Quick answer: Dorchester, MA has 42 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 19 are rated on Google, averaging 4.03★ across 3,297 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: FRANK Y. SHIN, DMD, PC, PEACHY SMILES ASHMONT LLC, Family Dentistry Dr. Alice Lwin. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.
| # | Practice | Google rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FRANK Y. SHIN, DMD, PC | 4.9★ | 465 |
| 2 | PEACHY SMILES ASHMONT LLC | 4.7★ | 33 |
| 3 | Family Dentistry Dr. Alice Lwin | 4.6★ | 50 |
| 4 | Sparkle Dental Boston | 4.5★ | 62 |
| 5 | Codman Square Health Center | 4.4★ | 2,375 |
Dental.me lists 42 practices under Dorchester, in a directory of its own, separate from the Boston directory (742 practices). 19 of the 42 carry a Google star rating, and those 19 average 4.03 across 3,297 Google reviews. The other 23 have no rating on file, and Dental.me does not record why. The rated offices run from 1.0 to 5.0, so the rating and the review count behind it are worth reading office by office. Totals on this page count listings, not distinct offices: the 42 rows hold 36 distinct phone numbers.
Fewer than half the listed practices (19 of 42) have a Google rating, so for 23 rows Dental.me holds no rating to read. Among the 19 that are rated, the median is 4.4 and the mean 4.03; leave out the five below 4.0 and the mean moves to 4.64. The review counts are very uneven: the median rated office holds 20 reviews.
Where the ratings land
Here is how the 19 rated practices divide up. Six sit at 4.8 or above, three between 4.5 and 4.79, five between 4.0 and 4.49 and five below 4.0, so 10 of the 19 are at 4.49 or lower. The top band is thinner than it looks: five of its six offices are 5.0s resting on three reviews or fewer each (3, 2, 2, 2 and 1). The one top-band office with a deeper record is Frank Y. Shin, DMD, PC (4.9 on 465 reviews). The five offices below 4.0 hold 198 reviews between them, 167 of them at Davis Square Dental Specialists (3.5). By reviews the order changes: the 4.0 to 4.49 band holds 2,479 of the 3,297, because the largest record sits in it.
Two nearby directories, for comparison: Milton lists 16 practices, 12 of them rated, averaging 4.88; Jamaica Plain lists 14, five of them rated, averaging 4.32. Compare individual offices rather than neighborhood averages.
One office holds most of the reviews
One office dominates the review counts. Codman Square Health Center holds 2,375 of the 3,297 reviews, 72% of the reviews on these rows, at a 4.4 rating; it is also the only row on the oral-surgeon list. The row is named for a health center, and Dental.me holds no review text, so it cannot show how many of those reviews concern dental care. The next two records are Frank Y. Shin, DMD, PC, first on the Dental.me Score at 4.9 on 465 reviews, and Davis Square Dental Specialists, 3.5 on 167 and 15th on the Score. Together the three hold 3,007 of the 3,297 reviews (91%).
A large review count is not proof on its own: it measures how many reviews were left, not how the visits went for everyone else. Read the two signals together. A few hundred reviews at 4.9 is a smaller sample with a higher average; thousands at 4.4 is a far larger sample with a lower one. Dental.me holds no review dates, so check Google to see how recent they are.
The chart draws the six largest records, which are not the Score top six: Davis Square Dental Specialists (3.5 on 167) and Dorchester Dental (4.0 on 35) are on the chart, while Peachy Smiles Ashmont (4.7 on 33) and Charan Teja Bobba (4.4 on 31) are not. Dr. Alice Lwin’s Family Dentistry (4.6 on 50) and Sparkle Dental Boston (4.5 on 62) are on both, on much smaller records than Codman Square Health Center or Frank Y. Shin, DMD, PC, and those can move with a few new reviews.
A short method for choosing here
One sequence, with what each shortcut leaves out:
16 of the 42 rows have a website URL on file, and 14 of those 16 are rated offices. A URL is not a measure of quality, and an empty field does not mean an office has no website: of the 26 rows without one, 21 have no rating and five hold 13 reviews between them. Dental.me holds opening hours for 16 rows and a phone number for all 42.
Read who a row is before you call. Five of the 42 rows give 637 Washington St, Codman Square Health Center’s address. The name on a row and its URL can differ: Thanh Hong (5.0 on 3) has dorchesterhouse.org, Chandan Advani (1.5 on 2) has hhsi.us, and Michael J Masse DDS, seventh on the Score, has a URL on yazkazan.net, which Dental.me has not checked, so use the phone. Evenly Orthodontics (5.0 on 2) gives an (800) number and the same street as Sage Family Dental (5.0 on 2). An unrated Frank Nghiem row gives the phone and address of Frank T M Nghiem D.M.D., P.C. (2.4 on 7), and four unrated rows give a phone outside the 617 area code. Ask who you would see when you call.
What the 12 service lists show
Dental.me keeps 12 service lists for Dorchester, and most are short. The orthodontist and Invisalign lists are the same four offices: Evenly Orthodontics (5.0 on 2 reviews), Davis Square Dental Specialists (3.5 on 167), William Lee DDS & June Warren Lee DDS (5.0 on 1) and Columbia Dental Management, Inc. (1.0 on 1). The dental implant list holds four, including Codman Square Health Center and Sparkle Dental Boston; the periodontist list holds two, Thanh Hong and an unrated Jacqueline St Pierre row, which give one phone number; the whitening and cosmetic lists are the same two offices, Sparkle Dental Boston and William Lee DDS & June Warren Lee DDS; and the oral-surgeon, emergency and dentures lists hold one each. The pediatric, endodontist and prosthodontist lists are empty. Four of the Score top six, including Frank Y. Shin, DMD, PC, are on no service list. Only 8 of the 42 rows are on any list. A place on a list is a directory category. It does not show how often an office does that work, so ask whether it does your procedure itself.
For care no Dorchester list covers, ask your general dentist where they refer, or read the lists in the nearby directories below, because they differ. The pediatric list holds 4 rows in Milton, 2 each in Roxbury, Mattapan and Avon, 1 in Jamaica Plain and none in Dorchester Center. The endodontist list holds 3 in Roxbury, 1 each in Milton, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan and Dorchester Center, and none in Avon. The prosthodontist list is empty in all six of those; it reads 6 in Quincy, 11 in Brookline and 62 in Boston. Dental.me holds no referral data, so ask the office directly: where do you send patients when a case is beyond general dentistry?
If you need care urgently
One Dorchester office is on the emergency dentist list: Sparkle Dental Boston (4.5 on 62 reviews). If you are in pain, call it and one or two other offices from the Score list below. Dental.me holds no availability data, so call to ask how soon an office can see you.
The Dental.me Score top six
These six hold the top six places on the Dental.me Score, which is built mainly from a practice’s Google rating and the depth of reviews behind it, with a small lift for an office that verifies its listing. Each links to its full profile on the Dorchester dental directory:
- Frank Y. Shin, DMD, PC — 4.9 across 465 reviews; first on the Score and the second-largest review record in Dorchester.
- Peachy Smiles Ashmont LLC — 4.7 on 33 reviews; second on the Score.
- Family Dentistry — Dr. Alice Lwin — 4.6 on 50 reviews; third on the Score.
- Sparkle Dental Boston — 4.5 across 62 Google reviews; fourth on the Score and on five service lists, including the only emergency listing.
- Codman Square Health Center — 4.4 across 2,375 reviews, by far the most-reviewed office in Dorchester; fifth on the Score.
- Charan Teja Bobba — 4.4 on 31 reviews; sixth on the Score.
Cross-reference the profile before you call. The full Dorchester listings show all 42 rows, rated and unrated.
Other directories nearby
Each of these places has its own Dental.me directory. The first six together list 65 practices, 31 of them rated, fewer than Quincy’s 117 or Boston’s 742. Dental.me holds no drive-time data, so check the distance from where you live.
- Milton — 16 practices, 12 rated.
- Jamaica Plain — 14 practices, 5 rated.
- Roxbury — 19 practices, 6 rated.
- Mattapan — 11 practices, 4 rated.
- Dorchester Center — a separate directory; 3 practices, 2 rated.
- Avon — 2 practices, 2 rated.
- Quincy — 117 practices, 59 rated.
- Boston — 742 practices, 204 rated.
Before you book
Two national references help before you call. Dental.me does not publish prices, and our national guide to dental costs gives no price ranges either; it lists what a quote depends on (the procedure, exam findings, insurance and materials), so ask each office for a written, itemised estimate. And how we rank practices explains how the Dental.me Score on every Dorchester profile is built; the star ratings themselves come from Google.
How many dentists are in Dorchester, MA?
Dental.me tracks 42 dental practices in Dorchester, MA — 19 carry a public star rating that averages 4.0 stars, and 16 list a website. Compare the full ranked list on the Dorchester dentists page.
Which is the top-rated dentist in Dorchester?
By Dental.me Score, FRANK Y. SHIN, DMD, PC currently leads the Dorchester list (4.9 stars, 465 reviews). Rankings update as ratings and profile data change, so compare a few offices before deciding.
How do I choose a good dentist in Dorchester?
Compare the Dental.me Score alongside review volume, location, office hours, provider names, and website details, then shortlist three to five Dorchester offices that fit your schedule, budget, and the care you need.
How does Dental.me rank Dorchester 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.
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.