Dentists in California
45,329 verified practices across 813 metro areas
U.S. Dental Access Report 2026
California Dental Access Snapshot
100.8
dentists per 100k people
16
pediatric dentists per 100k children
16.9%
specialist share
4.9:1
general-to-specialist ratio
NPI-registered dentists: 39,756 · Practice locations: 31,255
Dentists are individual NPI registrations with a dental taxonomy; counts are registry-based, not licensure-based, and can include dentists who have retired without deactivating their NPI.
Top metro areas
Los Angeles
2,887 verified practices
San Diego
1,974 verified practices
San Francisco
1,673 verified practices
San Jose
1,244 verified practices
Sacramento
886 verified practices
Irvine
656 verified practices
Fresno
597 verified practices
Torrance
487 verified practices
Bakersfield
439 verified practices
Long Beach
427 verified practices
Riverside
419 verified practices
Santa Ana
416 verified practices
Anaheim
392 verified practices
Oakland
383 verified practices
Glendale
377 verified practices
Beverly Hills
369 verified practices
Orange
350 verified practices
Fremont
341 verified practices
Huntington Beach
322 verified practices
Sunnyvale
300 verified practices
Santa Rosa
282 verified practices
Stockton
282 verified practices
Chula Vista
279 verified practices
Modesto
269 verified practices
Practices in California
48 of 45,329 NPI-verified practices, owner-claimed first. Open a metro area above to see more.