Dentists per capita in Alameda County

Alameda County has 9.4 licensed dentists for every 10,000 residents, 0.8 above the California figure of 8.6. That puts it 8 of 58 counties. License data: November 2026.

Dentists per 10,000 residents: 9.4
Rank among California counties: 8 of 58
Dentists with a current license: 1,545
Residents per dentist: 1,059

Select a county for its figures. License data: November 2026.

How Alameda County compares

County	Dentists	Per 10,000	Rank
Alameda	1,545	9.4	8
San Francisco	1,174	14.2	1
Santa Clara	2,406	12.6	3
Contra Costa	1,154	9.9	7
Stanislaus	289	5.2	34
San Joaquin	422	5.1	35
California	33,828	8.6

Shown with the counties that border it.

Sedation and anesthesia

114 dentists on record in Alameda County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit: 7.0 for every 100,000 residents, against 7.6 statewide. Our guide explains what each permit allows.

Finding a dentist in Alameda County

Our directory does not list individual dentists in Alameda County yet. Until it does, you can confirm any dentist’s license yourself: our guide shows how to check a dentist’s license in California in about two minutes.

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Where the figures come from

Dentists are counted from the Dental Board of California license file for November 2026, in the county of each dentist’s address of record. For some dentists that is a home or mailing address, not an office. Population is from the US Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates (1 July 2025). The statewide map explains the method and its limits in full, and has the data for all 58 counties.

Questions about dentists in Alameda County

How many dentists are there in Alameda County?

1,545 dentists with a current California license have an address of record in Alameda County, according to the Dental Board of California file for November 2026.

How does Alameda County compare with the rest of California?

Alameda County has 9.4 dentists per 10,000 residents, 0.8 above the statewide figure of 8.6. It ranks 8 of 58 counties.

How many dentists in Alameda County can provide sedation?

114 dentists on record in Alameda County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit, which is 7.0 for every 100,000 residents. The statewide figure is 7.6.