Finding a good dentist in Erie comes down to reading the record, not the marketing. Erie has 32 dental practices; 16 carry enough patient feedback to earn a Dental.me Score, and those rated offices average 4.64 out of 5. Start with the highest-scored, website-confirmed practices below, then match one to your family’s needs.
Erie sits across the Boulder and Weld county line, and its dental market reflects that split personality: a cluster of family and pediatric offices serving the Vista Ridge and Erie Commons neighborhoods, alongside general practices closer to Old Town. Thirty-two offices sounds like plenty, but only half of them have accumulated enough scored feedback to compare with confidence. The other sixteen may be perfectly good; they simply don’t have a public rating you can lean on yet. This guide walks you through exactly which practices have earned their standing, what their numbers mean, and how to narrow the field to a single first appointment you can book this week.
The highest-scored dental practices in Erie
The table below ranks the six Erie practices that carry both a strong Dental.me Score and meaningful review depth. It is sorted by rating first, then by review count, so a five-star office backed by a smaller sample sits above a 4.9 office only until you weigh how many reviews stand behind each figure. That trade-off matters here: Coal Creek Family Dental holds a 4.9 across 802 scored reviews, the deepest sample in Erie by a wide margin, while Modern Mint Dental Care posts a perfect 5.0 across a still-substantial 196. Both are excellent starting points; they simply answer different questions about rating and sample size.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Mint Dental Care | 5.0 | 196 | View profile |
| Coal Creek Family Dental | 4.9 | 802 | View profile |
| Mountain Ridge Dental Care | 4.9 | 504 | View profile |
| Hardy Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics | 4.8 | 392 | View profile |
| Erie Family Dentistry: Zachary Arquilla DMD | 4.8 | 120 | View profile |
| Carroll Family & Cosmetic Dentistry | 4.7 | 356 | View profile |
A useful way to read this list: the top three offices, Modern Mint Dental Care, Coal Creek Family Dental, and Mountain Ridge Dental Care, all clear 4.9, so the decision among them rarely hinges on quality. It hinges on fit: location relative to your commute along Erie Parkway or County Line Road, whether the practice treats the whole family, and how far out the first available appointment sits. Notice too that the two 4.8 offices are very different in sample size, with Hardy Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics carrying 392 scored reviews against 120 for Erie Family Dentistry, which tells you the former’s rating is the more settled of the two. Every one of these six practices is browsable in full on the Erie dentist directory, where you can see the complete scored cohort rather than only the leaders.
What Erie’s rating spread tells you
Averages hide the shape of a market. Erie’s 16 scored practices break into four rating bands, and the distribution is top-heavy: ten of the sixteen sit at 4.8 or above. That concentration is why the town’s average lands at a healthy 4.64 despite a handful of weaker performers dragging the low end. Only two offices fall in the 4.5-to-4.79 band, three in the 4.0-to-4.49 band, and a single practice scores below 4.0.
Practically, this means the odds are with you in Erie. Pick almost any office in the top band and you are choosing among genuinely well-regarded practices. The single office below 4.0 and the three in the 4.0-to-4.49 range are worth a closer look before you commit, not because a score condemns them, but because a lower rating with a modest review count is a reason to read recent feedback carefully rather than book on reputation alone. When a market is this concentrated at the top, your job shifts from hunting for a rare good option to simply picking the strong one that fits your schedule and location.
Which Erie offices have a website URL on file
Of Erie’s 32 practices, 15 have a website URL on file with Dental.me. That is not a verdict on the other seventeen offices; plenty of good dentists run a light online footprint or list through a directory rather than a standalone site. But a confirmed website is the fastest path to the details a phone call can’t always cover at a glance, such as insurance networks accepted, new-patient intake forms, and after-hours contact instructions. When you have a shortlist of two or three Erie offices, checking which ones publish a site can be a quick, practical tiebreaker.
When an office has no website URL on file, treat the phone as your primary channel and keep your questions concrete: confirm your plan is in-network, ask what a new-patient exam and cleaning will run before insurance, and note the earliest opening. Calling won’t settle everything, but it moves you from a name on a map to a real sense of whether the practice fits your family and your budget.
Review depth: where Erie’s 3,248 scores come from
Erie’s scored practices carry 3,248 scored reviews between them, and that volume is concentrated at the top. The six leaders alone account for roughly seven in ten of those scores, which is why their ratings are so stable. The chart below shows how the review count stacks across the six ranked offices; the taller the bar, the larger the sample standing behind that practice’s score, and the less likely a run of a few recent visits could swing it.
Depth is the reason a rating holds up. A 4.7 across 356 reviews at Carroll Family & Cosmetic Dentistry is a more settled signal than the same number over a dozen reviews would be. When you compare two Erie offices with similar scores, let review count break the tie, and lean toward the practice whose feedback is both plentiful and recent. It also explains why a lighter review count isn’t automatically a worse office: Erie Family Dentistry: Zachary Arquilla DMD holds a 4.8 on 120 reviews, a strong showing that simply hasn’t been tested by as many patients yet.
Specialty care: kids, braces, and cosmetic work in Erie
Erie is a young, family-heavy town, and its dental supply mirrors that. Nine practices list pediatric dentistry, the deepest specialty pool in the market, while cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, Invisalign, and teeth whitening each appear at seven offices. If you are choosing a first dentist for a child, you have real room to be selective, and a practice like Hardy Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics lists both pediatric dentistry and orthodontics in its name, so ask which work it does itself.
For adults weighing cosmetic or alignment work, the seven-office pools for cosmetic dentistry in Erie and Erie orthodontists give you enough choice to compare consultations before committing to a treatment plan that can run many months. If clear aligners are your preference specifically, the Invisalign providers in Erie overlap heavily with the general and cosmetic offices, so you can often keep alignment and routine care in the same chair. Because these specialty counts overlap, one practice frequently spans several categories at once, which is worth confirming when you call so you know whether a single office can cover your whole household’s needs.
A simple way to choose your first Erie appointment
With sixteen scored offices and a top band ten deep, the risk in Erie isn’t picking a bad dentist, it’s stalling over too many good ones. A short, repeatable method cuts through that. Start by filtering the Erie directory to the practices carrying a strong Dental.me Score, then weigh rating against review depth so a thin sample doesn’t oversell an office. From there, layer in the practical filters that are personal to you: which offices sit on your side of Erie Parkway, which take your insurance, and which have a specialty you actually need rather than one you might use someday.
Once you’re down to two or three names, a single phone call usually decides it. Ask whether they’re accepting new patients, how far out the next cleaning is, and what an initial visit costs before insurance is applied. Those three answers tell you more about day-to-day fit than any score can, and they turn a ranked list into a booked appointment. Because the Dental.me Score is earned through rating, review volume, and office confirmation rather than purchased, the shortlist you build this way reflects what patients have actually reported on Google, with only Featured placement ever labeled as paid.
Looking just beyond Erie
Erie’s borders are porous, and for many residents the nearest strong option sits one town over. If your commute or insurance network points elsewhere, the neighboring directories are a short drive: Lafayette dentists to the west, Louisville dentists just past that, and Broomfield dentists to the south all draw Erie families. Expanding your search by a few miles adds a materially larger pool of rated offices to call, which matters most for specialty or emergency care where the local bench is thin.
Wherever you land, the method is the same: start with the Dental.me Score to filter for practices with a strong rating backed by many reviews, weigh rating against review depth so a small sample doesn’t oversell an office, confirm the practical details by website or phone, and match the specialty mix to what your household actually needs. In a market as top-heavy as Erie’s, that process rarely takes long, and it reliably points you to a practice you can stay with for years rather than one you’ll be re-evaluating by next spring.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are there in Erie, CO?
Dental.me maps 32 dental practices in Erie. Of those, 16 have accumulated enough feedback to earn a Dental.me Score, and that rated group averages 4.64 out of 5, so roughly half the market has a rating you can compare directly.
Which Erie dentist has the highest rating?
Modern Mint Dental Care holds a perfect 5.0, based on 196 scored reviews. Coal Creek Family Dental and Mountain Ridge Dental Care both sit at 4.9, with Coal Creek carrying the deepest sample in town at 802 reviews.
Are there pediatric dentists in Erie?
Yes. Nine Erie practices list pediatric dentistry, the largest specialty pool in the city. Hardy Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics, rated 4.8 across 392 reviews, combines children’s care and orthodontics in a single office.
Can I get Invisalign or braces in Erie?
Seven Erie practices list orthodontics and seven offer Invisalign, and the two pools overlap heavily. That gives you enough choice to compare consultations before committing to a treatment plan that can run many months.
How is the Dental.me Score decided, and can a dentist pay for a higher one?
The Score is earned, never purchased. It weighs a practice’s rating, review volume, and office confirmation, so a large sample counts for more than a thin one. Only Featured placement can be paid for, and it is labeled as such.
What if none of the Erie offices fit my schedule or insurance?
Erie sits close to several other Front Range towns. The Lafayette, Louisville, and Broomfield directories are each a short drive away and regularly serve Erie families, which widens the field for a routine cleaning or specialty visit.
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