- What three dental roles earn on average per year in the state:
- Dental assistants: $41,240
- Dental hygienists: $81,820
- Dental laboratory technicians: $50,050
- There are 1,396 active general dentists in Nevada.
- Nevada has 69 dental professional shortage areas.
- The state received a score of 17 out of 32 for the extensiveness of its adult Medicaid dental coverage.
- Nevada was ranked No. 36 by WalletHub on a list of states ranked for dental health.
- In 2022, 23 percent of dentists in the state were affiliated with a DSO.
- Nevada placed 3rd on a list released by Zippia of best states for dentists to live and work.
- There is one dental school in the state — University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine.
- The average out-of-pocket cost to visit a dentist in Nevada is $104.02.
- Over 39 percent of adults in the state have not visited a dentist in the past year.
