Dentists per capita in Modoc County

Modoc County has 4.8 licensed dentists for every 10,000 residents, 3.8 below the California figure of 8.6. That puts it 39 of 58 counties. License data: November 2026.

Dentists per 10,000 residents: 4.8
Rank among California counties: 39 of 58
Dentists with a current license: 4
Residents per dentist: 2,106

Modoc County has fewer than 50,000 residents. In a county this small the rate moves a lot when one dentist arrives or leaves.

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

How Modoc County compares

County	Dentists	Per 10,000	Rank
Modoc	4	4.8	39
Lassen	19	6.8	20
Shasta	98	5.4	28
Siskiyou	22	5.2	32
California	33,828	8.6

Shown with the counties that border it.

Sedation and anesthesia

1 dentist on record in Modoc County holds a current state sedation or anesthesia permit: 11.9 for every 100,000 residents, against 7.6 statewide. Our guide explains what each permit allows.

Finding a dentist in Modoc County

Our directory does not list individual dentists in Modoc 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 Modoc County

How many dentists are there in Modoc County?

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

How does Modoc County compare with the rest of California?

Modoc County has 4.8 dentists per 10,000 residents, 3.8 below the statewide figure of 8.6. It ranks 39 of 58 counties.

How many dentists in Modoc County can provide sedation?

1 dentist on record in Modoc County holds a current state sedation or anesthesia permit, which is 11.9 for every 100,000 residents. The statewide figure is 7.6.