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The average annual salary of a dentist ranks below that of other medical specialties, while salaries for oral surgeons and orthodontists rank above 10 other medical specialties, according to data from the ZipRecruiter and Medscape.

The past few years have impacted dental practices in many ways and today the lingering effects of the pandemic continue to present new challenges such as unpredictable patient appointments, last-minute cancellations and hiring increasingly elusive quality team members. For patients,…

Oral medicine had just nine program graduates in 2021 while general practice residency had 1,176, according to the American Dental Association's "Dental Education Program Enrollment and Graduates Report: 2021-22."

Dental assistants typically bring in less money each year than the average household income in each state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The average annual salary for dental hygienists exceeded the average household income in most states, except for three. 

The University of Rochester is the best college in the U.S. for periodontics and pediatric dentistry, according to universities.com.

Teledentistry company SmileDirectClub and dental technology company Align Technology were recently ranked on Financial Times' list of the fastest-growing companies in 2022. 

SmileDirectClub was recently included on Forbes' "Best Employers for Diversity" 2022 list.

Dental hygienists in Alaska — the highest paid in the U.S. — make on average about $45.19 more than the state's minimum wage, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department of Labor.    

Dental assistants make roughly between $9 to $17 more than the minimum wage in each state, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Department of Labor.