The dental agency collected data on the total number of dentists by specialty and the ratio per capita in a January report.
Here are the growth percentages for 10 dental specialists between 2001-2021:
General practice dentists: 21.77 percent increase (+28,471)
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons: 16.9 percent increase (+1,079)
Endodontists: 41 percent increase (+1,672)
Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedists: 17.8 percent increase (+1,656)
Pediatric dentists: 108 percent increase (+4,554)
Periodontists: 13.7 percent increase (+686)
Prosthodontists: 15 percent increase (+494)
Oral and maxillofacial pathologists: 1.6 percent increase (+7)
Public health dentists: 5.9 percent decrease (-157)
Oral and maxillofacial radiologists: 1,375 percent increase (+165)
