The health policy nonprofit recorded the number of active dentists in seven categories, including general dentistry, oral surgery and orthodontics.
Number of active oral surgeons in each state:
Alabama: 90
Alaska: 21
Arizona: 127
Arkansas: 45
California: 884
Colorado: 155
Connecticut: 110
Delaware: 25
Florida: 444
Georgia: 211
Hawaii: 37
Idaho: 35
Illinois: 277
Indiana: 124
Iowa: 74
Kansas: 47
Kentucky: 106
Louisiana: 92
Maine: 33
Maryland: 170
Massachusetts: 211
Michigan: 188
Minnesota: 132
Mississippi: 47
Missouri: 108
Montana: 21
Nebraska: 51
Nevada: 56
New Hampshire: 39
New Jersey: 302
New Mexico: 33
New York: 640
North Carolina: 222
North Dakota: 23
Ohio: 206
Oklahoma: 67
Oregon: 92
Pennsylvania: 339
Rhode Island: 28
South Carolina: 104
South Dakota: 17
Tennessee: 162
Texas: 534
Utah: 75
Vermont: 13
Virginia: 216
Washington: 184
West Virginia: 33
Wisconsin: 125
Wyoming: 9