# ADA Find a Dentist Directory Scraper (`parseforge/ada-find-a-dentist-scraper`) Actor

Search the American Dental Association Find a Dentist directory by ZIP, city, or state, with specialty and radius filters. Returns dentist name, practice address, phone, specialty, accepted plans, and ADA profile URL. Great for healthcare lead lists, referrals, and research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/ada-find-a-dentist-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $7.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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# README

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## 🦷 ADA Find a Dentist Directory Scraper

> 🚀 **Export ADA Find-a-Dentist directory results in seconds. Name, practice, address, phone, specialty, languages, and accepting-new-patients status, all by location.**

> 🕒 **Last updated:** 2026-05-29 · **📊 12 fields** per record · American Dental Association · 160K+ member dentists across the US

The ADA Find a Dentist Scraper turns the [American Dental Association](https://findadentist.ada.org) public directory into a clean dataset. Pass a ZIP code, city, or state and optionally filter by specialty.

Coverage spans every ADA-member dentist who has opted into the public directory across the US.

| 🎯 Target Audience | 💡 Primary Use Cases |
|---|---|
| 🏥 Healthcare networks | Build provider lists |
| 📊 Health researchers | Map dentist density by ZIP |
| 💼 B2B sales | Prospect dental practices |
| 🤝 Insurance | Cross-check network coverage |

### 📋 What the ADA Scraper does

- Calls the ADA Find-a-Dentist public search.
- Paginates up to `maxItems`.
- Normalizes name, practice, specialty, address, phone, languages.
- Exports to CSV, Excel, JSON, JSONL, XML, RSS, HTML.

> 💡 **Why it matters:** The ADA directory is the most authoritative US dentist roster. Bulk export is not provided.

### 🎬 Full Demo

_🚧 Coming soon._

### ⚙️ Input

<table>
<tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Required</th><th>Description</th></tr>
<tr><td><code>location</code></td><td>string</td><td>No</td><td>ZIP, city, or state.</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>maxItems</code></td><td>integer</td><td>No</td><td>Free: 10. Paid: up to 1M.</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>specialty</code></td><td>enum</td><td>No</td><td>general, orthodontics, etc.</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>radiusMiles</code></td><td>integer</td><td>No</td><td>Search radius, default 25.</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>acceptingNewPatients</code></td><td>boolean</td><td>No</td><td>Filter accepting only.</td></tr>
</table>

**Example 1:**
```json
{ "location": "10001", "maxItems": 50, "radiusMiles": 25 }
````

**Example 2:**

```json
{ "location": "Chicago, IL", "specialty": "orthodontics", "acceptingNewPatients": true, "maxItems": 100 }
```

> ⚠️ **Good to Know:** Only ADA members who opt into the public directory appear. This is the same data shown on findadentist.ada.org.

### 📊 Output

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 👤 `name` | string | Dentist name. |
| 🏥 `practiceName` | string | Practice / office name. |
| 🦷 `specialty` | string | Specialty. |
| 🏠 `address` | string | Street address. |
| 🌆 `city` | string | City. |
| 🗺️ `state` | string | State. |
| 📮 `zip` | string | ZIP code. |
| 📞 `phone` | string | Phone. |
| 🗣️ `languages` | string | Languages spoken. |
| ✅ `acceptingNewPatients` | boolean | Accepting flag. |
| 🔗 `url` | string | Profile URL. |
| 🕒 `scrapedAt` | string | Fetch time. |
| ❌ `error` | string | Errors. |

**Sample record:**

```json
{
  "name": "Dr. Jane Smith",
  "practiceName": "Smith Dental Group",
  "specialty": "General Dentistry",
  "address": "123 Main St",
  "city": "New York",
  "state": "NY",
  "zip": "10001",
  "phone": "(212) 555-0100",
  "languages": "English, Spanish",
  "acceptingNewPatients": true,
  "url": "https://findadentist.ada.org/dentist/12345",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-29T12:00:00.000Z",
  "error": null
}
```

### ✨ Why choose this Actor

| 🇺🇸 | Authoritative US dentist roster. |
| 🦷 | Specialty filters built in. |
| 🧹 | Clean BI-ready fields. |
| 🛟 | Errors as clean records. |
| 💾 | CSV / Excel / JSON / XML export. |

### 📈 How it compares to alternatives

| Approach | Setup | Specialty filter | Phone | Accepting filter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manual | hours | partial | manual | partial |
| Generic dirs | hours | partial | partial | partial |
| **This Actor** | 5 sec | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

### 🚀 How to use

1. Click **Try for free**.
2. Enter `location`.
3. Optional `specialty`, `radiusMiles`.
4. Click **Start**.

### 💼 Business use cases

**📊 Provider mapping.** Track dentist density by ZIP.

**💼 Sales prospecting.** Build B2B target lists.

**🤝 Insurance audits.** Cross-check network coverage.

**🏥 Network building.** Recruit practices.

### 🔌 Automating ADA Scraper

- Make, Zapier, cron, webhooks, BigQuery.

### 🌟 Beyond business use cases

**🎓 Academic.** Health-access research.

**🧪 Personal.** Find local dentists.

**🤝 NGO.** Map underserved areas.

**🧰 Prototyping.** Healthcare demo datasets.

### 🤖 Ask an AI assistant about this scraper

Drop this README into your AI assistant for workflow mapping.

### ❓ Frequently Asked Questions

**❓ Login?** No.

**❓ Coverage?** US, ADA members only.

**❓ Specialty filter?** Yes.

**❓ Accepting filter?** Yes.

**❓ Pagination?** Automatic.

**❓ Schedule?** Yes.

**❓ Formats?** CSV, Excel, JSON, JSONL, XML, RSS, HTML.

**❓ Official?** No, ParseForge is independent.

**❓ HIPAA?** Public directory data only, no PHI.

**❓ Rate limits?** Respect ADA's terms.

### 🔌 Integrate with any app

Native integrations with Make, Zapier, Slack, Discord, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Gmail, Airbyte, Keboola, Telegram, GitHub, REST API and webhooks.

### 🔗 Recommended Actors

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|---|---|
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| [ParseForge Alpha Vantage Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/alpha-vantage-public-scraper) | Market data, FX, crypto. |
| [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) | 900+ scrapers. |

> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge).

***

**Disclaimer:** Public data only. ParseForge is not affiliated with the American Dental Association. Users must comply with ADA's ToS. [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp).

# Actor input Schema

## `location` (type: `string`):

ZIP code, city, or state to search.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000

## `specialty` (type: `string`):

Dental specialty filter.

## `radiusMiles` (type: `integer`):

Search radius in miles around the location.

## `acceptingNewPatients` (type: `boolean`):

Filter to dentists currently accepting new patients.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "location": "10001",
  "maxItems": 10,
  "specialty": "",
  "radiusMiles": 25,
  "acceptingNewPatients": false
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "location": "10001",
    "maxItems": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/ada-find-a-dentist-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "location": "10001",
    "maxItems": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/ada-find-a-dentist-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "location": "10001",
  "maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call parseforge/ada-find-a-dentist-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/ada-find-a-dentist-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "ADA Find a Dentist Directory Scraper",
        "description": "Search the American Dental Association Find a Dentist directory by ZIP, city, or state, with specialty and radius filters. Returns dentist name, practice address, phone, specialty, accepted plans, and ADA profile URL. Great for healthcare lead lists, referrals, and research.",
        "version": "0.1",
        "x-build-id": "nXfUnKPj1l7CpsgEr"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/parseforge~ada-find-a-dentist-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                    "required": true,
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                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
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                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/parseforge~ada-find-a-dentist-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-ada-find-a-dentist-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/parseforge~ada-find-a-dentist-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-ada-find-a-dentist-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "location": {
                        "title": "Location",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "ZIP code, city, or state to search."
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "Max Items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 1000000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000"
                    },
                    "specialty": {
                        "title": "Specialty",
                        "enum": [
                            "",
                            "general",
                            "orthodontics",
                            "endodontics",
                            "periodontics",
                            "prosthodontics",
                            "pediatric-dentistry",
                            "oral-surgery",
                            "public-health",
                            "oral-pathology",
                            "oral-radiology"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Dental specialty filter.",
                        "default": ""
                    },
                    "radiusMiles": {
                        "title": "Radius (miles)",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Search radius in miles around the location.",
                        "default": 25
                    },
                    "acceptingNewPatients": {
                        "title": "Accepting new patients only",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Filter to dentists currently accepting new patients.",
                        "default": false
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
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                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
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                            "actId": {
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                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
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                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
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                                "type": "string"
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                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
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                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```