Finding a good dentist in Brownwood, Texas starts with the numbers: the city has 14 dental practices, 13 of them carrying a star rating that averages 4.72 out of 5. Focus your search on the highest-rated offices with meaningful review counts, confirm the details by phone, and this guide walks through exactly how.
Start with Brownwood’s dentist landscape
Brownwood is the seat of Brown County in Central Texas, and for a community of its size the dental market is compact and easy to work through in an afternoon. Fourteen practices serve the area, which is a small enough number that you can realistically read every rated office rather than skim a wall of listings. Thirteen of those 14 practices carry a public star rating, so the unrated share is a single office rather than a large blind spot.
The headline figure is the citywide average of 4.72 out of 5 across the rated practices. That is a high baseline, and it means the meaningful decisions in Brownwood are usually about fit, review depth, and how a specific office confirms its own details, not about steering around a field of poorly-rated clinics. The gauge below places that 4.72 average on the full five-point scale so you can see where the city sits.
Use the Brownwood dentist directory as your running list while you read the sections below. Everything here draws only from ratings and review counts that practices have earned, plus whether each office has a website URL on file.
Brownwood’s top-rated dental practices
The table below ranks Brownwood’s leading practices by star rating, breaking ties by the number of reviews behind that rating. A five-star office backed by hundreds of reviews carries more weight than a five-star office with a handful, so read the rating and the review count together rather than in isolation.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dillingham | 5.0 | 542 | View profile |
| Austin Avenue Dental | 5.0 | 6 | View profile |
| Abbeville Dentistry – Brownwood PLLC | 4.8 | 790 | View profile |
| Robert D Goodwin DDS PA | 4.7 | 13 | View profile |
| Family Smiles of Tyler PC | 4.5 | 891 | View profile |
| Robert Johnson | 4.5 | 20 | View profile |
Michael Dillingham tops the list with a perfect 5.0 across 542 reviews, an unusually deep record for a five-star average. Abbeville Dentistry – Brownwood PLLC pairs a 4.8 with 790 reviews, and Family Smiles of Tyler PC holds a 4.5 across the largest review count in the city at 891.
What the rating bands tell you
Splitting the 13 rated practices into bands shows how the quality is distributed rather than averaged into a single number. Six practices sit at 4.8 or above, five land between 4.5 and 4.79, two fall in the 4.0 to 4.49 range, and none rate below 4.0. That shape is the useful part: the top two bands together hold 11 of the 13 rated offices.
For most patients this means you can set a floor at 4.5 and still choose among 11 practices in Brownwood. The two offices in the 4.0 to 4.49 band are not warning signs on their own; they are simply where you would weigh the rest of the picture, including how many reviews stand behind the score.
Review volume across the city
Brownwood’s rated practices carry 2,982 reviews in total, but that volume is far from evenly spread. Three practices account for the overwhelming majority of it, while several strong-rated offices are backed by only a small number of reviews. The chart below shows the review count behind each of the leading practices.
The practical read is that a 4.5 or 5.0 rating means something different depending on the volume beneath it. Austin Avenue Dental shares the same 5.0 as Michael Dillingham but rests on 6 reviews rather than 542, and Robert D Goodwin DDS PA holds a 4.7 across 13. A thin record is not a mark against an office, but it is a reason to ask more questions before your first visit.
Website URLs and reaching an office
Nine of Brownwood’s 14 practices have a website URL on file, which is roughly two out of three. The remaining five have no website URL recorded, which does not mean the office lacks one; it means the directory does not have a link to confirm details against, so a phone call becomes your first point of contact.
When an office has a website URL on file, use it to check the current address, hours, and whether the practice is accepting new patients before you call. When it does not, call the office directly to confirm those same details. Either way, verify the specifics yourself rather than assuming a listing is current, and treat the phone as the way to confirm rather than a guarantee that every question will be resolved on the spot.
Matching a Brownwood practice to your needs
With a citywide floor above 4.0 and 11 practices at 4.5 or better, the deciding factors in Brownwood tend to be practical rather than about avoiding weak offices. Start by deciding how much weight you place on review depth. If a long track record reassures you, the three high-volume practices, Family Smiles of Tyler PC, Abbeville Dentistry – Brownwood PLLC, and Michael Dillingham, give you a 4.5, a 4.8, and a 5.0 to choose among, each backed by hundreds of reviews.
If you are open to a smaller or newer-to-the-directory office, the strong-rated practices with lighter review counts are worth a call. A 5.0 across 6 reviews or a 4.7 across 13 can reflect a genuinely excellent office that simply has not accumulated a large public record yet. In those cases, ask about the services you actually need, appointment availability, and how billing and insurance are handled, and let the answers, not the star count alone, guide the decision. Because Brownwood’s list is short, you can comfortably shortlist two or three practices and compare them side by side.
How the Dental.me Score works and searching nearby
Every rating on this page is earned, never purchased. The independent Dental.me Score weighs a practice’s star rating, its review volume, and whether the office has confirmed its own details, among other signals, so that a deep, consistent record counts for more than a single strong month. Featured placement is the only thing an office can pay for, and it never changes the rating or the order in which practices earn their scores.
If you want to widen your search beyond the city, Brownwood sits within reach of several smaller Central Texas communities with their own directory pages. You can explore dentists in Comanche, Coleman, and Brady, or look a little farther to Dublin and Cisco. When you are ready to compare Brownwood’s offices directly, the Brownwood dentist directory holds the full list in one place, updated as ratings and details change.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Brownwood, TX?
Brownwood has 14 dental practices in the directory. Thirteen of them carry a public star rating, and those rated offices average 4.72 out of 5 across the city.
Which Brownwood dentist has the highest rating?
Michael Dillingham holds a 5.0 rating across 542 reviews, the deepest record among the city’s top offices. Austin Avenue Dental also rates 5.0, but on 6 reviews.
Which Brownwood practice has the most reviews?
Family Smiles of Tyler PC has the most, with 891 reviews behind its 4.5 rating, followed by Abbeville Dentistry – Brownwood PLLC at 790 reviews and a 4.8 rating.
How many Brownwood dental offices have a website on file?
Nine of the 14 practices have a website URL on file. The other five have no website URL recorded, so a direct phone call is the way to confirm their current details.
What rating should I look for among Brownwood dentists?
Six practices rate 4.8 or above and five more sit between 4.5 and 4.79, so setting a 4.5 floor still leaves 11 offices. Weigh the rating alongside how many reviews stand behind it.
Are there dentists near Brownwood, TX?
Yes. Nearby Central Texas communities with their own directory pages include Comanche, Coleman, Brady, Dublin, and Cisco, which widen your options beyond Brownwood’s 14 practices.
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