Nationwide, a total of 188,074 U.S. dentists are actively practicing, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
In comparison, there were a total of 192,723 active dentists in September 2021.
Data comes from a special request by the American Dental Association. Data was pulled in January 2022 from Redi-Data.
Number of active dentists, by specialty:
General dentists
2021: 150,325
2022: 146,312
Orthodontist
2021: 8,370
2022: 8,153
Pedodontist
2021: 6,473
2022: 6,349
Oral surgeon
2021: 5,807
2022: 5,688
Endodontist
2021: 4,429
2022: 4,334
Periodontist
2021: 4,424
2022: 4,282
All other specialties
2021: 12,895
2022: 12,976