2026 metro dental report
Dental care in Orlando, by the numbers
How many dentists the 2,940,513 people of the Orlando 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
50th of 50
58.4 dentists per 100k residents (U.S.: 80.2)
Pediatric access
48th of 50
9.6 pediatric dentists per 100k children (U.S.: 14.9)
1,718
Registered dentists
1,439
Practice addresses
17.5%
Specialists
4
Counties
Key findings
- Orlando has 1,718 registered dentists for 2,940,513 residents: 58.4 per 100,000 people, 27% below the national rate of 80.2. That ranks 50th of the 50 largest U.S. metros.
- Where you live inside the metro matters. Seminole County has 86.1 dentists per 100,000 residents; Osceola County has 35.9. That is a 2.4x gap within one metro area.
- There is one pediatric dentist for every 10,420 children here (9.6 per 100,000 kids, 36% below the national rate).
- 191 dentists now practicing here received their NPI in 2023 to 2025, 6.5 per 100,000 residents (national: 6).
- 41.3% of Orlando's registered dentists are women, against 35.8% nationally.
- In 2025, 42.4% of the metro's dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company, $413,000 in total. For most it was small: 76% received nothing but meals, and the typical recipient got $69 for the year. The top 10% of recipients took 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | 1,533,646 | 868 | 56.6 | 11.2 |
| Seminole County | 494,605 | 426 | 86.1 | 10.1 |
| Osceola County | 468,058 | 168 | 35.9 | 4.6 |
| Lake County | 444,204 | 256 | 57.6 | 9.6 |
Specialists
Dentists whose primary registered specialty is one of the six below, with the national rate for comparison.
| Specialty | Dentists | Orlando rate | U.S. rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentists | 59 | 9.6 per 100k children | 14.9 |
| Orthodontists | 72 | 2.4 per 100k residents | 4 |
| Oral surgeons | 56 | 1.9 per 100k residents | 2.7 |
| Periodontists | 46 | 1.6 per 100k residents | 1.9 |
| Endodontists | 50 | 1.7 per 100k residents | 2 |
| Prosthodontists | 18 | 0.6 per 100k residents | 1.1 |
Who is practicing
41.3%
Women (U.S.: 35.8%)
191
New NPIs, 2023 to 2025
11.1%
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 Orlando ranks 29th 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, 729 Orlando dentists (42.4%) received at least one payment, $412,921 in all. 76% of them received only meals; the top 10% of recipients took 85% 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 Orlando dentists, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hiossen | $165,702 |
| Align Technology | $64,427 |
| Prismatik Dentalcraft | $25,507 |
| Hu-Friedy | $25,245 |
| Convergent Dental | $22,464 |
Where Orlando's dentists practice
The cities in the metro with the most registered dentists. Each links to the practices there.
- Orlando642 dentists
- Winter Park118 dentists
- Kissimmee117 dentists
- Altamonte Springs98 dentists
- Clermont85 dentists
- Oviedo66 dentists
- Lake Mary65 dentists
- Winter Garden50 dentists
- Lady Lake46 dentists
- Apopka45 dentists
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in the Orlando area?
The Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area has 1,718 dentists registered in the federal NPI registry, about 58.4 per 100,000 residents, or one for every 1,712 people. The U.S. rate is 80.2 per 100,000.
Which part of Orlando has the fewest dentists per person?
Among counties with at least 50,000 residents, Osceola County has the fewest: 35.9 dentists per 100,000 people. Seminole County has the most, at 86.1.
How many pediatric dentists does Orlando have?
59 dentists in the metro register pediatric dentistry as their primary specialty, roughly one for every 10,420 children. Nationally the figure is one for every 6,705 children.
Do dentists in Orlando get paid by dental companies?
Federal Open Payments data shows 42.4% of Orlando's registered dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company in 2025, $413,000 in total. 76% of those recipients received only meals. You can look up any individual dentist at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Metro = the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 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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