Quick answer: Mclean, VA has 110 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 58 are rated on Google, averaging 4.85★ across 6,531 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: Viriginia Oral Facial & Implant Surgery, Dolley Madison Dentistry McLean, Levine Family Dentistry. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.
| # | Practice | Google rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viriginia Oral Facial & Implant Surgery | 4.9★ | 1,087 |
| 2 | Dolley Madison Dentistry McLean | 5★ | 386 |
| 3 | Levine Family Dentistry | 5★ | 385 |
| 4 | Charlton HO, D.D.S., P.L.L.C. | 5★ | 346 |
| 5 | McLean Family Dentistry | 4.9★ | 383 |
Here is the key thing about looking for a dentist in McLean, Virginia: your problem is not scarcity, it is abundance. Across the 110 dental practices Dental.me tracks inside the 22101 and 22102 corridor, we have rated 58 of them against Google review data — and not a single one falls below a 4.0 star average. Zero. In McLean the rating chart has no low tail. The town-wide average sits at 4.85 stars across 6,531 reviews.
That changes the entire nature of the search. You are not trying to filter out the bad options — there effectively are none. You are trying to separate the highly rated from the merely very good, and to match a specific practice to a specific need. This guide is built for that harder, more interesting problem.
Read the market before you read any single practice
Before naming names, it helps to see the shape of McLean’s dental economy in one picture. Four numbers define it:
The gap between 110 and 58 is worth pausing on. It does not mean 52 practices are hiding something — it means they have not yet accumulated enough Google reviews for a Dental.me Score. In a market this saturated, review count becomes a proxy for how deep a practice’s published record runs. Half of McLean’s dentists have a deep, public review file; the other half have fewer reviews, and Dental.me cannot say why. Both can be excellent. Only one group has a deep public review count to check before your first visit, and a thin review count says nothing either way about the care itself. You can browse every one of them on the McLean dentist hub.
The distribution is the real headline
When we sort McLean’s 58 rated practices into rating bands, the chart collapses almost entirely into the top tier.
Seventy-four percent of rated practices earn 4.8 stars or better. Practically, this means a McLean patient’s downside is protected in a way it is not almost anywhere else — walk into a rated office more or less at random and you will very likely land somewhere excellent. But it also means star ratings alone stop being a useful sorting tool near the top. When 43 practices all cluster above 4.8, the tie-breakers become review volume (how many people vouch), specialty fit, and the particular procedure you need. That is where the named practices come in.
The most-reviewed practices in McLean
Ranked by review volume, a rating across hundreds of reviews rests on a far larger sample than one across a dozen. Here are the six practices at the top of that list — each one a real McLean office you can open on Dental.me:
- Virginia Oral, Facial & Implant Surgery — 4.9★ across 1,087 reviews, and the single most-reviewed dental office in McLean. The fact that a surgical practice, not a general family office, sits at the top tells you something structural about this market (more on that below).
- Dolley Madison Dentistry McLean — a perfect 5.0★ over 386 reviews.
- Levine Family Dentistry — 5.0★ across 385 reviews.
- McLean Family Dentistry — 4.9★ over 383 reviews.
- Dr. Esam Abou Nahlah, DDS, MS — 4.9★ across 358 reviews.
- Charlton Ho, D.D.S., P.L.L.C. — a perfect 5.0★ over 346 reviews.
Notice the pattern: three of these six hold a flawless 5.0 average, and even the “lowest” here is 4.9. There is no meaningful quality gap to exploit between them — the choice comes down to which one does the specific work you need, and how far you are willing to drive. That is a genuinely good position for a patient to be in.
Why McLean skews surgical and specialist
The clearest fingerprint of any local dental market is its specialty mix, and McLean’s is distinctive. The most-reviewed office in town is an oral surgery practice, and the specialty counts explain why:
Two things jump out. First, 35 practices offer dental implants — nearly a third of the entire market — and 21 offer periodontal care. That is a heavy tilt toward restorative and gum-health work. Second, cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening tie at 24 practices each. If you have been quoted implant or gum work elsewhere and want a second opinion, McLean has a deep bench: start with the McLean dental implants directory or the periodontists in McLean, and for aesthetic work compare the cosmetic dentists side by side.
Families are well covered too, if slightly thinner: 14 pediatric dentists and 17 orthodontists (matched one-to-one by Invisalign providers) serve the town’s kids and teens. You can shortlist those on the pediatric dentists and orthodontists in McLean pages. The one number to keep in mind: with only 12 emergency dentists in town, same-day care is the tightest category here — worth sorting out before you have a cracked molar on a Saturday. Bookmark the McLean emergency dentists list now.
A four-step way to choose when everything looks good
Because McLean removes the “avoid the bad ones” step, a fit-first decision path works well here:
Step three is the one people get backwards. When two offices both show 4.9 or 5.0 stars, the higher review count is the stronger signal, because it means far more reviewers contributed to that average. A 5.0 from 40 reviews and a 4.9 from 1,087 are not the same claim — the second rests on a far larger sample. That is exactly why Virginia Oral, Facial & Implant Surgery’s 1,087-review record carries real weight. For step four, ask each McLean office for a written estimate; our national explainer on how dental costs work will help you read a treatment estimate before you commit.
Looking just outside McLean
McLean is surrounded by other rated markets, so your practical radius is much wider than the town line. If scheduling, parking, or a specific specialist pushes you a few minutes out, the surrounding markets have their own rated practices. Neighboring Tysons and Vienna are the closest and deepest; Falls Church and Dunn Loring are a short hop; and if you commute toward the city, Arlington and Annandale add hundreds more options. Treat the whole cluster as one hiring pool.
The bottom line for McLean is simple and a little counterintuitive: stop worrying about finding a good dentist — the data says that is nearly automatic here — and start deciding which excellent one actually fits your mouth, your family, and your calendar best. Start that shortlist on the McLean dentist directory, and if you want to understand the review-and-rating method behind every number on this page, read how we rank practices.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest-rated dentist in McLean, VA?
In McLean, ratings are tightly clustered at the top — 43 of its 58 rated practices score 4.8 stars or higher. Three offices hold a perfect 5.0 star average: Dolley Madison Dentistry McLean (386 reviews), Levine Family Dentistry (385 reviews), and Charlton Ho, D.D.S., P.L.L.C. (346 reviews). By total review volume, Virginia Oral, Facial & Implant Surgery leads the whole town with 4.9 stars across 1,087 reviews.
How many dentists are there in McLean, VA?
Dental.me tracks 110 dental practices in McLean. We have rated 58 of them against Google review data covering 6,531 Google reviews; the remaining practices have not built the public review volume we require to rate one with confidence.
Are there any bad dentists in McLean?
Statistically, no rated ones. Not a single one of McLean’s 58 rated practices falls below a 4.0 star average, and 74% sit at 4.8 stars or higher, giving the town a 4.85 average overall. That makes it a high-rated market: the real task is choosing among high-rated options rather than screening out low-rated ones.
Where can I get dental implants in McLean?
Implants are McLean’s deepest specialty: 35 of 110 practices offer them, nearly a third of the market. That heavy tilt toward restorative work also shows up in the 21 practices offering periodontal (gum) care. You can compare implant and gum specialists directly on the McLean dental implants and periodontists pages on Dental.me.
Is it hard to find an emergency dentist in McLean?
Emergency care is the tightest category in town, with 12 practices listed under emergency dentistry — fewer than the 35 that do implants or the 24 that do cosmetic work. Because supply is thinner, it is worth identifying an emergency-capable McLean dentist before you actually need one, using the emergency dentists list on the city hub.
Should I look outside McLean for a dentist?
Often yes — not for quality, but for convenience. McLean is at the center of Northern Virginia’s densest dental corridor, so nearby Tysons, Vienna, Falls Church, Dunn Loring, Arlington, and Annandale are all just minutes away and equally well-rated. If parking, scheduling, or a specific specialist matters, treat the whole cluster as one search area.
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