Attendance results from the 2014 Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) were released via email earlier this week. Total attendance for the meeting capped at 53,772 attendees — just slightly below last year's total of over 54,000. Here's this year's headcount, broken down:
| Dentists | 18,338 |
| Dental assistants | 5,184 |
| Dental hygienists | 4,322 |
| Dental students | 1,731 |
| Dental assistant students | 986 |
| Dental hygiene students | 952 |
| Dental technicians | 788 |
| Dental technician students | 259 |
| Exhibitors | 8,188 |
| Non-exhibiting dental trade professionals | 241 |
| U.S. Department of Commerce members | 26 |
| Administrative staff | 4,787 |
| Members of the press | 53 |
| Non-dental doctors and/or nurses | 232 |
| Guests | 7,685 |
| Countries represented | 137 |
| TOTAL | 53,772 |
(Source: Correspondence from the GNYDM)
