In 2023, with over 80 professionally active dentists per 100,000 population, Massachusetts was the state with the highest dentist to population ratio. This was followed by Alaska. While California had the highest number of dentist, it came fourth in terms of dentist density by state.
Top 10 U.S. states by number of active dentists in 2023 (per 100,000 population)
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Overview
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- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults who reported their overall and oral health positively 2021-2022
- Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults with at least one chronic and one oral health problem 2021-2022
- 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
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- 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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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
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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 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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- Total employer firm revenue of dentists' offices 2006-2021
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US Department of Health and Human Services. (January 1, 2024). Top 10 U.S. states by number of active dentists in 2023 (per 100,000 population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/186289/top-10-states-by-active-dentists-per-10-000-civilians/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Top 10 U.S. states by number of active dentists in 2023 (per 100,000 population)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186289/top-10-states-by-active-dentists-per-10-000-civilians/
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2024). Top 10 U.S. states by number of active dentists in 2023 (per 100,000 population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/186289/top-10-states-by-active-dentists-per-10-000-civilians/
US Department of Health and Human Services. "Top 10 U.S. States by Number of Active Dentists in 2023 (per 100,000 Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186289/top-10-states-by-active-dentists-per-10-000-civilians/
US Department of Health and Human Services, Top 10 U.S. states by number of active dentists in 2023 (per 100,000 population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/186289/top-10-states-by-active-dentists-per-10-000-civilians/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Top 10 U.S. states by number of active dentists in 2023 (per 100,000 population) [Graph], US Department of Health and Human Services, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/186289/top-10-states-by-active-dentists-per-10-000-civilians/