General Practice Dentistry vs Periodontics
General Practice Dentistry has 20.2 times as many registry records as Periodontics: 123,581 against 6,120. Each count is the NPPES records whose primary taxonomy is the specialty, so it measures how providers describe their main practice, not everyone trained in it.
General Practice Dentistry: 123,581 records in 56 states
Periodontics: 6,120 records in 53 states
By state, with records per 100,000 residents
| State | General Practice Dentistry | Periodontics | Per 100,000 (first) | Per 100,000 (second) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 17,740 | 863 | 45.5 | 2.2 |
| Texas | 9,830 | 426 | 32.2 | 1.4 |
| New York | 7,515 | 537 | 38.4 | 2.7 |
| Florida | 6,880 | 450 | 30.4 | 2.0 |
| Illinois | 5,203 | 190 | 41.5 | 1.5 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,569 | 233 | 35.3 | 1.8 |
| New Jersey | 4,011 | 286 | 43.2 | 3.1 |
| Michigan | 4,075 | 149 | 40.6 | 1.5 |
| Ohio | 3,931 | 188 | 33.4 | 1.6 |
| North Carolina | 3,718 | 147 | 34.3 | 1.4 |
| Massachusetts | 3,351 | 367 | 47.9 | 5.2 |
| Virginia | 3,308 | 203 | 38.3 | 2.3 |
| Washington | 3,200 | 171 | 41.0 | 2.2 |
| Georgia | 3,059 | 146 | 27.7 | 1.3 |
| Arizona | 2,484 | 111 | 33.4 | 1.5 |
| Colorado | 2,463 | 121 | 41.9 | 2.1 |
| Maryland | 2,366 | 151 | 38.3 | 2.4 |
| Wisconsin | 2,269 | 64 | 38.4 | 1.1 |
| Minnesota | 2,161 | 89 | 37.7 | 1.6 |
| Indiana | 2,050 | 69 | 29.9 | 1.0 |
| Tennessee | 1,998 | 73 | 28.0 | 1.0 |
| Missouri | 1,951 | 61 | 31.5 | 1.0 |
| Oregon | 1,857 | 75 | 43.9 | 1.8 |
| South Carolina | 1,705 | 87 | 31.7 | 1.6 |
| Connecticut | 1,629 | 110 | 45.0 | 3.0 |
| Kentucky | 1,512 | 64 | 33.4 | 1.4 |
| Louisiana | 1,467 | 58 | 32.1 | 1.3 |
| Oklahoma | 1,412 | 45 | 34.8 | 1.1 |
| Utah | 1,325 | 39 | 38.8 | 1.1 |
| Alabama | 1,303 | 52 | 25.5 | 1.0 |
| Iowa | 1,231 | 47 | 38.4 | 1.5 |
| Kansas | 1,067 | 42 | 36.3 | 1.4 |
| Nevada | 1,055 | 35 | 33.0 | 1.1 |
| Arkansas | 836 | 18 | 27.3 | 0.6 |
| Mississippi | 829 | 21 | 28.2 | 0.7 |
| Nebraska | 787 | 29 | 39.8 | 1.5 |
| Idaho | 748 | 16 | 38.1 | 0.8 |
| Hawaii | 685 | 34 | 47.7 | 2.4 |
| New Mexico | 698 | 19 | 33.0 | 0.9 |
| New Hampshire | 544 | 36 | 38.8 | 2.6 |
| West Virginia | 540 | 15 | 30.5 | 0.8 |
| Maine | 508 | 22 | 36.4 | 1.6 |
| Montana | 444 | 12 | 39.2 | 1.1 |
| District of Columbia | 367 | 26 | 54.1 | 3.8 |
| Rhode Island | 339 | 25 | 30.9 | 2.3 |
| Alaska | 327 | 6 | 44.6 | 0.8 |
| South Dakota | 319 | 6 | 34.7 | 0.7 |
| North Dakota | 277 | 5 | 35.3 | 0.6 |
| Delaware | 243 | 16 | 23.5 | 1.6 |
| Vermont | 248 | 11 | 38.3 | 1.7 |
| Wyoming | 231 | 7 | 39.6 | 1.2 |
Source: CMS NPPES (NPPES files on CMS.gov), primary NUCC taxonomy by practice state; 2023 population estimates (census.gov).
Common questions
How many General Practice Dentistry providers are there vs Periodontics?
There are 123,581 General Practice Dentistry and 6,120 Periodontics records in the CMS NPPES registry, counted by primary taxonomy.
Which specialty is spread across more states?
General Practice Dentistry has records in 56 states and territories, against 53.
Where is the data from?
Provider counts are from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Per-capita rates use 2023 Census population estimates.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.