Dentists in North Carolina
9,313 verified practices across 369 metro areas
U.S. Dental Access Report 2026
North Carolina Dental Access Snapshot
70.4
dentists per 100k people
13.8
pediatric dentists per 100k children
18.2%
specialist share
4.4:1
general-to-specialist ratio
NPI-registered dentists: 7,776 · Practice locations: 6,081
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
Charlotte
1,236 verified practices
Raleigh
594 verified practices
Chapel Hill
404 verified practices
Durham
332 verified practices
Greensboro
308 verified practices
Wilmington
300 verified practices
Cary
266 verified practices
Winston Salem
243 verified practices
Asheville
231 verified practices
Fayetteville
215 verified practices
Fort Bragg
176 verified practices
Greenville
173 verified practices
Camp Lejeune
162 verified practices
Concord
142 verified practices
Gastonia
139 verified practices
High Point
117 verified practices
Hickory
109 verified practices
Burlington
91 verified practices
Mooresville
91 verified practices
Jacksonville
85 verified practices
Salisbury
85 verified practices
Huntersville
84 verified practices
Apex
82 verified practices
Matthews
79 verified practices
Practices in North Carolina
48 of 9,313 NPI-verified practices, owner-claimed first. Open a metro area above to see more.