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Ten states saw a decrease in dental hygienist pay between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Wyoming saw the largest increase in dental hygienist pay between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

Idaho saw the largest decrease in annual dentist pay between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

California has the most practicing dentists and physicians in the U.S.

New Mexico saw the largest increase in annual dentist salary from 2020 to 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

The number of dental school graduates has increased by 30.5 percent since 2011, according to data from the American Dental Association. 

New York University in New York City has the highest number of graduates of any dental school in the U.S., according to data from the American Dental Association.

New York University College of Dentistry in New York City had the highest enrollment of all 68 U.S. dental schools during the 2021-22 academic year, according to data from the American Dental Association.

The number of first-year dental school students has increased by 11.6 percent over the last 10 years, according to data from the American Dental Association. 

The average dental school graduate in 2019 owed $292,169 in student loan debt, according to the most recent data from the Education Data Initiative, a resource that collects data and statistics about the U.S. education system.