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Licenses Issued, Past 5 Calendar Years

Profession Title 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Dental Hygienist 511 481 472 338 577
Dental Hygienist, 3-year limited license 0 0 0 0 0

Geographic Distribution of Registered Licensees*

As of January 1, 2022

Dental Hygienist

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 205 Jefferson 78 Saratoga 269
Allegany 19 Kings 695 Schenectady 116
Bronx 276 Lewis 16 Schoharie 17
Broome 215 Livingston 60 Schuyler 7
Cattaraugus 51 Madison 52 Seneca 19
Cayuga 64 Monroe 702 Steuben 46
Chautauqua 55 Montgomery 24 St. Lawrence 61
Chemung 65 Nassau 939 Suffolk 1,093
Chenango 33 New York 334 Sullivan 44
Clinton 45 Niagara 168 Tioga 55
Columbia 30 Oneida 158 Tompkins 31
Cortland 31 Onondaga 316 Ulster 99
Delaware 22 Ontario 96 Warren 46
Dutchess 202 Orange 321 Washington 41
Erie 913 Orleans 21 Wayne 90
Essex 18 Oswego 80 Westchester 394
Franklin 13 Otsego 39 Wyoming 26
Fulton 23 Putnam 72 Yates 11
Genesee 46 Queens 888 NYS TOTAL 10,586
Greene 44 Rensselaer 148 OTHER US 1,602
Hamilton 2 Richmond 361 NON-US 16
Herkimer 27 Rockland 149 TOTAL 12,204

* 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.