There were 202,536 general practitioner dentists in the U.S. in 2022, an increase of 39,127 dentists since 2001, according to the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The ADA collected the employment and job count data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 202,536 general dentists in 2022 also represents a 0.3% increase over the 2021 figure.
Here is the number of general practitioner dentists in the U.S. since 2001:
2001: 163,409
2002: 165,659
2003: 167,528
2004: 169,765
2005: 171,586
2006: 172,638
2007: 176,121
2008: 178,399
2009: 181,388
2010: 183,212
2011: 186,099
2012: 188,884
2013: 191,389
2014: 192,271
2015: 195,770
2016: 196,468
2017: 198,517
2018: 199,486
2019: 200,419
2020: 201,117
2021: 201,927
2022: 202,536