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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Dental Hygienist 481 472 338 577 478
Dental Hygienist, 3-year limited license 0 0 0 0 0

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of July 1, 2023

Dental Hygienist

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 204 Jefferson 78 Saratoga 276
Allegany 21 Kings 693 Schenectady 113
Bronx 279 Lewis 17 Schoharie 16
Broome 200 Livingston 59 Schuyler 6
Cattaraugus 47 Madison 56 Seneca 16
Cayuga 59 Monroe 682 Steuben 46
Chautauqua 58 Montgomery 24 St. Lawrence 65
Chemung 59 Nassau 934 Suffolk 1065
Chenango 32 New York 318 Sullivan 38
Clinton 47 Niagara 171 Tioga 53
Columbia 30 Oneida 145 Tompkins 33
Cortland 31 Onondaga 300 Ulster 97
Delaware 24 Ontario 99 Warren 41
Dutchess 197 Orange 331 Washington 39
Erie 884 Orleans 20 Wayne 90
Essex 17 Oswego 79 Westchester 396
Franklin 12 Otsego 40 Wyoming 25
Fulton 20 Putnam 76 Yates 12
Genesee 43 Queens 899 NYS TOTAL 10453
Greene 40 Rensselaer 151 OTHER US 1676
Hamilton 2 Richmond 367 NON-US 19
Herkimer 26 Rockland 146 TOTAL 12148

* Location reflects the licensee's primary mailing address on record with the Office of the Professions; the address is not necessarily the licensee's practice address. Although licensees must be registered to use the professional title or to practice within New York State, being registered does not mean the licensee is actively doing so.