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.
In 2023, 14% of dentists were affiliated with a DSO, a slight increase from 13% in 2022.
Colorado, Georgia and Nevada were the states with the highest percentage of affiliated dentists in 2023 at 23%. In 2022, Nevada was the only state with 23% of dentists affiliated with a DSO.
Here is the percentage of dentists affiliated with a DSO in every state and Washington, D.C., in both 2022 and 2023, the most recent years that data is available:
Alabama
2022: 10%
2023: 14%
Alaska
2022: 2%
2023: 4%
Arizona
2022: 21%
2023: 22%
Arkansas
2022: 17%
2023: 20%
California
2022: 9%
2023: 10%
Colorado
2022: 21%
2023: 23%
Connecticut
2022: 12%
2023: 14%
Delaware
2022: 5%
2023: 8%
District of Columbia
2022: 8%
2023: 11%
Florida
2022: 19%
2023: 21%
Georgia
2022: 20%
2023: 23%
Hawaii
2022: 3%
2023: 3%
Idaho
2022: 5%
2023: 7%
Illinois
2022: 13%
2023: 13%
Indiana
2022: 14%
2023: 14%
Iowa
2022: 8%
2023: 9%
Kansas
2022: 10%
2023: 12%
Kentucky
2022: 13%
2023: 15%
Louisiana
2022: 8%
2023: 9%
Maine
2022: 4%
2023: 4%
Maryland
2022: 10%
2023: 12%
Massachusetts
2022: 13%
2023: 13%
Michigan
2022: 12%
2023: 13%
Minnesota
2022: 10%
2023: 12%
Mississippi
2022: 14%
2023: 14%
Missouri
2022: 14%
2023: 14%
Montana
2022: 4%
2023: 7%
Nebraska
2022: 8%
2023: 10%
Nevada
2022: 23%
2023: 23%
New Hampshire
2022: 12%
2023: 12%
New Jersey
2022: 10%
2023: 11%
New Mexico
2022: 19%
2023: 20%
New York
2022: 7%
2023: 8%
North Carolina
2022: 12%
2023: 14%
North Dakota
2022: 3%
2023: 3%
Ohio
2022: 10%
2023: 11%
Oklahoma
2022: 17%
2023: 18%
Oregon
2022: 9%
2023: 10%
Pennsylvania
2022: 12%
2023: 13%
Rhode Island
2022: 4%
2023: 7%
South Carolina
2022: 17%
2023: 18%
South Dakota
2022: 2%
2023: 5%
Tennessee
2022: 15%
2023: 16%
Texas
2022: 21%
2023: 22%
Utah
2022: 10%
2023: 12%
Vermont
2022: 5%
2023: 6%
Virginia
2022: 13%
2023: 15%
Washington
2022: 11%
2023: 11%
West Virginia
2022: 4%
2023: 6%
Wisconsin
2022: 20%
2023: 21%
Wyoming
2022: 6%
2023: 7%