The ADA collected the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and used the consumer price index to adjust the wages for inflation.
Here is the inflation-adjusted average annual wage for general practitioner dentists in the U.S. from 2004 to 2022:
2004: $206,000
2005: $200,000
2006: $205,000
2007: $208,000
2008: $210,000
2009: $214,000
2010: $213,000
2011: $210,000
2012: $208,000
2013: $207,000
2014: $206,000
2015: $213,000
2016: $212,000
2017: $208,000
2018: $205,000
2019: $204,000
2020: $204,000
2021: $181,000
2022: $172,290