South Carolina Dental Market
5,659 NPI-registered dental providers across South Carolina. 882 DSO-affiliated. The 24th largest dental workforce in the United States.
Key counters
We are still building roster and license-history depth for South Carolina, 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 South Carolina
Largest dental support organizations ranked by provider count across South Carolina locations. Canonicalized across legal- entity variations so franchise rollups display as one brand.
| Rank | DSO brand | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heartland Dental | 116 |
| 2 | FAMILY DENTAL HEALTH GROUP LLC | 68 |
| 3 | DENTAL PROFESSIONAL OF SOUTH CAROLINA, P.C. | 67 |
| 4 | Family Dental Health | 63 |
| 5 | Aspen Dental | 50 |
| 6 | Carolina Dental Alliance | 38 |
| 7 | Affordable Dentures | 37 |
| 8 | Pacific Dental Services | 32 |
Top South Carolina metros by provider count
Highest-density dental markets in South Carolina. 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 South Carolina by provider count.
Practice composition
South Carolina 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 South Carolina?
- ProviderSignal tracks 3,622 active dentists in South Carolina, general dentists and specialists, among 5,659 NPI-registered dental providers in all once hygienists, assistants and the organization NPIs practices file are counted.
- How many DSO-affiliated practices are in South Carolina?
- 882 providers in South Carolina practice at DSO-affiliated locations, roughly 15.6% 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 South Carolina dental data?
- NPI registrations refresh weekly. No South Carolina dental board roster is wired yet, so licence status is not shown. 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 South Carolina?
- 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 South Carolina territory view in the dashboard.
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