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License Statistics for Dental Hygienists

Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Dental Hygienist 577 478 463 483 518
Dental Hygienist, 3-year limited license 0 0 0 0 0

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of July 1, 2026

Dental Hygienist

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 189 Jefferson 84 Saratoga 285
Allegany 18 Kings 740 Schenectady 122
Bronx 295 Lewis 20 Schoharie 16
Broome 188 Livingston 56 Schuyler 5
Cattaraugus 43 Madison 56 Seneca 18
Cayuga 50 Monroe 670 Steuben 44
Chautauqua 45 Montgomery 23 St. Lawrence 66
Chemung 63 Nassau 952 Suffolk 1096
Chenango 33 New York 340 Sullivan 36
Clinton 44 Niagara 177 Tioga 53
Columbia 33 Oneida 138 Tompkins 28
Cortland 28 Onondaga 297 Ulster 91
Delaware 22 Ontario 107 Warren 46
Dutchess 197 Orange 329 Washington 33
Erie 859 Orleans 22 Wayne 94
Essex 13 Oswego 75 Westchester 436
Franklin 12 Otsego 38 Wyoming 30
Fulton 21 Putnam 75 Yates 8
Genesee 37 Queens 984 NYS TOTAL 10594
Greene 38 Rensselaer 147 OTHER US 1853
Hamilton 1 Richmond 362 NON-US 19
Herkimer 23 Rockland 143 TOTAL 12466

* 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.