There were more dentists younger than 50 years old in 2023 than in 2017, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
In 2023, there were 53,339 dentists in the U.S. in their 30s, an increase over the 47,123 dentists in the same age range in 2017.
In 2017, there were more dentists in their 50s and 60s than in 2023.
Here is the breakdown of the age of dentists between the ages of 30 and 69 in 2017 and 2023:
Dentists ages 30-39
2017: 47,123
2023: 53,339
Dentists ages 40-49
2017: 44,626
2023: 47,597
Dentists ages 50-59
2017: 42,410
2023: 41,119
Dentists ages 60-69
2017: 41,672
2023: 36,708