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Practices per 10,000 residents

Practices per 10,000 residents: Practices per 10,000 residents is the number of practice locations in a county divided by the county’s Census Bureau five-year population estimate, times 10,000.

Practices per 10,000 residents is the number of practice locations in a county divided by the county’s Census Bureau five-year population estimate, times 10,000.

It is DDSIntel’s location-based measure of provider density. It differs from the dentist-based ratios most sources cite: a county can have many dentists in a few large group locations, or many small solo locations. Counties with fewer than 10 practice locations are suppressed.

Part of the DDSIntel glossary. See how the figures are built in the methodology. Markdown version: /glossary/practices-per-10000-residents.md.

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