Dentists in Elkins Park, PA: Local Guide

To find a good dentist in Elkins Park, start with the 33 practices in our directory, 17 of which carry a Dental.me Score built from rated patient feedback. The township average sits at 4.35 across those rated offices, so you have real room to compare, and eight of them clear a 4.8 rating.

What the Elkins Park numbers actually say

Elkins Park is a compact community inside Cheltenham Township in Montgomery County, sitting right against the northern edge of Philadelphia and served by the SEPTA regional rail stop of the same name. For a place this size, a directory of 33 dental practices is generous, but the number that matters more is 17: that is how many of those offices have accumulated enough rated patient feedback to earn a Dental.me Score. The other sixteen listings exist and may be perfectly good, but they have not yet gathered the signal needed to rank, so this guide focuses on the 17 you can actually compare.

The average score across those 17 rated Elkins Park practices is 4.35. That is a healthy figure, but averages hide the shape of the market, and Elkins Park has an unusually split shape. Eight offices sit at 4.8 or higher, a genuinely strong top tier, while five sit below 4.0. The middle is thin. In practical terms, that means the choice here is less about hunting for a hidden gem and more about deciding which of a handful of well-regarded, high-volume practices fits your schedule, your insurance, and the specific work you need done.

The top-rated dental practices in Elkins Park

Here are the six named practices in our Elkins Park data, sorted by rating and then by review count. Ratings and review totals are drawn directly from patient feedback on file; click any name to open its full profile.

Two things stand out. First, the two perfect 5.0 scores sit at opposite ends of experience volume: Farshid Sanavi carries 644 reviews behind that score, while Laurence Mazin holds the same 5.0 on 19. A perfect rating on 644 pieces of feedback is a very different signal than a perfect rating on 19, so weigh the two accordingly. Second, three practices here have each logged more than 450 reviews, which for a township of this size is a heavy concentration of review history in a few doors.

How the rating bands stack up

The 17 rated Elkins Park offices do not spread evenly across the scale. Grouped into bands, the picture looks like this.

That top-heavy, bottom-heavy split is the single most useful thing to know before you start calling. The eight offices at 4.8 and above give you a strong shortlist, and the five under 4.0 are worth reading the underlying feedback on before you commit. The thin middle means you rarely have to settle for a merely-average choice in Elkins Park; you can usually reach one of the leaders.

Website coverage and what it means for booking

Of the 33 practices in the Elkins Park directory, 10 have a website URL on file. That is under a third, which shapes how you should plan your outreach. For the ten with a site, you can usually check services, hours, and new-patient forms before you ever pick up the phone. For the rest, the phone is your primary channel, so keep the practice profile open while you call.

Read that chart carefully: a missing URL is a gap in our records, not a verdict on the office. Several fine practices simply have not had a website link captured yet. It only tells you which route to try first.

Where Elkins Park’s 2,104 reviews live

Across the rated practices, 2,104 reviews have been left. That volume is concentrated, not spread thin. The six named practices above account for the large majority of it, and three offices alone carry more than 1,600 of those reviews between them.

Volume is a tie-breaker, not a ranking on its own. A 4.7 built on 514 reviews, like Penrose Family Dentistry, reflects a long and consistent track record, while a 5.0 on 19 reviews, like Laurence Mazin, is a strong early signal that has not yet been tested at scale. When two Elkins Park offices score closely, let the review count tell you which average rests on more ratings.

Specialty care without leaving the township

Elkins Park is not just general dentistry. The directory tags meaningful specialty depth, which means you can often stay local for more involved work instead of driving into Center City. The most-listed specialties are shown below.

If you are weighing tooth replacement, the nine practices listing dental implants in Elkins Park give you a real basis for comparison. For straightening, seven offices each list orthodontists and clear-aligner care, so you can line up consultations without leaving town. And for a brighter smile or veneers, browse the six cosmetic dentists before you book. You can always return to the full Elkins Park dental directory to see every listing in one place.

Looking just beyond Elkins Park

Elkins Park sits shoulder to shoulder with several other Cheltenham-area and Montgomery County communities, and their directories are a short drive apart. If your top Elkins Park choices are booked out or out of network, it is worth widening the search by a mile or two. Neighboring Jenkintown is the closest sizable commercial hub, Cheltenham shares the same township, and Wyncote sits just to the west. Because these towns border one another, an office listed in the next community over may still be closer to your home than one across Elkins Park.

How to choose, step by step

Put the pieces together and the process is short. Start from the eight offices scoring 4.8 or higher and cross-check each against your dental plan, since being in network usually matters more to your bill than a two-tenths difference in score. Next, use review volume as your tie-breaker: when two practices score within a fraction of each other, the one with hundreds of reviews has a longer proven history than a strong newcomer. Then match the work you need to the specialty tags, so an implant case lands with one of the nine implant-listing offices rather than a general practice. Finally, check whether your shortlist has a website URL on file; if it does, confirm hours and new-patient policy online first, and if it does not, keep the practice profile open and call. Nothing here is guaranteed by a phone call alone, but working the list in that order gets most Elkins Park patients to a confident booking in an afternoon.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are there in Elkins Park, PA?

Our directory lists 33 dental practices in Elkins Park. Of those, 17 have gathered enough rated patient feedback to carry a Dental.me Score, and the average score across those 17 is 4.35.

Which Elkins Park dental practice has the highest rating?

Six practices hold a perfect 5.0, including these two: Farshid Sanavi, DMD, Ph.D, with 644 reviews behind that score, and Laurence Mazin, with 19 reviews. The larger review base gives Sanavi’s score the deeper track record.

How many Elkins Park dentists offer dental implants?

Eight of the Elkins Park practices list dental implants, making it the deepest specialty in the local directory. Seven list orthodontics and clear aligners, and six list cosmetic dentistry.

Do most Elkins Park dental offices have a website?

Only 10 of the 33 listings have a website URL on file, roughly 30 percent. A missing URL means we have not recorded a link, not that the office lacks a site, so call those practices to confirm details.

How many reviews back the Elkins Park ratings?

There are 2,104 reviews across the rated Elkins Park practices. The volume is concentrated: the six named practices account for about 2,030 of them, and three offices carry more than 450 reviews each.

Can I find a dentist near Elkins Park if my first choice is full?

Yes. Elkins Park borders several communities, so you can widen your search to Jenkintown, Cheltenham, or Wyncote. Because these towns adjoin one another, a nearby listing may still be close to your home.

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.