Dentelytics · Market Report

San Diego Dental Market

An aggregate snapshot · updated September 2026

Market direction · September 2026
Deteriorating
QuieterNo change · 50Busier
Patient activity fell — 71% per re-checked practice against the 10 weeks before, comparing medians so one spike cannot decide it, and only 43% of those practices were re-checked in the leanest recent week, so this reads for less.
This public reading is taken from patient activity alone. Weekly tracking of practice openings and closures in your radius and movement in competitors' own ratings is read from each subscriber's own re-check, so it is not part of the number above.
867
Active practices tracked
4.48★
Average public rating
74,387
Total patient reviews
128.7
Avg reviews per rated practice

How San Diego practices rate

4.5★ and above
407
4.0–4.4★
85
Below 4.0★
86

Ratings, review totals and the distribution below are measured across 578 of the 867 practices we track in your radius (67%). The remainder were found by our latest market scan and are being measured on rotation.

Market context

407 of 578 rated practices (70%) hold a 4.5-star rating or higher, and the average rated practice has banked 128.7 public reviews. We measure public listings, not patient volume or revenue, so these figures describe what the listings say and not how any practice is performing.

What this means for a San Diego practice

Fewer patients are leaving reviews across your radius than they have been. Whether the number of practices competing for them changed is not something this reading measures. This measures review activity, not appointments — reactivating patients you already have is one option it does not rule out.

What’s moving in dentistry

Simplyhealth buys dental technology firm FMCTechnology & AI: New tools reset patient expectations and where efficiency gains are actually won. · Corporate Adviser
As Michigan heads toward a healthcare shortage, some jobs look healthier than othersWorkforce & staffing: Hygienist availability is the constraint on production for most practices right now. · MLive.com
Fleming honored for work strengthening Kentucky Medicaid dental programInsurance & reimbursement: Reimbursement and payer moves change the economics of every operatory. · The Lexington Times

Frequently asked questions

How many dental practices are in San Diego?

Dentelytics tracks 867 active dental practices within about 10.0 miles of San Diego as of September 2026.

What is the average dental rating in San Diego?

The San Diego market holds a 4.48-star average public rating across 74,387 total patient reviews across the 578 of those practices we have rated so far — an average of 128.7 reviews per rated practice.

Which way is the San Diego dental market moving?

As of September 2026 Dentelytics reads the direction as Deteriorating (39 on a 0-100 index where 50 is no change). The index measures which way the market moved, not how busy it is. This public reading is taken from patient activity alone. Weekly tracking of practice openings and closures in your radius and movement in competitors' own ratings is read from each subscriber's own re-check, so it is not part of the number above. Fewer patients are leaving reviews across your radius than they have been. Whether the number of practices competing for them changed is not something this reading measures. This measures review activity, not appointments — reactivating patients you already have is one option it does not rule out.

How often is this data updated?

The figures on this page are read from our database each time the page loads. The underlying measurements are not live: we re-read practices on a rotation, so each number is the most recent reading we hold for that practice rather than its state right now. The industry headlines above are refreshed separately.

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Figures are aggregate market statistics derived from Dentelytics' ongoing monitoring of public business data in this market. Individual practices are never identified.

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