Quick answer: Kent, WA has 91 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 49 are rated on Google, averaging 4.78★ across 8,824 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: Panther Lake Dental of Kent, Rosengren Family Dental, Bryan Shin, DDS, PLLC. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.
| # | Practice | Google rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panther Lake Dental of Kent | 4.9★ | 562 |
| 2 | Rosengren Family Dental | 5★ | 362 |
| 3 | Bryan Shin, DDS, PLLC | 4.9★ | 370 |
| 4 | Silas D. Dudley, D.D.S., M.s.d., P.L.L.C. | 4.9★ | 355 |
| 5 | Soper Enterprises Kent PLLC | 4.9★ | 323 |
Type “dentist near me” from anywhere in Kent and Google will happily hand you dozens of options. What it won’t tell you is that only about half of those offices carry a public rating. Of the 91 dental practices Dental.me tracks across Kent, Washington, just 49 carry a patient rating — the other 42 are effectively a blank page. That one fact should reshape how you search here: the smart move in Kent isn’t casting a wide net, it’s concentrating on the roughly three dozen offices that have actually built a strong public rating.
The encouraging part is that Kent’s rated half is genuinely strong. The 49 rated practices average 4.78 out of 5 across 8,824 Google reviews, and the scores skew hard toward the top. This isn’t a city where you’re picking the least-bad option — it’s one where a solid core of offices is excellent, and the real skill is telling the seasoned, review-rich practices apart from the ones that simply haven’t shown up on the radar yet.
Why the “blank half” of Kent matters more than the average
A 4.78 city average sounds reassuring, but averages hide the thing you most need to know. Only 56% of Kent practices even maintain a website (51 of 91), and a similar share have collected enough reviews to earn a score. When a listing has no site, no reviews, and no rating, it isn’t necessarily bad — it’s unknowable. For a routine cleaning that gap may not matter. For a crown, an implant, or a nervous child’s first visit, choosing an office you can’t research is a real risk. In Kent, “no information” is itself information: it tells you to keep looking until you find a practice whose work is visible.
So treat the 49 rated offices as your starting universe and let everything else be a distant fallback. Within that universe, the distribution is what makes Kent easy to navigate once you know the trick.
Thirty-five of the 49 rated practices — about 71% — sit at 4.8 stars or higher. Nine more land in the respectable 4.5-to-4.79 band, and only five fall below 4.5. In plainer terms: if you stick to Kent’s rated field, the odds are heavily in your favor, and a sub-4.5 score is a genuine outlier worth a second look before you book.
The offices with the deepest review counts
Star ratings tell you how patients felt; review counts tell you how many reviews are behind that feeling. In a top-heavy market like Kent’s, the tiebreaker is depth. These are the practices that pair a near-perfect score with a large body of reviews — the strongest rating-plus-volume combinations in the city.
- Panther Lake Dental of Kent — 4.9 stars across 562 reviews.
- Bryan Shin, DDS, PLLC — 4.9 stars over 370 reviews, a well-reviewed Kent office.
- Rosengren Family Dental — a perfect 5.0 held across 362 reviews.
- Silas D. Dudley, D.D.S., M.S.D. — 4.9 stars over 355 reviews, with credentials pointing toward specialty training.
- Soper Enterprises Kent, PLLC — 4.9 stars across 323 reviews.
- Robert S. Haeger, DDS, MS — a perfect 5.0 over 254 reviews.
Notice the trade-off buried in that list: Rosengren Family Dental and Robert S. Haeger hold flawless 5.0 scores, while Panther Lake carries a 4.9 across far more reviews. A perfect score on 254–362 reviews is remarkable, but a 4.9 over 562 rests on the larger sample. Neither is “better” in the abstract — the right pick depends on whether you value a spotless record or a longer one. You can compare all of them side by side on the Kent dentist hub.
Matching the service to the city’s strengths
Kent’s supply isn’t evenly spread across procedures, and knowing where it’s thick versus thin saves you a wasted phone call. The city is deepest in cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening, with 21 practices each — if you want a smile makeover, you have real choice and room to compare quotes. Dental implants are well covered too, at 16 practices.
The middle tier is still healthy: 11 offices handle dental emergencies and 11 offer periodontal (gum) care, while orthodontics and Invisalign sit at 10 each. Where Kent thins out is the surgical and reconstructive end — only 9 practices list endodontic (root canal) care, 7 handle pediatric patients or dentures, and just 5 offer oral surgery. For those services, book early and don’t assume every general office can help in-house; ask whether they refer out.
How to actually choose — a Kent-specific method
Put it together and a simple, repeatable filter falls out of the data. It works because it front-loads the one thing Kent’s market makes hard: separating the rated from the unknown.
Work the steps in order. Start inside the 49 rated offices, not the full 91. Weigh review depth against the star score — a 4.9 over hundreds of reviews is a stronger signal than a 5.0 over a dozen. Confirm the practice actually performs your procedure rather than referring it out, since Kent’s specialty coverage is uneven. Only then sort on the practical stuff: hours, insurance, parking, and how far it is from Panther Lake, downtown, or the East Hill. If you want to understand how these ratings are gathered and weighted in the first place, our ranking methodology lays it out, and if cost is your deciding factor, the national dental cost guide publishes no prices, so ask each office for a written, itemised estimate.
Looking just beyond Kent
Kent sits in a dense south King County cluster, and the city line is not a wall — some of the best-fit offices for you may be a few minutes away. If you’re near the northern edge, Renton and Des Moines are quick hops; to the south and east, Auburn, Covington, and Lake Tapps widen the field, and Brier rounds out the nearby options. Cross-checking one or two neighboring cities is especially worth it for the thin specialties — oral surgery, dentures, pediatric care — where Kent’s own supply runs short.
Whichever direction you go, the principle holds: in a market where nearly half the practices are an unknown quantity, your best defense is to shop only where the evidence is. Browse the full list of offices on the Kent dentist directory and start from there.
How many dentists are in Kent, WA?
Dental.me tracks 91 dental practices in Kent, WA — 49 carry a public star rating that averages 4.8 stars, and 51 list a website. Compare the full ranked list on the Kent dentists page.
Which is the top-rated dentist in Kent?
By Dental.me Score, Panther Lake Dental of Kent currently leads the Kent list (4.9 stars, 562 reviews). Rankings update as ratings and profile data change, so compare a few offices before deciding.
How do I choose a good dentist in Kent?
Compare the Dental.me Score alongside review volume, location, office hours, provider names, and website details, then shortlist three to five Kent offices that fit your schedule, budget, and the care you need.
How does Dental.me rank Kent dentists?
By an independent Dental.me Score built from each practice's Google star rating out of 100, held to a confidence level by its review volume, with exact review counts breaking ties and a verification lift that lets confirmed practices reach a perfect 100. Featured placements are paid, clearly labeled, and never change the organic order.
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