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Associate, employee dentist income by region
The average national income for general dentists who are associates or employees is $195,800 while the median is $180,000, according to DentalPost's 2023 Salary Survey.
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Best dental schools in the US by state
California is home to six of the most highly ranked dental schools in the U.S., according to an annual ranking from ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a higher education research organization.
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12 biggest dental companies worldwide: Insider Monkey
The Procter & Gamble Co. is the biggest dental company in the world, according to finance website Insider Monkey.
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Salary, workforce, debt and more: 10 dental stats from 2022 to know
From dental practitioner salaries to the percentage of dentists who own practices, here are 10 notable statistics about the dental industry Becker's reported on this year:
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5 states with the biggest drops in dental assistant pay
New Jersey saw the largest decrease in dental assistant salaries between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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5 states with the largest increases in dental assistant pay
West Virginia saw the largest increase in dental assistant salaries between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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10 states where dental hygienist pay dropped
Ten states saw a decrease in dental hygienist pay between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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5 states with the largest increases in dental hygienist pay
Wyoming saw the largest increase in dental hygienist pay between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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5 states with the largest decreases in dentist pay
Idaho saw the largest decrease in annual dentist pay between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Number of active dentists vs. physicians per state
California has the most practicing dentists and physicians in the U.S.
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5 states with the largest increases in dentist pay
New Mexico saw the largest increase in annual dentist salary from 2020 to 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Dental school graduates up 30% in last 10 years
The number of dental school graduates has increased by 30.5 percent since 2011, according to data from the American Dental Association.
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Number of 2021 graduates from each U.S. dental school
New York University in New York City has the highest number of graduates of any dental school in the U.S., according to data from the American Dental Association.
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Number of enrolled students at 68 dental schools in 2022
New York University College of Dentistry in New York City had the highest enrollment of all 68 U.S. dental schools during the 2021-22 academic year, according to data from the American Dental Association.
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Number of first-year dental school students in the last 10 years
The number of first-year dental school students has increased by 11.6 percent over the last 10 years, according to data from the American Dental Association.
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The evolution of dental school debt
The average dental school graduate in 2019 owed $292,169 in student loan debt, according to the most recent data from the Education Data Initiative, a resource that collects data and statistics about the U.S. education system.
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Medical vs. dental care spending: 9 stats to know
The U.S. spent $142.4 billion on dental care in 2020 and $4.12. trillion on overall healthcare, according to data from the American Dental Association and the American Medical Association.
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Average costs of orthodontics procedures by service
The average cost of Invisalign is between $4,000 and $7,000, according to healthcare financing company Carecredit.
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Average costs of dental procedures by service
The average cost of a teeth cleaning is between $75 and $200, according to healthcare financing company CareCredit.
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Dentist salary in the best, worst states to open a practice
Delaware is the second worst state to start a business, according to data from personal finance website WalletHub, but is the highest-paying state for dentists overall.
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