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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 January 1, 2026

Dental Hygienist

County Number County Number County Number
Albany 192 Jefferson 85 Saratoga 287
Allegany 19 Kings 740 Schenectady 124
Bronx 296 Lewis 20 Schoharie 16
Broome 195 Livingston 61 Schuyler 7
Cattaraugus 43 Madison 60 Seneca 18
Cayuga 50 Monroe 679 Steuben 43
Chautauqua 49 Montgomery 24 St. Lawrence 67
Chemung 61 Nassau 955 Suffolk 1095
Chenango 33 New York 345 Sullivan 36
Clinton 43 Niagara 184 Tioga 53
Columbia 33 Oneida 138 Tompkins 28
Cortland 28 Onondaga 296 Ulster 89
Delaware 24 Ontario 105 Warren 45
Dutchess 204 Orange 334 Washington 33
Erie 861 Orleans 22 Wayne 98
Essex 13 Oswego 77 Westchester 440
Franklin 12 Otsego 38 Wyoming 31
Fulton 20 Putnam 73 Yates 9
Genesee 41 Queens 984 NYS TOTAL 10687
Greene 39 Rensselaer 150 OTHER US 1826
Hamilton 1 Richmond 375 NON-US 17
Herkimer 22 Rockland 144 TOTAL 12530

* 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.