Dentists in Tennessee
5,184 verified practices across 243 metro areas
U.S. Dental Access Report 2026
Tennessee Dental Access Snapshot
62.6
dentists per 100k people
14.2
pediatric dentists per 100k children
19.8%
specialist share
4:1
general-to-specialist ratio
NPI-registered dentists: 4,524 · Practice locations: 3,623
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
Nashville
734 verified practices
Memphis
538 verified practices
Knoxville
363 verified practices
Chattanooga
257 verified practices
Murfreesboro
167 verified practices
Franklin
150 verified practices
Brentwood
140 verified practices
Clarksville
131 verified practices
Smyrna
92 verified practices
Kingsport
89 verified practices
Hendersonville
84 verified practices
Johnson City
79 verified practices
Cleveland
74 verified practices
Jackson
74 verified practices
Cordova
73 verified practices
Germantown
67 verified practices
Cookeville
65 verified practices
Bartlett
64 verified practices
Hixson
63 verified practices
Columbia
56 verified practices
Maryville
56 verified practices
Lebanon
53 verified practices
Oak Ridge
53 verified practices
Goodlettsville
52 verified practices
Practices in Tennessee
48 of 5,184 NPI-verified practices, owner-claimed first. Open a metro area above to see more.