{"id":1502,"date":"2015-10-07T23:51:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T23:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/fammed\/chws\/?page_id=1502"},"modified":"2026-04-01T20:43:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:43:39","slug":"current-supply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/current-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Distribution of Dental Occupations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover hide-for-small\" id=\"banner-655486155\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/08\/5-scaled.jpg\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>                                    \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n\n   <div id=\"text-box-590267515\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y80 md-y80 lg-y80 res-text\">\n              <div data-parallax=\"2\" data-parallax-fade=\"true\">                  <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1490175821\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-115033293\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 360px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/05\/WOHWLogotransparentbackground_filled.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:110px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n              <\/div>              \n<style>\n#text-box-590267515 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-590267515 .text-box-content {\n  font-size: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n    <\/div>\n \n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n            \n<style>\n#banner-655486155 {\n  padding-top: 100px;\n  background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_556094205\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ux-shape-divider ux-shape-divider--top ux-shape-divider--style-waves-opacity-3 ux-shape-divider--to-front\">\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 1000 300\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.05\" d=\"M1014 264V386H206L34 300C34 300 344.42 277.16 436 221C542 156 590 160 704 209C811 255 899.11 214.94 979 346L1014 264Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.1\" d=\"M-302 55C-302 55 -66.73 263.25 50 214C178 160 283 116 353 141C445.68 174.1 534.28 256.19 588 249C692.9 235 764.52 75.94 855 131C940.61 183.09 1000 254 1000 254V328L-306 338L-302 55Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.15\" d=\"M-286 255C-286 255 -72 152 52 126C176 100 255 155 436 227C581.57 284.91 614.7 277.79 708 227C787 184 1009 3.0001 1093 164C1146 265.63 1031 293 1031 293L924 377L-288 389L-286 255Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.3\" d=\"M-24 69C-24 69 275.68 370.66 389 314C397 310 622 316 673 356C690.47 369.7 845 224 890 182C944.8 130.85 1018 92 1078 143C1154.12 207.7 1196 242 1196 242L1184 374L-28 386L-24 69Z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" d=\"M-12 201C-12 201 58 284 182 258C306 232 342.29 221.23 456 264C565 305 640.82 288.36 721 249C776 222 837.5 191.31 935 253C984 284 1030 279 1030 279L1024 430L-12 440V201Z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-757513919\">\r\n\r\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1263051127\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Funding for WOHW ended on 12\/31\/2025. 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Descriptions<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion mini-menu-dropdown\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-1075634887\" class=\"accordion-item button secondary is-underline is-large lowercase\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-1075634887-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-data-&#038;-findings\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1075634887-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Data &amp; Findings<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1075634887-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-1075634887-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/current-supply\/\">Distribution of Dental Occupations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demographics\/\">Demographics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/survey-findings\/\">Survey Findings<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/demand-and-population-access\/\">Employer Demand<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/education-training\/\">Education and Training<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/population-need\/\">Population Need<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/reports-briefs\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Reports &amp; Briefs<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/news\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>In the News<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/workforce-data\/links-to-related-reports-resources\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Related Resources<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/about\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>About<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/resources\/wohw\/contact\/\" class=\"button primary is-underline is-large lowercase\" style=\"padding:0px 10px 0px 10px;\">\n\t\t<span>Contact<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-3680218654 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-1554998630\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1554998630 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1452436363\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2126312102\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Use the menus within each tab below to see supply characteristics from a variety of data sources for different oral health occupations.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tabbed-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs nav-normal nav-size-large nav-left\" role=\"tablist\"><li id=\"tab-statewide\" class=\"tab active has-icon\" role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#tab_statewide\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"true\" aria-controls=\"tab_statewide\"><span>Statewide<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tab-rural\" class=\"tab has-icon\" role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#tab_rural\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab_rural\"><span>Rural<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tab-statewide-trends\" class=\"tab has-icon\" role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#tab_statewide-trends\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab_statewide-trends\"><span>Statewide Trends<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tab-county-trends\" class=\"tab has-icon\" role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#tab_county-trends\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab_county-trends\"><span>County Trends<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"tab-national\" class=\"tab has-icon\" role=\"presentation\"><a href=\"#tab_national\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"tab\" aria-selected=\"false\" aria-controls=\"tab_national\"><span>National<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"tab-panels\"><div id=\"tab_statewide\" class=\"panel active entry-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-statewide\">\n\n\n\n<script type=\"module\" src=\"https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/javascripts\/api\/tableau.embedding.3.latest.min.js\"><\/script><tableau-viz id=\"tableau-viz\" src=\"https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/views\/WOHW_Distribution_Washington\/Dashboard1\" width=\"975\" height=\"750\" hide-tabs=\"\" toolbar=\"hidden\"><\/tableau-viz><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\"><strong>Data Source:<\/strong> Data are from individuals credentialed by the Washington State Department of Health&#8217;s health professional license records as of December for each year that we have data and represent all (100%) those who are credentialed in the state. For state-level and county-level analyses, these data reflect those with Washington mailing addresses by county.<br \/><strong>Note: <\/strong>Professional license mailing address may not reflect practice status or practice location. <br \/>Some dental professionals with Washington licenses have mailing addresses outside of Washington state, and therefore are not shown on this map. See \u201cDistribution \u2013 US\u201d tab for details of WA licenses with out-of-state mailing addresses.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab_rural\" class=\"panel entry-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-rural\">\n\n\n\n<script type=\"module\" src=\"https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/javascripts\/api\/tableau.embedding.3.latest.min.js\"><\/script><tableau-viz id=\"tableau-viz\" src=\"https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/views\/WOHW-WA_RuralUrban\/Dashboard1\" width=\"975\" height=\"800px\" hide-tabs=\"\" toolbar=\"hidden\"><\/tableau-viz><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 80%;\"><strong>Data Source<\/strong>Data are from individuals credentialed by the Washington State Department of Health&#8217;s health professional license records as of December for each year that we have data and represent all (100%) those who are credentialed in the state. For state-level and county-level analyses, these data reflect those with Washington mailing addresses by county.<br \/><strong>Note:<\/strong> For this summary, we defined rural based on <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW133384724 BCX2\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/rcw\/default.aspx?cite=82.14.370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washington statute<\/a> used for planning and allocation purposes as determined by the <a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW133384724 BCX2\" href=\"https:\/\/ofm.wa.gov\/washington-data-research\/population-demographics\/population-estimates\/population-density\/population-density-and-land-area-criteria-used-rural-area-assistance-and-other-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Office of Financial Management<\/a>. Rural was defined as \u201ccounties with a population density less than 100 persons per square mile or counties smaller than 225 square miles as of April 1, 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab_statewide-trends\" class=\"panel entry-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-statewide-trends\">\n\n<h3>Demographics and Distribution of Selected Oral Health Occupations<\/h3>\n<p>Previous analyses of the oral health workforce in Washington by the UW Center for Health Workforce Studies provides historical context and a baseline for comparison with current data. <\/p>\n<div class=\"accordion\">\n\n\t<div id=\"accordion-245895976\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-245895976-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-dentists\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-245895976-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Dentists<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-245895976-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-245895976-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width align-center\"  id=\"row-1584614586\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1786700276\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1294395029\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dentists-licensed-wa-state-1024x337.png\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1664\" height=\"548\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dentists-licensed-wa-state.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Line graph showing an upward trend in the number of dentists with WA state licenses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dentists-licensed-wa-state.png 1664w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dentists-licensed-wa-state-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dentists-licensed-wa-state-1024x337.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dentists-licensed-wa-state-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dentists-licensed-wa-state-1536x506.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1664px) 100vw, 1664px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1294395029 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">*Data points reflect licensure\/license data obtained and analyzed by UW CHWS team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Number of Individuals with WA Dental Licenses, 2009-2024<\/h4>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Occupation<\/strong>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Credential(s)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Credential Type<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2009<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2016<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2022<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2023<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2024<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Dentist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>DENT, DEFC, DERE, DEUW\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>License\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">5,819\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">6,325\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">6,886<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">7,002<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">7071<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">2022 licensure data from the Washington State Department of Health includes the following dentist licenses: Dentist License (DENT), n=6,815; Dentist Faculty UW License (DEFC, for dentists who have been licensed to practice dentistry in another state or country, and who have been accepted for employment by the University of Washington, School of Dentistry), n=17; Dentist Resident Community License (DERE), n=23; and Dentist Resident Postdoctoral License (DEUW, for university postdoctoral students or residents in dental education, or postdoctoral residents in a dental residency program to provide dental care only in connection with his or her duties as a university postdoctoral dental student or resident or a postdoctoral resident in a program), n=31. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">2009 and 2016 credential frequencies from the Washington State Department of Health via the reports:\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Alves-Dunkerson JA, Mouradian WE, Comenduley M, Yi J, Doescher MP. Washington State\u2019s Oral Health Workforce. Seattle, WA: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, Nov 2009\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz MR, Hager LJ, Skillman SM. Assessing the Impact of Washington State\u2019s Oral Health Workforce on Patient Access to Care. Seattle, WA: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, Nov 2017\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW44056945 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW44056945 BCX2\">Statewide Distribution, Age, And Sex<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The University of Washington Center for Health Workforce studies used state dental licensing records to summarize the size and distribution, age, and sex of Washington\u2019s dental workforce in 2009 and 2016, and again beginning in 2022. The number of dentists increased in 2016 (5,326 or 74 per 100,000 population) compared with 2009 (4,637 or 69 per 100,000 population), and to 75 per 100,000 population in 2023. The average age of dentists increased slightly from 48.1 years in 2009 to 48.4 years in 2016, although has decreased slightly to 47.6 years in 2023, while the proportion that is female increased from 22.3% in 2009 to 37.4% in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\" align=\"center\"><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9458\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.07.10\u202fPM-1024x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.07.10\u202fPM-1024x400.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.07.10\u202fPM-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.07.10\u202fPM-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.07.10\u202fPM-1536x600.png 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.07.10\u202fPM.png 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Calculations exclude missing responses (1.2%) and are only conducted for Washington license holders with Washington mailing address; Washington-licensed dentists without a corresponding Washington mailing address are excluded from analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Distribution by Accountable Community of Health<\/h3>\n<p>Washington state dentists, with a license address in Washington, were unevenly distributed across Washington\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hca.wa.gov\/assets\/program\/ach-map.pdf\">Accountable Communities of Health (ACH)<\/a> (follow the link to view a current map of the ACHs across the state). In Healthier Here, the most populous ACH in Washington, comprised of King County, there were 109 licensed dentists per 100,000 population in 2016, and 112 per 100,000 population in 2023. All other ACHs had a dentist-to-100,000 population ratio less than 70.<\/p>\n<h4>Dentists per 100,000 Population with Washington Licenses by Accountable Communities of Health (ACH)<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9469\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.22.16\u202fPM-1024x370.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.22.16\u202fPM-1024x370.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.22.16\u202fPM-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.22.16\u202fPM-768x278.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.22.16\u202fPM-1536x555.png 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.22.16\u202fPM.png 1748w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Note: Registered dentists with mailing addresses outside of Washington not included.<br \/>*In 2016, the ACH names were slightly different:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; line-height: 80%;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Healthier Here = King (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">SWACH = Southwest WA Regional Health Alliance (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Olympic Community of Health = Olympic (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Elevate Health = Pierce (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Greater Health Now = Greater Columbia (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Choice = Cascade Pacific Action Alliance (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Thriving Together North Central = North Central (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Data source: Washington State Department of Health, Health Professions Licensing Data System and Washington State Office of Financial Management Population Data.<br \/>Results were previously reported in: Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz MR, Hager LJ, Skillman SM. Assessing the Impact of Washington State\u2019s Oral Health Workforce on Patient Access to Care. Seattle, WA: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, Nov 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-1887828236\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-1887828236-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-dental-hygienists\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1887828236-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Dental Hygienists<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1887828236-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-1887828236-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-1835964495\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-427857785\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_504937595\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dh-licensed-wa-state-1024x360.png\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1610\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dh-licensed-wa-state.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Line graph showing an upward trend in the number of dental hygienists with WA state licenses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dh-licensed-wa-state.png 1610w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dh-licensed-wa-state-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dh-licensed-wa-state-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dh-licensed-wa-state-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-dh-licensed-wa-state-1536x540.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1610px) 100vw, 1610px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_504937595 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">*Data points reflect licensure\/license data obtained and analyzed by UW CHWS team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Number of Individuals with WA Dental Hygiene Licenses, 2009-2023<\/h3>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Occupation<\/strong>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Credential(s)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Credential Type<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2009<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2016<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2022<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2023<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2024<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Dental hygienist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>DEHY, DEHI, DEHL\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>License\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">4,973\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">5,754\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">6,760\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">6,818\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">6,991 <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">2022 licensure data from the Washington State Department of Health includes the following dental hygienist licenses: Dental Hygiene License (DEHY), n=6,060; Dental Hygiene Initial Limited License (DEHI), n=136; Dental Hygiene Renewable Limited License (DEHL), n=566. DEHI licenses allow hygienists to work, but do not allow any anesthesia or restorative procedures until the full license is obtained. DEHL licenses allow for anesthesia procedures, but not restorative.\u202fRestorative education is not required for maintaining the DEHL. <br \/>2009 and 2016 credential frequencies from the Washington State Department of Health via the reports:\u00a0<br \/>Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Alves-Dunkerson JA, Mouradian WE, Comenduley M, Yi J, Doescher MP. Washington State\u2019s Oral Health Workforce. Seattle, WA: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, Nov 2009\u00a0<br \/>Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz MR, Hager LJ, Skillman SM. Assessing the Impact of Washington State\u2019s Oral Health Workforce on Patient Access to Care. Seattle, WA: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, Nov 2017\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Statewide Distribution, Age, And Sex<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:40}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In 2009 and 2016 and again in 2022, the University of Washington Center for Health Workforce studies used state dental hygiene licensing records to summarize the size, age, and sex of Washington\u2019s dental hygienist workforce. Overall, the number of hygienists has increased in 2023 (6,051 or 77 per 100,000 population) compared with 2009 (4,381 or 66 per 100,000 population). The average age of dental hygienists increased from 44.3 years in 2009 to 45.5 years in 2022, while the proportion of female hygienists has decreased from 96.9% in 2009 to 96.0% in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9462\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.18.16\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.18.16\u202fPM.png 1940w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.18.16\u202fPM-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.18.16\u202fPM-1024x404.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.18.16\u202fPM-768x303.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-2.18.16\u202fPM-1536x606.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Calculations exclude missing responses and are only conducted for Washington license holders with Washington mailing address; Washington-licensed dental hygienists without a corresponding Washington mailing address are excluded from analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"3\">Distribution by Accountable Community of Health<\/h3>\n<p>Dental hygienists are unevenly distributed across Washington\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hca.wa.gov\/assets\/program\/ach-map.pdf\">Accountable Communities of Health (ACH)<\/a> (follow the link to view a current map of the ACHs across the state). The ratio of dental hygienists per 100,000 population in 2016 varied from a high of 84 per 100,000 population in the Better Health Together Accountable Community of Health (ACH) to a low of 61 per 100,000 population in the Olympic ACH. In 2023, Better Health Together continues to have the highest proportion of dental hygienists in the state (90 per 100,000 population), and Health Here has the lowest (65 per 100,000).\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Dental Hygienists per 100,000 Population with Washington Licenses by Accountable Communities of Health (ACH)<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9471\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.24.25\u202fPM-1024x369.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.24.25\u202fPM-1024x369.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.24.25\u202fPM-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.24.25\u202fPM-768x277.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.24.25\u202fPM-1536x554.png 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.24.25\u202fPM.png 1746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Note: Registered dentists with mailing addresses outside of Washington not included.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">*In 2016, the ACH names were slightly different:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; line-height: 80%;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Healthier Here = King (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">SWACH = Southwest WA Regional Health Alliance (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Olympic Community of Health = Olympic (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Elevate Health = Pierce (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Greater Health Now = Greater Columbia (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Choice = Cascade Pacific Action Alliance (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Thriving Together North Central = North Central (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Data source: Washington State Department of Health, Health Professions Licensing Data System and Washington State Office of Financial Management Population Data.<br \/>Results were previously reported in: Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz MR, Hager LJ, Skillman SM. Assessing the Impact of Washington State\u2019s Oral Health Workforce on Patient Access to Care. Seattle, WA: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, Nov 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-2752713682\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-2752713682-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-dental-assistants\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-2752713682-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Dental Assistants<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-2752713682-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-2752713682-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-collapse row-full-width\"  id=\"row-300176742\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1389197459\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1400876696\">\n\t\t<a class=\"image-lightbox lightbox-gallery\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-da-licensed-wa-state-1024x319.png\">\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1752\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-da-licensed-wa-state.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Line graph showing an upward trend in the number of dental assistants with WA state credentials\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-da-licensed-wa-state.png 1752w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-da-licensed-wa-state-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-da-licensed-wa-state-1024x319.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-da-licensed-wa-state-768x239.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/04\/wohw-number-da-licensed-wa-state-1536x479.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1752px) 100vw, 1752px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1400876696 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">*Data points reflect licensure\/license data obtained and analyzed by UW CHWS team.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Number of Individuals with WA Dental Assistant Registration, 2009-2023<\/h3>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Occupation<\/strong>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Credential(s)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Credential Type<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2009<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2016<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2022<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2023<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2024<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Dental assistant\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>DEAS\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p>Registration\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">9,538\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">16,863\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">17,183\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">17,485<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">2022 licensure data from the Washington State Department of Health.<br \/>2009 credential frequencies from the Washington State Department of Health via the report:\u00a0<br \/>Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Alves-Dunkerson JA, Mouradian WE, Comenduley M, Yi J, Doescher MP. Washington State\u2019s Oral Health Workforce. Seattle, WA: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, Nov 2009\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Statewide Distribution, Age, And Sex<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Washington first required dental assistants to be registered by the state on July 1, 2008. Unlike for dentists and dental hygienists, these records were not used in previous reporting by the University of Washington Center for Health Workforce studies to summarize the size and distribution, age, and sex of dental assistants in Washington. Therefore, we have used another data source, the American Community Survey (ACS), to estimate the supply of dental assistants in 2014 and 2018. Data for 2022 and 2023 come from the Washington state licensure records.<\/p>\n<p>Note: Because some of the estimates of the dental assistant supply were generated from different data sources, caution is encouraged in the interpretation of differences between years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9464 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.08.51\u202fPM-1024x399.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.08.51\u202fPM-1024x399.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.08.51\u202fPM-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.08.51\u202fPM-768x299.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.08.51\u202fPM-1536x599.png 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.08.51\u202fPM.png 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">*2014 and 2018 values are estimated using data from the American Community Survey. 2022 and 2023 values are calculated from Washington State Department of Health dental assistant registration records obtained by WOHW.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Calculations exclude missing responses and are only conducted for Washington license holders with Washington mailing address; Washington-licensed dental assistants without a corresponding Washington mailing address are excluded from analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"TextRun SCXW74620042 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74620042 BCX2\">Distribution<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74620042 BCX2\">b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74620042 BCX2\">y Accountable Community <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW74620042 BCX2\">Of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW74620042 BCX2\"> Health<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW65416852 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65416852 BCX2\">The ratio of dental assistants per 100,000 population by <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW65416852 BCX2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hca.wa.gov\/assets\/program\/ach-map.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW65416852 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65416852 BCX2\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Accountable Communities of Health (ACH)<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW65416852 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW65416852 BCX2\"> (follow the link to view a current map of the ACHs across the state) stayed consistent between 2022 and 2023. North Sound ACH (Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island, and San Juan counties) had the highest proportion of dental assistants in the state (259 per 100,000) and Healthier Here (King County) had the lowest with 179 registered dental assistants per 100,000 population in 2023.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"TextRun SCXW137482021 BCX2\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW137482021 BCX2\">Dental Assistants per 100,000 Population with Washington Licenses by Accountable Communities of Health (ACH)<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-9473 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.28.49\u202fPM-1024x372.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.28.49\u202fPM-1024x372.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.28.49\u202fPM-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.28.49\u202fPM-768x279.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.28.49\u202fPM-1536x558.png 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.28.49\u202fPM.png 1750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Note: Registered dentists with mailing addresses outside of Washington not included.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">*In 2016, the ACH names were slightly different:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: none; line-height: 80%;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Healthier Here = King (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">SWACH = Southwest WA Regional Health Alliance (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Olympic Community of Health = Olympic (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Elevate Health = Pierce (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Greater Health Now = Greater Columbia (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Choice = Cascade Pacific Action Alliance (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Thriving Together North Central = North Central (2016)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Data source: Washington State Department of Health, Health Professions Licensing Data System and Washington State Office of Financial Management Population Data.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Results were previously reported in: Patterson DG, Andrilla CHA, Schwartz MR, Hager LJ, Skillman SM. Assessing the Impact of Washington State\u2019s Oral Health Workforce on Patient Access to Care. Seattle, WA: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, Nov 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"accordion-1887284626\" class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t<a id=\"accordion-1887284626-label\" class=\"accordion-title plain\" href=\"#accordion-item-other-dental-occupations\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-1887284626-content\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\t<span>Other Dental Occupations<\/span>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div id=\"accordion-1887284626-content\" class=\"accordion-inner\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-1887284626-label\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3>Number of Individuals with WA Dental Credentials, 2009-2022<\/h3>\n<table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>\u00a0Occupation<\/strong>\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Credential(s)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>\u00a0 Credential Type<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2009<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2016<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2022<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0Dental anesthesia assistant\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0DEAA\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0Certification\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">249\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">272<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0Expanded function dental auxiliary<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0EFDA\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0License\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">371\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">420<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0Denturist\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0DENR\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0License\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">138\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">151\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">150<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">The EFDA license is a stand-alone license, although they are all REGISTERED dental assistants.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">2009 denturist credential frequencies from the Washington State Department of Health via the report:\u00a0<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Skillman SM, Andrilla CHA, Alves-Dunkerson JA, Mouradian WE, Comenduley M, Yi J, Doescher MP. Washington State\u2019s Oral Health Workforce. Seattle, WA: Center for Health Workforce Studies, University of Washington, Nov 2009\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9466 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.11.07\u202fPM-1024x357.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1020\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.11.07\u202fPM-1024x357.png 1024w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.11.07\u202fPM-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.11.07\u202fPM-768x268.png 768w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.11.07\u202fPM-1536x535.png 1536w, https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/chws\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/08\/Screenshot-2024-08-07-at-3.11.07\u202fPM.png 1894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Note: Data for dental anesthesia assistants, expanded function dental auxiliaries, and denturists were not available for analysis by CHWS in 2009 and 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab_county-trends\" class=\"panel entry-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-county-trends\">\n\n<p>Click on a county of interest in the map or bar chart below to view trends in the number of professionals by occupation in that county over time. To clear your selection and return to statewide trends, click on the same county again.<\/p>\n\n\n<script type='module' src='https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/javascripts\/api\/tableau.embedding.3.latest.min.js'><\/script><tableau-viz id='tableau-viz' src='https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/views\/Distribution_Washington_County_Trends\/TrendsDashboard' width='975' height='727' hide-tabs toolbar='hidden' ><\/tableau-viz>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\"><strong>Data Source<\/strong>: Data are from individuals credentialed by the Washington State Department of Health\u2019s health professional license records as of December for each year that we have data and represent all (100%) those who are credentialed in the state. For state-level and county-level analyses, these data reflect those with Washington mailing addresses by county.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong> Professional license mailing address may not reflect practice status or practice location.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">Some dental professionals with Washington licenses have mailing addresses outside of Washington state, and therefore are not shown on this map. See \u201cDistribution \u2013 US\u201d tab for details of WA licenses with out-of-state mailing addresses.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tab_national\" class=\"panel entry-content\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"tab-national\">\n\n\n\n<p><script type=\"module\" src=\"https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/javascripts\/api\/tableau.embedding.3.latest.min.js\"><\/script><tableau-viz id=\"tableau-viz\" src=\"https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/views\/wohw_licensesbymailingaddress_usa\/TotalLicenses\" width=\"1050\" height=\"800\" hide-tabs=\"\" toolbar=\"hidden\"><\/tableau-viz><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:75%\"><strong>Data Source:<\/strong>Data are from individuals credentialed by the Washington State Department of Health&#8217;s health professional license records as of December for each year that we have data and represent all (100%) those who are credentialed in the state. For state-level and county-level analyses, these data reflect those with Washington mailing addresses by county.<\/p>\n<h3>Occupation Supply Size and Per 100,000 Population Comparison<\/h3>\n<p>How does Washington\u2019s supply of oral health workers compare with other states and the United States as a whole? Use the interactive graph below to explore counts and estimates per 100,000 population for dental assistants, dental hygienists and dentists based on data from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/programs-surveys\/acs\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\">American Community Survey (ACS) <\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/tableau.washington.edu\/javascripts\/api\/viz_v1.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"tableauPlaceholder\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 700px;\"><object class=\"tableauViz\" style=\"display:none;\" width=\"99%\" height=\"700\"><param name=\"host_url\" value=\"https%3A%2F%2Ftableau.washington.edu%2F\"><param name=\"embed_code_version\" value=\"3\"><param name=\"site_root\" value=\"\"><param name=\"name\" value=\"OralHealthStateComparisons\/db_bars\"><param name=\"tabs\" value=\"no\"><param name=\"toolbar\" value=\"no\"><param name=\"showAppBanner\" value=\"false\"><\/object><\/div>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\">&nbsp;Data source: American Community Survey (ACS) single-year files for 2014 and 2018, prepared by the University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies. The ACS is based on surveys of a representative sample of United States households. Data collected in the single-year files were not designed to estimate occupations at the state level, so the estimates above should be used with caution<\/span><\/p>\n<p aria-hidden=\"true\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While California seems to have a higher number of dental workers than other states, the estimated number of dental workers per 100,000 population in each state and in the United States as a whole show that, in 2018, Washington had a higher relative number of dental assistants, dental hygienists and dentists compared with the national average. The comparison with a selection of other states varies by state. 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