About Vetted Dentists
A directory that starts with the license. Every dentist you see here is checked against state records before they are listed, and again every month.
Why this directory exists
It began with a simple question. When you search for a dentist in your city, how many of the names you find are licensed to treat you today?
We went looking for the answer in public records. The federal provider registry listed 3,978 dentists with a practice address in Orange County. When we matched each one to the Dental Board of California license file, 707 of them, about 18 in 100, had a license that was delinquent, inactive or could not be found.
Those names still show up across the web: dentists who retired, moved away, or let a license lapse. A directory that never checks will keep showing them, and one that sells its top spots will show you whoever paid.
So we built the directory we wanted to use ourselves. It lists only dentists with a current California license, shows a street address only when a second record confirms it, and tells you plainly what we have not been able to check yet.
What makes it different
Current licenses only
A dentist is listed only while the state shows a current license. When a license lapses, the listing comes down.
Public records, not paid placement
Listings are built from state and federal records. No dentist can pay to appear, or to appear higher.
Open about what we do not know yet
If we have not confirmed an address, opening hours or an insurance plan, the page says so instead of guessing.
Who runs Vetted Dentists
The company
Vetted Dentists is an independent directory. It is not part of a dental practice, a dental group or an insurance company, and it is not affiliated with the Dental Board of California or any other government agency.
We collect the public records, run the license check every month and handle every correction and removal request ourselves.
How we are funded
The directory is free to use and carries no advertising. Dentists pay nothing to be listed, and the site earns no revenue today.
What dentists can and cannot pay for
Can: nothing today. Any paid service we add later will be separate from the directory and clearly labeled.
Cannot: a listing, a higher position, a badge, or the removal of accurate public information.
Where the data comes from
- NPPES NPI Registry, the federal record of health care providers, for names, specialties and practice addresses.
- Dental Board of California license file, published monthly, for license status, expiry dates, sedation permits and registered practice names.
- US Census Bureau geocoder, for the map position of each practice address.
3,271 dentists are listed today. Nothing is copied from another directory.
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