Dental Practice Name Ideas
60 name ideas for a dental practice, plus how the U.S. Census Bureau classifies this kind of business and where these businesses are most common.
Dental Practice name ideas
Tap a name to read what its key word means and where it comes from. Always check trademarks and your state's business name rules before you register.
Name words that fit, with their meanings
How a dental practice is classified
For government statistics, tax forms and many licensing systems, a dental practice usually falls under NAICS 621210: Offices of Dentists.
This industry comprises establishments of health practitioners having the degree of D.M.D. (Doctor of Dental Medicine), D.D.S. (Doctor of Dental Surgery), or D.D.Sc. (Doctor of Dental Science) primarily engaged in the independent practice of general or specialized dentistry or dental surgery. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers. They can provide either comprehensive preventive, cosmetic, or emergency care, or specialize in a single field of dentistry.
Businesses classified here include
- DDSs' (doctors of dental surgery) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Dental surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Dentists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- DMDs' (doctors of dental medicine) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Doctors of dental medicine (DMDs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Doctors of dental surgery (DDSs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Endodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Family dentists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Oral and maxillofacial surgeons' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Oral pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Orthodontists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pathologists', oral, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 621210), U.S. Census Bureau.
Offices of Dentists in the U.S. by the numbers
Locations by number of employees nationwide
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.
States with the most offices of dentists locations
- California 22,642 locations
- Texas 11,845 locations
- Florida 9,002 locations
- New York 8,093 locations
- Illinois 5,857 locations
- Pennsylvania 4,708 locations
- New Jersey 4,582 locations
- Ohio 3,883 locations
- Michigan 3,821 locations
- Washington 3,686 locations
Each state page shows local numbers and links to that state's official business registration offices.