Dentists in Holladay, UT: Local Guide

Start with the data: Holladay, Utah has 26 dental practices, 15 of them rated, carrying a 4.75 average across 3,929 reviews. Filter for a rating at or above that average, read the most recent comments, confirm the office handles your specific need, then call two or three finalists to check hours and insurance before booking.

Holladay sits in the southeast corner of the Salt Lake Valley, tucked against the foot of the Wasatch Range where Big Cottonwood Creek runs down toward the valley floor. It borders Millcreek to the north, Murray to the west, and Cottonwood Heights to the south, with Holladay Boulevard and Highland Drive threading the older village center. For a city of its footprint, 26 dental practices is a dense field, and the numbers behind those practices are strong enough that the harder problem is narrowing down rather than settling. This guide walks the Holladay data one figure at a time so you can shortlist quickly.

How dental ratings break down in Holladay

Of the 26 practices Dental.me tracks in Holladay, 15 carry a public star rating and the remaining 11 have no rating on file yet. Among the 15 rated offices, the distribution is unusually top-heavy: 13 sit at 4.8 stars or higher, a single practice lands in the 4.5–4.79 band, none fall in the 4.0–4.49 range, and one sits below 4.0. That shape tells you the city’s average of 4.75 is not propped up by a handful of outliers — the bulk of rated Holladay dentists cluster at the very top of the scale.

Practically, this means a 4.7 in Holladay is closer to the middle of the pack than a standout. When almost every rated office is clustered near five stars, the tie-breakers become review count, whether the practice covers your specific procedure, and the small logistics — location along Holladay Boulevard versus the Cottonwood Heights edge, evening hours, and insurance. The rating gets you to a shortlist; the details below decide it.

The top-rated practices in Holladay

The table below ranks the six highest-scoring Holladay practices Dental.me profiles, sorted by rating and then by review volume. Three offices share a 4.9 rating, and three more sit at 4.8. One name stands apart on sheer volume: Holladay Dental Studio has gathered 1,777 reviews, more than the other five leaders combined and nearly half the city’s entire review total on its own.

How you read this table depends on what you weigh. If you want the deepest track record, Holladay Dental Studio’s 1,777 reviews at 4.8 stars represent by far the largest sample in the city. If you want the highest score with a still-substantial history, David S Cannon DDS Pinnacle Dental pairs a 4.9 rating with 534 reviews. Cadenza Family Dentistry and R Brady Perdue DDS both hold 4.9 across roughly 280 reviews — a smaller but very consistent record. Any of the six is a defensible starting point; the differences are matters of emphasis, not of quality.

Review volume tells you how settled a rating is

A 4.9 built on 40 reviews and a 4.9 built on 500 are not the same signal, and Holladay’s leaders span exactly that range. The chart below plots the review counts behind the six top practices so you can see how much history each score rests on. The gap between Holladay Dental Studio and everyone else is the headline — but even the lower-volume offices here carry review counts in the high hundreds, which is a solid base to judge from.

The takeaway is not that fewer reviews are a warning — it is that a very large sample makes a rating harder to move, in either direction. When you read Holladay Dental Studio’s comments you are sampling from nearly 1,800 reviews; when you read Oral Design Dental’s you are sampling from 269. Both are enough to spot patterns in how an office handles scheduling, billing, and follow-up. Skim the newest 15 or 20 entries on any finalist and watch for repeated themes rather than single dramatic reviews.

Website presence and how you’ll book

Of Holladay’s 26 practices, 10 have a website URL on file with Dental.me and 16 do not. That is worth knowing before you plan your evening of research: for well over half the field, your fastest route to hours, insurance, and new-patient forms is the phone rather than a booking page. It is not a mark against those offices — a website URL simply is not recorded for them — but it does change how you reach out.

A simple approach works well here. Shortlist three practices from the table or the wider directory, check the ones with a listed site for hours and accepted plans, and phone the rest with a short script: is the office taking new patients, does it accept your insurance, and how soon can you be seen. Ten minutes of calls usually settles a choice among near-identical ratings faster than any amount of reading.

Specialty care available in Holladay

Holladay’s directory is not just general dentists — the city has real depth across specialties. Cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening are the most widely covered, with 9 practices each, followed by 8 offering dental implants and 7 offering periodontal care. Families are served by 6 pediatric options, and 5 practices are flagged for emergency care when something cannot wait.

If you already know what you need, start from the specialty view rather than the general list. Holladay’s cosmetic dentists are the broadest category, useful for veneers, bonding, and smile work. For restorative cases, browse the dental implant providers in the city. And if something flares up outside a routine visit, the emergency dental options narrow the field to offices flagged for urgent care. Because many practices carry several of these tags, the same well-reviewed name often appears across more than one list.

Nearby cities worth including

Holladay is small and central, so widening your search by a few minutes’ drive multiplies your options quickly. Directly north, Millcreek dentists share the same stretch of the valley and are often just as close as a cross-town Holladay office. To the south, Cottonwood Heights practices sit right against Holladay’s border near the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon. And the full Salt Lake City directory opens up the largest field in the region if you want maximum choice on hours, specialties, or insurance networks. Murray and South Salt Lake also border the city on the west and are worth a look when scheduling is tight.

What to check before you commit to an office

Ratings and review counts get you to a shortlist, but the last mile is logistical, and it is where a few minutes of diligence saves months of regret. Because Holladay’s rated practices are so tightly bunched near five stars, the questions below tend to separate finalists more reliably than the half-star differences in the table.

Confirm the office is taking new patients. A high rating means nothing if the schedule is closed. This is the first thing to verify, especially for the highest-volume names, and it is a one-line question by phone or on a listed website. Match the practice to your insurance. Utah plans and networks vary, and being in-network is often the single biggest factor in your out-of-pocket cost. Ask directly whether the office is a participating provider for your plan rather than assuming from a general “we accept most insurance” line. Pin down real availability. If you need early-morning, evening, or Friday appointments to fit work around Holladay Boulevard traffic, ask before you book — the star rating says nothing about whether the hours fit your week.

Match the office to the actual procedure. A general practice rated 4.9 is not automatically the right choice for an implant, a root canal, or a nervous child’s first cleaning. Cross-check your shortlist against the specialty counts above: 8 practices handle implants, 7 offer periodontal care, and 6 see kids, so the well-rated generalist you found may or may not be one of them. Read the newest reviews, not just the average. An office that was excellent three years ago can change hands or add associates; the freshest 15 to 20 comments show you the practice as it operates today. Look for repeated mentions of the things that matter to you — wait times, billing clarity, gentleness with anxious patients — rather than reacting to any single review. Run those five checks against two or three Holladay finalists and the right office usually becomes obvious.

Turning the numbers into a decision

Every figure in this guide points to the same short method for Holladay. Because 13 of the 15 rated practices already score 4.8 or higher, the rating narrows the field but rarely decides it. Use review volume to gauge how settled a score is, use the specialty lists to make sure an office actually does the work you need, and use the phone to close the gaps for the 16 practices without a website URL on file. Then browse the full Holladay dentist directory to see every option beyond the six leaders, and compare two or three finalists side by side.

The independent Dental.me Score that orders these listings weighs a practice’s rating, its review volume, and whether its office details are confirmed, among other signals — it is earned from public performance, never purchased. Only Featured placement can be paid for, and it is labeled as such; a strong score cannot be bought. That is why the ranking above matches what you would conclude by reading the raw numbers yourself: the practices at the top earned their position on rating and history, and your own ten minutes of calls will usually confirm it.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are in Holladay, UT?

Dental.me tracks 26 dental practices in Holladay. Of those, 15 carry a public star rating, and together the city’s practices hold 3,929 reviews at a 4.75 average rating.

Which Holladay dentist has the highest rating?

Three practices share the top rating of 4.9 stars: David S Cannon DDS Pinnacle Dental (534 reviews), Cadenza Family Dentistry (286 reviews), and R Brady Perdue DDS, PLLC (280 reviews).

Which Holladay practice has the most reviews?

Holladay Dental Studio PLLC has by far the largest sample, with 1,777 reviews at a 4.8 rating, nearly half of all dental reviews recorded across the city.

Do Holladay dental offices have websites?

10 of Holladay’s 26 practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me; the other 16 do not, so calling is often the fastest way to confirm hours, insurance, and new-patient openings.

What dental specialties are available in Holladay?

Holladay has broad specialty coverage: 9 practices for cosmetic dentistry and 9 for teeth whitening, 8 for dental implants, 7 periodontists, 6 pediatric dentists, and 5 flagged for emergency care.

What if I can't find the right dentist in Holladay?

Widen your search to bordering cities. Millcreek sits just north, Cottonwood Heights just south, and the larger Salt Lake City directory is minutes away, with Murray and South Salt Lake also close by.

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.