To find a good dentist in Cottonwood, start with the numbers: Dental.me currently tracks 24 practices across the city, 16 of them carrying a star rating that averages 4.26, built on 2,896 published reviews. Sort candidates by rating, weigh their review volume, confirm a website URL is on file, and shortlist three offices to call.
What the Cottonwood dental market actually looks like
Cottonwood sits at the center of Arizona’s Verde Valley, and its dental options are more concentrated than a big-metro directory would be. Dental.me lists 24 practices tied to the city. Of those, 16 have accumulated enough patient feedback to hold a star rating, and that rated group averages 4.26 stars. The remaining 8 are on file but do not yet carry a public rating, which usually means a newer office, a low review count, or a practice that patients simply have not reviewed online in volume.
The single most useful figure here is the total review pool: 2,896 reviews spread across the rated practices. That is a healthy body of feedback for a city this size, and it is not evenly distributed. A handful of established offices hold the bulk of it, while several rated practices sit under 100 reviews each. When you read a rating in Cottonwood, read the review count beside it in the same glance. A 4.9 built on 782 reviews and a 4.9 built on 52 reviews both look identical in a star display, but they carry very different weight.
Fifteen of the 24 practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me. That leaves 9 with no website URL recorded, which does not tell you anything about the office itself, only that you may need to reach them by phone or find them through the city hub rather than a direct site. The Cottonwood dental directory hub is the fastest way to open every listing in one place.
Highest-rated dental practices in Cottonwood
The table below ranks the practices Dental.me has surfaced most prominently, sorted by star rating and then by review volume. Four different offices hold a 4.9, so the review count is what separates them. Danyion, Inc. and David Herald anchor the top of the list on both rating and volume; Bryan J. Shanahan DDS, PC posts a 4.8 on a very large review base, which is its own kind of signal.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danyion, Inc. | 4.9 | 782 | View profile |
| David Herald | 4.9 | 533 | View profile |
| Whetman Dental PLLC | 4.9 | 307 | View profile |
| Cottonwood Children’s Dentistry | 4.9 | 82 | View profile |
| Bryan J. Shanahan DDS, PC | 4.8 | 527 | View profile |
| Theodore Jenal | 4.7 | 52 | View profile |
Note the spread. The top three share a 4.9 with review counts of 782, 533, and 307, which is an unusually deep bench of well-reviewed offices for one city. Cottonwood Children’s Dentistry also holds a 4.9 but on 82 reviews, a smaller sample than the offices above it. If you want the largest possible evidence base behind a rating, Danyion, Inc. and Bryan J. Shanahan DDS, PC are the two offices carrying more than 500 reviews each.
How Cottonwood’s ratings are distributed
Not every rated practice clusters at the top. Of the 16 rated offices, 7 sit at 4.8 stars or higher, 2 land in the 4.5 to 4.79 range, 3 fall between 4.0 and 4.49, and 4 sit below 4.0. That bottom band matters: a quarter of the rated practices in Cottonwood are under 4.0, so the city’s 4.26 average is pulled up by a strong top tier and dragged down by a real tail. Do not assume every listed office is a safe pick simply because the city average looks solid.
Rated coverage and website coverage
Two coverage figures shape how you search Cottonwood. First, ratings: 16 of the 24 practices carry a star rating, so two-thirds of the market gives you something to compare on and one-third does not. For the unrated third, the rating field is blank, not bad, and a phone call or a look at the profile page is the only way to learn more. Second, websites: 15 of the 24 practices have a website URL on file, so most offices are reachable through a linked site, while 9 have no website URL recorded and are best reached by phone or through their Dental.me profile.
Where Cottonwood’s reviews are concentrated
The 2,896 reviews behind Cottonwood’s ratings are not shared evenly. The six most prominent practices alone account for a large majority of them, and a single office, Danyion, Inc., holds 782 on its own. That concentration is worth understanding before you decide what a rating means: a practice with hundreds of reviews has a rating that will barely move with a few new opinions, while an office with 52 reviews can shift noticeably in a single busy month. Neither is inherently better, but the larger base is more stable.
Read this chart alongside the ratings table. Whetman Dental PLLC holds a 4.9 on 307 reviews, a strong middle ground of high score and solid volume, while Theodore Jenal carries a respectable 4.7 but on the smallest base in the top six. If review depth is your priority, weight the first three bars; if you want a specific service like pediatric care, the review count matters less than the fit.
How the Dental.me Score frames these practices
Every practice on Dental.me carries a Dental.me Score, an independent measure that weighs star rating, review volume, and whether office details are confirmed, among other signals. It is earned from public data, never sold, and no practice can buy a higher score; only a Featured placement can be paid for, and Featured status does not change the underlying score. That distinction matters in a city like Cottonwood, where a 4.9 on 782 reviews and a 4.9 on 82 reviews sit side by side. The Score is designed to reflect that difference in evidence rather than treating two identical star numbers as equal.
Looking just beyond Cottonwood
Cottonwood is the retail and medical hub of the Verde Valley, and several neighboring communities have their own listings if your shortlist runs short or you want a second opinion nearby. To the south, Camp Verde dentists sit along the Interstate 17 corridor. To the northeast, Sedona dentists serve the red-rock towns just up Highway 89A. Over the hill toward Prescott, you can compare offices in Dewey, Prescott Valley, and Chino Valley. Each links to its own directory hub with the same rating and review data you see here, so widening your search does not mean losing the ability to compare on the same terms.
For most Cottonwood residents, the local list is deep enough that crossing town lines is optional rather than necessary; four practices hold a 4.9 and two more sit at 4.8 and 4.7 within the city itself. But if a preferred office is booked out or does not take your plan, the neighboring hubs give you a ranked fallback rather than a blind search.
A practical way to choose in Cottonwood
Turn the data into a short process. First, open the ranked table and pull the two or three names whose rating and review count both satisfy you, remembering that a high score on a large base is the sturdiest signal. Second, check each candidate’s profile for a website URL on file so you can review services and hours before calling. Third, confirm the practical details that no rating captures: whether they accept your insurance, how far out new-patient appointments book, and whether they handle the specific work you need, whether that is a routine cleaning, a crown, or pediatric care. Ratings and review counts narrow 24 practices down to a workable three; the phone call confirms the fit.
Start from the Cottonwood directory hub to see all 24 in one view, then use the ranked list above to decide which profiles are worth opening first. The goal is not to find the single top name on a leaderboard, but to match a well-reviewed, reachable office to what you actually need done.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are there in Cottonwood, AZ?
Dental.me tracks 24 dental practices tied to Cottonwood. Of those, 16 currently carry a public star rating, and 15 have a website URL on file. The remaining practices are listed but do not yet have a rating recorded.
What is the highest-rated dental practice in Cottonwood?
Four practices share the top rating of 4.9: Danyion, Inc. (782 reviews), David Herald (533 reviews), Whetman Dental PLLC (307 reviews), and Cottonwood Children’s Dentistry (82 reviews). Danyion, Inc. leads on review volume among them.
What is the average dentist rating in Cottonwood?
Across the 16 rated practices, the average rating is 4.26 stars. That figure is lifted by a strong top tier of seven practices at 4.8 or higher and pulled down by four practices rated under 4.0.
How many reviews back these ratings?
There are 2,896 published reviews across Cottonwood’s rated practices. They are concentrated in a few established offices, with Danyion, Inc. alone holding 782 and Bryan J. Shanahan DDS, PC holding 527.
What if a Cottonwood practice has no website listed?
Fifteen of the 24 practices have a website URL on file; 9 do not. A missing website URL only means no site is recorded with Dental.me. You can still reach those offices by phone or through their Dental.me profile page.
Are there dentists near Cottonwood if I want more options?
Yes. Nearby directory hubs cover Camp Verde and Sedona, plus Dewey, Prescott Valley, and Chino Valley over toward Prescott. Each carries the same rating and review data, so you can compare neighboring practices on the same terms.
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