Dentists in Norwood, MA: Local Guide

Quick answer: Norwood, MA has 41 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 31 are rated on Google, averaging 4.59★ across 4,422 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: John Michaels, NORWOOD DENTAL CENTER PC, Pediatric and Family Dentistry of Norwood. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.

Norwood’s deepest listings after general dentistry are restorative and surgical rather than cosmetic. Among its 41 dental practices, 18 are listed for dental implants and 17 for periodontal care, ahead of cosmetic dentistry at 14. If you have been told you need a gum graft, a sinus lift, or a full-arch implant restoration, the Norwood list for that work is long enough to compare several names rather than take the first one you are given.

That specialty depth is the thread we’ll pull on throughout this guide. But the headline numbers are worth stating plainly first: of the 41 practices in our directory, 31 carry enough Google reviews to be rated — three in four, a high share of the market covered — and those rated offices average 4.59 stars across 4,422 reviews. The remaining ten carry no rating, so about a quarter of the city is not described by any of it.

You can browse every one of those practices on the Norwood dentist hub, which is where this guide points repeatedly — it’s the live, filterable version of everything summarized below.

Why the specialist map matters more here than the star average

In a lot of small markets, the smart move is simply to pick the highest-rated general dentist and be done with it. Norwood rewards a slightly more deliberate approach, because its listings are deepest in the treatments a general dentist would refer out. Here is how the specialty coverage breaks down across the 41 practices:

Read that chart as a referral map. If your treatment plan involves dental implants or a periodontist, you have roughly 17–18 offices to choose from without leaving the 02062 — enough that you can and should get a second opinion locally before committing to surgery. That matters more than it sounds: implant and periodontal treatment plans vary enormously between clinicians, from the number of implants proposed to whether bone grafting is deemed necessary, and the price swing between two honest opinions can run into the thousands. A market with this much local depth turns getting a second look from a chore into a fifteen-minute drive. Cosmetic work is equally well-covered: 14 practices offer cosmetic dentistry and 14 are listed for teeth whitening. Families are served too, with 8 pediatric dentists and 8 orthodontists — the same eight the Invisalign listing returns. The thinner categories — 5 oral surgeons and 5 endodontists — are still solid for a town this size, and several of the implant-focused offices handle surgical extractions in-house anyway.

How good are the reviews, really?

A 4.59 town average is strong, but averages hide the shape of a market. What makes Norwood unusual is how top-heavy its rating distribution is: of the 31 rated practices, 23 sit at 4.8 stars or higher. Only four offices land in mediocre-or-worse territory. In practice that means your odds of accidentally picking a poorly-reviewed dentist here are low — but it also means the star rating alone won’t separate the good from the excellent, so review volume and specialty fit become your real tie-breakers.

There’s also depth behind the average. Those 4,422 reviews spread across 31 rated offices work out to more than 140 reviews per practice — a sample large enough that a single new review barely moves a score. The directory holds nothing about who wrote a review or what visit it followed, so read the count as a measure of how firmly the rating is pinned down, not as a record of appointments.

The other quality signal worth checking is whether a practice keeps a real website: 25 of the 41 do. It’s a small thing, but an office that maintains current hours, an online booking link, and a clear service list tends to run a tighter front desk — and in Norwood the highest-reviewed practices almost all clear that bar. If a listing has no site and no recent reviews, treat that as a reason to call before you build your hopes around it.

The most-reviewed dentists in Norwood

Below are six of the town’s standout practices by Google reviews volume and rating. These are the names with the most Google reviews — a useful shortlist whether you need a routine cleaning or a specialist consult.

• Epic Family Dentistry PLLC — 4.9★ from 891 reviews, the most-reviewed practice in Norwood by a wide margin. A general/family anchor with the kind of volume that only comes from years of steady word-of-mouth.
• Ana Carolina Mattos — 4.9★ from 494 reviews. A consistently top-rated dentist and one of the busiest solo names in town.
• Pediatric and Family Dentistry of Norwood PLLC — 4.9★ from 476 reviews. The obvious first call for families wanting kids and parents seen under one roof.
• John Michaels — a perfect 5.0★ across 271 reviews, one of only a handful of Norwood offices holding a flawless average at real volume.
• Bittner Evelyn — 4.9★ from 159 reviews, a smaller, highly-rated practice worth a look if you prefer a lower-volume office.
• Larisa Stein DMD, PC — 4.9★ from 154 reviews, another well-reviewed family option.

A simple way to choose — matched to Norwood’s map

Because this market is deep on specialists and top-heavy on ratings, a straight “pick the #1 result” strategy leaves value on the table. Here’s the sequence we’d actually use:

Steps two and three are exactly what the Norwood directory is built to do — filter by service, then sort by Google reviews depth. If you want to understand how we compute the ratings and coverage figures used throughout this guide, see how we rank practices.

Looking just outside Norwood

Norwood sits in a dense cluster of towns, so if your top pick has a wait or doesn’t take your plan, good alternatives are minutes away. Neighboring markets we cover include Westwood, Dedham, Walpole, East Walpole, Sharon, and Dover. For implant or periodontal work in particular, it’s worth pricing the same procedure in two of these towns before you decide — and our national dental cost guide gives you the ballpark ranges to sanity-check any quote.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are in Norwood, MA?
Our directory lists 41 dental practices in Norwood, of which 31 have enough Google reviews to carry a rating. You can browse all of them on the Norwood dentist hub.

Who is the most-reviewed dentist in Norwood?
Epic Family Dentistry PLLC, with a 4.9-star average across 891 reviews — more than any other practice in town.

Is Norwood a good place to get dental implants?
Yes, unusually so for its size: 19 of the 41 local practices offer implants and 17 offer periodontal care, which makes getting a local second opinion realistic before any surgery.

What’s the average dentist rating in Norwood?
4.59 stars across the 31 rated practices, and it skews high — 23 of those 31 are rated 4.8 stars or above.

Are there pediatric dentists in Norwood?
Eight practices offer pediatric dentistry, including Pediatric and Family Dentistry of Norwood, which holds 4.9 stars across 476 reviews.

What if I can’t get an appointment in Norwood?
Nearby covered towns include Westwood, Dedham, Walpole, Sharon, and Dover, each a short drive away with their own rated practices.

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