Dentists’ fees in Bouches-du-Rhône
1,663 general dentists in private practice, 111 orthodontists: their 2025 average fees, and yours alongside.
General dentists in Bouches-du-Rhône (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) billed €300,570 in fees on average in 2025 per full-time active practitioner, in line with the national average (€302,480), which ranks the département 67 out of 101. Of that amount, €121,349 is extra fees (dépassements), the part charged above the national health insurance tariffs, mostly on crowns and other prosthetics: 40 % of fees, against 46 % across France. There are 78 general dentists per 100,000 residents (France: 55), and 20 % of them are aged 60 or over. The 111 orthodontists qualified in dentofacial orthopaedics (ODF) billed €565,145 on average, against €742,190 nationally. Between 2019 and 2025, general dentists’ average fees moved by +19.5 %. These are health insurance averages, not take-home pay: practice costs, roughly half of receipts, still come off, and non-reimbursable work such as implants is not included.
Your fees against the average · general dentists in Bouches-du-Rhône
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below the average · €300,000 (comparable fees, excluding non-reimbursable work)
Your figure is above the general dentists average of 34 départements out of 101.
Profit before income tax (BNC) (estimated)
€99,300
per month €8,275
This profit would sit near the 53rd percentile of 2021 private dentists’ income (DREES, interpolated between published deciles and quartiles).
| Fees per chair | €150,000 |
| Fees per day worked | €1,481 |
| Fees per staff member (FTE) | €150,000 |
| Cost ratioestimated · reference 66.9 % | 66.9 % |
How this is calculated
2025 Assurance Maladie averages per full-time active practitioner (data.ameli.fr open data). These are averages, not percentiles: the distribution is not published. Non-reimbursable fees are removed before comparing. Reference cost ratio: UNASA 2024, 1,969 practices, practices in receipts quarter 3. Method and sources
Checked by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
Key figures, 2025
| Bouches-du-Rhône | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | France | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General dentists | |||
| Practitioners in private practice | 1,663 | 4,086 | 38,065 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 78.0 | 77.0 | 55.0 |
| Average fees | €300,570 | €279,011 | €302,480 |
| Share of extra fees | 40 % | 43 % | 46 % |
| Different patients per practitioner | 726 | 692 | 837 |
| Aged 60 and over | 20 % | 21 % | 19 % |
| Orthodontists (ODF) | |||
| Practitioners in private practice | 111 | 263 | 2,084 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 5.2 | 4.9 | 3.0 |
| Average fees | €565,145 | €541,781 | €742,190 |
| Share of extra fees | 63 % | 64 % | 67 % |
| Different patients per practitioner | 1,012 | 949 | 1,166 |
| Aged 60 and over | 19 % | 21 % | 24 % |
| Stomatologists | |||
| Practitioners in private practice | 48 | 80 | 686 |
| Per 100,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Average fees | €396,166 | €402,533 | €528,366 |
| Share of extra fees | 28 % | 35 % | 44 % |
| Different patients per practitioner | 1,016 | 941 | 1,144 |
| Aged 60 and over | 27 % | 34 % | 36 % |
Bouches-du-Rhône: the region's largest pool of dentists
With 1,663 general dentists in private practice, Bouches-du-Rhône has the biggest headcount in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, up +17 % since 2020 (1,422). Density stands at 78 per 100,000 residents, +42 % on the French level. Even so, average fees stay close to the national mark: €300,570 per full-time active practitioner, −1 % against France and +8 % against the regional mean, at position 67 of 101. Across Marseille, Aix-en-Provence and the Étang de Berre, plentiful supply has not pushed fees down the way it has in Alpes-Maritimes.
Patient lists are narrower than elsewhere, at 726 different people per dentist each year against 837 nationally. Treatment volume holds the total up: €179,221 billed at the convention rate, the tariff agreed with the health insurer, which is above the French €164,450, plus €121,349 in dépassements, the extra fees charged above that tariff, mostly for prosthetics.
Mixed practice runs deep, orthodontists included
10 % of general dentists here combine a private surgery with salaried work, close to twice the national share (6 %). Marseille's dental school and the city's care facilities probably supply part-time posts that account for some of this. The statistical effect is simple: a dentist who splits the week bills less privately, and the département mean absorbs it. The age profile is young, with 34 % under 35 and 20 % aged 60 or more. Men remain in the majority: women account for 43 % of general dentists, against 48 % nationally.
Orthodontics takes the pattern further. 28 % of the 111 orthodontists also hold salaried posts, against 14 % in France. Their average of €565,145 sits −24 % relative to the national specialty benchmark, at position 58 of 70, with 1,012 patients each. Time spent outside the practice likely explains part of that gap, which a per-day-worked comparison strips out.
A density of stomatologists few départements match
Bouches-du-Rhône has 48 stomatologists in private practice, medical specialists of the mouth and jaw, or 2.26 per 100,000 residents, more than twice the national 0.99. Their published average of €396,166 stands −25 % against France, and 23 % of them also work in salaried roles. The group is younger than the national one, with 27 % aged 60 or over against 36 %. Its average has climbed markedly since 2019 (€223,400). A Marseille group practice spanning general dentistry, orthodontics and oral surgery thus has a separate local benchmark for each discipline; the département ranking places them nationally.
Ten years of average fees
| Year | General dentists | Orthodontists (ODF) | Stomatologists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | €220,481 | €438,044 | €192,543 |
| 2019 | €251,450 | €488,707 | €223,400 |
| 2021 | €292,997 | €499,346 | €270,093 |
| 2023 | €294,912 | €549,123 | €367,826 |
| 2024 | €300,281 | €559,770 | €380,692 |
| 2025 | €300,570 | €565,145 | €396,166 |
Other départements in the region
| Département | Practitioners | Per 100,000 | Average fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpes-de-Haute-Provence | 87 | 51 | €267,718 |
| Hautes-Alpes | 94 | 64 | €242,333 |
| Alpes-Maritimes | 1,095 | 95 | €234,219 |
| Var | 837 | 73 | €285,474 |
| Vaucluse | 310 | 54 | €320,083 |
Source: Assurance Maladie (Cnam), data.ameli.fr, private health professionals open data (SNDS), ODbL licence. 2025 data published on 12 October 2026, retrieved on 15 October 2026. A missing amount is covered by statistical confidentiality.