Dentists in Crawfordsville, IN: Local Guide

Finding a good dentist in Crawfordsville, Indiana starts with the numbers: Dental.me lists 18 dental practices here, 14 of them rated, carrying a 4.72 average rating across 2,695 reviews on file. This guide ranks the highest-rated offices, shows how ratings cluster, and points you toward verified profiles so you choose with evidence.

The Crawfordsville dental market at a glance

Crawfordsville is the seat of Montgomery County in west-central Indiana, home to Wabash College and set along Interstate 74 and U.S. 231 about 45 miles northwest of Indianapolis. For a community this size, the local dental picture is unusually well documented. Dental.me tracks 18 practices inside the Crawfordsville directory, and 14 of them have collected enough feedback to hold a public rating. Those rated offices share a 4.72 average, a figure that sits comfortably in the upper range and reflects a market where several offices have accumulated large review histories rather than a scattering of one-off comments.

The 2,695 reviews on file are not spread evenly. A handful of offices carry the bulk of them, while newer or smaller practices show far fewer. That concentration matters when you read a rating: a 4.9 backed by hundreds of reviews is a steadier signal than the same score backed by a dozen. The chart below sets the rated share against the full directory so you can see how much of the Crawfordsville market has an established track record.

How Crawfordsville dentists rate

Ratings in Crawfordsville skew high, and the distribution shows why the 4.72 average holds up. Of the 14 rated offices, 11 sit at 4.8 or above, the top band Dental.me tracks. One office falls in the 4.5 to 4.79 range, one lands between 4.0 and 4.49, and a single practice rates below 4.0. That is a top-heavy spread: the overwhelming majority of rated Crawfordsville dentists clear the 4.8 mark, which is why no single low score drags the citywide average down very far.

For you as a patient, that shape is useful. It means the practical decision in Crawfordsville is rarely “avoid the bad office” and more often “choose among several strong ones.” The differences that will matter are the ones the star rating cannot show you on its own: how many reviews stand behind each score, whether the office has a website URL on file, and how convenient the location is relative to your side of town. Use the band chart to see the concentration, then move to the ranked table to separate the leaders by review depth.

The highest-rated dental offices in Crawfordsville

The table below ranks Crawfordsville’s top-rated offices, sorted by rating and then by review count. Brandon Stafford leads on rating with a perfect 5.0 across 594 reviews. Right behind sits a tight cluster of 4.9 offices, led by C. Richard Walker D.D.S., Inc., whose 824 reviews are the deepest history in the local directory. M. Scott Frey, Stephen Rasmussen, Aaron Altschul, and Steven Ruff round out the group, each holding a 4.9 across review counts that range from the high hundreds down to 179.

Read the table as two columns of evidence, not one. The rating tells you how satisfied reviewers have been; the review count tells you how much weight to put on that rating. A 4.9 across 824 reviews and a 4.9 across 179 both describe well-regarded offices, but the first has been tested far more times. When two offices are close, let review depth and location be your tiebreakers, and open each profile to see the full history before you call.

What the review counts tell you

Review volume is where Crawfordsville’s leaders separate. C. Richard Walker D.D.S., Inc. tops the directory with 824 reviews, followed by Brandon Stafford at 594 and M. Scott Frey at 352. Stephen Rasmussen and Aaron Altschul each hold 246, and Steven Ruff has 179. Together these six offices account for the large majority of the 2,695 reviews Dental.me tracks across the whole city, which is why they anchor both the ranking and the citywide average.

The bar chart makes the gap visible. A larger review history does not automatically make one office better than another, but it does make a rating harder to move by chance and easier to trust as a summary of many visits. If you value a long, consistent record, start at the top of this list. If you are weighing a smaller office with a strong score, treat its rating as promising and read the individual reviews closely to fill in what the number alone cannot say.

Website access and booking

Of the 18 practices in the Crawfordsville directory, 13 have a website URL on file and 5 do not. A website on file usually means you can check hours, services, and new-patient forms before you pick up the phone, and it often gives you an online booking or contact route. Where no website URL is on file, the profile is still useful for the rating, review history, and directory listing, but you will likely confirm details by calling the office directly.

None of this is a verdict on the quality of care. Several highly rated offices maintain a strong local reputation with or without a listed site, and the presence of a URL is simply one more piece of information to weigh alongside rating and review depth. The chart below shows the split so you know what to expect as you work down your shortlist: most Crawfordsville profiles will send you to a website, and a minority will point you to a phone call instead.

How the Dental.me Score works

Every rated Crawfordsville office carries a Dental.me Score, and it is worth understanding what that score is and is not. It is earned, never sold. The score weighs a practice’s star rating, the volume of reviews behind that rating, and whether the office’s details have been confirmed, among other signals, so that a well-reviewed office with a long history is distinguished from one resting on a handful of scores. That is exactly the distinction the Crawfordsville data rewards: offices like C. Richard Walker D.D.S., Inc. and Brandon Stafford stand out not only for high ratings but for the depth of feedback standing behind them.

Featured placement is the only element on Dental.me that can be paid for, and it never buys a better rating or a higher rank in the underlying data. A practice cannot pay to raise its Dental.me Score or to move up the ranked list you see above. That separation is deliberate: it keeps the ranking honest, so the order reflects the evidence rather than a marketing budget. When you compare Crawfordsville offices here, you are comparing earned reputation.

Looking beyond Crawfordsville

Crawfordsville anchors Montgomery County, but if you live toward its edges or commute, a neighboring town’s directory may put a convenient office within reach. Dental.me maintains directory hubs for the smaller communities around Crawfordsville, each with its own rated practices. To the east and southeast, dentists in Thorntown and dentists in Lebanon cover the Boone County side toward Indianapolis. Closer in, dentists in Roachdale serve the area to the south, while Pittsboro and Attica extend the search east and northwest along the regional road network.

Widening the map is most useful when you want a specific appointment window, a second opinion, or an office nearer your work than your home. Start with the strongest local options in the ranked table, then compare them against the rated practices in these nearby hubs. For the complete, current list of every Crawfordsville office, including those still gathering their first reviews, browse the full Crawfordsville dental directory, which stays in sync with the numbers used throughout this guide.

A quick checklist for choosing

Bringing it together, a sound approach in Crawfordsville looks like this. First, start from the ranked table and note the offices in the 4.8-and-up band, which is where 11 of the 14 rated practices sit. Second, use review depth as your tiebreaker between close ratings, favoring the offices with hundreds of reviews when consistency matters most to you. Third, check whether each shortlisted office has a website URL on file so you know whether to book online or plan a call. Fourth, factor in location relative to your side of town and your commute, and consider the nearby hubs if a neighboring community is closer. Finally, open the full profile for your top two or three choices and read the individual histories before you decide. Do that, and you are choosing a Crawfordsville dentist on evidence rather than guesswork, which is exactly what the local data makes possible.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are there in Crawfordsville, IN?

Dental.me lists 18 dental practices in the Crawfordsville directory. Of those, 14 have collected enough feedback to hold a public rating, and together they carry 2,695 reviews on file.

Which Crawfordsville dentist has the highest rating?

Brandon Stafford holds the highest rating at a perfect 5.0 across 594 reviews. A cluster of 4.9-rated offices follows, led by C. Richard Walker D.D.S., Inc., whose 824 reviews are the deepest history in the local directory.

What is the average dentist rating in Crawfordsville?

The 14 rated Crawfordsville practices share a 4.72 average rating. The distribution skews high: 11 of the 14 sit at 4.8 or above, one falls between 4.5 and 4.79, one between 4.0 and 4.49, and one under 4.0.

Which Crawfordsville dental office has the most reviews?

C. Richard Walker D.D.S., Inc. has the most reviews on file at 824, followed by Brandon Stafford with 594 and M. Scott Frey with 352. These offices account for much of the 2,695 reviews tracked citywide.

Can a dentist pay for a higher rank on Dental.me?

No. The Dental.me Score is earned, weighing a practice’s rating, review volume, and office confirmation among other signals. Featured placement is the only element that can be paid for, and it never raises a rating or moves an office up the ranked data.

Do Crawfordsville dental practices have websites I can visit?

Of the 18 practices in the directory, 13 have a website URL on file and 5 do not. Where a website is listed you can usually check hours and services online; where none is on file, the profile still shows the rating and review history and you would confirm details by calling.

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.