ADA Find a Dentist Directory Scraper

ADA Find a Dentist Directory Scraper

Scrape dentist profiles from the ADA Find-a-Dentist directory by location, specialty, and radius. Each result includes the practice name, address, phone, website, and acceptance status. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

The American Dental Association's Find-a-Dentist directory is the authoritative source for verified dental professionals in the U.S., but manually searching and copying data is slow. This actor automates the search, reading public profiles for any city, ZIP code, or state, and filtering by specialty, radius, and new-patient status. It returns a clean, structured dataset ready for analysis or outreach.

Who uses it	What they scrape ADA Find a Dentist for
Dental suppliers and service providers	Build a targeted list of dental practices in a specific region for sales outreach.
Market researchers	Analyze the density and distribution of dental specialties across different cities.
Recruiters and dental service organizations (DSOs)	Identify independent practices or specialists for potential acquisition or partnership.
Patients and consumer platforms	Aggregate verified dentist contact details and new-patient availability for a comparison tool.

What it does

This actor collects dentist listings from the ADA Find-a-Dentist directory based on a location and optional filters, and returns each practice as a flat row.

• 📍 Location-based search: Enter a city, ZIP code, or state to find dentists in that area.
• 🦷 Specialty filter: Narrow results to a specific field like Orthodontics, Endodontics, or Oral Surgery.
• 📏 Radius control: Set a search radius from 1 to 100 miles around your target location.
• 🆕 New-patient filter: Collect only practices that are currently accepting new patients.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with ADA Find a Dentist data

📋 Build a regional sales list.

A dental equipment supplier scrapes all general dentists within 50 miles of Chicago to create a cold outreach list.

🗺️ Map specialist availability.

A market analyst scrapes pediatric dentists across rural Texas ZIP codes to identify underserved areas for a new clinic.

📞 Find practices for acquisition.

A DSO recruiter scrapes oral surgeons in Florida who are accepting new patients to find potential partnership targets.

🌐 Power a patient-facing directory.

A developer scrapes orthodontists in New York City weekly to keep a consumer website's provider list current with official ADA data.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
Verified ADA member data	Access information directly from the official American Dental Association directory.
Precise local targeting	Combine a location with a radius and specialty to build hyper-local lists.
Clean, flat output	Every practice is returned as a single row with a consistent schema for easy import.
No manual copying	Automate what would be hours of manual search and data entry from the ADA website.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets ADA Find a Dentist the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	ADA Find a Dentist Directory Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When ADA Find a Dentist changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the actor with a city or ZIP code, then narrow results by specialty, search radius, and new-patient acceptance status so only matching practices reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "location": "10001",
  "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
  "location": "10001",
  "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0085 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.85
1,000 results	$8.50
10,000 results	$85.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the ADA Find a Dentist Directory Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to ADA Find a Dentist through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/ada-find-a-dentist-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Your search criteria may be too narrow. Try removing the specialty filter, increasing the search radius, or using a larger city or state name instead of a small ZIP code.

The actor is returning fewer results than my maxItems setting.

This means the ADA directory has fewer matching dentists in that area than the number you requested. The actor collected everything available for your filters.

Why is the website field empty for some dentists?

Not all practices list a website on their ADA profile. An empty field means the dentist did not provide one to the ADA directory.

I entered a valid city but the actor failed.

Double-check the spelling of the city and state. If the location is very small, try using the ZIP code or a nearby larger city name instead.

The phone numbers are in different formats.

The actor returns the phone number exactly as it appears on the ADA profile. You can use a simple formula in Excel or a short script to standardize the formatting after export.

FAQ

Question	Answer
What data does this actor return for each dentist?	It returns the practice name, full street address, phone number, website URL, specialty, and whether the practice is accepting new patients, all as provided by the ADA directory.
Can I search by dentist name instead of location?	No, this actor is built to search by geographic location. The ADA directory's primary search function is location-based, so you must provide a city, ZIP code, or state.
How many results can I get in one run?	You can set the maximum number of dentists to collect, up to 1,000,000 per run. The actor will stop once it reaches your limit or exhausts the results for your search.
What is the difference between leaving the specialty filter on 'Any' and choosing a specific one?	Leaving it on 'Any' returns dentists of all specialties. Selecting one, like 'Orthodontics', will only return practices that match that specific field.
Does this actor scrape patient reviews or ratings?	No, the ADA Find-a-Dentist directory does not include patient reviews or star ratings. This actor only collects the factual practice information listed on the official profile.
Is the data from this actor considered official and verified?	The data comes directly from the American Dental Association's public directory, which lists ADA member dentists. It reflects the information the ADA publishes for each practice.
Can I filter by multiple specialties at once?	No, the input allows you to select one specialty per run. To collect multiple specialties in the same area, run the actor once for each specialty.
What happens if my location search returns no results?	The run will complete successfully but with an empty dataset. Try broadening your search by increasing the radius or removing the specialty filter.
Can I export the scraped data to Google Sheets?	You can export the results to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify dataset tab. You can then import the CSV or Excel file directly into Google Sheets.
Does this actor require an API key or login for the ADA website?	No, it scrapes the public-facing ADA Find-a-Dentist directory and does not require any login, API key, or ADA membership.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by American Dental Association. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.