Quick answer: Nashville, TN has 527 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 257 are rated on Google, averaging 4.59★ across 62,348 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: Jonathan Gluck, David Wickness, DMD- Nashville Cosmetic Dentist, Miller Family Dentistry. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.
| # | Practice | Google rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Gluck | 5★ | 1,104 |
| 2 | David Wickness, DMD- Nashville Cosmetic Dentist | 5★ | 780 |
| 3 | Miller Family Dentistry | 5★ | 654 |
| 4 | Mustafa Alwan | 5★ | 628 |
| 5 | Lawrence Averbuch | 5★ | 612 |
Nashville is a city that lives on camera. Between the honky-tonks on Broadway, the writers’ rounds, and a music economy where a smile is part of the job, it is no accident that this is one of the most aesthetics-driven dental markets in the country. Of the 527 dental practices Dental.me tracks across Music City, aesthetic services are among the most listed of any category: 100 offer professional teeth whitening and 97 market themselves as cosmetic dentists, a density that rivals the count of practices offering dental implants. If you are choosing a dentist here, that competitive, appearance-focused market works in your favor, provided you know how to read it.
The number that actually matters: 257
Nashville’s headline figure is 527 practices, but the more useful number is 257, the count that has accumulated enough Google reviews to carry a rating on record. In other words, roughly half the market is measured and half is still a quiet unknown. Those 257 rated offices hold 62,348 Google reviews between them, and they average 4.59 stars, which is well above the national midpoint. That combination, a high average built on a deep review base, tells you Nashville patients are both demanding and vocal. A practice does not coast to a strong rating here; it earns one across hundreds of reviews.
The practical takeaway: don’t treat the rated and unrated halves the same. A brand-new office with no reviews is not necessarily worse than a veteran with a thousand, but it is unproven, and you are the one taking the risk. Start your search inside the measured half, and the odds move sharply in your favor. You can browse every rated office on the Nashville dentist directory.
It also helps to understand what that review pool represents. Spread across 257 practices, 62,348 reviews works out to an average of roughly 240 Google reviews per rated office, an unusually thick evidence base for a metro this size. That depth is why Nashville’s ratings are trustworthy: outliers get diluted, a single bad day can’t sink a good practice, and a highly rated one has hundreds of reviews standing behind its score. When a market is this well-documented, the smart move is to lean on the data rather than a friend’s one-off recommendation.
Quality runs deep, but not evenly
Averages hide the distribution, so here is the honest breakdown of how those 257 rated practices actually score.
Two-thirds of rated Nashville practices, 172 of 257, sit at 4.8 stars or higher. That is a genuinely strong top tier, and it is why the city average lands at 4.59. But note the tail: 28 practices, about one in nine, sit below 4.0. In a market this large, the low end is real and worth avoiding. The lesson is not “everyone is great.” It is “the great ones are easy to find, and the weak ones are easy to screen out, if you look past the star number to the volume of reviews behind it.” A 5.0 built on nine reviews is a rumor; a 4.9 built on two thousand is a track record.
The cosmetic tilt is real
Most city dental markets are dominated by general and emergency care. Nashville leans differently. When you rank the specialties by how many local practices offer each, the aesthetic services crowd the top of the list.
Teeth whitening (100 practices) and cosmetic dentistry (97 practices) are listed almost as often as dental implants (111), and orthodontic care is widely available, with 58 orthodontists. If your goal is veneers, whitening, or a wedding-ready smile, you are shopping in a buyer’s market. That said, the essentials are covered too: 65 emergency dentists, 50 pediatric practices, and 62 periodontists for gum care. The rarest specialty is prosthodontics, with just 5 dedicated practices, so if you need full-mouth reconstruction, expect a shorter list and possibly a wait.
Why does this tilt matter to you as a patient? Because competition raises the floor. In a market where nearly a hundred offices actively compete for cosmetic cases, the technology, the before-and-after portfolios, and the consult experience all get sharper, and prices face real pressure. The flip side is that a cosmetic-forward practice is not automatically your best pick for a straightforward cleaning, a child’s first visit, or a same-night emergency. Nashville is deep enough that you can match the office to the job precisely rather than settling for a generalist that does a little of everything. For families, that means starting with a dedicated pediatric practice; for urgent pain, it means an office that explicitly lists emergency hours; for gum disease or implant planning, it means a periodontist rather than a whitening-led cosmetic clinic.
The most-reviewed dentists in Nashville
Review depth is the single best proxy for a proven practice, because it reflects years of real visits, not a marketing push. These are the Nashville offices carrying both a top rating and the deepest Google reviews histories on Dental.me:
- Jonathan Gluck — 5.0 stars across 1,104 reviews, the deepest review base of any 5-star practice in the city.
- David Wickness, DMD (Nashville Cosmetic Dentist) — 5.0 stars across 780 reviews, a fitting standout in Nashville’s aesthetics-heavy field.
- Miller Family Dentistry — 5.0 stars across 654 reviews, a strong option for households.
- Mustafa Alwan — 5.0 stars across 628 reviews.
- Lawrence Averbuch — 5.0 stars across 612 reviews.
- NH Dental Partners, PLLC — 5.0 stars across 603 reviews.
Every one of these has cleared a 5.0 rating on more than 600 reviews, which is rare anywhere and speaks to consistency at scale. Use them as a benchmark: when you evaluate any other office, ask whether its numbers hold up next to this group. It is also worth noticing what the list is not, a single corporate chain repeated six times. Nashville’s top tier is a mix of solo practitioners, family practices, and a cosmetic specialist, which tells you the city rewards care quality over brand size. A smaller name with a deep, glowing review history deserves your attention just as much as a marquee one. Curious how we build these rankings? Our ranking methodology explains exactly what goes into a Dental.me score.
How to choose, in four filters
With more than 500 options, the job is subtraction, not search. Here is the fastest way to go from the full field to a shortlist of two or three.
1. Weigh review depth before stars. Sort by the number of reviews, not the rating alone. A 4.7 across 900 reviews is more trustworthy than a 5.0 across a dozen. 2. Match the specialty. A whitening or veneer case belongs with a cosmetic-focused office; an abscess at 9pm belongs with one of the 65 emergency providers. 3. Confirm a live website and current hours. Only 243 of 527 Nashville practices have a website on file, so an active, informative site is itself a useful signal of an office that invests in patients. 4. Widen the map. Some of the best value sits just outside the city line.
Look just past the city line
Nashville’s suburbs run deep with rated dental practices, and crossing into one widens your list considerably. Worth a look: Brentwood, Nolensville, Hermitage, Antioch, Madison, and Old Hickory. If your neighborhood sits on the edge of town, comparing a Nashville office against its nearest suburban counterpart is often the move that surfaces an option you would never have searched for.
Before you book, it also helps to understand what a visit should cost and how these ratings are built. Our national guide to what dental care costs lays out typical price ranges so a quote can’t blindside you. And when you’re ready to compare offices side by side, start from the full, filterable Nashville dentist directory.
How many dentists are in Nashville, TN?
Dental.me tracks 527 dental practices in Nashville, TN — 257 carry a public star rating that averages 4.6 stars, and 243 list a website. Compare the full ranked list on the Nashville dentists page.
Which is the top-rated dentist in Nashville?
By Dental.me Score, Jonathan Gluck currently leads the Nashville list (5.0 stars, 1,104 reviews). Rankings update as ratings and profile data change, so compare a few offices before deciding.
How do I choose a good dentist in Nashville?
Compare the Dental.me Score alongside review volume, location, office hours, provider names, and website details, then shortlist three to five Nashville offices that fit your schedule, budget, and the care you need.
How does Dental.me rank Nashville 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.
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.