US dental workforce grows more than 20% in 20 years

In 2022, there were 202,536 practicing dentists in the U.S., according to April data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute — an increase of 24 percent since 2001.

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Here is how many practicing dentists there were in the U.S. from 2001 to 2022:

2001: 163,409

2002: 165,659

2003: 167,528

2004: 169,765

2005: 171,586

2006: 172,638

2007: 176,121

2008: 178,399

2009: 181,388

2010: 183,212

2011: 186,099

2012: 188,884

2013: 191,389

2014: 192,271

2015: 195,770

2016: 196,468

2017: 198,517

2018: 199,486

2019: 200,419

2020: 201,117

2021: 201,927

2022: 202,536

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