Finding a good dentist in Belmont, North Carolina starts with the numbers: Dental.me tracks 21 practices across this Gaston County city, 13 of them carrying a public rating that averages a strong 4.87 stars. Focus your search on the highest-reviewed offices near you, confirm they take your insurance, and book a first visit.
A snapshot of dentistry in Belmont
Belmont sits on a narrow neck of land between the Catawba River and its South Fork, in Gaston County just west of Charlotte along Interstate 85. Home to Belmont Abbey College and a compact historic Main Street, it is the kind of small city where the dental options are limited in number but highly rated. Dental.me currently tracks 21 practices inside Belmont, and 13 of them carry a public star rating. Those rated offices average 4.87 stars, a figure lifted by a tight cluster of practices sitting at or above 4.9. Together, 6,097 reviews have been posted across the rated practices, which is a deep pool of feedback for a market this small.
That depth is the most useful thing in the data. A 4.9-star office backed by more than a thousand reviews carries far more weight than a flawless 5.0 built on a dozen, because a larger sample is much harder to sway. Belmont happens to offer both kinds of office, so the sensible move is to read the rating and the review count together rather than chasing the single highest number on the page. With only 21 practices in town and most of them clustered near the top of the scale, the practical question in Belmont is rarely whether a highly rated office exists here; it is which of several highly rated offices best fits your schedule, your insurance, and the specific work you need. The sections below break the city down band by band, then walk through the specific practices, their website coverage, and the specialty care available inside that same 21-office market.
The top-rated practices in Belmont
The table below lists the six highest-rated Belmont practices with more than 100 reviews, sorted by star rating and then by review volume. Every profile links to its full Dental.me listing, where you can see the office’s rating, review count and contact details. The standout on sheer feedback is M Yaghi DDS & Associates, whose 1,421 reviews are the most of any Belmont practice, followed closely by Kaitlin Gotschalk with 1,239. Four offices hold a perfect 5.0. Three of them appear in the table; the fourth, Premier Orthodontics – Belmont, rests on 37 reviews and is left out by the 100-review bar.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerome Duren | 5.0 | 569 | View profile |
| Belmont Endodontics | 5.0 | 364 | View profile |
| Kristopher Lee Zamora, PLLC | 5.0 | 271 | View profile |
| M Yaghi DDS & Associates PLLC | 4.9 | 1,421 | View profile |
| Kaitlin Gotschalk | 4.9 | 1,239 | View profile |
| Dannie G. Benjamin, Jr. D.D.S. James H. Gudger D.D.S. | 4.9 | 405 | View profile |
Notice how the three perfect 5.0 ratings (Jerome Duren, Belmont Endodontics, and Kristopher Lee Zamora) each rest on a few hundred reviews, while the 4.9 offices carry the heaviest volume. Belmont Endodontics is a specialty root-canal practice rather than a general office, so if you need a routine cleaning and checkup, a general practice is the more natural starting point. You can browse every tracked office, not just these six, on the Belmont dentist directory, which lists all 21 practices side by side.
How ratings break down across the city
The clearest way to read Belmont’s quality picture is by rating band. Of the 13 rated practices, 12 fall in the very top tier at 4.8 stars or higher, exactly one lands in the 4.0-to-4.49 range, and none sit in the 4.5-to-4.79 band or below 4.0. That is a strikingly top-heavy distribution: for almost any rated Belmont office you shortlist, the odds are it already sits near the top of the scale, so the deciding factors become review depth, location, and whether the office takes your plan.
For a family choosing a first appointment, this shape matters more than the citywide 4.87 average on its own. It says that if you draw from the top band you are choosing among a dozen well-reviewed offices rather than settling for the only acceptable one in town. That is a comfortable position to be in, and it is why the rest of this guide focuses on how to separate strong offices from one another rather than how to avoid a bad one.
Website coverage and reaching a Belmont office
Of the 21 tracked practices, 14 have a website URL on file with Dental.me. That leaves seven with no website URL recorded, which does not mean the office lacks a site, only that Dental.me does not have one listed for it. For those seven, the practice profile page is your most reliable route in, and a phone call is usually the quickest way to check hours, confirm insurance, and ask about new-patient openings before you drive over.
A website is convenient for booking and for reading up on services, but its absence is not a mark against an office. A five-minute call often answers more questions than a website would, because you can describe your situation and hear directly whether the office can help.
The review depth behind the ratings
Belmont’s 6,097 total reviews are not spread evenly. The two most-reviewed general practices, M Yaghi DDS & Associates and Kaitlin Gotschalk, together account for more than 2,600 of them, which is why their 4.9-star ratings rest on such deep records. The chart below plots the review counts for the six ranked practices so you can weigh rating against evidence at a glance.
The takeaway is not that the most-reviewed office is automatically the best fit, but that a high rating means more when thousands of people stand behind it. If two Belmont practices tie on stars, the one with the deeper review history gives you a steadier read on what to expect. A perfect 5.0 on a few dozen reviews can still be excellent; it simply rests on a thinner base, so it is worth pairing with a call or a look at the most recent comments before you decide.
How the Dental.me Score works in a market like Belmont
The Dental.me Score is designed to summarize a practice’s public rating signals rather than any single number. It weighs the star rating, the volume of reviews behind that rating, and whether the office’s contact details are confirmed, so that a heavily reviewed office is not outranked by a brand-new one with a handful of glowing comments. Crucially, the score is earned, never sold. The only element that can be paid for anywhere on Dental.me is a Featured placement, and a Featured slot cannot buy a higher score or push a practice above better-reviewed competitors in the underlying ranking.
In a market as top-heavy as Belmont, that design does real work. When 12 of 13 rated offices sit at 4.8 stars or higher, raw star ratings alone cannot separate them, so the review volume and confirmation signals become the deciding factors, and those are exactly what the score already reflects. The table in this guide is sorted by star rating and review count, not by Score; each practice’s Score is shown on its profile.
Specialty care inside the Belmont market
Beyond routine cleanings and exams, Belmont’s practices cover the treatments most families eventually need. Within the tracked market, five practices offer dental implants, five offer cosmetic dentistry, and five offer teeth whitening. That is meaningful breadth for a 21-office city, and it means common restorative and cosmetic work has local listings.
To go deeper on any of these, browse the dedicated pages for dental implants in Belmont, Belmont cosmetic dentists, and teeth whitening in Belmont. Each page lists the specific practices offering that service, so you can shortlist by the treatment you actually need rather than starting from the full roster. If your case is a root canal, remember that Belmont Endodontics focuses on exactly that kind of specialty work and holds a perfect 5.0 across 364 reviews.
How to choose your Belmont dentist
Start with location and logistics. Pick two or three offices that are convenient to home or work, then compare them on the numbers above. Read the rating and review count side by side, favor offices where a high score rests on substantial feedback, and confirm that the practice takes your dental insurance before your first appointment. A short call can clarify new-patient availability, whether the office handles the specialty you need, and what paperwork to bring, though anything complex is best settled in person at the first visit.
If Belmont’s tracked practices do not fit your schedule, the surrounding Gaston County towns give you room to widen the search. Neighboring Mount Holly sits just up the Catawba River to the north, the county seat of Gastonia lies to the west along Interstate 85, and the larger Charlotte market sits across the river to the east with the region’s deepest pool of dentists. Whichever direction you look, use the same discipline you would in Belmont: rating and review depth read together, insurance confirmed, and a first visit booked before you commit to an office for the long run.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Belmont, NC?
Dental.me tracks 21 dental practices in Belmont, North Carolina. Of those, 13 carry a public star rating, and together they hold 6,097 reviews at an average of 4.87 stars.
Which Belmont dentist has the highest rating?
Four Belmont practices hold a perfect 5.0 rating: Jerome Duren with 569 reviews, Belmont Endodontics with 364, Kristopher Lee Zamora, PLLC with 271, and Premier Orthodontics – Belmont with 37. Among the four, Jerome Duren has the most reviews.
Which Belmont practice has the most reviews?
M Yaghi DDS & Associates PLLC leads Belmont with 1,421 reviews at a 4.9-star rating, followed by Kaitlin Gotschalk with 1,239 reviews, also rated 4.9 stars.
Can I get dental implants or cosmetic work in Belmont?
Yes. Within Belmont’s tracked market, five practices offer dental implants, five offer cosmetic dentistry, and five offer teeth whitening, so common restorative and cosmetic treatments have local listings.
What does it mean if a Belmont practice has no website listed?
Seven of the 21 tracked Belmont practices have no website URL on file with Dental.me. That does not mean the office has no site, only that Dental.me does not list one. Use the practice profile page or a phone call to reach them.
Where can I find a dentist near Belmont, NC?
To widen your search, nearby Mount Holly, Gastonia, and Charlotte each have their own Dental.me directories. Belmont sits in Gaston County just west of Charlotte along Interstate 85.
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.