Staffing Issues

California has the most periodontists in the nation, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

California has more than 1,000 orthodontists, the most of any state, according to a recent ranking by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Vermont has the fewest pedodontists in the nation, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

There are 5,668 active oral surgeons in the U.S., with California having the most at 637, according to a recent ranking by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

Nationwide, a total of 188,074 U.S. dentists are actively practicing, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

California has the most endodontists of any U.S. state, while Wyoming has the fewest, according to a recent ranking by the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

In the face of staffing shortages, the dental industry has had to make efforts to incentivize the work to recruit and retain workers.

California has the most active general dentists of any state, while Wyoming has the fewest, according to a ranking Kaiser Family Foundation released Feb. 7.

A dental staffing startup company has raised $4.1 million in seed funding, Refresh Miami reported Feb. 3. 

Dental practices in the suburbs were less affected by staff vacancies when it came to filling their appointment schedules than urban or rural practices, according to a recent poll by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute.