snapshot: dentists per 10,000 residents, 2013
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Jan. 2, 2014
The data shows where dentists are registered in Massachusetts, per 10,000 residents. Communities at the top of the list include Brookline, Wellesley, Longmeadow, Lexington, and Weston. The 2013 data is from the Department of Public Health.
| District | Per 10,000 | State Rank | Total |
| ABINGTON | 4.4 | 203 | 7 |
| ACTON | 14.1 | 31 | 31 |
| ACUSHNET | 1.0 | 273 | 1 |
| ADAMS | 2.4 | 244 | 2 |
| AGAWAM | 5.6 | 171 | 16 |
| ALFORD | na | na | 0 |
| AMESBURY | 3.7 | 215 | 6 |
| AMHERST | 4.5 | 198 | 17 |
| ANDOVER | 17.2 | 21 | 57 |
| AQUINNAH | na | na | 0 |
| ARLINGTON | 7.0 | 136 | 30 |
| ASHBURNHAM | 1.6 | 262 | 1 |
| ASHBY | na | na | 0 |
| ASHFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| ASHLAND | 9.6 | 88 | 16 |
| ATHOL | 3.5 | 227 | 4 |
| ATTLEBORO | 4.4 | 204 | 19 |
| AUBURN | 7.4 | 129 | 12 |
| AVON | 2.3 | 247 | 1 |
| AYER | 1.3 | 268 | 1 |
| BARNSTABLE | 12.4 | 53 | 56 |
| BARRE | 1.9 | 258 | 1 |
| BECKET | na | na | 0 |
| BEDFORD | 13.5 | 37 | 18 |
| BELCHERTOWN | 2.7 | 239 | 4 |
| BELLINGHAM | 3.1 | 235 | 5 |
| BELMONT | 18.6 | 16 | 46 |
| BERKLEY | 1.6 | 264 | 1 |
| BERLIN | 3.5 | 224 | 1 |
| BERNARDSTON | 4.7 | 192 | 1 |
| BEVERLY | 9.1 | 93 | 36 |
| BILLERICA | 4.5 | 200 | 18 |
| BLACKSTONE | 2.2 | 249 | 2 |
| BLANDFORD | na | na | 0 |
| BOLTON | 8.2 | 114 | 4 |
| BOSTON | 12.4 | 51 | 768 |
| BOURNE | 3.5 | 219 | 7 |
| BOXBOROUGH | 6.0 | 160 | 3 |
| BOXFORD | 7.5 | 125 | 6 |
| BOYLSTON | 2.3 | 246 | 1 |
| BRAINTREE | 12.9 | 43 | 46 |
| BREWSTER | 6.1 | 157 | 6 |
| BRIDGEWATER | 4.9 | 187 | 13 |
| BRIMFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| BROCKTON | 3.5 | 222 | 33 |
| BROOKFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| BROOKLINE | 30.6 | 1 | 180 |
| BUCKLAND | na | na | 0 |
| BURLINGTON | 12.7 | 45 | 31 |
| CAMBRIDGE | 11.2 | 65 | 118 |
| CANTON | 14.8 | 28 | 32 |
| CARLISLE | 6.2 | 155 | 3 |
| CARVER | 1.7 | 261 | 2 |
| CHARLEMONT | na | na | 0 |
| CHARLTON | 0.8 | 275 | 1 |
| CHATHAM | 13.1 | 40 | 8 |
| CHELMSFORD | 12.1 | 55 | 41 |
| CHELSEA | 2.3 | 248 | 8 |
| CHESHIRE | na | na | 0 |
| CHESTER | na | na | 0 |
| CHESTERFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| CHESTNUT HILL | na | na | 58 |
| CHICOPEE | 2.5 | 242 | 14 |
| CHILMARK | 11.5 | 60 | 1 |
| CLARKSBURG | na | na | 0 |
| CLINTON | 2.2 | 250 | 3 |
| COHASSET | 13.3 | 39 | 10 |
| COLRAIN | na | na | 0 |
| CONCORD | 18.1 | 18 | 32 |
| CONWAY | 10.5 | 73 | 2 |
| CUMMINGTON | na | na | 0 |
| DALTON | 4.4 | 202 | 3 |
| DANVERS | 12.5 | 50 | 33 |
| DARTMOUTH | 7.6 | 122 | 26 |
| DEDHAM | 11.3 | 62 | 28 |
| DEERFIELD | 13.7 | 34 | 7 |
| DENNIS | 5.6 | 170 | 8 |
| DIGHTON | na | na | 0 |
| DOUGLAS | 3.5 | 220 | 3 |
| DOVER | 21.5 | 11 | 12 |
| DRACUT | 6.8 | 142 | 20 |
| DUDLEY | 0.9 | 274 | 1 |
| DUNSTABLE | na | na | 0 |
| DUXBURY | 12.6 | 46 | 19 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | 1.4 | 266 | 2 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| EASTHAM | 8.1 | 117 | 4 |
| EASTHAMPTON | 3.7 | 214 | 6 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | 14.6 | 29 | 23 |
| EASTON | 9.1 | 96 | 21 |
| EDGARTOWN | 4.9 | 186 | 2 |
| EGREMONT | na | na | 0 |
| ERVING | na | na | 0 |
| ESSEX | 5.7 | 165 | 2 |
| EVERETT | 4.6 | 196 | 19 |
| FAIRHAVEN | 6.3 | 154 | 10 |
| FALL RIVER | 3.4 | 230 | 30 |
| FALMOUTH | 10.1 | 81 | 32 |
| FITCHBURG | 5.2 | 180 | 21 |
| FLORIDA | na | na | 0 |
| FOXBOROUGH | 7.7 | 121 | 13 |
| FRAMINGHAM | 10.4 | 77 | 71 |
| FRANKLIN | 7.6 | 124 | 24 |
| FREETOWN | 5.6 | 168 | 5 |
| GARDNER | 2.5 | 243 | 5 |
| GEORGETOWN | 8.6 | 107 | 7 |
| GILL | 6.7 | 147 | 1 |
| GLOUCESTER | 5.2 | 179 | 15 |
| GOSHEN | na | na | 0 |
| GOSNOLD | na | na | 0 |
| GRAFTON | 10.1 | 82 | 18 |
| GRANBY | 1.6 | 263 | 1 |
| GRANVILLE | na | na | 0 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | 7.0 | 134 | 5 |
| GREENFIELD | 15.5 | 26 | 27 |
| GROTON | 8.5 | 109 | 9 |
| GROVELAND | 4.6 | 194 | 3 |
| HADLEY | 13.3 | 38 | 7 |
| HALIFAX | 1.3 | 269 | 1 |
| HAMILTON | 7.7 | 120 | 6 |
| HAMPDEN | 3.9 | 212 | 2 |
| HANCOCK | na | na | 0 |
| HANOVER | 11.5 | 61 | 16 |
| HANSON | 2.0 | 255 | 2 |
| HARDWICK | na | na | 0 |
| HARVARD | 4.6 | 195 | 3 |
| HARWICH | 8.2 | 115 | 10 |
| HATFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| HAVERHILL | 4.9 | 185 | 30 |
| HAWLEY | na | na | 0 |
| HEATH | na | na | 0 |
| HINGHAM | 17.6 | 20 | 39 |
| HINSDALE | na | na | 0 |
| HOLBROOK | 5.6 | 172 | 6 |
| HOLDEN | 7.5 | 128 | 13 |
| HOLLAND | na | na | 0 |
| HOLLISTON | 10.3 | 79 | 14 |
| HOLYOKE | 4.3 | 205 | 17 |
| HOPEDALE | 5.1 | 183 | 3 |
| HOPKINTON | 9.4 | 91 | 14 |
| HUBBARDSTON | na | na | 0 |
| HUDSON | 7.3 | 130 | 14 |
| HULL | 5.8 | 162 | 6 |
| HUNTINGTON | na | na | 0 |
| IPSWICH | 5.3 | 176 | 7 |
| KINGSTON | 4.0 | 211 | 5 |
| LAKEVILLE | 9.4 | 90 | 10 |
| LANCASTER | 8.7 | 104 | 7 |
| LANESBOROUGH | na | na | 0 |
| LAWRENCE | 2.1 | 252 | 16 |
| LEE | 6.7 | 144 | 4 |
| LEICESTER | 1.8 | 259 | 2 |
| LENOX | 13.9 | 32 | 7 |
| LEOMINSTER | 6.4 | 152 | 26 |
| LEVERETT | 10.8 | 69 | 2 |
| LEXINGTON | 26.4 | 4 | 83 |
| LEYDEN | na | na | 0 |
| LINCOLN | 12.6 | 47 | 8 |
| LITTLETON | 4.5 | 199 | 4 |
| LONGMEADOW | 26.6 | 3 | 42 |
| LOWELL | 3.5 | 225 | 37 |
| LUDLOW | 5.7 | 166 | 12 |
| LUNENBURG | 6.9 | 137 | 7 |
| LYNN | 3.3 | 232 | 30 |
| LYNNFIELD | 21.6 | 10 | 25 |
| MALDEN | 8.9 | 98 | 53 |
| MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA | 13.6 | 35 | 7 |
| MANSFIELD | 8.2 | 112 | 19 |
| MARBLEHEAD | 9.1 | 95 | 18 |
| MARION | 10.2 | 80 | 5 |
| MARLBOROUGH | 8.8 | 101 | 34 |
| MARSHFIELD | 6.8 | 143 | 17 |
| MASHPEE | 12.1 | 54 | 17 |
| MATTAPOISETT | 6.6 | 149 | 4 |
| MAYNARD | 2.0 | 254 | 2 |
| MEDFIELD | 12.5 | 48 | 15 |
| MEDFORD | 12.5 | 49 | 70 |
| MEDWAY | 2.4 | 245 | 3 |
| MELROSE | 13.7 | 33 | 37 |
| MENDON | 5.1 | 181 | 3 |
| MERRIMAC | 4.7 | 191 | 3 |
| METHUEN | 8.3 | 110 | 39 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | 3.5 | 226 | 8 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| MIDDLETON | 8.9 | 99 | 8 |
| MILFORD | 7.5 | 127 | 21 |
| MILLBURY | 3.8 | 213 | 5 |
| MILLIS | 8.9 | 100 | 7 |
| MILLVILLE | na | na | 0 |
| MILTON | 10.7 | 70 | 29 |
| MONROE | na | na | 0 |
| MONSON | 3.5 | 223 | 3 |
| MONTAGUE | 4.7 | 190 | 4 |
| MONTEREY | 10.4 | 75 | 1 |
| MONTGOMERY | na | na | 0 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | na | na | 0 |
| NAHANT | 8.8 | 103 | 3 |
| NANTUCKET | 6.9 | 140 | 7 |
| NATICK | 13.0 | 41 | 43 |
| NEEDHAM | 25.3 | 6 | 73 |
| NEW ASHFORD | na | na | 0 |
| NEW BEDFORD | 4.1 | 208 | 39 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | na | na | 0 |
| NEWBURY | 7.5 | 126 | 5 |
| NEWBURYPORT | 10.9 | 68 | 19 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | na | na | 0 |
| NEW SALEM | na | na | 0 |
| NEWTON | 20.3 | 14 | 173 |
| NORFOLK | 4.5 | 201 | 5 |
| NORTH ADAMS | 9.5 | 89 | 13 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 15.4 | 27 | 44 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | 16.2 | 25 | 46 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 8.0 | 119 | 23 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | 10.6 | 72 | 15 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | 6.4 | 153 | 10 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| NORTHFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| NORTH READING | 8.1 | 118 | 12 |
| NORTON | 3.7 | 216 | 7 |
| NORWELL | 20.0 | 15 | 21 |
| NORWOOD | 10.5 | 74 | 30 |
| OAK BLUFFS | 6.6 | 148 | 3 |
| OAKHAM | na | na | 0 |
| ORANGE | 2.6 | 241 | 2 |
| ORLEANS | 22.1 | 9 | 13 |
| OTIS | 12.4 | 52 | 2 |
| OXFORD | 2.2 | 251 | 3 |
| PALMER | 3.3 | 234 | 4 |
| PAXTON | 10.4 | 76 | 5 |
| PEABODY | 8.6 | 106 | 44 |
| PELHAM | na | na | 0 |
| PEMBROKE | 6.2 | 156 | 11 |
| PEPPERELL | 1.7 | 260 | 2 |
| PERU | na | na | 0 |
| PETERSHAM | na | na | 0 |
| PHILLIPSTON | na | na | 0 |
| PITTSFIELD | 9.8 | 84 | 44 |
| PLAINFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| PLAINVILLE | 9.7 | 86 | 8 |
| PLYMOUTH | 9.7 | 85 | 55 |
| PLYMPTON | 3.5 | 218 | 1 |
| PRINCETON | na | na | 0 |
| PROVINCETOWN | 13.6 | 36 | 4 |
| QUINCY | 10.9 | 67 | 101 |
| RANDOLPH | 4.7 | 193 | 15 |
| RAYNHAM | 6.7 | 145 | 9 |
| READING | 11.3 | 63 | 28 |
| REHOBOTH | 6.0 | 159 | 7 |
| REVERE | 7.1 | 132 | 37 |
| RICHMOND | na | na | 0 |
| ROCHESTER | 1.9 | 257 | 1 |
| ROCKLAND | 2.9 | 237 | 5 |
| ROCKPORT | 5.8 | 163 | 4 |
| ROWE | na | na | 0 |
| ROWLEY | 5.1 | 182 | 3 |
| ROYALSTON | na | na | 0 |
| RUSSELL | na | na | 0 |
| RUTLAND | 1.3 | 270 | 1 |
| SALEM | 8.5 | 108 | 35 |
| SALISBURY | 1.2 | 271 | 1 |
| SANDISFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| SANDWICH | 8.2 | 111 | 17 |
| SAUGUS | 5.6 | 169 | 15 |
| SAVOY | na | na | 0 |
| SCITUATE | 6.1 | 158 | 11 |
| SEEKONK | 6.6 | 150 | 9 |
| SHARON | 23.8 | 8 | 42 |
| SHEFFIELD | na | na | 0 |
| SHELBURNE | 5.3 | 177 | 1 |
| SHERBORN | 17.0 | 22 | 7 |
| SHIRLEY | 2.8 | 238 | 2 |
| SHREWSBURY | 12.9 | 42 | 46 |
| SHUTESBURY | na | na | 0 |
| SOMERSET | 3.3 | 233 | 6 |
| SOMERVILLE | 4.8 | 189 | 36 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 6.9 | 138 | 4 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | 8.2 | 113 | 8 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | 4.2 | 206 | 7 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | 5.7 | 164 | 10 |
| SOUTHWICK | 5.3 | 178 | 5 |
| SPENCER | 3.4 | 229 | 4 |
| SPRINGFIELD | 3.5 | 221 | 54 |
| STERLING | 6.4 | 151 | 5 |
| STOCKBRIDGE | 20.5 | 12 | 4 |
| STONEHAM | 11.2 | 66 | 24 |
| STOUGHTON | 9.6 | 87 | 26 |
| STOW | 9.1 | 94 | 6 |
| STURBRIDGE | 11.9 | 57 | 11 |
| SUDBURY | 20.4 | 13 | 36 |
| SUNDERLAND | na | na | 0 |
| SUTTON | na | na | 0 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | 18.1 | 17 | 25 |
| SWANSEA | 5.7 | 167 | 9 |
| TAUNTON | 4.1 | 207 | 23 |
| TEMPLETON | na | na | 0 |
| TEWKSBURY | 6.9 | 139 | 20 |
| TISBURY | 17.7 | 19 | 7 |
| TOLLAND | na | na | 0 |
| TOPSFIELD | 9.9 | 83 | 6 |
| TOWNSEND | 3.4 | 231 | 3 |
| TRURO | 5.0 | 184 | 1 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | 5.3 | 175 | 6 |
| TYRINGHAM | na | na | 0 |
| UPTON | 2.7 | 240 | 2 |
| UXBRIDGE | 1.5 | 265 | 2 |
| WAKEFIELD | 11.2 | 64 | 28 |
| WALES | na | na | 0 |
| WALPOLE | 10.4 | 78 | 25 |
| WALTHAM | 8.1 | 116 | 49 |
| WARE | 4.1 | 209 | 4 |
| WAREHAM | 3.7 | 217 | 8 |
| WARREN | 1.9 | 256 | 1 |
| WARWICK | na | na | 0 |
| WASHINGTON | na | na | 0 |
| WATERTOWN | 10.7 | 71 | 34 |
| WAYLAND | 14.6 | 30 | 19 |
| WEBSTER | 3.0 | 236 | 5 |
| WELLESLEY | 28.2 | 2 | 79 |
| WELLFLEET | 7.3 | 131 | 2 |
| WENDELL | na | na | 0 |
| WENHAM | 2.1 | 253 | 1 |
| WESTBOROUGH | 16.4 | 23 | 30 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | 9.1 | 92 | 7 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | 11.6 | 59 | 8 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | 5.4 | 174 | 2 |
| WESTFIELD | 5.8 | 161 | 24 |
| WESTFORD | 16.4 | 24 | 36 |
| WESTHAMPTON | na | na | 0 |
| WESTMINSTER | 1.4 | 267 | 1 |
| WEST NEWBURY | 7.1 | 133 | 3 |
| WESTON | 25.8 | 5 | 29 |
| WESTPORT | 4.5 | 197 | 7 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | 12.7 | 44 | 36 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | na | na | 0 |
| WEST TISBURY | na | na | 0 |
| WESTWOOD | 11.6 | 58 | 17 |
| WEYMOUTH | 7.6 | 123 | 41 |
| WHATELY | na | na | 0 |
| WHITMAN | 4.8 | 188 | 7 |
| WILBRAHAM | 12.0 | 56 | 17 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | 4.0 | 210 | 1 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | 9.0 | 97 | 7 |
| WILMINGTON | 6.7 | 146 | 15 |
| WINCHENDON | 1.0 | 272 | 1 |
| WINCHESTER | 25.3 | 7 | 54 |
| WINDSOR | na | na | 0 |
| WINTHROP | 3.4 | 228 | 6 |
| WOBURN | 6.8 | 141 | 26 |
| WORCESTER | 7.0 | 135 | 127 |
| WORTHINGTON | 8.7 | 105 | 1 |
| WRENTHAM | 5.5 | 173 | 6 |
| YARMOUTH | 8.8 | 102 | 21 |