The association collected data on the total number of dentists by specialty and the ratio per capita in a January report.
Listed below are the number of prosthodontists practicing in the U.S. each year between 2001 and 2021:
2001: 3,199
2002: 3,107
2003: 3,152
2004: 3,239
2005: 3,207
2006: 3,195
2007: 3,187
2008: 3,226
2009: 3,262
2010: 3,322
2011: 3,384
2012: 3,439
2013: 3,450
2014: 3,541
2015: 3,669
2016: 3,688
2017: 3,708
2018: 3,723
2019: 3,739
2020: 3,733
2021: 3,693
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