2026 metro dental report
Dental care in Hartford, by the numbers
How many dentists the 1,169,048 people of the Hartford metro have, where they cluster, which specialties run thin, and who is joining the workforce.
Part of the Metro Dental Reports 2026 by Pete Johnson, founder of dentalist.ai. Sources: federal NPPES registry, CMS Open Payments and U.S. Census Bureau estimates.
Dentist access
14th of 50
95.8 dentists per 100k residents (U.S.: 80.2)
Pediatric access
5th of 50
24.9 pediatric dentists per 100k children (U.S.: 14.9)
1,120
Registered dentists
815
Practice addresses
21.4%
Specialists
2
Counties
Key findings
- Hartford has 1,120 registered dentists for 1,169,048 residents: 95.8 per 100,000 people, 19% above the national rate of 80.2. That ranks 14th of the 50 largest U.S. metros.
- There is one pediatric dentist for every 4,008 children here (24.9 per 100,000 kids, 67% above the national rate).
- 58 dentists now practicing here received their NPI in 2023 to 2025, 5 per 100,000 residents (national: 6).
- 33% of Hartford's registered dentists are women, against 35.8% nationally.
- In 2025, 30.7% of the metro's dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company, $120,000 in total. For most it was small: 66% received nothing but meals, and the typical recipient got $66 for the year. The top 10% of recipients took 74% of the money.
Dentists per person, county by county
Every county in the metro, largest first. Rates for counties under 50,000 people swing on a handful of dentists, so read those loosely.
| County | Population | Dentists | Per 100k | Pediatric per 100k kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Planning Region | 991,508 | 980 | 98.8 | 25 |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region | 177,540 | 140 | 78.9 | 24.4 |
Specialists
Dentists whose primary registered specialty is one of the six below, with the national rate for comparison.
| Specialty | Dentists | Hartford rate | U.S. rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentists | 56 | 24.9 per 100k children | 14.9 |
| Orthodontists | 60 | 5.1 per 100k residents | 4 |
| Oral surgeons | 47 | 4 per 100k residents | 2.7 |
| Periodontists | 34 | 2.9 per 100k residents | 1.9 |
| Endodontists | 24 | 2.1 per 100k residents | 2 |
| Prosthodontists | 19 | 1.6 per 100k residents | 1.1 |
Who is practicing
33%
Women (U.S.: 35.8%)
58
New NPIs, 2023 to 2025
5.2%
Share of all dentists (U.S.: 7.5%)
A dentist keeps one NPI for life, so most new NPIs belong to dentists early in their careers. By that measure Hartford ranks 44th of the 50 largest metros for new dentists per resident.
Industry payments to dentists
Drug, device and dental supply companies must report what they pay dentists to CMS Open Payments. In 2025, 344 Hartford dentists (30.7%) received at least one payment, $120,194 in all. 66% of them received only meals; the top 10% of recipients took 74% of the dollars. A payment does not mean anything improper, and you can look up your own dentist at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
| Company | Paid to Hartford dentists, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Align Technology | $58,206 |
| Straumann USA | $25,577 |
| ZimVie | $10,049 |
| Stryker | $2,933 |
| Keystone Dental | $2,857 |
Where Hartford's dentists practice
The cities in the metro with the most registered dentists. Each links to the practices there.
- Hartford103 dentists
- West Hartford99 dentists
- Manchester87 dentists
- Farmington62 dentists
- New Britain54 dentists
- Glastonbury53 dentists
- East Hartford40 dentists
- Avon39 dentists
- Newington38 dentists
- Wethersfield37 dentists
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in the Hartford area?
The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metro area has 1,120 dentists registered in the federal NPI registry, about 95.8 per 100,000 residents, or one for every 1,044 people. The U.S. rate is 80.2 per 100,000.
Which part of Hartford has the fewest dentists per person?
Dentist density is fairly even across the metro's large counties. The full county table on this page shows each one.
How many pediatric dentists does Hartford have?
56 dentists in the metro register pediatric dentistry as their primary specialty, roughly one for every 4,008 children. Nationally the figure is one for every 6,705 children.
Do dentists in Hartford get paid by dental companies?
Federal Open Payments data shows 30.7% of Hartford's registered dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company in 2025, $120,000 in total. 66% of those recipients received only meals. You can look up any individual dentist at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Metro = the Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT metropolitan statistical area (OMB 2023 delineation). Dentists are individual NPI registrations with a dental taxonomy in the NPPES registry (October 2026), with deactivated NPIs removed; counts are registry-based, not licensure-based, and can include dentists who have retired. Practices are placed in a county by ZIP code. Population: Census Vintage 2024 estimates. Industry payments: CMS Open Payments, general payments, program year 2025. Full methodology on the report index.
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