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Delta Dental, Humana and DentaQuest are among the top dental insurance companies in the U.S., according to an Oct. 18 ranking by Money magazine.

Two dental companies were named to Forbes' 2021 list of the 750 best employers in the world.

In 2020, the national Medicaid reimbursement rate was, on average, 60.9 percent of private insurance reimbursement for child dental services, according to new data released by the American Dental Association.

In 2020, the average Medicaid reimbursement rate among states providing data was 54.1 percent of private insurance reimbursement for adult dental services, according to new data released by the American Dental Association.

Nationwide, 4,424 periodontists are actively practicing, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Nationwide, 6,473 pediatric dentists are actively practicing, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

There are 8,370 orthodontists practicing in the U.S., according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health policy nonprofit.

There are 4,429 endodontists practicing in the U.S., according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a health policy nonprofit.

Nationwide, 5,807 oral surgeons are actively practicing, according to data from Kaiser Family Foundation.

Nationwide, a total of 192,723 dentists are actively practicing, according to data from Kaiser Family Foundation.