Tennessee Dental Market
4,580 NPI-registered dental providers across Tennessee. 526 DSO-affiliated. #21 (21st) largest dental workforce in the United States.
Key counters
Top DSOs operating in Tennessee
Largest dental support organizations ranked by provider count across Tennessee locations. Canonicalized across legal- entity variations so franchise rollups display as one brand.
| Rank | DSO brand | Providers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heartland Dental | 104 |
| 2 | Affordable Dentures | 34 |
| 3 | Aspen Dental | 28 |
| 4 | Premier Dental | 16 |
| 5 | CD Tennessee Dental | 15 |
| 6 | East Tennessee Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 15 |
| 7 | American Family Dentistry of Memphis | 15 |
| 8 | Southeast Oral Surgery | 13 |
Top Tennessee metros by provider count
Highest-density dental markets in Tennessee. 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 Tennessee by provider count.
Practice composition
Tennessee 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 Tennessee?
- ProviderSignal tracks 4,580 NPI-registered dental providers in Tennessee, including general dentists, specialists, and hygienists. 2,008 hold an active license with the Tennessee dental board.
- How many DSO-affiliated practices are in Tennessee?
- 526 providers in Tennessee practice at DSO-affiliated locations, roughly 11.5% of the state's total dental workforce. ProviderSignal canonicalizes 90+ DSO brands across state-by-state legal-entity variations so affiliated providers roll up to one brand identity.
- How current is the Tennessee dental data?
- NPI registrations refresh weekly. Tennessee dental board data refreshes on the cadence the board itself publishes. Most boards refresh weekly, some quarterly. 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 Tennessee?
- 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 Tennessee territory view in the dashboard.
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