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
Merced County · 2026-08-12
Dentists in Merced County: 2026 Dental Access Report
Federal records list 148 dentists across the Merced County communities shown below — 7.1 dentists per 10,000 residents.
- Dentists in federal records
- 148
- Providers per 10k (catalog cities)
- 7.1
- General dentists
- 135
- Pediatric dentists
- 2
- Orthodontists
- 6
- Oral surgeons
- 1
County totals reflect the communities included in the tables below.
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.
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
Inside the county
Merced County cities
Los Banos, Atwater, and smaller communities share the same county, but access to dental care is not evenly distributed.
Neighbors
Merced County next to Turlock, Modesto, and Fresno
Compare provider availability relative to population in nearby Central Valley cities.
Fresno
Fresno County
- Dentists listed
- 542
- Per 10k
- 9.7
Modesto
Stanislaus County
- Dentists listed
- 271
- Per 10k
- 12.3
Merced
Merced County
- Dentists listed
- 97
- Per 10k
- 9.9
Turlock
Stanislaus County
- Dentists listed
- 91
- Per 10k
- 12.6
Atwater
Merced County
- Dentists listed
- 19
- Per 10k
- 6.0
Los Banos
Merced County
- Dentists listed
- 18
- Per 10k
- 3.7
Chowchilla
Madera County
- Dentists listed
- 11
- Per 10k
- 5.9
Livingston
Merced County
- Dentists listed
- 10
- Per 10k
- 6.9
Planada
Merced County
- Dentists listed
- 4
- Per 10k
- 9.6
Winton
Merced County
- Dentists listed
- None found
- Per 10k
- —
| Area | Dentists in federal records | Dentists per 10,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| Fresno Fresno County | 542 | 9.7 |
| Modesto Stanislaus County | 271 | 12.3 |
| Merced Merced County | 97 | 9.9 |
| Turlock Stanislaus County | 91 | 12.6 |
| Atwater Merced County | 19 | 6.0 |
| Los Banos Merced County | 18 | 3.7 |
| Chowchilla Madera County | 11 | 5.9 |
| Livingston Merced County | 10 | 6.9 |
| Planada Merced County | 4 | 9.6 |
| Winton Merced County | No federal records found | — |
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