Finding a good dentist in Freeport, Illinois, starts with the numbers: Dental.me lists 22 dental practices here, 14 carry a patient rating, and those rated offices average 4.29 stars. Begin with the seven practices scoring 4.8 or higher, then weigh review volume and whether a website is on file before booking.
Freeport is the seat of Stephenson County in northern Illinois, and for a city this size the dental picture is more concentrated than sprawling. Twenty-two offices is a manageable list to work through in an afternoon of calls, and because only 14 of them carry a public rating, the ratings that do exist do a lot of the sorting for you. This guide walks through every figure Dental.me holds on Freeport dentists so you can move from a long list to a shortlist of two or three offices worth phoning.
The Freeport dental market at a glance
Of the 22 practices Dental.me tracks in Freeport, 14 have earned a rating and 8 do not yet carry one. Among the rated group, the distribution skews high: seven offices sit at 4.8 stars or above, two land in the 4.5-to-4.79 range, three fall between 4.0 and 4.49, and two rate below 4.0. That means half of all Freeport practices, and fully half of the rated ones, cluster in the top band, so a shopper starting at the top has real choice rather than a single standout.
The eight unrated offices are not necessarily weaker choices; a rating simply reflects whether feedback has been left that Dental.me has collected. A newer practice, or one whose patients rarely rate online, can be perfectly good and still show no stars. What the rating distribution tells you is where the documented track records live, and in Freeport that is heavily toward the top. Because seven of the fourteen rated offices sit at 4.8 or above, a Freeport shopper is not choosing between one good office and eleven unknowns; the top band alone gives you a genuine set to compare on hours, insurance, and location.
It also helps to read the two lower bands honestly. Three practices land between 4.0 and 4.49, close to the 4.29 city average, and two fall below 4.0. Those five offices are still worth a look if they are convenient to you, but their ratings suggest reading a few of the underlying comments before you commit. In a city with only 22 practices, none of them is far away, so proximity rarely has to be the deciding factor over a stronger rating.
Freeport’s top-rated dental practices
The table below ranks the practices Dental.me highlights in Freeport by rating, then by review count when ratings tie. Two offices share the top 4.9 mark, and the difference between them is volume: Freeport Family Dental has logged 397 ratings, while De Gould Michael DDS carries 33. Applewhite Dental Illinois sits just behind at 4.8 but with 1,148 ratings, the deepest track record in the city by a wide margin.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport Family Dental, LLC | 4.9 | 397 | View profile |
| De Gould Michael DDS | 4.9 | 33 | View profile |
| Applewhite Dental Illinois, P.C. | 4.8 | 1,148 | View profile |
| Highlandview Dental Excellence | 4.8 | 164 | View profile |
| Usn Dental Specialists, LLC | 4.8 | 24 | View profile |
| Melina Pereira Petit | 4.6 | 386 | View profile |
Reading the table together with the ratings changes how you weigh each office. A 4.9 built on 33 ratings and a 4.8 built on 1,148 are both strong, but they carry different amounts of evidence. If you want the most-vetted office in Freeport, Applewhite Dental Illinois is the one with hundreds of reviews behind it. If you want the highest raw mark, Freeport Family Dental holds it with a substantial 397 ratings behind it. Highlandview Dental Excellence at 4.8 with 164 ratings and Melina Pereira Petit at 4.6 with 386 round out a shortlist that spans both marks and volumes.
How many Freeport offices list a website
Ten of the 22 Freeport practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me. That matters for the practical side of choosing a dentist: an office with a site on file is one you can usually research further, check for new-patient forms, or confirm services on before you ever pick up the phone. For the other 12, the profile page and a direct call are your starting points.
Treat the presence or absence of a website as a convenience signal, not a quality signal. Several of Freeport’s most-rated offices may or may not appear in that group of ten, and a strong 4.8-star practice with no URL on file is still a strong practice. Use the website, where one exists, to save yourself a phone call; use the rating and review count to decide who to call first.
Review volume across Freeport practices
Across all 14 rated practices, Freeport dentists have collected 2,202 ratings in total. That pool is not spread evenly. Applewhite Dental Illinois alone accounts for 1,148 of them, more than half the city’s entire ratings volume, while Freeport Family Dental (397) and Melina Pereira Petit (386) form a clear second tier. Highlandview Dental Excellence (164), De Gould Michael DDS (33), and Usn Dental Specialists (24) fill out the rest of the highlighted set.
The lopsided shape is worth reading carefully. A very deep well of ratings, like Applewhite’s 1,148, means the 4.8 star mark rests on a large number of reviews left over time. A thinner record, like Usn Dental Specialists’ 24, means the rating is still forming; a handful of new ratings could move it noticeably in either direction. Neither is inherently better, but if consistency matters most to you, weight the offices with hundreds of ratings behind their score.
What the 4.29 city average tells you
The 4.29-star average across Freeport’s 14 rated practices is a citywide benchmark, not a target every office hits. Because the distribution is top-heavy, the average is pulled down mainly by the two offices below 4.0 rather than reflecting a soft middle. When you compare a practice to that 4.29 line, an office at 4.8 or 4.9 stands well clear of the city norm, and an office in the 4.0-to-4.49 band sits close to it.
The Dental.me Score, which some Freeport profiles display, is earned rather than sold. It weighs a practice’s rating, its review volume, and whether the office has been confirmed, among other signals, so an office cannot buy its way up the list. Only Featured placement can be paid for, and it is labeled as such. When you read a Freeport profile, treat the star rating, the ratings count, and the Score as three complementary readings of the same office, not as one number wearing three hats.
Dentists in the towns around Freeport
If the Freeport shortlist does not fit your schedule, insurance, or the specific care you need, the surrounding Stephenson County area and its neighbors give you more directories to check. Dental.me maintains its own listings for several nearby towns, and widening your search by a few miles often adds options a strictly-Freeport search misses. Start with the dentists in Lena, Illinois to the northwest, then check Pecatonica dental practices to the east and Durand, Illinois dentists to the north.
Two more small communities round out the ring around Freeport. You can browse dental offices in Forreston to the south and Lanark, Illinois practices to the southwest. Between these towns and Freeport itself, the surrounding area holds several rated offices within a short drive, and comparing directories side by side is the fastest way to see the full field. The full Freeport directory remains the anchor for the 22 in-city practices and the details behind each one.
Booking your first visit at a Freeport office
Once you have narrowed the 22 practices to a shortlist, the call itself decides the fit. A rating and a ratings count tell you how an office has been received over time, but they cannot tell you whether it takes your plan or has a Tuesday opening, so keep a few questions ready. Ask whether the office is accepting new patients, which is the single fastest way to trim your list, since a highly-rated practice that is full is not an option this month. Confirm which insurance networks the office is in and whether it files claims for you, because that varies office to office even among the top-band Freeport practices.
Then get specific about the care you need. If you are booking for a child, an older relative, or a procedure like a crown or an extraction, ask directly whether the office handles it in-house or refers out; a general practice and a specialist can both show a strong rating while offering very different services. Ask about the wait for a routine cleaning versus an urgent problem, and note the answer against the office’s ratings count, a practice with hundreds of ratings and a long wait may still be worth it, while a thinner-reviewed office with immediate availability can be the right call when you are in pain. Finally, if the office has a website URL on file, use it after the call to complete new-patient paperwork ahead of time and save yourself a second trip.
A short checklist for choosing a Freeport dentist
Put the numbers to work in order. First, start from the seven offices rated 4.8 or higher, since half the rated field lives there. Second, break ties with the ratings count: prefer the deeper record when two offices match on stars, which is why Applewhite Dental Illinois and Freeport Family Dental anchor most shortlists. Third, check whether a website is on file, using the ten offices that list one to do your own research before calling. Fourth, phone your top two or three to confirm they take your insurance and have openings, treating the call as the step that turns a strong profile into a booked appointment. Worked in that sequence, Freeport’s 22 practices narrow to a confident choice quickly.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Freeport, IL?
Dental.me tracks 22 dental practices in Freeport. Of those, 14 currently carry a patient rating and 8 do not yet have one, so the rated group is where the documented track records are concentrated.
Which Freeport dentist has the highest rating?
Two Freeport practices share the top 4.9 mark: Freeport Family Dental, LLC and De Gould Michael DDS. Freeport Family Dental has the deeper record of the two, with 397 ratings versus 33 for De Gould Michael DDS.
Which Freeport practice has the most reviews?
Applewhite Dental Illinois, P.C. has by far the most, with 1,148 ratings and a 4.8-star average. That is more than half of the 2,202 total ratings logged across all 14 rated Freeport practices.
What is the average dentist rating in Freeport?
The 14 rated practices in Freeport average 4.29 stars. The distribution is top-heavy: seven offices sit at 4.8 or above, while two rate below 4.0, which is what pulls the citywide average down toward 4.29.
How many Freeport dental offices have a website?
Ten of the 22 Freeport practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me. For the other 12, the Dental.me profile page and a direct phone call are the best starting points for details.
What if I can't find the right dentist in Freeport?
Widen your search to the nearby towns Dental.me also lists: Lena and Durand to the north, Pecatonica to the east, and Forreston and Lanark to the south. Comparing those directories against the Freeport listings shows the full field within a short drive.
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