15 states with the fewest dentists

There are roughly 195,941 professionally active dentists in the U.S., according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, but they are not distributed evenly throughout the states.

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Below are the 15 states with the fewest general dentists, oral surgeons, endodontists, orthodontists, pedodontists, periodontists and other specialized dentists.

1. Wyoming — 293 professionally active dentists

2. Vermont — 373

3. North Dakota — 399

4. Delaware — 423

5. South Dakota — 441

6. Alaska — 573

7. Rhode Island — 586

8. Montana — 632

9. Washington, D.C. — 645

10. Maine — 675

11. New Hampshire — 870

12. West Virginia — 908

13. Idaho — 915

14. New Mexico — 1,069

15. Hawaii — 1,082

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