California is home to six of the most highly ranked dental schools in the U.S., according to an annual ranking from ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a higher education research organization.
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The Procter & Gamble Co. is the biggest dental company in the world, according to finance website Insider Monkey.
From dental practitioner salaries to the percentage of dentists who own practices, here are 10 notable statistics about the dental industry Becker's reported on this year:
New Jersey saw the largest decrease in dental assistant salaries between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
West Virginia saw the largest increase in dental assistant salaries between 2020 and 2021, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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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.