Dentists in Edgewater, NJ: Local Guide

To find a good dentist in Edgewater, New Jersey, start with the 24 dental practices Dental.me tracks along this Hudson River borough, 15 of which carry a public rating that averages 4.38 stars. Sort those rated offices by score and review depth, match a specialty to your need, and confirm the office directly.

What the Edgewater numbers actually show

Edgewater is a narrow borough wedged between the Palisades cliffs and the Hudson River in Bergen County, running along River Road just south of the George Washington Bridge. For a place barely a mile wide, it supports a dense cluster of dental care: Dental.me counts 24 practices inside the borough. Of those, 15 have accumulated enough public feedback to hold a rating, and the group averages 4.38 stars. That average sits in respectable territory, but an average flattens the real story, which is that Edgewater’s rated offices split into distinct tiers rather than bunching around one middle score.

It helps to picture the borough itself. Edgewater runs long and thin, several miles of waterfront frontage backed by the sheer wall of the Palisades, with nearly every address reachable from a single spine, River Road. That compactness matters for a dental search, because the practical difference in drive time between the northern end near the bridge approaches and the southern end toward Cliffside Park is only a few minutes. In many towns you weigh a great office against a long commute; in Edgewater you rarely do, which frees you to choose almost purely on quality and fit.

Ten of the 15 rated practices score 4.8 stars or higher, the band Dental.me treats as consistently strong. Two more land between 4.5 and 4.79, one sits in the 4.0-to-4.49 range, and two fall below 4.0. The chart below breaks that distribution out. What it tells a searcher is practical: the top of the Edgewater market is deep, so you are not choosing between one great office and a field of mediocrity. You have a genuine shortlist to work from, and the useful work is narrowing ten strong options down to the one that fits your situation.

The top-rated dental practices in Edgewater

The table below ranks the six Edgewater practices with the strongest combination of rating and review depth, sorted by score and then by review count. Every profile links to that office’s full Dental.me page, where you can see its address, services, and score detail. Read it as a starting shortlist, not a verdict: a 5.0 built on 353 reviews and a 4.8 built on 800 reviews are both genuinely strong signals, and which matters more depends on whether you weight peak score or sheer volume of feedback.

A few things stand out on this list. Mint Dental holds a perfect 5.0 across 353 ratings, which is unusual to sustain at that volume. Exceptional Dentistry of Bergen pairs a 4.9 with 641 reviews, the second-largest body of feedback in the borough. And Edgewater Pediatric Dentistry carries the single deepest review count on the list at 800, a signal worth its own attention if you are searching on behalf of a child. You can see the whole borough, including practices below this top six, on the Edgewater dentist directory.

Making sense of the Dental.me Score

Every rating on this page is a Dental.me Score, which weighs a practice’s star rating, the volume of feedback behind it, and whether the office’s details have been confirmed, among other signals. It is earned from that record, never purchased; the only thing an office can pay for is a Featured placement, which does not change the score itself. For a searcher, the value of the score is that it does the tedious part for you, folding a rating and its reliability into one comparable number. In Edgewater that produces a clear top tier, and the standing of the offices at the top of the table reflects hundreds of ratings each rather than a position bought this quarter. That is exactly why the score is a safe place to begin a search rather than a marketing artifact to discount.

Reviews and how much weight to give them

Across all of Edgewater’s rated practices, 2,478 ratings have been left. That total is concentrated at the top: the six practices in the table above account for the large majority of it, and two offices alone (Edgewater Pediatric Dentistry and Exceptional Dentistry of Bergen) carry more than 1,400 between them. The chart shows how uneven that distribution is.

The practical lesson is to read a rating and its review count together. A 4.9 backed by 641 ratings, as at Exceptional Dentistry of Bergen, is a well-tested number; a high score built on a dozen reviews is more of a promising early signal than a settled reputation. In Edgewater you are fortunate that the top scores and the deepest review counts largely overlap, so you rarely have to trade one against the other. When you do compare two offices with similar stars, let the larger review base break the tie.

Website coverage and confirming an office

Of the 24 practices Dental.me tracks in Edgewater, 12 have a website URL on file, exactly half the borough. A missing URL is not a mark against an office; it only means Dental.me does not have a web address recorded for that listing, and our record carries nothing further about how the practice books or how it performs. But it does change how you verify details, because for those offices you cannot cross-check hours or services on a site before you call.

When you call any Edgewater office, whether it lists a site or not, confirm the details that matter to you: that they are taking new patients, that they accept your insurance or offer a self-pay rate you can live with, and that they perform the specific procedure you need. Those answers can shift month to month, so treat the rating and reviews as your filter for quality and the phone call as your check on current logistics.

Specialty care in Edgewater

Edgewater’s roster is not just general dentists. Within the borough, Dental.me records seven practices offering dental implants, seven offering teeth whitening, six providing cosmetic dentistry, and six with periodontal care. That is meaningful depth for a small borough, and it means most residents can address an implant consult, a whitening treatment, or gum care without leaving the waterfront.

If you know what you need, you can start from a service list rather than the general directory. Browse the borough’s Edgewater dental implant providers, compare cosmetic dentists in Edgewater, or look at options for teeth whitening in Edgewater. Because several offices appear on more than one of these lists, a single practice may cover a general cleaning, a cosmetic consult, and an implant plan under one roof, which is worth confirming when you call.

It is worth being clear about what these specialty counts do and do not tell you. A count of seven implant providers means seven Edgewater practices list implants among their services; it does not rank them or distinguish a single-tooth case from a full-arch reconstruction. Use the number to confirm you have real choice locally, then lean on each office’s rating, its review depth, and a direct conversation about your specific case to choose between them. The same logic applies to whitening and periodontal care: availability is the first filter, and the score plus your own questions do the rest.

Looking beyond the borough

Edgewater sits at the center of a tight ring of Bergen County towns, all within a few minutes by car along River Road, Route 5, or the streets climbing the Palisades. If the Edgewater office you want is booked out, or if a neighboring town is simply closer to your home or commute, the surrounding directories are worth a look. Bordering and nearby communities each carry their own rated rosters on Dental.me.

Start with dentists in Cliffside Park directly up the hill, dentists in Fort Lee to the north near the bridge, or dentists in Leonia a short drive inland. Palisades Park and Ridgefield round out the immediate cluster. Comparing a couple of these directories against Edgewater’s own gives you a wider shortlist without straying far from the waterfront, and the same read-the-numbers approach applies in each.

How to choose, step by step

Put it together and the search becomes simple. First, use the rating bands to focus on the ten Edgewater practices scoring 4.8 or higher, since the borough gives you that much depth at the top. Second, weigh score against review count using the table and the reviews chart, letting a larger, well-tested body of feedback settle close calls. Third, if you need a specific service, start from the implants, cosmetic, or whitening list rather than the full directory. Fourth, call your top one or two choices to confirm new-patient availability, insurance, and the exact procedure. That sequence turns 24 practices into a confident decision, and it keeps the whole search inside a borough small enough to walk end to end.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are in Edgewater, NJ?

Dental.me tracks 24 dental practices in Edgewater, 15 of which carry a public rating. Those rated offices average 4.38 stars, and 10 of them score 4.8 or higher.

Which Edgewater dentist has the highest rating?

Mint Dental : Young Kim, DDS holds a 5.0 rating across 353 reviews, the highest score in the borough. Exceptional Dentistry of Bergen, Richard S. Hughes III, and Yelena Andriescu each follow at 4.9.

Which Edgewater practice has the most reviews?

Edgewater Pediatric Dentistry has the deepest review count at 800, followed by Exceptional Dentistry of Bergen with 641. Across all rated practices, 2,478 reviews have been left in total.

Are there dental specialists in Edgewater?

Yes. Dental.me records seven Edgewater practices offering dental implants, seven offering teeth whitening, six cosmetic dentists, and six offering periodontal care within the borough.

Do Edgewater dental offices have websites?

Half do. 12 of the 24 tracked practices have a website URL on file. For the other 12, a direct phone call is the quickest way to confirm hours, services, and new-patient availability.

How does the Dental.me Score work?

It weighs a practice’s star rating, its review volume, and whether office details are confirmed, among other signals. The score is earned, never purchased; only Featured placement can be paid for, and it does not change the score.

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.