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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
31st of 51
80.9 providers per 100k people (national: 88.7)
Pediatric access rank
19th of 51
18.7 pediatric providers per 100k children (national: 17.3)
900
Registered providers
671
Practice locations
65
Cities and towns
25.9%
Specialist share
NPI-registered specialists in Rhode Island, with the per-100k rate next to the national rate.
| Specialty | Providers | Per 100k | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentistry | 38 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| Orthodontics | 72 | 6.5 | 5.4 |
| Oral surgery | 54 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| Endodontics | 26 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Periodontics | 37 | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Prosthodontics | 13 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| City | Providers | Pediatric |
|---|---|---|
| Providence | 135 | 9 |
| Warwick | 103 | 1 |
| Cranston | 86 | 4 |
| East Greenwich | 38 | 3 |
| Pawtucket | 38 | 2 |
Rhode Island has 900 NPI-registered dental providers across 671 unique practice locations in 65 cities and towns, per the May 2026 federal NPPES registry. That is 80.9 providers per 100,000 residents, against a national rate of 88.7.
Rhode Island ranks 31st of 51 for dental providers per capita in the U.S. Dental Access Report 2026. For pediatric access it ranks 19th of 51, with 18.7 pediatric providers per 100,000 children.
Rhode Island has 38 NPI-registered pediatric dental providers, roughly one for every 5,356 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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