Employment
Dentists hold about 141,900 jobs in the United States. About one
third of dentists are self-employed and not incorporated.
Approximately 15
percent of all dentists were specialists. About 28 percent of dentists
were self-employed and not incorporated. Very few salaried dentists
worked in hospitals and offices of physicians. Almost all dentists work
in private practice. According to the American Dental Association, about
3 out of 4 dentists in private practice are solo proprietors, and almost
15 percent belonged to a partnership.
Employment is distributed among general practitioners and specialists
as follows:
|
Dentists,
general |
120,200 |
|
Orthodontists |
7,700 |
|
Oral and
maxillofacial surgeons |
6,700 |
|
Prosthodontists |
500 |
|
Dentists, all
other specialists |
6,900 |
Note: Some resources in this section are provided by the US Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
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