The ADA collected data on the total number of dentists and the ratio of dentists per capita in a January 2022 report.
An oral medicine doctor diagnoses and manages patients with disorders of the orofacial region, essentially a “physician of the mouth,” according to the American Board of Oral Medicine.
Number of oral medicine specialists from 2019-21:
2019: Zero
2020: 3
2021: 6
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