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Hourly pay for dentists is projected to drop nearly $14 by 2033 when adjusted for inflation, according to a study from tollfreeforwarding.com.

ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, an international organization that creates rankings for universities and programs across different subjects, has ranked the University of Michigan Ann Arbor as the best university in the world for dentistry and oral sciences.

UnitedHealth Group was recently ranked as the best dental insurance company by Insider Monkey. 

Alaska is the state with the most general dentists and advanced practice dental therapists per 100,000 people, according to America's Health Rankings.

Two of the worst-paying states for dentists are also ranked among the worst states for jobs, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and WalletHub.

Some of the best- and worst-paying states for dentists are ranked among the best for jobs, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and WalletHub.

More than 43 percent of U.S. residents visited a dentist in 2021, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.

Vermont has the lowest number of pediatric dentists in the U.S., according to data from KFF.

Align Technology CEO Joseph Hogan was recently included on a list of 100 most overpaid CEOs by nonprofit shareholder advocacy group As You Sow.

Sweden has the highest accessibility for dental services, according to a Nov. 21 ranking from Insider Monkey.