Conway, South Carolina lists 36 dental practices in the Dental.me directory, and 22 of them carry a public rating that averages 4.23 stars. To find a good dentist in this Horry County seat, start with the six highest-scored offices below, then match one to the specific treatment your family actually needs.
That 4.23 average hides a real spread. Conway is the working heart of Horry County, wrapped around the Waccamaw River and home to Coastal Carolina University. Its dental market runs from a handful of standout offices with four-figure review counts down to practices that have barely been rated at all. Knowing where each office sits in that range is the whole job, so the sections below turn Conway’s 36 listings into decisions you can actually make.
What Conway’s numbers actually say
Of the 36 practices on file, 22 have earned enough public feedback to hold a rating. Those 22 break into four tiers: six offices sit at 4.8 stars or higher, seven land between 4.5 and 4.79, five hold the 4.0-to-4.49 middle, and four fall below 4.0. That top tier is small enough to name individually.
The other half of the picture is how reachable each office is online. A website URL is on file for 18 of Conway’s 36 practices, exactly half the directory. A missing URL does not mean an office is closed or hard to reach; it only means Dental.me has no website address recorded for it, so you may need to call or search separately to see hours, insurance, or new-patient policies. When two practices look similar on rating, the one with a listed website is simply faster to vet from your couch.
How the Dental.me Score reads these offices
Every rating you see here feeds the Dental.me Score, which weighs a practice’s star rating, how many reviews stand behind it, and whether the office has been confirmed, into a single comparable number. It is earned from that review and confirmation data, never sold; the only thing a practice can pay for is a Featured placement, which is labeled and does not change the underlying score. For a Conway shopper, that means the ranking below reflects review history and confirmation, not advertising budgets, so a small office can still outrank a larger one on the strength of its record.
The highest-scored dental practices in Conway
Here are the six top-scored Conway offices in the directory, ranked by rating and then by review volume. Every figure is the office’s own published score; the profile link opens its full Dental.me page with specialty tags and location detail.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Center for Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry, LLC | 5.0 | 1,193 | View profile |
| Carolina Elite Dental | 4.9 | 533 | View profile |
| James Lee | 4.8 | 203 | View profile |
| Dr. Jen Orthodontics | 4.8 | 66 | View profile |
| Southern Oak Dental Conway | 4.7 | 647 | View profile |
| Austin Davis | 4.7 | 421 | View profile |
One office dominates the top of the list: Carolina Center for Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry holds a perfect 5.0 across 1,193 reviews, more feedback than any other practice in town by a wide margin. That combination of a top score and a very large sample is the strongest signal Conway’s data offers, because a 5.0 that survives more than a thousand ratings is far harder to earn than a 5.0 built on a dozen. Carolina Elite Dental follows at 4.9 across 533 reviews, and Southern Oak Dental Conway pairs a 4.7 with 647 reviews, the second-deepest review base on the list.
Rating and review count answer different questions. A high rating tells you how satisfied past patients were; the review count tells you how much that rating can be trusted. Dr. Jen Orthodontics and James Lee both post a 4.8, but James Lee’s rests on 203 reviews against 66 for Dr. Jen, so the two scores are not equally settled even though the star number matches.
How much weight the reviews carry
Across all of Conway’s rated practices, 5,291 reviews sit on file, and they are distributed very unevenly. The six offices above account for the bulk of that total, with a single practice carrying more than a thousand of them. The chart below shows how steep the drop-off is once you move past the leaders.
The practical lesson: a big review base is reassuring for routine care, but it is not the only thing that matters. An office such as Dr. Jen Orthodontics can still be an excellent fit, especially for a focused service like braces, where you care more about the orthodontist’s specialty than about raw review volume. Read the score in the context of the sample, and weigh it against the exact procedure you need.
The practices Conway hasn’t rated yet
Only 22 of Conway’s 36 listed practices carry a public rating, which leaves 14 offices with no score on file. An unrated listing is not a warning; it usually means the practice has not gathered enough public feedback to average yet. Dental.me does not record why an office falls into this group. If an unrated office is convenient or takes your insurance, it is still worth a look — you just cannot lean on a rating to vet it, so ask more up front about the specific procedure, the dentist’s experience with it, and what a first visit will cost. Treat the 22 rated practices as your evidence-backed core, and the unrated 14 as candidates you verify yourself.
Matching a Conway practice to the care you need
Star ratings get you to a shortlist; the treatment you actually need narrows it to one. Conway’s directory tags practices by specialty, and the coverage is broad. Seven offices handle cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, Invisalign, and teeth whitening apiece, six cover dental implants and periodontics, and five list emergency dental care.
If you are weighing a smile makeover or a chipped front tooth, the Conway cosmetic dentists list is the right starting point, and it overlaps heavily with the highest-rated offices in town. Parents comparing braces and clear aligners should browse the Conway orthodontists, where Dr. Jen Orthodontics and several general practices appear together, and note that seven offices also carry an Invisalign tag. If you have a same-day problem, the five Conway emergency dentists are the fastest way to filter for offices that handle urgent cases. You can always step back to the full Conway dentist directory to see every practice, rated and unrated, in one place.
For longer-term or surgical work, the field narrows a little. Six Conway offices are tagged for dental implants and six for periodontics, the gum-focused specialty that often works hand in hand with implant cases, so anyone planning to replace a tooth has a reasonable local set to compare rather than an automatic drive out to the beach. Whitening and cosmetic tags overlap almost entirely with the top-rated offices, which makes elective smile work the easiest category to shortlist. Emergency coverage is the thinnest at five offices, so if you are prone to flare-ups, it is worth confirming urgent-care hours with one of them before you actually need it.
What to confirm before you book in Conway
A rating gets you to the right door; a few questions get you through it. Conway sits in a fast-growing corner of Horry County where patient demand climbs in the summer as the Grand Strand fills, so call early if you need a specific week. Confirm that the practice is in your insurance network before the first visit, since coverage on the coast varies widely between plans, and ask whether they are taking new patients for the treatment you actually need rather than just a routine cleaning. If you are a Coastal Carolina University student or a parent of one, ask specifically about student plans and single-visit pricing. And where an office has no website URL on file, a direct call is the cleanest way to confirm hours and location for yourself.
Looking just beyond Conway
Conway sits at the center of a dense stretch of the Grand Strand, so a short drive opens more options if your top pick is booked or out of network. Heading southeast on US-501 lands you in Myrtle Beach, the largest nearby market by far, while the smaller directories in Surfside Beach and Murrells Inlet cover the southern beaches. For most Conway residents, though, the six offices at the top of this guide are close, well-reviewed, and worth a call before you widen the search.
Putting it together
Finding a good dentist in Conway comes down to three moves: start with the six top-scored offices, read each rating against how many reviews back it, and confirm the practice actually offers the treatment you need. Do that, and Conway’s 4.23-star average stops being a blur and becomes a short, confident list of names you can book with.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Conway, SC?
The Dental.me directory lists 36 dental practices in Conway. Of those, 22 have earned a public rating, and that rated group averages 4.23 stars, so the rated offices are the strongest place to begin your search.
Which Conway dentist has the highest rating?
Carolina Center for Cosmetic and Restorative Dentistry holds a perfect 5.0 across 1,193 reviews — the top score paired with the largest review base of any practice in Conway, which makes it the most heavily backed rating in town.
How many Conway dental offices have a website listed?
A website URL is on file for 18 of Conway’s 36 practices, exactly half the directory. The rest simply have no URL recorded here yet, which is a gap in our records rather than a statement about the office itself.
Does Conway have emergency dentists?
Yes. Five Conway practices are tagged for emergency dental care. Because that is the thinnest specialty category in the city, it helps to confirm an office’s urgent-care hours before a problem actually comes up.
Can a dentist pay to rank higher on Dental.me in Conway?
No. The Dental.me Score is earned from a practice’s rating, review volume, and confirmation status. Only a Featured placement can be paid for, and it is labeled separately, so it does not change a practice’s underlying score.
What dental specialties can I find in Conway?
Seven Conway offices each cover cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, Invisalign, and teeth whitening, six offer dental implants and periodontics, and five handle emergency care — broad coverage.
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