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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
35th of 51
77.9 providers per 100k people (national: 88.7)
Pediatric access rank
51st of 51
9.4 pediatric providers per 100k children (national: 17.3)
Pediatric desert
Oklahoma sits in the bottom ten states for pediatric dental access, with roughly one pediatric provider for every 10,586 children. Families here often rely on general dentists for kids' care, and the right pediatric specialist may be a city or two away.
3,190
Registered providers
2,507
Practice locations
192
Cities and towns
16.6%
Specialist share
NPI-registered specialists in Oklahoma, with the per-100k rate next to the national rate.
| Specialty | Providers | Per 100k | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentistry | 91 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| Orthodontics | 171 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
| Oral surgery | 139 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Endodontics | 56 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Periodontics | 54 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| Prosthodontics | 23 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| City | Providers | Pediatric |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 727 | 20 |
| Tulsa | 501 | 23 |
| Edmond | 158 | 9 |
| Norman | 138 | 5 |
| Lawton | 81 | 4 |
Oklahoma has 3,190 NPI-registered dental providers across 2,507 unique practice locations in 192 cities and towns, per the May 2026 federal NPPES registry. That is 77.9 providers per 100,000 residents, against a national rate of 88.7.
Oklahoma ranks 35th of 51 for dental providers per capita in the U.S. Dental Access Report 2026. For pediatric access it ranks 51st of 51, with 9.4 pediatric providers per 100,000 children.
Oklahoma has 91 NPI-registered pediatric dental providers, roughly one for every 10,586 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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