• Dentist employment is expected to grow 16 percent from 2012 to 2022.
• There were 125,800 general dentists and 2012, a number expected to grow to 146,400 by 2022.
• There were 6,700 oral and maxillofacial surgeons in 2012, a number expected to grow to 7,800 by 2022.
• There were 7,500 orthodontists in 2012, a number expected to grow to 8,700 by 2022.
• There were 400 prosthodontists in 2012, a number expected to grow to 500 by 2022.
• There were 6,400 dentists in all other specialties in 2012, a number expected to grow to 6,800 by 2022.
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