Fresno
Fresno County
542
All dentists listed
Central Valley · 2026-08-12
Where to find dental specialists in the Central Valley
Compare pediatric dentists, orthodontists, oral surgeons, gum specialists, and root canal specialists listed in federal records. Updated 2026-08-12.
The widest mix of listed dental specialists is in Fresno, Bakersfield, Merced.
We found no dentist in the five tracked specialist categories for Winton, Los Banos, Chowchilla, Atwater, Livingston, Planada. That means no match appeared in this federal dataset; it does not prove that no specialist practices there.
City comparison
Cities with listed dental specialists
Cities with the widest recorded choice appear first. These are individual dentists, not dental offices, and the records do not show appointment availability.
Bakersfield
Kern County
389
All dentists listed
Merced
Merced County
97
All dentists listed
- Pediatric
- 2
- Orthodontists
- 6
- Oral surgeons
- 1
- Periodontists
- 2
- Endodontists
- 1
- Types represented
- 5/5
Modesto
Stanislaus County
271
All dentists listed
Stockton
San Joaquin County
264
All dentists listed
Visalia
Tulare County
168
All dentists listed
Turlock
Stanislaus County
91
All dentists listed
- Pediatric
- —
- Orthodontists
- 6
- Oral surgeons
- —
- Periodontists
- 1
- Endodontists
- 2
- Types represented
- 3/5
Madera
Madera County
81
All dentists listed
- Pediatric
- —
- Orthodontists
- 3
- Oral surgeons
- —
- Periodontists
- —
- Endodontists
- —
- Types represented
- 1/5
| Area | All dentists listed | Pediatric | Orthodontists | Oral surgery | Periodontists | Endodontists | Specialist types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Fresno County | 542 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 5/5 |
| Bakersfield Kern County | 389 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5/5 |
| Merced Merced County | 97 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5/5 |
| Modesto Stanislaus County | 271 | 1 | 15 | — | 3 | 7 | 4/5 |
| Stockton San Joaquin County | 264 | 1 | 17 | — | 2 | 6 | 4/5 |
| Visalia Tulare County | 168 | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4/5 |
| Turlock Stanislaus County | 91 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 3/5 |
| Madera Madera County | 81 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1/5 |
A dash means no dentist with that specialty appeared in the current federal records for that city. “View offices” links appear only where the separate practice directory has enough matching local listings.
Common questions
Understanding the specialist counts
How to read the city comparison before choosing an office.
- Which Central Valley cities have the most specialist types?
- Fresno, Bakersfield, Merced have the widest mix of the five dental specialties tracked in this report.
- What does a dash in the table mean?
- A dash means we found no dentist with that specialty in the current federal records for that city. It does not prove that no local dentist offers the service.
- Are these counts dentists or dental offices?
- They are individual dentists in the federal provider registry. One office may have several dentists, and one dentist may practice at more than one location.
About the numbers
Where these numbers come from
A dentist, a dental office, a Medi-Cal location, and a license are not the same thing. Each card below names the local count and what it means.
Federal provider registry
1,965
Dentists listed in Central Valley cities
The city-by-city counts used in these reports · As of 2026-08-12
Medi-Cal Dental file
2,919
Enrolled dental locations
Fresno County, Kern County, Madera County, Merced County, San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County, Tulare County · As of 2025-09-18
Dental Board licenses
1,502
Local dentists with a current California license match
Dentists in the Central Valley city data above · As of 2026-08-13
Federal shortage areas
7
Local offices with an exact current match
Exact facility or full-county matches only · As of 2026-08-13
Practice directory
585
Published Central Valley office pages
Office listings, separate from individual dentists · As of 2026-08-17
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