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Dental hygienists have an average annual salary of $78,040 in Arkansas, the worst-ranked state for dental health in 2025. Personal finance site WalletHub ranked all 50 states and Washington, D.C., across two main categories: dental habits and health and oral…

The University of Michigan-Ann Arbor earned the top spot on a list of the best dental schools in the world created by QS World University Rankings.  The university was ranked the best dental school in the world for the third…

There are 1,570 general dentists in Utah, the state with the lowest percentage of residents covered by Medicaid and the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program.  More than 20% of U.S. residents are enrolled in Medicaid, according to data compiled by…

The University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry received the most funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2024, according to new data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

The National Institutes of Health awarded more than $272 million in research funding to 48 dental schools in the U.S. last year, according to new data from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

California currently has the highest number of dental professional shortage areas in the U.S., according to recent data from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

There are 840 general dentists in New Mexico, the state with the highest percentage of residents covered by Medicaid and the federal Children's Health Insurance Program.

Delta Dental was recently recognized as the best insurer for older adults in 2025 by Investopedia.

General dentists have an average annual salary of $168,760 in Arkansas, the worst-ranked state for dental health in 2025.

There are nearly 82 million people enrolled in Medicaid in the U.S., or 21% of the total U.S. population, according to data compiled by KFF.