Arkansas Dental Providers

The need for local, affordable dental care in Arkansas is growing each day. Arkansas's dental providers are located throughout the state and finding care near you can make all the difference in the world.

USA Dental Edge breaks down oral care providers by county for the convenience of the customer/patient. Use the search tools here to find care near you.

Arkansas Counties

About Arkansas

Residents of Arkansas find themselves in the same dilemna as people in every other state. The never-ending search for quality, affordable dental insurance for themselves or their families. Whether you live in the northeastern corner of the state near Jonesboro, or the southwestern corner near Texarcana, finding a value plan for your dentistry never seems to get any easier.

Along with fuel prices, food, utilities, taxes, and everything else, the costs associated with good dental care seem to keep rising. With the rise in prices comes the rise in rates for dental plans and insurance premiums.

The Natural state is currently home to roughly 3 million people, each of whom require dental care at some point. If the market is there, the insurance companies will be too. Whether you live in the larger Arkansas cities: Little Rock, Fort Smith, Jonesboro, Pine Bluff, Springdale, Conway, Rogers, and Hot Springs, or the smaller towns in between, finding dental care in AR is easy if you know where to look.

Sometimes the state's latest statistics can help guide you as well. Some of the relevant dental statistics for Arkansas can be found here if you are interested in more in-depth numbers to aid your research.

Arkansas Dental Statistics

It's amazing what statistics can tell us about society. Some simple data collection from everyday citizens paints a detailed picture of the state of oral health in the USA. Here are some interesting dental stats according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

• Nearly 78 percent of Americans have had at least one cavity before they reach the age of 18.
• 80 percent of the population residing in the USA has some form of gum (periodontal) disease.
• Americans make about 500 million dentist visits annually for preventive care and oral health issues
• American citizens, including residents of Arkansas, spend an estimated 98 billion dollars on dental services annually
• Overexposure to fluoride is higher in adolescents than in adults, those most affected are aged 12-15
• Most adults show signs of periodontal disease, with severe periodontal disease affecting approximately 14 percent of adults
• Men are more likely than women to have more severe dental diseases including oral cancer
• Three out of every four patients don't change their toothbrush as often as is recommended
• As many as 16 percent of children between 6 and 19 and 23 percent of adults age 20 an up have untreated cavities

Some basic statistics about Arkansas can put the current state of dental health care into perspective. The U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population every 10 years. They conduct censuses of business activity every five years. They also conduct various other surveys on an annual basis. The following data is derived from the 2020 Census as well as other surveys of business activity in Arkansas.

(Stand by, detailed statistics are still being configured...)

Latest data derived from Census.org | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

About UDE

UDE is a free service designed to help place perspective patients with various oral care providers in close proximity. USA Dental Edge organizes oral care providers primarily by county (or parish when applicable).