The finding
In 2022, an estimated 65.2% of Glendale adults had been to a dentist in the past year (Los Angeles County: 62.0%); in 2024, 39.5% of Los Angeles County Medi-Cal members enrolled all year used a dental service; and in 2023 the county had 80.8 emergency department visits per 100,000 residents for tooth nerve and root diseases, the fifth-lowest rate of California's 58 counties.
Dentist visits and tooth loss
65.2% of Glendale adults had been to a dentist or dental clinic in the past year (95% interval 62.7% to 67.3%).
Glendale, 2022. Source: CDC PLACES, 2025 release. Full study
62.0% of Los Angeles County adults had been to a dentist in the past year.
Los Angeles County, 2022. Source: CDC PLACES, 2025 release. Full study
58.5% to 74.3% range of past-year dentist visits across Glendale's ZIP codes, from 91204 to 91208.
Glendale ZIP codes, 2022. Source: CDC PLACES, 2025 release. Full study
9.6% of Glendale adults 65 and older had lost all their natural teeth.
Glendale, 2022. Source: CDC PLACES, 2025 release. Full study
12.2% of Los Angeles County adults 65 and older had lost all their natural teeth.
Los Angeles County, 2022. Source: CDC PLACES, 2025 release. Full study
6.3% to 15.1% range of complete tooth loss among adults 65 and older across Glendale's ZIP codes, highest in 91205.
Glendale ZIP codes, 2022. Source: CDC PLACES, 2025 release. Full study
Fluoride in Glendale's tap water
0.67 ppm average fluoride in Glendale Water & Power's distribution system (range 0.47 to 0.77 ppm), close to the 0.7 mg/L level recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Glendale (GWP service area), 2025. Source: Glendale Water & Power, 2025 Water Quality Report. Full study
63.3% of Glendale Water & Power's total water supply came from the Metropolitan Water District, which adds fluoride at its treatment plants (the total includes 5.4% recycled water).
Glendale (GWP service area), 2025. Source: Glendale Water & Power, 2025 Water Quality Report. Full study
Dental emergencies
80.8 emergency department visits per 100,000 residents for tooth nerve and root diseases, 5th lowest of California's 58 counties (California, population-weighted: 123.6).
Los Angeles County, 2023. Source: California HCAI. Full study
52.0 emergency department visits per 100,000 residents with cavities as a diagnosis (California, population-weighted: 75.1).
Los Angeles County, 2023. Source: California HCAI. Full study
53.9% to 64.3% of dental emergency department visits had Medi-Cal as the expected payer, depending on the condition.
Los Angeles County, 2023. Source: California HCAI. Full study
Dentists and the dental team
67.9 dentists per 100,000 residents whose specialty treats tooth nerve and root diseases, 11th highest of 58 counties.
Los Angeles County, licensees as of July 3, 2024. Source: California HCAI. Full study
65.8 registered dental assistants, hygienists and orthodontic assistants per 100,000 residents for the same conditions, 55th of 58 counties (California, population-weighted: 99.3).
Los Angeles County, licensees as of July 3, 2024. Source: California HCAI. Full study
77.9 professionally active dentists per 100,000 people in California (30,647 dentists), against 60.0 for the U.S. as a whole (205,088); ADA asks that its 2023 to 2025 figures be read with caution.
California, 2025. Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute. Source
Medi-Cal dental use
39.5% of Los Angeles County Medi-Cal members enrolled all year used at least one dental service (California: 37.9%).
Los Angeles County, 2024. Source: California DHCS. Full study
58.0% of members under 21 used a dental service, against 30.2% of adults 21 and older.
Los Angeles County, 2024. Source: California DHCS. Full study
2,116,014 members enrolled all year had no dental service (60.5%).
Los Angeles County, 2024. Source: California DHCS. Full study
32.5% of members used a dental service in 2020, the lowest of the 12 years from 2013 to 2024.
Los Angeles County, 2020. Source: California DHCS. Full study
California as a whole
CDC's direct survey estimate for California in 2022: 66.2% of adults had been to a dentist in the past year, and 6.9% of adults 65 and older had lost all their natural teeth, according to the CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). These statewide figures are produced a different way from the local model estimates above, so they are a reference point, not a like-for-like comparison.
| Figure | Area | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65.2% of Glendale adults had been to a dentist or dental clinic in the past year (95% interval 62.7% to 67.3%) | Glendale | 2022 | CDC PLACES, 2025 release |
| 62.0% of Los Angeles County adults had been to a dentist in the past year | Los Angeles County | 2022 | CDC PLACES, 2025 release |
| 58.5% to 74.3% range of past-year dentist visits across Glendale's ZIP codes, from 91204 to 91208 | Glendale ZIP codes | 2022 | CDC PLACES, 2025 release |
| 9.6% of Glendale adults 65 and older had lost all their natural teeth | Glendale | 2022 | CDC PLACES, 2025 release |
| 12.2% of Los Angeles County adults 65 and older had lost all their natural teeth | Los Angeles County | 2022 | CDC PLACES, 2025 release |
| 6.3% to 15.1% range of complete tooth loss among adults 65 and older across Glendale's ZIP codes, highest in 91205 | Glendale ZIP codes | 2022 | CDC PLACES, 2025 release |
| 0.67 ppm average fluoride in Glendale Water & Power's distribution system (range 0.47 to 0.77 ppm), close to the 0.7 mg/L level recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Glendale (GWP service area) | 2025 | Glendale Water & Power, 2025 Water Quality Report |
| 63.3% of Glendale Water & Power's total water supply came from the Metropolitan Water District, which adds fluoride at its treatment plants (the total includes 5.4% recycled water) | Glendale (GWP service area) | 2025 | Glendale Water & Power, 2025 Water Quality Report |
| 80.8 emergency department visits per 100,000 residents for tooth nerve and root diseases, 5th lowest of California's 58 counties (California, population-weighted: 123.6) | Los Angeles County | 2023 | California HCAI |
| 52.0 emergency department visits per 100,000 residents with cavities as a diagnosis (California, population-weighted: 75.1) | Los Angeles County | 2023 | California HCAI |
| 53.9% to 64.3% of dental emergency department visits had Medi-Cal as the expected payer, depending on the condition | Los Angeles County | 2023 | California HCAI |
| 67.9 dentists per 100,000 residents whose specialty treats tooth nerve and root diseases, 11th highest of 58 counties | Los Angeles County | licensees as of July 3, 2024 | California HCAI |
| 65.8 registered dental assistants, hygienists and orthodontic assistants per 100,000 residents for the same conditions, 55th of 58 counties (California, population-weighted: 99.3) | Los Angeles County | licensees as of July 3, 2024 | California HCAI |
| 77.9 professionally active dentists per 100,000 people in California (30,647 dentists), against 60.0 for the U.S. as a whole (205,088); ADA asks that its 2023 to 2025 figures be read with caution | California | 2025 | American Dental Association, Health Policy Institute |
| 39.5% of Los Angeles County Medi-Cal members enrolled all year used at least one dental service (California: 37.9%) | Los Angeles County | 2024 | California DHCS |
| 58.0% of members under 21 used a dental service, against 30.2% of adults 21 and older | Los Angeles County | 2024 | California DHCS |
| 2,116,014 members enrolled all year had no dental service (60.5%) | Los Angeles County | 2024 | California DHCS |
| 32.5% of members used a dental service in 2020, the lowest of the 12 years from 2013 to 2024 | Los Angeles County | 2020 | California DHCS |
The same table, with links, is in the CSV download.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure on this page except the ADA dentist count is taken from one of our data studies, where a script computed it from the public source files and a second script checked it against a different table or endpoint before publishing. Each line names its area, its period and its source; the periods differ because each agency publishes on its own schedule. Local dental visit and tooth loss figures are CDC model-based estimates for 2022. Dental emergency figures are for 2023, and the dental workforce counts are licensees as of July 3, 2024. Medi-Cal figures cover members enrolled for the full year 2024.
The ADA figure counts professionally active dentists in its masterfile for 2025. In ADA's words: " Data for 2023 - 2025 should be interpreted with caution due to changes in data maintenance methods that are still in progress." It counts every active dentist in the state, while California HCAI's county rates count only the specialties that treat a given condition, so the two are not interchangeable.
The studies behind this page:
- CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release
- Glendale Water & Power, Water Quality Reports
- California HCAI: Oral Health Professional Supply and Non-Traumatic Dental Emergency Department Visits
- California DHCS: Multi Year Medi-Cal Dental Measures Data by County and Age
- ADA Health Policy Institute: Supply of Dentists in the U.S. (workbook)
- CDC BRFSS Prevalence Data. California, 2022
Cite this page
Infinite Dental Wellness (2026). Dental Health Statistics: Glendale and Los Angeles County. https://infinitedentalwellness.com/research/dental-health-statistics-glendale/
The data behind this page is free to download as a CSV file under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license: reuse it with a link to this page. The original sources are public and listed above.