Dentists in Lake Havasu City, AZ: Local Guide

Quick answer: Lake Havasu City, AZ has 39 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 24 are rated on Google, averaging 4.7★ across 8,028 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: Larry Lundin, Gabriel Galante, Roxana Imanian. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.

Most Arizona directory pages tell the same story: dozens of practices, thin review histories, a scramble to stand out. Lake Havasu City is the opposite. Across the 39 dental practices we track here, only 24 have earned a public rating — yet those 24 carry 8,028 Google reviews between them. That is a river town that has made up its mind. When a handful of offices accumulate that much feedback, the market has already sorted itself, and your job as a patient is less about discovery and more about matching a proven practice to what your mouth actually needs.

This guide reads Havasu’s real numbers the way a longtime resident would: with an eye for who has quietly earned four-figure review counts, what kind of dentistry this community actually buys, and where the genuinely new patient should start.

The market in one glance

Havasu’s dental scene skews toward established, deeply reviewed offices rather than a crowd of newcomers. The average rating among rated practices sits at 4.7 out of 5 — high, but earned over years, not inflated by a dozen fresh five-stars.

Notice the gap between 39 tracked and 24 rated. Fifteen offices operate here without a public rating on file — often newer arrivals, specialists who work by referral, or practices that simply never chased reviews. That is not a red flag on its own, but it does mean the reviewed 24 are where the community’s real experience is documented, and where a first-time patient can shop with the most confidence.

Who Havasu keeps coming back to

Review volume in this town is not spread evenly — it is concentrated in a few names that residents clearly return to and recommend. These are the practices carrying the heaviest, most credible track records on the Lake Havasu City directory:

• Gabriel Galante — the most-reviewed dentist in the city by a wide margin, with a 4.9 rating across 1,643 reviews. A four-figure count at that rating is the closest thing to a community consensus you will find here.
• Roxana Imanian — 4.9 stars over 1,110 reviews, the second-deepest history in town.
• Larry Lundin — a perfect 5.0 across 706 reviews, the highest-rated practice at real volume.
• Peter Hattar — 4.9 stars, 569 reviews.
• Lake Havasu Orthodontics LLC — a perfect 5.0 across 357 reviews for straightening work.
• Kktz Dental PLLC — 5.0 stars, 313 reviews.

A pattern worth naming: the two largest histories (Galante and Imanian) sit at 4.9 rather than a perfect score, while the perfect-5.0 offices carry a few hundred reviews each. That is exactly what a healthy market looks like. A 4.9 sustained over 1,600+ visits is arguably harder to earn than a 5.0 over 300, because the sample is large enough that a single rough day still shows up. Read both numbers together, never the star rating alone. It is also why a newcomer with a spotless-but-tiny history deserves a call rather than an instant dismissal — every one of these deep records started small, and the town clearly rewards offices that stick around.

How the ratings actually break down

Averages hide the shape of a market. Here is how all 24 rated Havasu practices distribute across rating bands — and the shape is unusually top-heavy.

Nineteen of the 24 rated offices — almost four out of five — sit in the 4.8-to-5.0 elite band. Only four practices fall below 4.5, and just two land under 4.0. The practical takeaway is reassuring: in Havasu, a strong dentist is the norm, not the exception. That flips the usual search problem. You are not hunting for the one good office in a sea of average ones; you are choosing among many strong ones, which means fit — location, hours, the specific procedure you need — matters more than a marginal rating difference.

What this market is actually built for

Every dental market has a personality, and you can read Havasu’s from what its practices choose to specialize in. This is a river-and-retirement town, and the specialty mix reflects it. The care that is most broadly available here clusters around restoration and gum health rather than kids’ braces — a signature of a community whose dental needs lean adult and long-term.

Six practices offer dental implants and six field periodontal (gum) specialists — the two pillars of adult restorative care — while five provide cosmetic teeth whitening. If you are weighing an implant or being treated for gum disease, that is genuinely good depth for a city this size: enough choice to get a second opinion without leaving town. For families needing pediatric or orthodontic care, plan to ask each general office directly about children’s services, since that is not where Havasu’s specialists concentrate. Many full-service general dentists here handle routine kids’ cleanings and early braces consults in-house even when they do not brand themselves as pediatric specialists, so a quick phone call usually settles it faster than filtering by label. Whatever the procedure, price it before you commit — our national dental cost guide shows the typical ranges so a quote can’t surprise you.

Choosing well in a town of strong options

When most practices are good, the deciding factors change. Use this sequence rather than defaulting to whoever ranks first in a map search.

Because 19 of 39 practices keep a working website, online booking and downloadable new-patient forms are realistic to expect from the town’s more established offices — a small but real convenience filter. And with the ratings so tightly clustered at the top, the tie-breaker is rarely stars; it is whether the office takes your insurance, how far the drive is from your side of the lake, and whether the quote matches what independent cost data says the procedure should run. Curious how a rating earns its place here in the first place? Our ranking methodology lays out exactly what goes into the numbers on this page.

If you’d rather look just outside town

Havasu sits at the hub of a wide Mohave-County catchment, and for specialized work — or simply a shorter drive from an outlying address — it is worth checking neighboring communities. Compare directories for Bullhead City, Kingman, Fort Mohave, Parker, and Wickenburg to widen the field without giving up the same review-backed standard.

Ready to book? Browse the full, continuously updated roster on the Lake Havasu City dentist directory and start with the practice whose record fits your needs.

Lake Havasu City dentist FAQ

Who is the most-reviewed dentist in Lake Havasu City?
Gabriel Galante holds the deepest track record in town, with a 4.9 rating across 1,643 Google reviews — well ahead of any other local practice by volume.

How many dentists are there in Lake Havasu City?
We track 39 dental practices in the city. Of those, 24 currently carry a public rating, and 19 maintain a working website.

What is the average dentist rating in Lake Havasu City?
Among rated practices the average is 4.7 out of 5, and 19 of the 24 rated offices score 4.8 or higher — an unusually top-heavy market.

Can I get dental implants in Lake Havasu City?
Yes. Six local practices offer dental implants and six field periodontal (gum) specialists, giving you real depth for restorative work and second opinions.

Is there a perfect 5-star dentist in Lake Havasu City?
Yes — Larry Lundin holds a 5.0 rating across 706 reviews, the highest-rated practice at meaningful volume in the city.

Where should I look if I need care near Lake Havasu City?
Nearby options include Bullhead City, Kingman, Fort Mohave, Parker, and Wickenburg, all within the same Mohave-County catchment and covered by their own Dental.me directories.

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.