In 2022, there were 159,741 dentists licensed for general practice in the United States and 10,906 licensed for orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics. This statistic shows the number of professionally active dentists working in the U.S. in 2022, by area of practice.
Number of professionally active dentists working in the U.S. in 2022, by area of practice*
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who reported oral health problems in 2022, by race/ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Types of oral health problems reported by adults in 2022
- Basic Statistic Unwanted consequences due to oral health issues U.S. consumers 2021
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. children and adolescents with oral health problems in 2022, by state
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Oral treatment among children
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- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. children who visited the dentist from 1997-2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. children who visited the dentist in the past year by race 2019
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. children who visited the dentist in the past year 1997-2019, by region
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. children who had a dental visit in the past 12 months 2019-20, by age
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Oral treatment among adults
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- Premium Statistic Adults with a dental visit in the past year 1997-2019
- Premium Statistic Adults with a dental visit in the past year 1997-2019, by gender
- Premium Statistic Share of elderly U.S. adults who visited the dentist in the past year 1997-2019
- Premium Statistic U.S. adults with a dental visit in the past year in 2019 and 2020, by race
- Premium Statistic U.S. adults with a dental visit in the past year in 2019 and 2020, by income
- Premium Statistic U.S. females who visited a dentist in the past year as of 2022, by state
- Premium Statistic Share of U.S. adults not planning a dental visit in the next year, 2022, by ethnicity
- Basic Statistic Reasons for not visiting a dentist in the past two years among U.S. adults 2022
Dental professionals
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- Premium Statistic Number of active dentists in the U.S. 1993-2023
- Premium Statistic U.S. dentists density 2001-2023
- Premium Statistic Share of dentists in the U.S. from 2001 to 2022, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of active dentists working in the U.S. in 2022, by area of practice
- Basic Statistic Top U.S. states by dentists density in 2023
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- Basic Statistic Annual net income of all dentists in private practice U.S. 2022, by type
Costs
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- Basic Statistic U.S. adults and children with a dentist visit in 2022, by insurance coverage status
- Premium Statistic Dental services expenditure in the U.S. 1960-2022
- Basic Statistic Dental service spending in the U.S. by payer 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic U.S. household expenditure on dental care insurance 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic People who could not afford dental services in the U.S. from 1999-2019
- Premium Statistic Adults who could not afford needed dental care U.S. from 1999-2019, by gender
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- Basic Statistic U.S. consumer price index: physician and dental services 1960-2022
Market and products
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- Premium Statistic Revenue of the oral care industry in the U.S. 2015-2028
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- Premium Statistic Revenue per capita of oral care in the U.S. 2018-2028
- Premium Statistic U.S. oral care products' unit sales by category 2023
- Premium Statistic OTC revenue of oral antiseptics and rinses in the U.S. 2011-2023
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- Age distribution of female dentists in the U.S. in 2022
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- Yearly working hours among U.S. general dentists 1990-2022
- Average number of patient visits per dentist in the U.S. 1990-2022
- Countries with the highest rate of dentists worldwide in 2018-2021
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- Net income of dental specialists in private practice U.S. 1990-2022
- Not busy enough workload perceptions of U.S. dentists 2018, by employment status
- Breakdown of people who visited a dental surgeon in France 2014, by age group
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- Countries with the highest rate of dentists worldwide in 2018-2021
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- Average weekly patient visits per GP dentist in the U.S. 2000-2018, by gender
- Net income of dental specialists in private practice U.S. 1990-2022
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American Dental Association. (January 10, 2024). Number of professionally active dentists working in the U.S. in 2022, by area of practice* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114666/number-of-active-dentists-by-practice-area-us/
American Dental Association. "Number of professionally active dentists working in the U.S. in 2022, by area of practice*." Chart. January 10, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114666/number-of-active-dentists-by-practice-area-us/
American Dental Association. (2024). Number of professionally active dentists working in the U.S. in 2022, by area of practice*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114666/number-of-active-dentists-by-practice-area-us/
American Dental Association. "Number of Professionally Active Dentists Working in The U.S. in 2022, by Area of Practice*." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114666/number-of-active-dentists-by-practice-area-us/
American Dental Association, Number of professionally active dentists working in the U.S. in 2022, by area of practice* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114666/number-of-active-dentists-by-practice-area-us/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Number of professionally active dentists working in the U.S. in 2022, by area of practice* [Graph], American Dental Association, January 10, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114666/number-of-active-dentists-by-practice-area-us/