Dentists in Fairlawn, OH: Local Guide

To find a good dentist in Fairlawn, start with the 35 dental practices mapped across this Summit County suburb, 25 of which carry a public rating that averages 4.44 stars. Filter by the specialty you need, weigh review volume against rating, and shortlist the offices near Montrose or the West Market Street corridor.

The Fairlawn dental landscape at a glance

Fairlawn sits just northwest of Akron, wrapped around the Montrose shopping district and the retail stretch of West Market Street, and its dental market is denser than the city’s small footprint suggests. Dental.me maps 35 practices inside the city limits, and 25 of them carry enough public feedback to earn a rating. Those rated offices average 4.44 stars, but the average hides a useful split. Fourteen practices sit at 4.8 or higher, two land in the 4.5-to-4.79 band, three fall between 4.0 and 4.49, and six rate below 4.0. In other words, more than half of everything rated in Fairlawn clears the 4.8 line, so the top of the market is crowded and you can afford to be selective rather than settling for the first office that answers.

That distribution is the single most useful thing to internalize before you start calling. Because the 4.8-plus band is so deep here, a merely average score stands out more than it would in a thinner market, and the six practices sitting below 4.0 are easy to route around when fourteen higher-rated options are within the same few square miles. It also means the ten practices with no public rating yet are not automatically weaker; they may simply be newer or quieter online, and they are worth a direct call rather than a quiet dismissal. Treat the rating bands as a first filter, not a verdict, and let them decide only where your shortlist starts.

Top-rated practices in Fairlawn

The table below ranks Fairlawn’s top tier by rating, with review volume breaking the ties. Joseph D’Amico holds the only perfect 5.0 in the group, while Anthony Salem D.D.S. Inc. pairs a 4.9 with 1,532 reviews by far the largest body of feedback in the city, and on its own roughly a quarter of Fairlawn’s 6,518 total reviews.

Each of these six practices tells a slightly different story once you look past the star number. Anthony Salem D.D.S. Inc. is the volume leader, and a 4.9 sustained across more than fifteen hundred reviews rests on one of the largest samples in the city. Allyson Eippert’s 954 reviews and Dentistry 4 Kids on Commercial Drive with 779 both back their 4.9 with deep histories, so their scores rest on a wide base of experience rather than a lucky streak. Arsmiles Family and Cosmetic Dentistry carries a 4.9 across 408 reviews, and Dr. Kay’s Periodontics and Implant Dentistry holds the same 4.9 over 261, a strong showing for a specialty office whose patients tend to arrive with more complex cases. Joseph D’Amico’s perfect 5.0 sits on 195 reviews, smaller than the others but strikingly consistent.

A perfect score built on 195 reviews and a 4.9 built on 1,532 reviews are telling you different things. D’Amico’s 5.0 is remarkably consistent for its size, while Salem’s near-perfect mark held up across that far deeper base — a durability only volume can demonstrate. When two Fairlawn offices post the same rating, let the review count break the tie for you, exactly the way the table does: the deeper the history behind a score, the more confidently you can lean on it.

How the Dental.me Score works in Fairlawn

Every rating on Dental.me is earned, never bought. The Dental.me Score weighs a practice’s star rating, the volume of reviews behind it, and whether we have confirmed the office’s details, among other signals, into a single figure you can compare across the 25 rated practices here. Volume is doing quiet work in that formula. A 4.9 across Allyson Eippert’s 954 reviews is a steadier signal than the same number pulled from a handful of ratings, which is why two Fairlawn offices with identical star ratings can still land in different places. The only thing money can change is Featured placement, which is always labeled as such. It cannot lift a score, and it cannot reorder the rankings you see in the table above.

For a city like Fairlawn, where fourteen offices cluster at the top of the scale, that weighting is what keeps the list honest. Without it, a brand-new practice with three glowing reviews could leapfrog Anthony Salem or Dentistry 4 Kids, and the ranking would tell you nothing about where to spend your next appointment. Because the score leans on confirmed details and review depth, the practices that rise here are the ones with the deepest review history in the city, hundreds of them rather than a recent handful.

Matching a Fairlawn dentist to what you need

Fairlawn’s roster skews toward general and family practice, but the specialty coverage is broad for a city this size. Fourteen offices list cosmetic dentistry and fourteen list teeth whitening, making elective and appearance-focused care the easiest to source locally. Thirteen practices offer dental implants and eleven handle pediatric patients, so restorative cases and families are both well served. Eleven list periodontics, nine cover orthodontics, while seven offer endodontic root-canal work and five provide dentures. If you know the discipline you need, start there instead of scrolling the full directory.

The practical takeaway is that almost nothing forces a Fairlawn resident to drive out of town for care. A parent can choose among eleven pediatric options, a patient weighing implants has thirteen offices to compare, and anyone facing gum disease has eleven periodontal providers within reach. Only dentures, at five practices, sits on the thinner end, so if that is your need it is worth calling early to confirm availability. Browse the cosmetic dentists in Fairlawn, compare the dental implant providers, or find a pediatric dentist whose reviews mention the age range you plan to bring in. For urgent, same-day pain, nine practices in the city list emergency care, and Dr. Kay’s Periodontics and Implant Dentistry is the office to know if you need implant or gum work specifically. Whatever you settle on, the full Fairlawn dentist directory keeps every rating on the same scale so your comparisons stay honest.

Reviews, websites, and what the numbers tell you

Two figures deserve a second look before you dial. First, 24 of Fairlawn’s 35 practices have a website URL on file, so most offices you shortlist will have an online presence where you can check hours, new-patient forms, and accepted insurance ahead of a first visit. For the remaining eleven with no website URL on file, a phone call is simply the faster route to those same details. Second, the 6,518 reviews spread across the city are heavily concentrated. The six practices in the top tier account for more than four thousand of them, which means the ratings on smaller offices rest on thinner evidence and deserve a closer, more skeptical read before you commit.

That concentration is worth planning around. When an office carries only a few dozen reviews, one unusually good or bad experience can swing its average noticeably, so read the actual comments rather than the number alone and look for patterns that repeat. Fairlawn’s biggest review pools, by contrast, absorb the occasional outlier, which is part of why Anthony Salem and Allyson Eippert feel like safe defaults for a first-time patient. If you land on a promising office with a short history, treat your own first appointment as the real test, and give more weight to what you see in the chair than to a thin online record.

A practical shortlist for your first call

Put the pieces together and a sensible Fairlawn shortlist almost builds itself. Decide first whether you need general care or a specialty, since that alone narrows 35 practices to a handful. Favor offices whose rating rests on real review volume a 4.9 across hundreds of reviews, like Anthony Salem’s or Allyson Eippert’s, carries more weight than a spotless score from a dozen. Check the website for the practices that have one on file to confirm they take your insurance, and keep a same-day emergency option in your back pocket from the nine offices that provide it. Then call your top two, because availability and chair-side fit are the two things no rating can settle for you.

When you call, have a short script ready so the conversation is efficient. Confirm they are accepting new patients, ask whether your specific plan is in network, and describe the treatment you are after so you learn early whether the office handles it in-house or refers out. For a family, ask how young a patient they will see; for an implant or root-canal case, ask how often they perform the procedure. Ten focused minutes on the phone, layered on top of the ratings you have already read, is usually enough to separate your first choice in Fairlawn from your backup.

Looking beyond Fairlawn

Fairlawn is compact enough that a five-minute drive puts several neighboring markets in reach. If your preferred office is booked or out of network, the Copley dentist directory sits immediately to the west, Akron offers the region’s deepest bench of specialists just to the southeast, and Cuyahoga Falls rounds out the options to the north. Each links to a full directory with its own ratings, scored on the same standard you have used here, so you can compare across city lines without lowering your bar. Because these communities sit so close together around the I-77 and Route 18 corridors, crossing a border rarely costs you more than a few minutes, and it can open up a specialist or an appointment slot Fairlawn cannot offer that week. Start with Fairlawn’s top tier, widen out only if you need to, and let the numbers, not the loudest sign on West Market Street, decide where you book.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are in Fairlawn, OH?

Dental.me maps 35 dental practices inside Fairlawn. Of those, 25 carry a public rating, and that rated group averages 4.44 stars, with 14 practices sitting at 4.8 or higher.

Which Fairlawn dentist has the highest rating?

Joseph D’Amico holds the only perfect 5.0 in Fairlawn’s top tier, built on 195 reviews. Several offices follow at 4.9, including Anthony Salem D.D.S. Inc., Allyson Eippert, Dentistry 4 Kids, Arsmiles, and Dr. Kay’s Periodontics and Implant Dentistry.

Which Fairlawn practice has the most reviews?

Anthony Salem D.D.S. Inc. leads by volume with 1,532 reviews at a 4.9 rating. That single office accounts for roughly a quarter of Fairlawn’s 6,518 total reviews, giving its score an unusually deep base.

Is there an emergency dentist in Fairlawn?

Yes. Nine of Fairlawn’s practices list emergency dental care. If you have same-day pain, call one of those offices directly and describe the problem so they can tell you how quickly they can see you.

Can I find a pediatric dentist or dental implants in Fairlawn?

Yes to both. Eleven Fairlawn practices handle pediatric patients and 13 offer dental implants. Dentistry 4 Kids on Commercial Drive carries 779 reviews at 4.9, and Dr. Kay’s Periodontics and Implant Dentistry is a dedicated implant and gum-care office.

Do Fairlawn dental offices have websites listed?

24 of Fairlawn’s 35 practices have a website URL on file, where you can check hours, forms, and insurance before visiting. For the 11 with no website URL on file, a phone call is the fastest way to get those details.

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.