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Visualize your state's dental workforce by age, gender, race and ethnicity, and more. The dashboard data cover the years 2001 to 2023. Hover over any data point to reveal the tooltip for more information. Use the drop-down menus on the right to filter by state and data year. Download the results in PDF format for your presentation needs. Click ...
- Dentist Workforce | American Dental Association - ADA
The research brief Projected Supply of Dentists in the...
- Projected Supply of Denitsts in the United States, 2020-2040
The projected growth rate of the number of dentists per...
- Dentist Workforce | American Dental Association - ADA
Jun 19, 2024 · Published by Jenny Yang, Jun 19, 2024. In 2023, there were 159,265 dentists licensed for general practice in the United States and 10,904 licensed for orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics ...
Mar 19, 2024 · In 2020, the U.S. had about 201,000 dentists. That’s like having 61 dentists for every 100,000 people. Experts think this number will go up by 10.4%. By 2040, we might see 67 dentists for every 100,000 people. Over the next 20 years, the number of male and female dentists is expected to be about the same.
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Change: 2010 to 2020
The number of professionally active dentists per 100,000 resident population in the United States was 59.34 in 2010 and 61.04 in 2020, an increase of 2.9%. See Featured Charts for additional analysis. NOTES: •Data on the number of dentists per 100,000 resident population are calculated using 2010-based postcensal estimates. •Data, which are available on an annual basis, include professionally active dentists only.
In 2020, the supply of professionally active dentists varied by state and census division.
•Data on the number of dentists per 100,000 resident population are calculated using 2010-based postcensal estimates. •Data, which are available on an annual basis, include professionally active dentists only. •Data are displayed by a modified Jenks classification for the 50 states and District of Columbia. For information on the methods used to produce maps, see Sources and Definitions, Geographic division or region; Jenks natural breaks classification.
•Dentists, professionally active: Data are presented for dentists in private practice; dental school (student, faculty, or staff member); armed forces or other federal services; state or local government; hospitals; graduate school (student, intern, or resident); or other health or dental organization. Dentists who are not licensed or are retired are excluded. See Sources and Definitions, American Dental Association (ADA).
•Geographic division: The U.S. Census Bureau groups the 50 states and District of Columbia for statistical purposes into nine divisions, based on geographic proximity. For a list of divisions and their states, see Sources and Definitions, Geographic division or region.
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The research brief Projected Supply of Dentists in the United States, 2020-2040 projects the future supply of dentists in the U.S. based on various sources of outflows from and inflows to the dental profession. Find full details in the brief. Source: Projected Supply of Dentists in the United States, 2020-2040 (PDF) (HPI Research Brief).
NOTES: Data include professionally active dentists only. Professionally active dentists in this table are those who are listed in the American Dental Association (ADA) masterfile as licensed, not retired, living in the 50 states or District of Columbia, and having a primary occupation of: private practice (full- or part-time); dental school or faculty staff member; armed forces; other federal ...
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The projected growth rate of the number of dentists per capita between 2020 and 2040 is 10.4 percent. Adjusting for expected shifts in hours worked due to the age and gender profile of the future dentist workforce, the growth rate of the supply of full-time equivalent dentists is slightly lower, at 9.7 percent.
