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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
37th of 51
76.9 providers per 100k people (national: 88.7)
Pediatric access rank
48th of 51
10 pediatric providers per 100k children (national: 17.3)
Pediatric desert
Kansas sits in the bottom ten states for pediatric dental access, with roughly one pediatric provider for every 9,951 children. Families here often rely on general dentists for kids' care, and the right pediatric specialist may be a city or two away.
2,284
Registered providers
1,754
Practice locations
204
Cities and towns
18.6%
Specialist share
NPI-registered specialists in Kansas, with the per-100k rate next to the national rate.
| Specialty | Providers | Per 100k | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentistry | 69 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Orthodontics | 126 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Oral surgery | 101 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Endodontics | 60 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Periodontics | 59 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Prosthodontics | 17 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| City | Providers | Pediatric |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 357 | 15 |
| Overland Park | 228 | 13 |
| Topeka | 160 | 8 |
| Olathe | 101 | 6 |
| Lawrence | 97 | 5 |
Kansas has 2,284 NPI-registered dental providers across 1,754 unique practice locations in 204 cities and towns, per the May 2026 federal NPPES registry. That is 76.9 providers per 100,000 residents, against a national rate of 88.7.
Kansas ranks 37th of 51 for dental providers per capita in the U.S. Dental Access Report 2026. For pediatric access it ranks 48th of 51, with 10 pediatric providers per 100,000 children.
Kansas has 69 NPI-registered pediatric dental providers, roughly one for every 9,951 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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