Dental technicians/assistants (number)
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| India | | 39,105 | 55,344 | | 117,825 | 120,897 | | 154,436 | | 197,734 |
| Mexico | | 59,683 | | 13,225 | 13,451 | 13,677 | 14,494 | 15,391 | 15,915 | |
| Brazil | | 153,412 | 207,904 | 242,266 | | | | | | |
| Japan | 74,028 | 90,857 | | 98,739 | | 99,686 | | 100,994 | | |
| France | | 40,539 | | | 41,507 | 41,740 | 42,084 | 42,281 | 42,602 | 43,026 |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | | | | 32,423 | 33,419 | 33,654 | 33,999 | 34,638 | 34,621 | 34,867 |
| Germany | | | | 66,427 | 66,974 | 67,761 | 68,268 | 69,135 | 69,863 | |
| China | | | 51,012 | | | | | | | |
| South Africa | | | | 5,296 | 5,387 | 5,554 | 5,770 | 5,817 | 5,985 | 6,333 |
| Italy | | | | | | | 47,038 | 47,610 | 47,604 | 47,098 |
| United States of America | | 134,245 | | | | | | | | |