2026 metro dental report
Dental care in Las Vegas, by the numbers
How many dentists the 2,398,871 people of the Las Vegas 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
34th of 50
74.5 dentists per 100k residents (U.S.: 80.2)
Pediatric access
33rd of 50
14 pediatric dentists per 100k children (U.S.: 14.9)
1,787
Registered dentists
1,414
Practice addresses
17.9%
Specialists
1
County
Key findings
- Las Vegas has 1,787 registered dentists for 2,398,871 residents: 74.5 per 100,000 people, 7% below the national rate of 80.2. That ranks 34th of the 50 largest U.S. metros.
- There is one pediatric dentist for every 7,156 children here (14 per 100,000 kids, 6% below the national rate).
- 219 dentists now practicing here received their NPI in 2023 to 2025, 9.1 per 100,000 residents (national: 6).
- 34.6% of Las Vegas's registered dentists are women, against 35.8% nationally.
- In 2025, 45.2% of the metro's dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company, $1.0 million in total. For most it was small: 58% received nothing but meals, and the typical recipient got $87 for the year. The top 10% of recipients took 89% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 2,398,871 | 1,787 | 74.5 | 14 |
Specialists
Dentists whose primary registered specialty is one of the six below, with the national rate for comparison.
| Specialty | Dentists | Las Vegas rate | U.S. rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentists | 72 | 14 per 100k children | 14.9 |
| Orthodontists | 106 | 4.4 per 100k residents | 4 |
| Oral surgeons | 49 | 2 per 100k residents | 2.7 |
| Periodontists | 33 | 1.4 per 100k residents | 1.9 |
| Endodontists | 46 | 1.9 per 100k residents | 2 |
| Prosthodontists | 13 | 0.5 per 100k residents | 1.1 |
Who is practicing
34.6%
Women (U.S.: 35.8%)
219
New NPIs, 2023 to 2025
12.3%
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 Las Vegas ranks 3rd 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, 808 Las Vegas dentists (45.2%) received at least one payment, $1,018,747 in all. 58% of them received only meals; the top 10% of recipients took 89% 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 Las Vegas dentists, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Envista Holdings | $394,070 |
| Straumann USA | $291,003 |
| Align Technology | $54,148 |
| Kedplasma | $43,200 |
| ZimVie | $29,599 |
Where Las Vegas's dentists practice
The cities in the metro with the most registered dentists. Each links to the practices there.
- Las Vegas1,288 dentists
- Henderson311 dentists
- North Las Vegas104 dentists
- Nellis Afb54 dentists
- N Las Vegas10 dentists
- Mesquite7 dentists
- Boulder City7 dentists
- Overton2 dentists
- N. Las Vegas1 dentists
- Las Vegas1 dentists
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in the Las Vegas area?
The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area has 1,787 dentists registered in the federal NPI registry, about 74.5 per 100,000 residents, or one for every 1,342 people. The U.S. rate is 80.2 per 100,000.
Which part of Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas have?
72 dentists in the metro register pediatric dentistry as their primary specialty, roughly one for every 7,156 children. Nationally the figure is one for every 6,705 children.
Do dentists in Las Vegas get paid by dental companies?
Federal Open Payments data shows 45.2% of Las Vegas's registered dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company in 2025, $1.0 million in total. 58% of those recipients received only meals. You can look up any individual dentist at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Metro = the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 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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