There are currently 7,067 dental professional shortage areas in the U.S., according to new data from the Health Resources & Services Administration.
The data, updated Dec. 16, also shows that the U.S. needs 10,153 practitioners in order to fill the shortage areas.
Here is the number of dental professional shortage areas in each state:
Source: US has more than 7,000 dental professional shortage areas: HRSA / Becker’s Dental + DSO Review