.

In Utah, the state with the highest number of dental assistants per capita, the average annual salary for the profession is $39,350, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The average cost of routine dental procedures can range from $42 to $7,889, according to data from CareCredit. 

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.

Maine has the highest number of orthodontists per capita out of any state at 8.56 orthodontists for every 100,000 residents.

Dental hygienist was recently ranked among the top 10 most desirable jobs in the U.S. by BeamJobs.

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

Utah has the highest number of dental assistants per capita out of any state at 180.94 assistants for every 100,000 residents.

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.