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Dentists in Centennial, CO: Local Guide

Published June 30, 2026 · dental.me editorial · How we verify

Quick answer: Centennial, CO has 155 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 90 are rated on Google, averaging 4.77★ across 18,756 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: KEVIN K ONEILL DDS PC, Ridgeview Dental, Briarwood Family Dentistry. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.

Top-rated dentists in Centennial by Dental.me Score
# Practice Google rating Reviews
1 KEVIN K ONEILL DDS PC 5★ 724
2 Ridgeview Dental 5★ 612
3 Briarwood Family Dentistry 5★ 334
4 Link Dental 5★ 242
5 Daniel Butterman 5★ 220
Directory data as of August 2026. Google ratings/review counts are third-party data and do not by themselves prove clinical quality.

Most city guides tell you how to weed out the bad dentists. In Centennial, that is the wrong instinct. Of the 90 practices here that carry a public rating, 73 sit at 4.8 stars or higher — and only four fall below a 4.0. The typical Centennial dental office isn’t just acceptable; it is, by the numbers, excellent. That flips the usual question on its head. You are not hunting for a needle in a haystack. You are standing in front of a wall of 4.9-star practices trying to figure out which one is actually right for you.

This is one of the strongest suburban dental markets in Colorado, and the data shows why. Across 155 total practices, people have written 18,756 reviews — an average of more than 200 per rated office — and the citywide average rating lands at 4.77. That combination, deep review volume and a high floor, is rare. It means the ratings you see are averaged over thousands of reviews, not computed from a handful of them. When almost everyone is good, the job of a guide changes: less filtering, more matching.

Centennial dental market at a glance Centennial, CO — the market in four numbers 155 dental practices 90 publicly rated 18,756 Google reviews 4.77★ citywide average
Source: Dental.me aggregated public ratings for Centennial, CO.

Read the rating distribution before you read any single review

The headline average hides the most useful fact about Centennial: how tightly the ratings cluster at the top. Break the 90 rated practices into bands and the shape is unmistakable. Eighty-one percent are in the top tier. The middle and bottom bands — the ones you would normally use to eliminate candidates — are nearly empty here.

How Centennial’s 90 rated practices score Where the 90 rated practices land 4.8 – 5.0 73 4.5 – 4.79 8 4.0 – 4.49 5 Under 4.0 4 Bar length scaled to the 4.8–5.0 tier (73 practices).
Eight in ten rated Centennial practices score 4.8 or above.

Here is how to use that chart. In a normal market, a 4.6-star office is a good find. In Centennial, a 4.6 puts a practice in the bottom third — not because it is bad, but because the competition is so uniformly strong. So do not stop your search at the rating. Instead, treat 4.8-plus as table stakes and let other factors break the tie: does the office actually offer the procedure you need, is it accepting new patients, does it take your insurance, and is the location convenient. Nearly all of Centennial’s serious practices clear the quality bar; the differences that matter to you are practical, not reputational.

One more number worth having straight: 86 of Centennial’s 155 practices list a website, and 86 of those 86 also carry a public rating. So a little over half the field can be researched online before you call, and the offices you can read about are usually the same ones with a review record. The 69 without a listed site are not necessarily coasting — the directory records no site for them, which is a gap in what you can check from home, not a finding about the practice.

The names that anchor the market

A few practices carry so much review volume at such high scores that they effectively define the top of the market. These are the offices thousands of Centennial with the most Google reviews. Use them as reference points — the standard everything else in town is measured against.

Notice the pattern: the most-reviewed office in Centennial isn’t a general dentist, it’s an orthodontist with more than a thousand reviews. It is one more reason matching a practice to your actual need beats simply picking the highest star rating. The full roster, with hours and services, lives on the Centennial dentist directory.

Match the practice to what you actually need

Centennial is deep on specialty care, which is unusual for a suburb its size. If your reason for searching is specific — a cracked molar, a consult about implants, a kid’s first cleaning — skip the general search and go straight to the practices that do that work day in and day out.

How many Centennial practices offer each service Depth of care by service line Teeth whitening 47 Cosmetic dentists 45 Dental implants 44 Periodontists 32 Emergency dentists 28 Orthodontists 22 Pediatric dentists 18 Endodontists (root canal) 14
Number of Centennial practices offering each service line.

A few practical reads from that spread. Cosmetic and whitening care is the deepest bench in town — 45 cosmetic practices and 47 offering teeth whitening — so if you are shopping for a smile makeover you have real room to compare consultations. Restorative care is nearly as deep: 44 offices handle dental implants, meaning you rarely need to leave the city for a tooth-replacement consult. Gum specialists are surprisingly well represented, with 32 practices offering periodontal care. And for the searches that can’t wait, 28 practices flag themselves as emergency dentists — worth bookmarking before you need one, not during. Planning around braces or aligners? Start with the cosmetic and orthodontic listings, where Centennial Grin’s review volume shows how active that segment is.

A simple filter for a market this good

When the quality floor is high, a rigid checklist wastes your time. Use a short, ordered filter instead — stop as soon as you have two or three finalists worth a call.

How to choose in a top-heavy market Four filters, in order 1 Name the need 2 Require 4.8+ 3 Insurance & openings 4 Judge fit on the call
In Centennial, ratings narrow the field fast — fit decides it.

Step one does most of the work: name the need. General cleaning, implant consult, kid’s checkup, and root canal lead you to different shortlists. Step two — requiring 4.8-plus — is easy here because 73 practices already qualify. Step three is where real candidates fall away: call and confirm they take your insurance and are accepting new patients, since even top offices book out. Step four is the part no dataset can score for you — on that first call, gauge how they handle questions, wait times, and scheduling. In a town where nearly every practice is technically excellent, chairside fit is the tiebreaker. If cost is driving the decision, read our national guide to dental costs first, then ask each finalist for a written estimate, and see how we rank practices to understand what the star scores do and don’t capture.

If you’d rather look just outside the city

Centennial sits in the dense south-metro Denver corridor, so a well-rated practice one town over is often a realistic alternative. If your top pick is booked or out of network, these neighboring directories are the natural next stops:

When you’re ready to compare specific offices side by side — Google ratings, review counts, and listed specialties — the full Centennial dentist directory puts all 155 listings in one ranked view.

Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Centennial, CO?

Dental.me tracks 155 dental practices in Centennial, CO — 90 carry a public star rating that averages 4.8 stars, and 86 list a website. Compare the full ranked list on the Centennial dentists page.

Which is the top-rated dentist in Centennial?

By Dental.me Score, KEVIN K ONEILL DDS PC currently leads the Centennial list (5.0 stars, 724 reviews). Rankings update as ratings and profile data change, so compare a few offices before deciding.

How do I choose a good dentist in Centennial?

Compare the Dental.me Score alongside review volume, location, office hours, provider names, and website details, then shortlist three to five Centennial offices that fit your schedule, budget, and the care you need.

How does Dental.me rank Centennial 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.

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