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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
3rd of 51
127 providers per 100k people (national: 88.7)
Pediatric access rank
5th of 51
28.2 pediatric providers per 100k children (national: 17.3)
Strong pediatric access
Massachusetts ranks in the top ten states for pediatric dental access, with roughly one pediatric provider for every 3,547 children.
9,065
Registered providers
6,375
Practice locations
404
Cities and towns
28.1%
Specialist share
NPI-registered specialists in Massachusetts, with the per-100k rate next to the national rate.
| Specialty | Providers | Per 100k | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentistry | 382 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
| Orthodontics | 691 | 9.7 | 5.4 |
| Oral surgery | 426 | 6 | 4.1 |
| Endodontics | 378 | 5.3 | 2.6 |
| Periodontics | 507 | 7.1 | 2.5 |
| Prosthodontics | 337 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
| City | Providers | Pediatric |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 1,073 | 34 |
| Worcester | 296 | 16 |
| Brookline | 229 | 12 |
| Cambridge | 172 | 10 |
| Quincy | 158 | 4 |
Massachusetts has 9,065 NPI-registered dental providers across 6,375 unique practice locations in 404 cities and towns, per the May 2026 federal NPPES registry. That is 127 providers per 100,000 residents, against a national rate of 88.7.
Massachusetts ranks 3rd of 51 for dental providers per capita in the U.S. Dental Access Report 2026. For pediatric access it ranks 5th of 51, with 28.2 pediatric providers per 100,000 children.
Massachusetts has 382 NPI-registered pediatric dental providers, roughly one for every 3,547 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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