Editorial · Topic
workforce
2 articles on this topic. Plain-English explainers, source-cited, reviewed by a licensed clinician where the topic is clinical.
- May 19, 2026
The Dental HPSA Map: Where 50 States Stand in 2026
We mapped the share of top-tier dentists practicing in federally-designated Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) across all 50 states + DC. Michigan, Pennsylvania, DC, and Tennessee lead. Seventeen states have a 'double-underserved' pattern — low HPSA presence in our public tier plus limited or emergency-only adult Medicaid dental coverage.
- May 19, 2026
U.S. Dental Workforce Density Atlas: Curated Dentists Per 100K Residents (2026)
How DentalNPI's public-tier dentist list distributes per capita across the 50 states + DC, why DC/Alaska/Vermont top the chart and California/Texas/Florida sit at the bottom, and what this can and can't tell you about actual US dental workforce supply.