Benchmarking

A study named Connecticut as the top place for dental health and seven other updates on the oral health of Americans in 2022:

The states ranked for having the worst dental health vary in the number of dentists, average salary and reimbursements rates for dental care. 

The states ranked for having the best dental health vary in the number of dentists, average salary and reimbursements rates for dental care. 

Connecticut is the best state in the U.S. for dental health and also ranks in the top 5 highest earning states for dentists.

Connecticut ranks as the top state for dental health in the U.S., while Denmark was listed as the top country for dental health in the world. 

Fifty-three dental schools in the U.S. are ranked among the best in the world, according to an annual ranking from ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, a higher education research organization. 

Here are 100 stats that show how compensation for dental professionals stack up:

Guardian Direct, Delta Dental and Humana are among the best insurers in the U.S. in 2022, according to a July 21 ranking by Money magazine.

Las Vegas is the top city for dental visit procrastination in the U.S., according to a recent report from orthodontics company Byte. 

Dentists typically make between $180,000 and $196,000 per year in the 10 largest cities in the U.S.