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The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine in Erie, Pa., currently has the lowest acceptance rate of all dental schools in the U.S., according to data from academic consulting website BeMo.  

The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry in Jackson currently has the highest acceptance rate of all dental schools in the U.S., according to data from academic consulting website BeMo.  

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The average cost of a dental exam in North Dakota is $263, the highest of all states in the U.S., according to data from CareCredit.

Maine has the highest number of orthodontists per capita out of any state at 8.56 orthodontists for every 100,000 residents.

The highest-paid dental company CEOs are paid between 69 and 1,271 times more than the median annual salary for employees at these companies, according to new data from AFL-CIO. 

Align Technology CEO Joseph Hogan continues to be the highest-compensated dental company CEO, earning $28,952,411 in 2023, according to new data from AFL-CIO.

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