Homewood, Illinois lists 38 dental practices on Dental.me, and 19 of them carry enough patient feedback to earn a rating, averaging 4.43 stars across that group. To find a good dentist here, start with the rated 19, compare their review counts, and match a practice to the specialty care you actually need.
Homewood is a compact, walkable south-suburban village straddling the Metra Electric line, and its dental market reflects that density: 38 practices packed into a few square miles between Halsted Street, Ridge Road, and Dixie Highway. That is a lot of choice for a village this size, but choice only helps when you can tell the busy, well-reviewed offices from the ones that have barely registered a rating. This guide walks through exactly what the Homewood numbers say and how to read them.
Start with the 19 rated practices, not all 38
Of the 38 practices Dental.me tracks in Homewood, only 19 have accumulated enough patient feedback to earn a rating. The other 19 are not necessarily worse — many are newer, smaller, or simply quieter online — but they give you nothing to compare on yet. When you are choosing a dentist for the first time, the rated 19 are where the signal lives, and their average of 4.43 stars is a genuinely strong baseline for a suburb this size.
The rating distribution is where Homewood gets interesting. Among the 19 rated practices, 12 sit at 4.8 stars or higher — that is nearly two-thirds of the rated field clustered at the very top. Two more land in the 4.5-to-4.79 band, two in the 4.0-to-4.49 band, and three fall below 4.0 stars. So the practical map is simple: a dozen offices are competing hard at the top, a small middle exists, and a handful of low-rated practices sit at the bottom of the list.
It is worth being clear about what the bottom of that list is and is not telling you. The three practices rated below 4.0 and the two in the 4.0-to-4.49 band are still real, operating offices; a lower rating can reflect a small number of reviews as easily as a genuine pattern, so treat those five as “read the reviews closely,” not “cross off outright.” The sharper takeaway runs the other way: with 12 of 19 practices at 4.8 or better, Homewood’s challenge is not a shortage of good options but the pleasant difficulty of separating one excellent office from the next.
The top of the Homewood list
Six practices stand out on review volume and rating together. Ranked by rating and then by how many reviews they carry, they are led by Signature Smile Arts, PC at a perfect 5.0, followed by a tight cluster of 4.9-star offices distinguished mainly by review count — from Ronald Eldridge’s 691 reviews down to Mohamed Salahuddin’s 170. A 4.9 built on nearly 700 reviews carries different weight than a 4.9 built on 170, which is why the table shows both columns side by side.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signature Smile Arts, PC | 5.0 | 498 | View profile |
| Ronald Eldridge | 4.9 | 691 | View profile |
| Grant Orthodontics | 4.9 | 577 | View profile |
| Homewood Oral Surgery PC | 4.9 | 434 | View profile |
| Neil Blumenthal | 4.9 | 294 | View profile |
| Mohamed Salahuddin | 4.9 | 170 | View profile |
Two of these names tell you something about how Homewood’s market is shaped. Grant Orthodontics and Homewood Oral Surgery PC are specialist practices, not general dentists — an orthodontist and an oral surgeon respectively — which means the busiest, highest-reviewed offices in the village are not all doing routine cleanings. If you need braces or an extraction, those two are already near the top; if you need a family dentist, Signature Smile Arts, Ronald Eldridge, and Neil Blumenthal are the general-practice anchors of the rated field.
Choosing within that 4.9 cluster is really a question of fit and depth, not of quality. All five 4.9-star offices have cleared a high bar, so the review count becomes a confidence tiebreaker rather than a verdict: Ronald Eldridge and Grant Orthodontics have each logged more than 550 reviews, while Mohamed Salahuddin’s 170 still represents a solid, consistent record. Signature Smile Arts sits slightly apart at a clean 5.0 across 498 reviews — the rare pairing of a perfect score with real volume. Any of the six is a reasonable first call; the table simply tells you how much published feedback stands behind each name.
How many reviews Homewood has generated
Across all rated Homewood practices, 4,151 reviews have been left. That is a substantial body of local feedback for a village of roughly 19,000 people, and it is heavily concentrated at the top. The six practices in the table above account for 2,664 of those 4,151 reviews — nearly two-thirds — which tells you the leaders here are genuinely well-reviewed, not offices that squeaked to a high rating on a dozen reviews.
Website coverage: check before you call
Of Homewood’s 38 practices, 14 have a website URL on file with Dental.me. That is well under half, so for most Homewood offices your first point of contact will be a phone call rather than an online booking page or a published new-patient form. This is worth planning around: if you prefer to check services, insurance, and hours online before committing, weight your shortlist toward the 14 practices that have a site on file — and expect to do a bit more phone legwork for the rest. A missing website URL says nothing about the care inside; several of Homewood’s highest-rated offices simply keep no public site.
Matching a practice to the care you need
Homewood’s specialty coverage is broad for its size. Ten practices offer dental implants, nine list cosmetic dentistry, nine offer teeth whitening, and six list periodontal (gum) care. That depth matters because it lets you narrow before you ever pick up the phone: rather than calling a general office and hoping they do what you need, you can start from the practices that already list the service. Because those counts overlap — many offices offer several of these — a single well-rounded practice can often cover implants, whitening, and a cosmetic consultation under one roof.
If you are weighing implants, the Homewood dental implant providers are the deepest specialty pool in the village at ten practices — a useful starting point given how much implant outcomes depend on the individual surgeon. For appearance-focused work, the cosmetic dentistry practices and the teeth-whitening providers overlap heavily, so a single visit can often cover both a consultation and a whitening plan. Whichever service you need, the full roster lives on the Homewood dentist directory, where you can filter the rated 19 down to the specialty that matters.
How the Dental.me Score works
Every rating you see on a Homewood practice is earned, never purchased. The Dental.me Score weighs a practice’s star rating, the volume of reviews behind it, and whether the office’s details have been confirmed, among other signals — which is why a 4.9 backed by 691 reviews reads as more settled than a 4.9 backed by 170. The only thing money can buy on Dental.me is a Featured placement, which is labeled as such; it cannot move a practice up the earned rankings or lift its Score. That separation is what makes the Homewood list above worth trusting as a starting point.
Looking just beyond Homewood
Homewood sits in a dense cluster of south-suburban villages, so if your shortlist comes up short — or the specialist you want has a long wait — the neighboring directories are a short drive away. Immediately west, Flossmoor dentists share much of Homewood’s catchment and school district. To the south, Hazel Crest dentists and Chicago Heights dentists widen the pool considerably, with Chicago Heights being the larger commercial hub of the three. Between the four directories you have well over a hundred practices within about a fifteen-minute radius.
What to confirm before you book
Because only 14 of Homewood’s 38 practices have a website URL on file, a short confirmation call does more work here than it would in a town where everything is already online. Have three things ready to ask: whether the office takes your insurance, whether they actually perform the specific procedure you came for — the specialty counts above are a guide to the market, not a guarantee for any single office — and how soon a new-patient appointment is available. If you are booking implants or periodontal treatment, ask who performs the work, since those cases in Homewood often route to the specialist practices rather than a general dentist. Ten focused minutes on the phone usually settles the shortlist.
Putting it together
The efficient path through Homewood’s 38 practices is short. Begin with the 19 that are rated, lean on the 12 that clear 4.8 stars, and use review volume to break ties among the 4.9-star cluster. Confirm the specialty you need against the counts above, check whether your top choice has a website URL on file so you know how to reach them, and keep Flossmoor and Chicago Heights in your back pocket if the fit is not there. That is a defensible shortlist in an afternoon.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are there in Homewood, IL?
Dental.me tracks 38 dental practices in Homewood. Of those, 19 have earned a rating from patient feedback, and together the rated practices average 4.43 stars, so there is a solid, comparable field to choose from.
Which Homewood dental practice has the highest rating?
Signature Smile Arts, PC holds the top rating at a perfect 5.0 across 498 reviews. It is followed by a cluster of 4.9-star offices including Ronald Eldridge (691 reviews) and Grant Orthodontics (577 reviews).
Which Homewood dentist has the most reviews?
Ronald Eldridge leads on review volume with 691 reviews at a 4.9 rating. Grant Orthodontics (577) is next on volume, and the six practices charted above account for 2,664 of the city’s 4,151 total reviews.
Can I book a Homewood dentist online?
For some. Only 14 of Homewood’s 38 practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me, so for many offices your fastest route is a phone call. If you prefer to check services and hours online first, focus on those 14.
Does Homewood have dentists for implants or cosmetic work?
Yes. Ten Homewood practices offer dental implants, nine list cosmetic dentistry, nine offer teeth whitening, and six provide periodontal care. Implants are the deepest specialty pool in the village.
Can a dentist pay to rank higher on Dental.me?
No. The Dental.me Score is earned from a practice’s rating, review volume, and office confirmation, among other signals, and cannot be purchased. Only a Featured placement can be paid for, and it is labeled as such; it does not lift a practice’s Score.
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