US needs nearly 1,000 dental professionals to fill shortage areas: HRSA

There are currently 6,842 dental professional shortage areas in the U.S., according to data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. 

The HRSA updated its dashboard displaying the number of dental shortage areas in the U.S. June 4. 

The number of dental professional shortage areas increased from 6,820 in February.

The data also shows that the U.S. is in need of 9,926 dental professionals, up from 9,781 in February.

Here is the number of dental professional shortage areas in each state and Washington D.C.: 

Alabama: 87

Alaska: 330

Arizona: 204

Arkansas: 121

California: 517

Colorado: 103

Connecticut: 40

Delaware: 10

Florida: 266

Georgia: 178

Hawaii: 31

Idaho: 97

Illinois: 210

Indiana: 87

Iowa: 140

Kansas: 128

Kentucky: 190

Louisiana: 161

Maine: 81

Maryland: 41

Massachusetts: 50

Michigan: 243

Minnesota: 186

Mississippi: 148

Missouri: 315

Montana: 116

Nebraska: 107

Nevada: 65

New Hampshire: 19

New Jersey: 37

New Mexico: 104

New York: 147

North Carolina: 188

North Dakota: 66

Ohio: 161

Oklahoma: 179

Oregon: 142

Pennsylvania: 148

Rhode Island: 13

South Carolina: 90

South Dakota: 85

Tennessee: 141

Texas: 256

Utah: 54

Vermont: 13

Virginia: 128

Washington: 178

Washington D.C.: 11

West Virginia: 114

Wisconsin: 166

Wyoming: 25

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