The total tuition to attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry, the top-ranked dental school in the U.S., is $153,400 for a resident and $291,400 for a non-resident. BestDentalSchools.org developed its inaugural rankings on the…
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Washington, D.C., saw the largest increase in the average annual for dental hygienists from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., the average pay for dental hygienists increased $4,000 from 2023 to…
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are the highest-earning profession in the dental industry, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Oral surgeons have an average annual salary of $360,240, more than $100,000 higher than the average salary of orthodontists, the second…
Over half of first-year dental students in the U.S. are female, according to data from the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute. Overall, 57.4% of first-year students were female, 42.4% were male and 0.2% were another gender or unknown. The…
Vermont is currently the highest-paying state for dentists, while Hawaii is the lowest-paying state, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated salary information for dentists to reflect 2024 information on…
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Denali Dental has been ranked as the best insurance plan for 2025 by Money. Money examined plans offered by nearly 20 payers, taking into consideration costs, waiting periods, coverage levels and other criteria to create its ranking of the best…
Dental assistants have the highest annual mean wage in the state government sector, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual wage for dental assistants across all industries and practice settings is $48,860. The agency released…
The four richest people in dentistry have a combined net worth of $8.5 million, while the richest people in healthcare have a combined net worth of $49.6 million. Forbes used stock prices and exchange rates from March 7 to create…
Dental hygienists have the highest annual mean wage in the management of companies and enterprises industry, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual wage for dental hygienists across all industries and practice settings is $93,890.…
Wyoming saw the largest decrease in the average annual wage for general dentists from 2023 to 2024, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across the U.S., the average pay for general dentists increased $4,350 from 2023 to…