Dentistry Merit Badge History

Earned through 2020152,381

Best year20105,506 earned

All-time popularity#126official, as of 2020#132by 2025 (estimate)

Earned by Year

First earned in 1975. Peak year 2010 with 5,506. Hover over or tap a year for its numbers.

19753,195 earned#94 of 128

19763,488 earned#90 of 130

19773,186 earned#89 of 130

19782,902 earned#85 of 131

19792,034 earned#86 of 132

19801,384 earned#87 of 132

19812,481 earned#83 of 134

1982No data available

1983No data available

1984No data available

1985No data available

1986No data available

1987No data available

1988No data available

1989No data available

1990No data available

1991No data available

1992No data available

19934,204 earned#73 of 123

1994No data available

1995No data available

19962,873 earned#85 of 134

1997No data available

1998No data available

1999No data available

20003,371 earned#87 of 128

20013,866 earned#82 of 129

20023,815 earned#90 of 129

20033,873 earned#89 of 130

20043,942 earned#92 of 121

20054,584 earned#82 of 121

20063,770 earned#88 of 121

20073,974 earned#86 of 121

20083,814 earned#89 of 121

20095,231 earned#83 of 122

20105,506 earned#85 of 125

20114,491 earned#84 of 129

20124,403 earned#78 of 132

20134,213 earned#65 of 129

20143,416 earned#108 of 136

20153,485 earned#104 of 138

20162,910 earned#112 of 138

20173,135 earned#108 of 139

20183,110 earned#109 of 139

20192,433 earned#123 of 139

20201,924 earned#116 of 137

2021No data available#131 of 137

2022No data available#132 of 138

2023No data available#129 of 138

2024No data available#130 of 138

2025No data available#133 of 141

Known count No data available

"—" means merit badges were earned that year but the exact number is not currently known. "#133 of 141" means the badge was number 133 of the 141 merit badges earned that year. National counts have not been published since 2020, but the rankings have. The grand total comes from official reports and includes the years without a known count. The 2025 all-time place is an estimate, because the counts for 2021 to 2025 are worked out from each year's official ranking and the total number of merit badges earned that year.

19753,195#94 of 128

19763,488#90 of 130

19773,186#89 of 130

19782,902#85 of 131

19792,034#86 of 132

19801,384#87 of 132

19812,481#83 of 134

1982—

1983—

1984—

1985—

1986—

1987—

1988—

1989—

1990—

1991—

1992—

19934,204#73 of 123

1994—

1995—

19962,873#85 of 134

1997—

1998—

1999—

20003,371#87 of 128

20013,866#82 of 129

20023,815#90 of 129

20033,873#89 of 130

20043,942#92 of 121

20054,584#82 of 121

20063,770#88 of 121

20073,974#86 of 121

20083,814#89 of 121

20095,231#83 of 122

20105,506#85 of 125

20114,491#84 of 129

20124,403#78 of 132

20134,213#65 of 129

20143,416#108 of 136

20153,485#104 of 138

20162,910#112 of 138

20173,135#108 of 139

20183,110#109 of 139

20192,433#123 of 139

20201,924#116 of 137

2021—#131 of 137

2022—#132 of 138

2023—#129 of 138

2024—#130 of 138

2025—#133 of 141

Grand total through 2020:

This page keeps growing. More of this badge's history, including its patches and pamphlets, is being checked and will be added once it is confirmed.

Dentistry: workbook data

Printings (37)

Have	Year	Month	Cover	Back	Run	©	BSA #	UPC	SKU	HC	Notes
x	1975	January	8	back-8b	22M	1975	3394			HCT
x	1975	November	8	back-8c-1	10M	1975	3394
	1976	not made
	1977	not made
	1978	not made
x	1979	July	8	back-8d	2.5M		3394
c	1980	March	9A	back-9a	3M		3394
x	1981	October	9A	back-9a	3M		3394
	1982	not made
	1983	March	9A	back-9a	2M		3394
x	1984	January	9A	back-9a	2.5M		3394
x	1985	May	9A	back-9b-2	2M		3394
x	1986	February	9A	back-9b-2	2.5M		3394
x	1987	May	9A	back-9b-2	2M		3394
	1988	March	9A	back-9b-2	2M		3394
	1989	February	9A	back-9b-2	2M		3394
x	1989	December	9A	back-9b-2	2.5M		3394
	1990	not made
x	1991	May	9A	back-9c-1	2M		3394
x	1992	April	9A	back-9c-2	2M		33394	730176333946
	1993	not made
x	1994	July	9A	back-9d	2M		33394	730176333946
x	1995	August	9A	back-9d	2.5M		33394	730176333946
	1996	not made
	1997	not made
x	1998		9B	back-9e			33394A	730176333946
x	1999		9B	back-9f			33394A	730176333946
	2000	not made
x	2001		9B	back-9f			33394A	730176333946
x	2002		9C	back-9f			33394B	730176333946
x	2003		9C	back-9g			33394B	730176333946
x	2004		9C	back-9g			33394B	730176333946
x	2005		9C	back-9g			33394B	730176333946
x	2006		9D	back-9g			33394C	730176333946
	2007	not made
x	2008		10A	back-1008b1			35882	730176358826
	2009	not made
x	2010		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35829	730176358291
x	2011		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35829	730176358291
x	2012		10C-1A	back-1010b1			35829	730176358291
x	2013		10C-1B	back-1013b1			35829	730176358291			01268-AL
x	2014		10C-1B	back-1013b1			35829	730176358291			01268-AL
	2015	not made
x	2016		10D	back-1016b1			635746	730176345925			01268-PSF
x	2016		10D	back-1016b1			635746	730176345925			01042-AL
	2017	not made
	2018	not made
x	2019		10D	back-1019b1		2016	635746	730176345925			358
x	2020		10D	back-1019b1		2016	655631	730176351568			358
c	2021		10D			2016
	2022	not made
x	2023		10D	back-1019b1		2016	35882	730176351568	655631
	2024	not made
	2025	not made

Earned and rank by year

Year	Earned	Rank	Of
1975	3,195	94	128
1976	3,488	90	130
1977	3,186	89	130
1978	2,902	85	131
1979	2,034	86	132
1980	1,384	87	132
1981	2,481	83	134
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993	4,204	73	123
1994
1995
1996	2,873	85	134
1997
1998
1999
2000	3,371	87	128
2001	3,866	82	129
2002	3,815	90	129
2003	3,873	89	130
2004	3,942	92	121
2005	4,584	82	121
2006	3,770	88	121
2007	3,974	86	121
2008	3,814	89	121
2009	5,231	83	122
2010	5,506	85	125
2011	4,491	84	129
2012	4,403	78	132
2013	4,213	65	129
2014	3,416	108	136
2015	3,485	104	138
2016	2,910	112	138
2017	3,135	108	139
2018	3,110	109	139
2019	2,433	123	139
2020	1,924	116	137
2021		131	137
2022		132	138
2023		129	138
2024		130	138
2025		133	141