Dentists per capita in Placer County

Placer County has 11.7 licensed dentists for every 10,000 residents, 3.1 above the California figure of 8.6. That puts it 4 of 58 counties. License data: November 2026.

Dentists per 10,000 residents: 11.7
Rank among California counties: 4 of 58
Dentists with a current license: 518
Residents per dentist: 853

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

How Placer County compares

County	Dentists	Per 10,000	Rank
Placer	518	11.7	4
Sacramento	1,308	8.1	11
El Dorado	146	7.6	16
Nevada	62	6.1	24
Sutter	58	5.9	25
Yuba	9	1.0	55
California	33,828	8.6

Shown with the counties that border it.

Sedation and anesthesia

77 dentists on record in Placer County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit: 17.4 for every 100,000 residents, against 7.6 statewide. Our guide explains what each permit allows.

Finding a dentist in Placer County

Our directory does not list individual dentists in Placer 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 Placer County

How many dentists are there in Placer County?

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

How does Placer County compare with the rest of California?

Placer County has 11.7 dentists per 10,000 residents, 3.1 above the statewide figure of 8.6. It ranks 4 of 58 counties.

How many dentists in Placer County can provide sedation?

77 dentists on record in Placer County hold a current state sedation or anesthesia permit, which is 17.4 for every 100,000 residents. The statewide figure is 7.6.