Here are five numbers that provide insight into what the the dental industry looks like today:
4th: Where dentist ranked on U.S. News & Report's best healthcare jobs list.
More than 55 percent: The percentage of dentists who are planning to retire within 10 years, according to DentalPost's 2023 Salary Survey.
71.75 percent: The percentage of dentists who reported being satisfied or very satisfied with their income, according to DentalPost's 2023 Salary Survey.
72 percent: The percentage of dentists who plan on raising fees at their practices in 2023, according to a poll by the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
More than 200,000: The number of dentists that will be needed to meet patient demand by 2030, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration.