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California has the highest number of dental assistants, according to employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

In 2022, there were 202,536 practicing dentists in the U.S., according to April data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute — an increase of 24 percent since 2001.

Daniel Gold, DDS, a dentist at Scottsdale Dental Center in Arizona, is still practicing despite facing at least eight felonies, according to an April 26 report by Arizona's Family.

When looking at the American dental workforce, it becomes glaringly obvious that something is missing — Black dentists.

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