Dentists in Iowa
2,460 verified practices across 240 metro areas
U.S. Dental Access Report 2026
Iowa Dental Access Snapshot
76.6
dentists per 100k people
12.7
pediatric dentists per 100k children
18.5%
specialist share
4.4:1
general-to-specialist ratio
NPI-registered dentists: 2,484 · Practice locations: 1,606
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
Iowa City
341 verified practices
Des Moines
153 verified practices
Cedar Rapids
147 verified practices
West Des Moines
101 verified practices
Davenport
91 verified practices
Sioux City
77 verified practices
Dubuque
67 verified practices
Ankeny
66 verified practices
Council Bluffs
65 verified practices
Waterloo
62 verified practices
Ames
52 verified practices
Bettendorf
49 verified practices
Coralville
37 verified practices
Fort Dodge
36 verified practices
Marshalltown
32 verified practices
Urbandale
30 verified practices
Cedar Falls
28 verified practices
Ottumwa
27 verified practices
Mason City
25 verified practices
Marion
21 verified practices
Waukee
21 verified practices
Newton
20 verified practices
Hiawatha
18 verified practices
Clinton
17 verified practices
Practices in Iowa
48 of 2,460 NPI-verified practices, owner-claimed first. Open a metro area above to see more.