The number of U.S. prosthodontists has grown only 15 percent in the last 20 years, according to data from the American Dental Association.
The association collected data on the total number of dentists by specialty and the ratio per capita in a January report.
Listed below are the number of prosthodontists practicing in the U.S. each year between 2001 and 2021:
2001: 3,199
2002: 3,107
2003: 3,152
2004: 3,239
2005: 3,207
2006: 3,195
2007: 3,187
2008: 3,226
2009: 3,262
2010: 3,322
2011: 3,384
2012: 3,439
2013: 3,450
2014: 3,541
2015: 3,669
2016: 3,688
2017: 3,708
2018: 3,723
2019: 3,739
2020: 3,733
2021: 3,693