Dentists who have been out of dental school for more than 25 years are less likely to be affiliated with a DSO, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Thirteen percent of all U.S. dentists are affiliated with a DSO, according to the data, which reflects 2022 information.
Dentists were divided into three different career stages: up to 10 years out of dental school, 11 to 25 years out of dental school and more than 25 years out of dental school. Seven percent of dentists who have been out of dental school for more than 25 years were affiliated with DSOs, compared with 23 percent of newer dentists and 11 percent of mid-career dentists.
There are no states where 20 percent or more of older dentists are DSO-affiliated.
Here are the percentages of dentists affiliated with a DSO who have been out of dental school for more than 25 years:
Alaska: 1 percent
Alabama: 9 percent
Arkansas: 13 percent
Arizona: 12 percent
California: 4 percent
Colorado: 12 percent
Connecticut: 7 percent
Delaware: 6 percent
District of Columbia: 1 percent
Florida: 8 percent
Georgia: 15 percent
Hawaii: 2 percent
Iowa: 6 percent
Idaho: 2 percent
Illinois: 6 percent
Indiana: 8 percent
Kansas: 4 percent
Kentucky: 8 percent
Louisiana: 4 percent
Massachusetts: 6 percent
Maryland: 4 percent
Maine: 2 percent
Michigan: 5 percent
Minnesota: 7 percent
Missouri: 6 percent
Mississippi: 8 percent
Montana: 2 percent
North Carolina: 8 percent
North Dakota: 1 percent
Nebraska: 4 percent
Nevada: 10 percent
New Hampshire: 4 percent
New Jersey: 6 percent
New Mexico: 7 percent
New York: 5 percent
Ohio: 6 percent
Oklahoma: 9 percent
Oregon: 7 percent
Pennsylvania: 6 percent
Rhode Island: 1 percent
South Carolina: 10 percent
South Dakota: 1 percent
Tennessee: 9 percent
Texas: 10 percent
Utah: 6 percent
Virginia: 8 percent
Vermont: 3 percent
Washington: 6 percent
Wisconsin: 17 percent
West Virginia: 3 percent
Wyoming: 1 percent