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Dental hygienists in Alaska are paid $54.70 an hour, the highest hourly wage of any U.S. state, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Thirteen percent of dentists are affiliated with a DSO, according to May data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Atlanta is the best city to start a career while New York City is the worst, according to personal finance site WalletHub.

Vilas Sastry, DMD, CEO of teledentistry.com, connected with Becker's to give his advice to the upcoming generation of dental leaders.

Jeffrey Tomcsik, CEO of Grand Dental Group, connected with Becker's to discuss the challenges future dental leaders are up against.

Female oral and maxillofacial surgeons earn 22.8 percent less than men in the field, making it the specialty with the largest gender wage gap, according to Physicians Thrive's "2023 Physician Compensation Report."

The majority of Americans see the connection between oral and overall health, according to the Delta Dental Plans Association "2023 State of America's Oral Health and Wellness Report."

General dentists make an average of $174,140 annually.

Twelve dental leaders recently connected with Becker's to give their advice for dentistry's future leaders.

Seven of the 10 top-paying metropolitan areas for dental hygienists are in California.