Maryland Dental Market
8,091 NPI-registered dental providers across Maryland. 708 DSO-affiliated. The 17th largest dental workforce in the United States.
Key counters
We are still building roster and license-history depth for Maryland, so we are not publishing a firm market position here yet. For reference, the public national benchmark for general dental practices is roughly 2.5-5x EBITDA, 65-85% of collections.
Market-attractiveness positioning vs the public national benchmark, derived from local competition, demographics, and consolidation. Not a transaction comp and not a practice-specific valuation. Apply to the practice's own normalized financials. Benchmark ranges are public (Levin, FOCUS, BizBuySell).
Top DSOs operating in Maryland
Largest dental support organizations ranked by provider count across Maryland locations. Canonicalized across legal- entity variations so franchise rollups display as one brand.
| Rank | DSO brand | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIFETIME DENTAL CARE OF MARYLAND, BADGER, P.C. | 52 |
| 2 | MARYLAND ORAL SURGERY ASSOCIATES, LLC | 38 |
| 3 | NEIBAUER DENTAL CARE, PC | 33 |
| 4 | HEALTHY DENTAL | 28 |
| 5 | ENDODONTICS, P.A. | 26 |
| 6 | Heartland Dental | 26 |
| 7 | Hero Dental | 24 |
| 8 | Dental Dreams | 21 |
Top Maryland metros by provider count
Highest-density dental markets in Maryland. Pin-drop each metro on the map in the dashboard to scope by 25-mile radius or specialty mix.
Specialty mix
Top dental specialties practicing in Maryland by provider count.
Practice composition
Maryland dental practices grouped by size bucket. Solo practitioners are typically the highest acquisition value for brokers and DSO biz dev teams; large groups carry the highest-volume supply-rep accounts.
Frequently asked
- How many dentists practice in Maryland?
- ProviderSignal tracks 5,574 active dentists in Maryland, general dentists and specialists, among 8,091 NPI-registered dental providers in all once hygienists, assistants and the organization NPIs practices file are counted.
- How many DSO-affiliated practices are in Maryland?
- 708 providers in Maryland practice at DSO-affiliated locations, roughly 8.8% of the state's total dental workforce. ProviderSignal canonicalizes 200+ DSO brands across state-by-state legal-entity variations so affiliated providers roll up to one brand identity.
- How current is the Maryland dental data?
- NPI registrations refresh weekly. The Maryland dental board roster is paused (last good run Apr 24, 2026); licence status is hidden until it refreshes. CMS Medicare Part B billing covers the most recent 11 years. Federal OIG exclusion records refresh monthly.
- Where do I get provider-level data for Maryland?
- The aggregate counts on this page are free and public. Provider-level access (names, NPIs, license numbers, expiration dates, practice addresses, DSO affiliations, CMS billing history, and trigger-event alerts) requires a ProviderSignal subscription. Start a free 7-day trial to access the Maryland territory view in the dashboard.
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