Dentists in Louisiana
3,202 verified practices across 186 metro areas
U.S. Dental Access Report 2026
Louisiana Dental Access Snapshot
64.5
dentists per 100k people
11.8
pediatric dentists per 100k children
19%
specialist share
4.2:1
general-to-specialist ratio
NPI-registered dentists: 2,965 · Practice locations: 2,200
Dentists are individual NPI registrations with a dental taxonomy; counts are registry-based, not licensure-based, and can include dentists who have retired without deactivating their NPI.
Top metro areas
New Orleans
392 verified practices
Baton Rouge
382 verified practices
Metairie
234 verified practices
Shreveport
218 verified practices
Lafayette
173 verified practices
Lake Charles
102 verified practices
Monroe
85 verified practices
Slidell
85 verified practices
Mandeville
70 verified practices
Houma
68 verified practices
Covington
67 verified practices
Alexandria
66 verified practices
Denham Springs
62 verified practices
Hammond
59 verified practices
Bossier City
49 verified practices
Kenner
44 verified practices
Gretna
43 verified practices
New Iberia
43 verified practices
Marrero
37 verified practices
Gonzales
33 verified practices
West Monroe
32 verified practices
Harvey
29 verified practices
Barksdale Afb
26 verified practices
Ruston
26 verified practices
Practices in Louisiana
48 of 3,202 NPI-verified practices, owner-claimed first. Open a metro area above to see more.