The American Dental Association has tracked data on dental education programs since the 2012-13 academic year.
Here is the number of dental assistant programs for each academic year since 2012-13:
2012-13: 278
2013-14: 273
2014-15: 272
2015-16: 264
2016-17: 257
2017-18: 256
2018-19: 251
2019-20: 242
2020-21: 240
2021-22: 240
2022-23: 231
