General dentists have an average annual salary of $154,860 in Hawaii, the state with the most dentists per capita, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Nearly half of all dentists in California work in practices with one location and one dentist, the highest percentage of any state, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Utah has the highest number of dental assistants per capita out of any state at 180.94 assistants for every 100,000 residents.
Most dental professionals earn less per year than the average amount of education debt, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Education Data Initiative.
New Hampshire has the highest number of dental hygienists per capita out of any state at 105.33 hygienists for every 100,000 residents.
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The District of Columbia has the highest number of general dentists per capita at 66.95 dentists for every 100,000 residents. Hawaii is the state with the highest per-capita count at 51.72.
Three-quarters of all dentists in the U.S. work in a dental practice that only has one location, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The percentage of DSO-affiliated dentists in the U.S. slightly increased in 2023 compared to 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Dentists with less experience are more likely to be affiliated with a DSO, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
Fourteen percent of all dentists in the U.S. are affiliated with a DSO, and orthodontists have the highest affiliation percentage among specialty dentists.