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2026 dental access report card
From the U.S. Dental Access Report 2026 by Pete Johnson, founder of dentalist.ai. Source: federal NPPES registry (May 2026) and Census ACS 2024 estimates.
Overall access rank
2nd of 51
136 providers per 100k people (national: 88.7)
Pediatric access rank
1st of 51
37.7 pediatric providers per 100k children (national: 17.3)
Strong pediatric access
District of Columbia ranks in the top ten states for pediatric dental access, with roughly one pediatric provider for every 2,653 children.
955
Registered providers
668
Practice locations
35
Cities and towns
24.3%
Specialist share
NPI-registered specialists in District of Columbia, with the per-100k rate next to the national rate.
| Specialty | Providers | Per 100k | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentistry | 49 | 7 | 3.7 |
| Orthodontics | 54 | 7.7 | 5.4 |
| Oral surgery | 48 | 6.8 | 4.1 |
| Endodontics | 32 | 4.6 | 2.6 |
| Periodontics | 38 | 5.4 | 2.5 |
| Prosthodontics | 34 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| City | Providers | Pediatric |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 891 | 47 |
| Bolling Afb | 16 | 1 |
| Levittown | 5 | 0 |
| Arlington | 4 | 0 |
| Bethesda | 3 | 0 |
District of Columbia has 955 NPI-registered dental providers across 668 unique practice locations in 35 cities and towns, per the May 2026 federal NPPES registry. That is 136 providers per 100,000 residents, against a national rate of 88.7.
District of Columbia ranks 2nd of 51 for dental providers per capita in the U.S. Dental Access Report 2026. For pediatric access it ranks 1st of 51, with 37.7 pediatric providers per 100,000 children.
District of Columbia has 49 NPI-registered pediatric dental providers, roughly one for every 2,653 children in the state. The national average is one for every 5,775 children.
Counts are NPI registrations (organizations and individuals) from the May 2026 NPPES vintage, not licensure data, and can include registrants no longer practicing. Denominators: Census ACS 2024 1-year estimates. Full methodology in the national report.
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