Benchmarking

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

Below are the 10 best universities for dental support services and allied professions, according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges rankings published Sept. 13.

Three universities with dentistry majors are considered some of the best undergraduate universities in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges rankings published Sept. 13.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides state data on compensation for dental industry jobs, including dentists, dental assistants, dental hygienists and orthodontists.

The American Dental Education Association provides data on the demographics of applicants and first-time, first-year dental students.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides compensation information for several healthcare occupations in each state.

Six dental industry jobs made U.S. News & World Report's 2021100 Best Jobs in America list based on data about salary, unemployment rates and stress.

The CDC provided data on water fluoridation throughout the U.S. for years 2000-2018.

The University of Michigan School of Dentistry in Ann Arbor was named the best dental school in the world for the fifth consecutive year by Shanghai Ranking Consultancy, an international organization that rates universities and programs.

According to the American Dental Association, there are currently 67 predoctoral dental schools in the U.S.