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Dental assistants in Minnesota have the highest average salary, according to employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Delaware is the highest-paying state for dentists, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

The average annual salary for dental hygienists has risen in the last five years along with inflation, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Inflation Calculator.

The average annual salary for dental assistants has risen in the last five years with inflation, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Inflation Calculator.

Dentists were ranked No. 5 out of 27 on a list of best 401k plans by job sectors by Judy Diamond Associates. 

Dentist pay rose between 2017 and 2020 and dropped in 2021 with a rise in inflation, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Inflation Calculator.

Mississippi is the worst state for dental health while Nevada is the worst state for children's oral health, according to personal finance website WalletHub.

Wisconsin is the best state for dental health, according to personal finance website WalletHub, while West Virginia is the best state for children's oral health, according to the site.

Nevada was recently ranked as the worst state for children's oral health by WalletHub.

West Virginia was recently ranked as the best state for children's oral health by WalletHub.