5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  New York has the highest rate of dental malpractice reports, with 3.41 reports per 100 dentists from 2021 to 2024.

• 2

  New Mexico ranks second with 3.27 reports per 100 dentists, logging 33 malpractice reports during the same period.

• 3

  Maryland is third, with 3.07 reports per 100 dentists, recording its highest year in 2022 with 42 malpractice reports.

• 4

  South Carolina and Oklahoma follow, with 2.93 and 2.86 reports per 100 dentists, respectively, showing increases in recent years.

• 5

  California has the largest total number of dental malpractice reports at 828 but ranks sixth with 2.73 reports per 100 dentists.