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Less than 29 percent of adults in Wisconsin, the best state for dental health, have visited the dentist in the past year. 

More than 40 percent of adults in Mississippi, the worst state for dental health, have visited the dentist in the past year. 

The average out-of-pocket cost for a visit to the dentist is $130.43 in Mississippi, the worst state for dental health. 

The average out-of-pocket cost for a visit to the dentist is $119.84 in Wisconsin, the best state for dental health. 

Dentists averaged 3,798.4 patient visits, including dental hygienist appointments, in 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Dental practice owners worked an average of 1,774.3 hours in the office in 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Dentists in Switzerland are the highest paid in the world, making $216,679 on average, according to Insider Monkey.

The average net income for a specialist in private practice in 2022 varied greatly based on the specialty, with oral and maxillofacial surgeons earning the most out of any, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute. 

Nonsolo dentists make an average of $86,300 more annually than their solo counterparts, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute's "2022 Survey of Dental Practice" report.

Practice expenses were on average $520,030 per dentist for owner dentists in private practice during 2022, according to data from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.