Finding a good dentist in Elkton starts with the numbers: Dental.me tracks 24 practices in this Cecil County seat, 14 of them rated by patients, together carrying a 4.12 average rating across 2,618 total reviews. Focus on the highest-rated offices listed below, confirm your insurance is accepted, and book a first cleaning to judge fit.
What Elkton’s dental numbers actually tell you
Elkton sits at the northeastern corner of Maryland, the county seat of Cecil County, near where Interstate 95 and US Route 40 cross the head of the Chesapeake close to the Delaware line. For a town this size, 24 dental practices on file is a workable field, but the more useful figure is that only 14 of those 24 currently carry a patient rating. That means roughly four in ten listings here are still unrated on Dental.me, so a name appearing in a search does not yet come with a track record you can weigh.
The 14 rated practices average 4.12 stars. That headline number hides a real spread, though. Some offices sit near a perfect five, and a handful land below four. Averaging them together flattens exactly the distinction you are trying to make, which is why the ranked table and the band chart below matter more than the single citywide figure. Treat 4.12 as the floor you are trying to beat, not the target you are aiming for.
It also helps to know how the 2,618 reviews are distributed, because they are not spread evenly across Elkton. A single office, Dental Care of Elkton, accounts for 642 of them — nearly a quarter of every review in town. Add the next two highest, Kevin Y. Myint at 273 and R. Scott Collins at 200, and just three practices hold well over 1,100 reviews between them. The remaining rated offices carry far shorter histories, so when you compare two Elkton practices you are often comparing a deep, well-documented record against a thin one. Neither is automatically better, but the depth changes how much weight a rating can bear.
The top-rated dental practices in Elkton
The table below ranks Elkton’s leading offices by their Dental.me rating, with review volume as the tiebreaker. Ratings and review counts come straight from each practice’s profile; nothing here is estimated. Click a practice name to open its full profile, where you can check its rating history and confirm current details before you call.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul B. Lavine, D.D.S. P.A. | 5.0 | 23 | View profile |
| Kevin Y. Myint, DDS | 4.9 | 273 | View profile |
| Julianne M Wyman DDS, MS, LLC | 4.7 | 192 | View profile |
| Paul B. Lavine DDS | 4.7 | 70 | View profile |
| Dental Care of Elkton | 4.6 | 642 | View profile |
| R. Scott Collins PA | 4.6 | 200 | View profile |
Two names deserve a note. There are two Lavine listings on file — “Paul B. Lavine, D.D.S. P.A.” at a perfect 5.0 across 23 reviews, and “Paul B. Lavine DDS” at 4.7 across 70 — so when you search you may see both; open each profile to see which set of details is current. And Dental Care of Elkton carries by far the deepest review history in town at 642, more than double the next practice, which is worth weighing alongside its 4.6 rating.
How Elkton’s ratings break down by band
Averages mislead; distributions do not. Of the 14 rated practices, 3 earn 4.8 stars or higher, 5 land in the 4.5 to 4.79 range, 2 sit between 4.0 and 4.49, and 4 fall below 4.0. So more than half the rated field — 8 of 14 — clears 4.5, but a meaningful cluster of four practices sits under four stars, which is precisely what drags the citywide average down to 4.12.
Website coverage and confirming office details
Of Elkton’s 24 practices, 10 have a website URL on file with Dental.me and 14 do not. A missing URL is a note about the listing, not a judgment on the office — a practice with no website URL on file may still be excellent and simply reachable by phone. What it means for you is practical: for those 14 listings, plan to confirm hours, new-patient status, and accepted insurance by calling rather than checking a site first.
It is worth noting that website coverage and rating do not track together in Elkton. Some of the town’s most-reviewed offices have a URL on file while other well-rated practices do not, so you cannot use the presence of a website as a shortcut for quality here. Use it only for what it is: a signal of how you will most easily reach the office for the practical questions a first appointment depends on.
Reading the rated share before you choose
The gap between 24 practices on file and 14 with a rating is the single most useful thing to internalize about Elkton. It means a shortlist built purely on rating draws from 14 offices, not 24. The ten unrated-but-listed practices are not disqualified; they simply have no patient signal yet, so you are relying on other cues — location, insurance fit, a personal referral — rather than a score.
How the Dental.me Score is earned here
Every rating you see in the table is a Dental.me Score, and it is earned rather than sold. The score weighs a practice’s star rating, the volume of reviews behind it, and whether the office has confirmed its own details, among other signals — which is why Dental Care of Elkton, with 642 reviews at 4.6, reads as a different kind of evidence than a 5.0 built on 23. Both are strong; one is simply deeper. The only thing a practice can pay for is a Featured placement, which is labeled as such and never changes the underlying score. When you compare Elkton offices, read the rating and the review count together, then open the profile to see the full picture.
A practical way to use all of this: start from the Elkton dental directory hub to see every listing in one place, narrow to the rated offices that clear 4.5, and shortlist two or three. Call each to confirm they take your plan and have new-patient openings, then book the one whose location and hours fit your week. A first visit tells you more about chairside manner and cleanliness than any number can.
Building your Elkton shortlist step by step
With 24 practices on file but only 14 carrying a rating, a little structure saves time. Start by opening the Elkton dental directory hub and setting the rated offices aside from the unrated ones, since the 14 rated practices are the only ones you can weigh on a score. From those, use the band chart above to keep the eight that clear 4.5 stars, then look at review depth to break ties. A 4.6 backed by 642 reviews at Dental Care of Elkton and a 4.6 backed by 200 at R. Scott Collins PA read differently even though the star number matches.
Next, narrow on fit rather than score. Two Elkton practices carry a website URL on file for every one that does not — 10 of the 24 — so for many listings your first confirming step is a phone call, not a web search. Check that the office takes your dental plan, ask whether they are accepting new patients, and confirm hours against your own week. Aim to leave this stage with two or three finalists, not one, so a full schedule or a plan mismatch at your top pick does not send you back to the beginning.
Finally, let the first visit decide. A rating and a review count tell you what other patients have experienced over time; they cannot tell you how a specific hygienist explains a treatment plan or how the front desk handles your insurance. Book a cleaning and exam at your top finalist, and treat that appointment as the real test. If it goes well, you have a dentist; if it does not, you already have a ranked second and third choice from Elkton’s rated field ready to call.
Questions worth asking a new Elkton dentist
Because 14 of Elkton’s 24 practices have no website URL on file, a short phone call often carries more of your research than a homepage would. A few questions cut to what matters. Ask which dental insurance plans the office is in-network for, and get it confirmed for your specific plan rather than a general yes. Ask whether they are taking new patients and how far out the next new-patient appointment is, since a highly rated office can also be a busy one. Ask what a first visit includes — whether X-rays, a cleaning, and an exam happen on the same day or across two visits — so the first bill holds no surprises.
It is also fair to ask about the practice’s own scope. Some Elkton offices handle general and family care and refer out for specialty work like orthodontics, oral surgery, or endodontics; others keep more of that in house. Knowing which before you commit spares you a second search later. And if you are moving into Cecil County or switching after years with one dentist, ask how to transfer existing records and X-rays so your new office starts with your full history rather than a blank chart. None of these questions depend on a rating, and all of them sharpen a shortlist that the numbers alone can only get you partway toward.
Looking just beyond Elkton
If the Elkton shortlist is thin for your insurance or schedule, several neighboring Cecil County and Harford County towns are a short drive away and worth checking. Compare listings in North East and Perryville along the US 40 corridor, or look at Rising Sun to the north, Cecilton to the south, and Havre de Grace across the Susquehanna in Harford County. Each has its own directory hub with its own rated practices, so widening your search by a few miles can meaningfully expand the field beyond Elkton’s 14 rated offices.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are there in Elkton, MD?
Dental.me lists 24 dental practices in Elkton. Of those, 14 currently carry a patient rating, and together the rated offices average 4.12 stars across 2,618 total reviews. The other ten listings have no rating yet.
Which Elkton dentist has the highest rating?
Paul B. Lavine, D.D.S. P.A. holds a perfect 5.0 rating, though from a smaller base of 23 reviews. Kevin Y. Myint, DDS is close behind at 4.9 stars across a much deeper 273 reviews.
Which dental practice in Elkton has the most reviews?
The deepest review record in dental belongs to Diamond Higgin — 885 reviews at a 4.4 rating. That is nearly a quarter of all 2,618 reviews across Elkton and more than double the next-highest practice’s total.
What is the average dentist rating in Elkton?
The 14 rated Elkton practices average 4.12 stars. That figure spans a wide range: 8 of the 14 clear 4.5 stars, while 4 practices sit below 4.0, which is what pulls the citywide average down.
Do Elkton dental offices have websites?
Of the 24 Elkton practices, 10 have a website URL on file with Dental.me and 14 do not. A missing URL is only a note about the listing, so for those offices plan to confirm hours and insurance by phone.
What if I can't find the right dentist in Elkton?
Nearby Cecil and Harford County towns are a short drive away. Check dental listings in North East, Perryville, Rising Sun, Cecilton, and Havre de Grace to widen your options beyond Elkton’s 14 rated practices.
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