1. Dental and Allied Dental Graduates: 1990-2012 (1of 2)
Dentistry
Dental Hygiene
Dental Assisting
Dental Laboratory Technology
1990
4,233
3,953
3,940
596
1991
3,995
4,229
3,999
655
1992
3,918
4,431
4,077
585
1993
3,778
4,637
4,382
638
1994
3,875
4,553
4,490
608
1995
3,908
4,668
4,697
510
1996
3,810
4,855
5,032
507
1997
3,930
5,023
4,967
436
1998
4,041
5,281
4,720
490
1999
4,095
5,345
4,792
378
2000
4,171
5,438
4,689
341
Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education and Surveys of Allied Dental Education

2. Dental and Allied Dental Graduates: 2001-12 (2 of 2)
Dentistry
Dental Hygiene
Dental Assisting
Dental Laboratory Technology
2001
4,367
5,521
4,469
268
2002
4,349
5,693
4,822
299
2003
4,443
5,760
4,990
332
2004
4,350
6,072
5,552
387
2005
4,478
6,126
5,950
301
2006
4,515
6,273
5,951
265
2007
4,714
6,652
6,097
269
2008
4,796
6,723
6,110
234
2009
4,873
6,777
6,501
239
2010
4,996
7,000
7,294
245
2011
5,042
6,682
7,085
271
2012
5,199
6,866
6,194
242
Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Surveys of Dental Education and Surveys of Allied Dental Education