Finding a good dentist in Avon, Connecticut is manageable: the town lists 36 dental practices, 21 of them carrying a Dental.me rating that averages a strong 4.84 stars across 2,346 combined reviews. Start with the highest-rated offices below, match a practice to the specialty you actually need, then confirm the details before you book.
What Avon’s dental numbers actually tell you
Avon sits in the Farmington Valley, a compact Hartford County town where the dental options are concentrated along Route 44 and around Avon Center rather than sprawled across a metro grid. That density works in your favor. Of the 36 practices Dental.me tracks here, 21 have accumulated enough patient feedback to earn a rating, and those rated offices sit at a high 4.84-star average. In plainer terms, once an Avon practice has a rating on file, that rating tends to be high.
The rating spread is what makes the town easy to shop. Sixteen of the 21 rated practices score 4.8 stars or higher, three land in the 4.5-to-4.79 range, two fall between 4.0 and 4.49, and not a single rated office drops below 4.0. That means your job is less about avoiding a bad experience and more about picking the right kind of care from a shelf of strong choices.
Avon’s top-rated dental practices
The table below ranks the practices with the largest review records in Avon, sorted by rating and then by review volume. A perfect five-star office with a few dozen reviews and a 4.9-star office with hundreds are both telling you something worth weighing, so read the two columns together rather than fixating on the star number alone.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Village Family Dentistry | 5.0 | 417 | View profile |
| Avon Wellness Center Dental Associates PC | 5.0 | 168 | View profile |
| Farmington Valley Orthodontic: Depasquale Philip DDS | 5.0 | 109 | View profile |
| Adelina Das | 5.0 | 87 | View profile |
| Avon Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, LLP | 4.9 | 397 | View profile |
| Pediatric Dental Center of Avon, LLC | 4.9 | 104 | View profile |
Two names stand out for sheer volume. Avon Village Family Dentistry holds a five-star rating across 417 reviews, the deepest feedback pool in town, and Avon Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery pairs a 4.9-star rating with 397 reviews. When a practice carries a rating that high over that many reviews, the rating is doing more work than one earned from a handful of reviews. The full Avon dentist directory on Dental.me carries the remaining practices alongside these six.
Reading the ratings without being misled by them
A five-star badge means more when it rests on a large base. Adelina Das and Farmington Valley Orthodontic both carry a clean five stars, but on 87 and 109 reviews respectively, while Avon Village Family Dentistry earned its five stars over 417 reviews. None of those records is weak, but the larger the sample, the less any single unusual appointment can move the average. Use the review count as your confidence dial.
The other signal Dental.me records is whether an office has a website URL on file. In Avon, 23 of the 36 practices do, and 13 do not. That is not a verdict on the offices without one, and it says nothing about their hours or their care, but a public site usually makes it faster to check accepted insurance, new-patient forms, and directions before you pick up the phone.
Matching an Avon practice to the care you need
Avon’s small directory still lists a range of routine and specialty services. Teeth whitening is the most widely available add-on, listed by 11 practices, followed by 10 offices that handle dental implants and nine apiece for cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, and Invisalign. Eight practices list periodontics and five offer dentures.
Let the procedure drive the shortlist. If you are weighing a full-arch restoration or a single tooth replacement, start with the Avon dental implant providers. For veneers, bonding, or a smile makeover, the cosmetic dentists in Avon are the right filter, and for a brighter shade before an event, the Avon teeth whitening options are the broadest category in town. A practice that already lists your procedure has almost certainly done it many times, which is worth more than a general office adding it as an afterthought.
What the Dental.me Score actually measures
Every star rating you see on an Avon practice is the Google rating on file and feeds the Dental.me Score. The Score weighs a practice’s star rating, the volume of reviews behind it, and whether the office has confirmed its own listing details, into a single number you can compare across town. The point is to keep a five-star office with a thin history from outranking a 4.9-star office with 400 reviews purely on the raw star number.
The only thing money can change on Dental.me is a Featured placement, which is a labeled promotional slot and has no bearing on the Score itself. A practice cannot pay to raise its rating or push down a competitor. So when Avon Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery shows 4.9 stars over 397 reviews, that figure reflects its public Google reviews, not a marketing budget. Read the Score as a starting filter, then let the practice’s profile and your own phone call do the rest.
Looking just beyond Avon in the Farmington Valley
Because Avon shares the Farmington Valley with several close neighbors, widening your search by a few minutes can turn up a specialist a practice or two closer to your side of Route 44. Heading west toward the Farmington River, the Unionville dentist directory and the Canton dentist listings both sit a short drive from Avon Center. To the north, the Simsbury dental practices round out the valley and are an easy reach for anyone up near the Avon–Simsbury line.
Treat those neighbors as an overflow list rather than a replacement. Avon’s own 4.84-star average across 21 rated practices gives you a strong local field to start from, but if the exact specialty or schedule you need is booked, the surrounding valley gives you a quick second lap without a long commute.
A short booking checklist for Avon
Once you have two or three names, the last mile is quick. Open each practice’s Dental.me profile and note the rating alongside the review count so you know how established the record is. Confirm the specialty you need is one the office actually lists. Check whether a website URL is on file if you prefer to review new-patient paperwork and accepted insurance before you call. Then phone to verify current availability and insurance for your specific plan, since coverage and open slots change week to week and are the two things a listing cannot promise for you. With 36 practices, the shortlist comes together fast.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Avon, CT?
Dental.me tracks 36 dental practices in Avon, Connecticut. Of those, 21 have accumulated enough patient feedback to carry a Dental.me rating, and those rated offices average 4.84 stars across 2,346 combined reviews.
Which Avon dental practice has the best rating?
Ten Avon practices hold a perfect 5.0-star rating, four of them on 87 reviews or more: Avon Village Family Dentistry (417 reviews), Avon Wellness Center Dental Associates PC (168), Farmington Valley Orthodontic (109), and Adelina Das (87). Avon Village Family Dentistry has by far the deepest review history behind its five stars.
Are dental ratings in Avon generally high?
Yes. Of the 21 rated practices, 16 score 4.8 stars or higher, 3 fall between 4.5 and 4.79, and 2 land between 4.0 and 4.49. No rated Avon practice scores below 4.0, so the town’s choices are consistently strong.
What dental specialties can I find in Avon?
Avon covers most needs locally. Teeth whitening is listed by 11 practices, dental implants by 10, and cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, and Invisalign by 9 each. Eight practices list periodontics and five offer dentures.
Can a dentist pay for a higher Dental.me Score in Avon?
No. The Dental.me Score is earned from a practice’s rating, review volume, and confirmed listing details. Only a labeled Featured placement can be paid for, and it has no effect on the Score or a practice’s rating.
What if I want more options near Avon?
The surrounding Farmington Valley adds nearby choices. Unionville and Canton sit a short drive west toward the Farmington River, and Simsbury is an easy reach to the north, each with its own Dental.me directory of local practices.
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.