2026 metro dental report
Dental care in Pittsburgh, by the numbers
How many dentists the 2,429,917 people of the Pittsburgh 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
24th of 50
83.7 dentists per 100k residents (U.S.: 80.2)
Pediatric access
23rd of 50
17.1 pediatric dentists per 100k children (U.S.: 14.9)
2,035
Registered dentists
1,659
Practice addresses
21.4%
Specialists
8
Counties
Key findings
- Pittsburgh has 2,035 registered dentists for 2,429,917 residents: 83.7 per 100,000 people, 4% above the national rate of 80.2. That ranks 24th of the 50 largest U.S. metros.
- Where you live inside the metro matters. Allegheny County has 99.3 dentists per 100,000 residents; Armstrong County has 39.3. That is a 2.5x gap within one metro area.
- There is one pediatric dentist for every 5,836 children here (17.1 per 100,000 kids, 15% above the national rate).
- 116 dentists now practicing here received their NPI in 2023 to 2025, 4.8 per 100,000 residents (national: 6).
- 29.8% of Pittsburgh's registered dentists are women, against 35.8% nationally.
- In 2025, 31.5% of the metro's dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company, $685,000 in total. For most it was small: 67% received nothing but meals, and the typical recipient got $75 for the year. The top 10% of recipients took 92% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County | 1,231,814 | 1,223 | 99.3 | 20.8 |
| Westmoreland County | 350,935 | 272 | 77.5 | 19.1 |
| Washington County | 210,434 | 151 | 71.8 | 7.4 |
| Butler County | 199,341 | 152 | 76.3 | 21.4 |
| Beaver County | 165,540 | 94 | 56.8 | 15.9 |
| Fayette County | 123,941 | 65 | 52.4 | 8.7 |
| Lawrence County | 84,233 | 53 | 62.9 | 0 |
| Armstrong County | 63,679 | 25 | 39.3 | 0 |
Specialists
Dentists whose primary registered specialty is one of the six below, with the national rate for comparison.
| Specialty | Dentists | Pittsburgh rate | U.S. rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pediatric dentists | 77 | 17.1 per 100k children | 14.9 |
| Orthodontists | 124 | 5.1 per 100k residents | 4 |
| Oral surgeons | 87 | 3.6 per 100k residents | 2.7 |
| Periodontists | 53 | 2.2 per 100k residents | 1.9 |
| Endodontists | 47 | 1.9 per 100k residents | 2 |
| Prosthodontists | 47 | 1.9 per 100k residents | 1.1 |
Who is practicing
29.8%
Women (U.S.: 35.8%)
116
New NPIs, 2023 to 2025
5.7%
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 Pittsburgh ranks 45th 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, 641 Pittsburgh dentists (31.5%) received at least one payment, $685,418 in all. 67% of them received only meals; the top 10% of recipients took 92% 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 Pittsburgh dentists, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Envista Holdings | $394,258 |
| Ultradent Products | $67,129 |
| Align Technology | $35,058 |
| Hiossen | $26,400 |
| ZimVie | $19,193 |
Where Pittsburgh's dentists practice
The cities in the metro with the most registered dentists. Each links to the practices there.
- Pittsburgh754 dentists
- Greensburg96 dentists
- Wexford57 dentists
- Butler57 dentists
- Monroeville51 dentists
- Washington49 dentists
- New Castle44 dentists
- Uniontown36 dentists
- Beaver25 dentists
- Bridgeville25 dentists
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in the Pittsburgh area?
The Pittsburgh, PA metro area has 2,035 dentists registered in the federal NPI registry, about 83.7 per 100,000 residents, or one for every 1,194 people. The U.S. rate is 80.2 per 100,000.
Which part of Pittsburgh has the fewest dentists per person?
Among counties with at least 50,000 residents, Armstrong County has the fewest: 39.3 dentists per 100,000 people. Allegheny County has the most, at 99.3.
How many pediatric dentists does Pittsburgh have?
77 dentists in the metro register pediatric dentistry as their primary specialty, roughly one for every 5,836 children. Nationally the figure is one for every 6,705 children.
Do dentists in Pittsburgh get paid by dental companies?
Federal Open Payments data shows 31.5% of Pittsburgh's registered dentists received at least one payment from a drug, device or dental supply company in 2025, $685,000 in total. 67% of those recipients received only meals. You can look up any individual dentist at openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Metro = the Pittsburgh, PA 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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