Rankings of the worst states for dental health is from personal finance website WalletHub, which utilized 25 key metrics on dental habits and care and oral health to rank all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Data on the number of total dentists in each state is from the American Dental Association, which updated its figures in January.
Here is the number of dentists in the 10 worst states for dental health:
51. Arkansas: 1,265 total dentists
50. Mississippi: 1,267 total dentists
49. West Virginia: 869 total dentists
48. Louisiana: 2,188 total dentists
47. Montana: 640 total dentists
46. Texas: 16,522 total dentists
45. Alaska: 583 total dentists
44. Alabama: 2,129 total dentists
43. Kentucky: 2,492 total dentists
42. Florida: 12,350 total dentists
