Quick answer: Anchorage, AK has 226 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 98 are rated on Google, averaging 4.72★ across 23,560 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: The Libby Group, Excellence In Dentistry: Dr. Kendall Skinner, REX C. MALCOM PHARMD DMD, LLC. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.
| # | Practice | Google rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Libby Group | 5★ | 655 |
| 2 | Excellence In Dentistry: Dr. Kendall Skinner | 5★ | 478 |
| 3 | REX C. MALCOM PHARMD DMD, LLC | 5★ | 452 |
| 4 | Adam Jensen | 5★ | 420 |
| 5 | Hawkinson Family Dental | 5★ | 345 |
Anchorage is not a normal dental market, and pretending it is will lead you to the wrong chair. This is the largest city in a state about a fifth the size of the Lower 48. Whether you need an implant or a root canal, the choice is among Anchorage’s 226 dental practices. That concentration is why this city carries 23,560 Google reviews across its listings.
So the Anchorage question isn’t “is there a dentist near me” — there almost certainly is. The real question is which of the 226 is worth your winter drive across town, and how to read the noise. Below, we’ve pulled the actual numbers from the Dental.me directory to answer exactly that.
What 226 practices actually look like
Volume alone tells you little, so start with the shape of the market. Of the 226 practices we track in Anchorage, 98 have accumulated enough Google reviews to earn a stable rating — Dental.me does not record why the rest have none. And 116 maintain a website, which in a town where you may be booking from a fish camp with one bar of signal, matters more than it does elsewhere.
The gap between 226 listed and 98 rated is the single most useful fact for a newcomer. It means fewer than half the offices in town have a rating you can actually evaluate. The other roughly 128 aren’t necessarily worse — they have no rating on file, and Dental.me does not record why. But without a rating and review trail, you’re buying blind, and in a city this well-supplied there’s rarely a reason to. The good news: among the offices that do have a rating, the ratings are high. Browse the full list any time on the Anchorage dentist hub.
The quality is concentrated at the top
Here’s what surprised us when we scored Anchorage. Of the 98 rated practices, 74 sit at 4.8 stars or higher. That’s roughly three in four. Another 11 land in the 4.5-to-4.79 range, just 9 sit between 4.0 and 4.49, and only 4 practices fall below 4.0 — a clean distribution. The average rating across every rated office is 4.72. In Anchorage the ratings pile up against the ceiling.
A distribution this top-heavy changes your strategy. In a market where a 4.5 is the ceiling, a 4.5 is impressive. In Anchorage, a 4.5 puts a practice in the bottom third of rated offices. Don’t reward mediocrity with your business here — the bar is genuinely high, so hold to it.
The names that carry the reviews
Ratings only mean something when they’re built on volume, and a few Anchorage offices have earned truly deep review histories. Aurora Family Dentistry leads the pack with 1,023 reviews at 4.9 stars — that’s more than a thousand reviews converging on the same verdict. Right behind it, Joshua Clark holds a 4.9 across 1,007 reviews, and Kent Newell nearly matches him at 4.9 across 965.
Two practices manage the harder feat of a perfect-side score with real depth behind it: The Libby Group holds a flawless 5.0 across 655 reviews, and Peak Health Dentistry at Gentle Care sits at 4.9 over 802. Rounding out the leaders, Kristina Rabatin earns a 4.9 across 694 reviews. Any one of these six is a defensible first call — the difference between them is fit, not quality.
It’s worth pausing on what those numbers represent. A practice that has gathered a thousand reviews and carries a 4.9 average has a sample that a single glowing testimonial can never match. That’s the real signal buried in Anchorage’s 23,560 reviews: a small group of offices holds high averages across large review counts, which is hard to reach by chance.
Specialty coverage
One worry patients have in Alaska is that specialty care means a flight to Seattle. For most procedures, that’s outdated. Anchorage carries deep benches in the high-demand specialties and thinner — but present — coverage in the rarer ones.
The pattern is clear. If you need dental implants, cosmetic work, or teeth whitening, you have 50-plus practices competing for you — a buyer’s market, so compare freely. Families are well served too, with 33 offices flagged for pediatric care. Where you’ll want to plan ahead is oral surgery and endodontics: with 13 practices each, the emergency and urgent-care options (32 of them) are worth bookmarking before a molar cracks at 40 below.
How to actually choose — an Anchorage-specific method
Given a market this deep and this well-rated, the mistake is choosing on rating alone. Here’s the filter we’d run, in order.
Filter 1 — hold the line at 4.8. Because 74 practices clear it, you lose nothing by insisting on it. Filter 2 — weight the review count. A 4.9 built on 40 reviews is a hopeful sign; a 4.9 built on 1,000 is a far firmer signal. In Anchorage several offices give you the latter. Filter 3 — match the specialty using the coverage above, since a great family dentist isn’t automatically the right implant surgeon. Filter 4 — be honest about geography and winter. A five-star office across town is worth less than a 4.8 you can reach on an icy Tuesday morning; if you’re outside the bowl, factor the drive from Eagle River or the Valley into the decision. For a deeper walkthrough of the scoring behind these numbers, see how we rank dentists.
If you’re outside the city
Anchorage anchors a wider region, and many patients split the difference by using a closer community for cleanings and the city for specialty work. We track dentists in the surrounding areas too: Eagle River, Chugiak, Wasilla out in the Mat-Su, Girdwood to the south, and the military communities of Elmendorf AFB and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Dental.me does not publish prices, and our national guide to dental costs gives no price ranges either; it lists what a quote depends on (the procedure, exam findings, insurance and materials), so ask each office for a written, itemised estimate.
The bottom line
Anchorage rewards patients who do ten minutes of homework. The market is large, highly rated at the top, and deep in exactly the specialties most people need. Start with the six leaders named above, run them through the four filters, and you’ll land somewhere excellent. When you’re ready to compare the full field with live ratings and service pages, the Anchorage dentist directory is the fastest place to do it.
How many dentists are in Anchorage, AK?
Dental.me tracks 226 dental practices in Anchorage, AK — 98 carry a public star rating that averages 4.7 stars, and 116 list a website. Compare the full ranked list on the Anchorage dentists page.
Which is the top-rated dentist in Anchorage?
By Dental.me Score, The Libby Group currently leads the Anchorage list (5.0 stars, 655 reviews). Rankings update as ratings and profile data change, so compare a few offices before deciding.
How do I choose a good dentist in Anchorage?
Compare the Dental.me Score alongside review volume, location, office hours, provider names, and website details, then shortlist three to five Anchorage offices that fit your schedule, budget, and the care you need.
How does Dental.me rank Anchorage dentists?
By an independent Dental.me Score built from each practice's Google star rating out of 100, held to a confidence level by its review volume, with exact review counts breaking ties and a verification lift that lets confirmed practices reach a perfect 100. Featured placements are paid, clearly labeled, and never change the organic order.
Dental.me organizes dental directory data so patients can compare offices with confidence. Use each practice profile and its available website, map, and phone details for current appointment, payment, and care decisions.