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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
34th of 51
78 providers per 100k people (national: 88.7)
Pediatric access rank
46th of 51
11.1 pediatric providers per 100k children (national: 17.3)
Pediatric desert
Wisconsin sits in the bottom ten states for pediatric dental access, with roughly one pediatric provider for every 9,002 children. Families here often rely on general dentists for kids' care, and the right pediatric specialist may be a city or two away.
4,648
Registered providers
3,331
Practice locations
384
Cities and towns
18.3%
Specialist share
NPI-registered specialists in Wisconsin, with the per-100k rate next to the national rate.
| Specialty | Providers | Per 100k | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentistry | 137 | 2.3 | 3.7 |
| Orthodontics | 257 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
| Oral surgery | 219 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| Endodontics | 107 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| Periodontics | 95 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Prosthodontics | 73 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| City | Providers | Pediatric |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 353 | 14 |
| Madison | 265 | 8 |
| Green Bay | 187 | 8 |
| Appleton | 159 | 6 |
| Brookfield | 117 | 5 |
Wisconsin has 4,648 NPI-registered dental providers across 3,331 unique practice locations in 384 cities and towns, per the May 2026 federal NPPES registry. That is 78 providers per 100,000 residents, against a national rate of 88.7.
Wisconsin ranks 34th of 51 for dental providers per capita in the U.S. Dental Access Report 2026. For pediatric access it ranks 46th of 51, with 11.1 pediatric providers per 100,000 children.
Wisconsin has 137 NPI-registered pediatric dental providers, roughly one for every 9,002 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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