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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
12th of 51
101.4 providers per 100k people (national: 88.7)
Pediatric access rank
17th of 51
19.5 pediatric providers per 100k children (national: 17.3)
20,136
Registered providers
14,721
Practice locations
837
Cities and towns
21.1%
Specialist share
NPI-registered specialists in New York, with the per-100k rate next to the national rate.
| Specialty | Providers | Per 100k | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentistry | 773 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| Orthodontics | 1,081 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| Oral surgery | 1,005 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| Endodontics | 547 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| Periodontics | 671 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
| Prosthodontics | 435 | 2.2 | 1.3 |
| City | Providers | Pediatric |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 3,695 | 106 |
| Brooklyn | 2,447 | 69 |
| Bronx | 762 | 42 |
| Rochester | 479 | 35 |
| Flushing | 382 | 13 |
New York has 20,136 NPI-registered dental providers across 14,721 unique practice locations in 837 cities and towns, per the May 2026 federal NPPES registry. That is 101.4 providers per 100,000 residents, against a national rate of 88.7.
New York ranks 12th of 51 for dental providers per capita in the U.S. Dental Access Report 2026. For pediatric access it ranks 17th of 51, with 19.5 pediatric providers per 100,000 children.
New York has 773 NPI-registered pediatric dental providers, roughly one for every 5,139 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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