Dentists in Augusta, GA: Local Guide

Quick answer: Augusta, GA has 200 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 81 are rated on Google, averaging 4.37★ across 13,329 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: SCOTT D. WINGARD, DMD, PC, MICHAEL RIDLEHOOVER DMD LLC, DR. STANLEY J. ANDERSON, PC. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.

Augusta is one of the largest dental markets in Georgia by raw practice count — and one of the most uneven. Our records list 200 practices across the Central Savannah River Area, but only 81 of them currently carry enough Google reviews for Dental.me to score. That gap is the single most important thing to understand before you book a cleaning here: nearly six in ten Augusta listings are effectively unrated, and among the ones we can measure, quality swings harder than in almost any comparable Georgia city.

The headline number tells the story. Augusta’s average rating is 4.37 — respectable, but well below the 4.6–4.7 band we see in tightly clustered markets. The reason isn’t a shortage of excellent dentists; it’s that Augusta has a long tail of weak performers dragging the average down. A remarkable 17 rated practices sit below 4.0 stars, the widest “caution” band we track in this wave of cities. Alongside them, 44 practices clear 4.8. In other words, Augusta is a market of extremes, and the difference between the top of the list and the bottom is enormous.

The Augusta market at a glance

Before anything else, here is the shape of the market you’re choosing from — every figure below is drawn from real listings in the Augusta dentist directory.

Two of those numbers deserve a second look. First, only 66 practices publish a website — roughly a third of the market. In Augusta, a missing website usually signals an older, phone-first practice rather than a things worth a closer look, but it does mean you’ll do more of your vetting by phone than in a digitally mature market. Second, the 13,329 reviews are heavily concentrated: a handful of high-volume practices account for a large share of them, which is exactly why review count matters as much as the star rating when you compare Augusta dentists.

Why the rating spread is the story here

Most city guides can wave at “the average dentist” and move on. Augusta can’t, because the average hides two very different populations. When we sort the 81 rated practices into rating bands, the distribution splits sharply:

Read that chart as a to-do list. The 44 practices at 4.8 or higher are your shortlist. The 12 in the 4.5–4.79 band are solid, often excellent for routine care. But the 17 below 4.0 are the reason you shouldn’t simply walk into the nearest office — in Augusta, “nearest” and “best” genuinely diverge. The practical takeaway: in this city, do the two-minute check before you book, not after your first bad appointment.

The website gap, and what it means for you

One quirk sets Augusta apart from the coastal and suburban markets we cover: only about a third of practices maintain a website. That’s not a red flag on its own — Augusta has a large population of long-established, referral-driven offices that never needed one to stay busy — but it does change how you should research. In a digitally mature city you can compare fees, hours, and services online before you ever pick up the phone. In Augusta, expect to make a few calls. Ask three quick questions on that first call: which insurance plans they take in-network, whether they’re accepting new patients, and roughly how far out the next available appointment is. Those three answers separate a good listing from a practical fit faster than any amount of online browsing. It also means the Google reviews we aggregate carry extra weight here: when a practice’s own website is sparse or absent, its Google reviews become your most reliable window into the experience you’ll actually have in the chair.

The practices Augusta patients actually reward

When a market is this spread out, the most trustworthy signal is a high rating backed by a high review count — it’s hard to accumulate hundreds or thousands of consistent reviews. By that test, a clear group of Augusta practices stands apart:

• Emmanuel C Ngoh DMD PC — the volume leader in Augusta with 1,654 reviews at 4.9 stars. When a practice sustains that rating across that many patients, it’s the strongest single signal in the market.
• Scott D. Wingard, DMD, PC — a rare perfect 5.0 across 1,535 reviews, the highest-rated high-volume practice in the city.
• Bullard Dental — 4.9 stars over 1,173 reviews, a large and consistently praised general practice.
• Michael Ridlehoover DMD LLC — a spotless 5.0 across 656 reviews.
• Jeffrey Dent — 4.9 stars, 579 reviews.
• Dr. Stanley J. Anderson, PC — 5.0 stars across 568 reviews, rounding out the top tier.

Notice the pattern: every practice on this list pairs a near-perfect rating with hundreds — sometimes thousands — of reviews. That combination is your fastest shortcut through a 199-practice market. You can browse the full ranked field, with filters, on the Augusta hub page.

What Augusta is deep in — and where it thins out

Augusta’s size gives it real specialty depth, but the coverage is lopsided. Restorative and implant care is a genuine strength; a few urgent and niche categories are surprisingly thin for a market this large.

The standout is dental implants: with 39 practices offering them, Augusta has deeper implant coverage than most cities its size — a reflection of a large restorative and prosthodontic base, including a small but real bench of 8 prosthodontists, a specialty many mid-sized cities lack entirely. Cosmetic care is also well served, with 24 practices each for cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening, and a healthy tie at 19 across orthodontists, Invisalign providers, and periodontists.

The thin spots are worth planning around. Only 9 practices flag themselves as emergency dentists — low for a market this large — so if you crack a tooth on a weekend, know your options before you need them. Families should note there are 18 pediatric practices, comfortable but not abundant across the CSRA’s footprint.

A two-minute method for choosing in a spread-out market

Augusta rewards a filter-first approach. Because the quality range is so wide, the order in which you screen matters more here than in a uniformly strong market. This is the sequence we’d use:

Step two is the one Augusta patients most often skip. A 5.0 rating built on nine reviews is not the same as a 4.9 built on 1,600 — and in this market, several of the strongest practices earned their standing precisely because they held a near-perfect score across a huge patient base. If cost is a factor in your decision, our national guide to dental costs breaks down what routine and major procedures typically run, so you can weigh Augusta quotes against real benchmarks.

Looking just outside the city

Augusta anchors the CSRA, and several neighboring communities widen your options considerably — often with a practice closer to a suburban home. Just west, Martinez and Evans form a well-served suburban corridor; Grovetown continues that line toward Fort Eisenhower. To the south sits Hephzibah, with Harlem to the west and Millen farther out for patients on the market’s rural edge. If your best-rated match happens to be a few minutes across a city line, it’s usually worth the short drive.

Whichever direction you go, start from the ranked list rather than a map pin. You can open the full Augusta dentist directory now, sort by rating and review volume, and shortlist from the 44 top-tier practices in a couple of minutes. To understand exactly how these scores are built, see how we rank.

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.