Parkersburg has 35 dental practices, and 24 of them carry enough patient feedback to earn a rated Dental.me Score, averaging 4.5 across the city. To find a good one, start with the 12 practices scoring 4.8 or higher, weigh each against its review volume, and confirm the office details for yourself before you book.
That is the short version. The longer version, below, works through how those 35 Parkersburg offices actually sort out once you look past the map pins and into the numbers that matter: how many reviews have landed, how high the ratings climb, and which offices near the Little Kanawha and along Murdoch Avenue have the deepest review counts. Every figure in this guide comes only from the practice data Dental.me has on file for Parkersburg, so it describes this city and no other.
What the Parkersburg numbers tell you
Across the city’s 35 practices, 24 have accumulated enough reviews to earn a rated score. Together those offices hold 3,552 reviews between them, a substantial pool of local experience for a Wood County seat of Parkersburg’s size. The citywide average lands at 4.5, which is high, but that average hides a wide spread. Twelve practices sit at 4.8 or above, two land in the 4.5-to-4.79 range, seven fall between 4.0 and 4.49, and three score below 4.0. In other words, the top tier is genuinely strong and reasonably deep, but a handful of offices trail well behind it, so the citywide average is not a safe substitute for looking at each practice on its own.
That distribution changes how you should read the map. With twelve offices at 4.8 or higher, the practical challenge in Parkersburg is not hunting for a single good option, it is choosing among several highly rated ones. And because eleven of the 35 practices have too little feedback to be rated at all, the split you are really navigating is not good versus bad, but well-documented versus not-yet-documented. The rest of this guide leans on that first group, then tells you how to handle the second.
The lower bands deserve a word too. Seven Parkersburg practices score between 4.0 and 4.49, and three fall below 4.0. A rating in the low fours is not automatically a warning, especially on a thin review count where a couple of rough visits can drag an otherwise fine office down, but it is a reason to look more closely. Treat those ten offices as ones to call with sharper questions rather than ones to rule out on sight, and pay attention to how many reviews sit behind each number: a 4.2 across a few dozen reviews is a much softer signal than a 4.2 across many hundreds. When a strong, deeply reviewed alternative is only a few minutes away, though, most Parkersburg patients will have little reason to gamble.
The highest-rated practices in Parkersburg
The table below ranks the Parkersburg offices with the strongest ratings on Dental.me, sorted by score and then by review count. One office, Jeffrey G. Minchau, DDS, MS, holds a perfect 5.0. Just behind it, five practices share a 4.9, led by Michael D. Mason DDS, whose 1,021 reviews are the deepest single record in the city by a wide margin, more than a quarter of every review on file in Parkersburg.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey G. Minchau, DDS, MS, Inc. | 5.0 | 535 | View profile |
| Michael D. Mason DDS | 4.9 | 1,021 | View profile |
| Jay Gerber | 4.9 | 342 | View profile |
| Murphy Kyle DDS | 4.9 | 245 | View profile |
| David Morford | 4.9 | 136 | View profile |
| RJ Moore & AM Moore LLC | 4.9 | 90 | View profile |
Read that table in two dimensions, not one. A perfect 5.0 built on 535 reviews, as Minchau’s is, is a different kind of signal than a 4.9 built on 90, as with RJ Moore & AM Moore. Both are excellent scores; the first has simply been tested far more times. Mason’s 4.9 across 1,021 reviews is the most heavily sampled rating in Parkersburg, which is worth remembering if steadiness over a large sample is what you value most. There is no single right answer here, only a trade-off you get to make deliberately.
A closer look at the leaders
Michael D. Mason DDS anchors the city’s review volume: at 4.9 across 1,021 reviews, no other Parkersburg office pairs a near-perfect score with anywhere near that much feedback. Jeffrey G. Minchau, DDS, MS, is the only practice in town holding a flawless 5.0, and it does so on 535 reviews, the second-deepest record here, which is what lifts it to the top of a rating-first sort. Jay Gerber and Murphy Kyle DDS both carry 4.9 ratings on 342 and 245 reviews, each a deep local record. David Morford and RJ Moore & AM Moore LLC round out the 4.9 tier at 136 and 90 reviews, still strong scores, simply built on smaller samples. Add those six together and they account for 2,369 reviews, roughly two-thirds of the 3,552 on file citywide, which shows how concentrated Parkersburg’s review record is at the top of the list.
How much of Parkersburg is on the map
Two gaps are worth knowing before you start dialing. First, only 24 of the 35 practices are rated, so eleven Parkersburg offices have too little feedback on file to score yet. That does not make them weaker offices; it makes them unknowns, and an unknown is worth a phone call rather than an assumption. Second, Dental.me has a website URL on file for 17 of the 35 practices, just under half. For the other 18 there is no website URL on record, which usually means you will be confirming hours, insurance, and new-patient openings by phone rather than online.
What to ask when you call
Because 18 of Parkersburg’s 35 offices have no website URL on file, the phone is still the main tool for closing the gap between a good score and a booked appointment. Keep the questions concrete. Are you accepting new patients right now? Do you take my specific insurance plan, and are you in-network or out? What is the soonest routine cleaning, and the soonest opening if I am in pain today? If I need implants, braces, or clear aligners, do you handle that in house or refer it out? None of those answers live in a star rating, and asking them up front spares you a second round of calls after you have already settled on an office.
Care beyond the routine cleaning
If you need more than a checkup, Parkersburg’s specialty coverage is thinner than its general-dentistry roster, and it pays to plan around that. Seven practices list dental implant services in Parkersburg, the deepest specialty bench in town. Five offer orthodontic care, and five provide Invisalign clear aligners. Because those lists are short and overlap, book specialty consultations further ahead than you would a cleaning, ask whether a given office carries the full course of treatment or refers part of it out, and be ready to widen your search if the office you want is booked out for months.
Matching a practice to what you actually need
A high score is a starting point, not a match. In Parkersburg the leaders differ in more than review depth, and the right pick depends on what brings you in. If you want the deepest review record for routine care, look to the offices with several-hundred or four-figure review counts. If you are choosing for a child, a nervous patient, or one specific procedure, a strong rating tells you the office is well-regarded but not whether it fits that particular need, which is exactly what a short consultation call is for. And if cost is the deciding factor, remember that a star rating never reflects price, so a direct conversation about fees and payment options is unavoidable no matter how high an office scores.
How to work the list
Here is a practical order of operations for Parkersburg. Begin at the Parkersburg dentist directory and filter to the 12 offices scoring 4.8 or above. Cross-check each against its review count in the table above, so you are weighing a high score against how many reviews produced it. Shortlist two or three, then confirm the essentials that no rating captures: whether they take your insurance, whether they are accepting new patients, and how far out the next opening sits. For the 18 offices with no website URL on file, that confirmation happens by phone, so keep the number handy and call earlier in the day when front desks are less swamped.
If nothing in Parkersburg fits
Parkersburg sits at the center of a cluster of smaller Wood County and mid-Ohio-Valley communities, and widening your search by a few miles adds more offices than the city carries on its own. Just across the Little Kanawha, the Vienna dentist directory is the closest option and effectively part of the same market. A short drive up the Ohio River, the Williamstown directory and the Belmont directory add more nearby practices worth checking, especially for specialty care.
Reading a Dental.me Score in Parkersburg
One habit will serve you well across all 35 listings: treat the score as earned evidence, not a ranking you can buy. A Dental.me Score reflects a practice’s rating, how many reviews stand behind it, and whether the office’s details are confirmed, weighted together, which is exactly why a 5.0 across 535 reviews reads as sturdier than a high score with only a handful behind it. Featured placement is the only thing money touches, and it never moves a score. So in a city where 12 offices already clear 4.8, let the depth of each record break the ties, and let a quick phone call settle everything the numbers cannot.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Parkersburg, WV?
Dental.me lists 35 dental practices in Parkersburg. Of those, 24 have accumulated enough patient feedback to earn a rated Dental.me Score, and the rated offices average 4.5, with 12 of them scoring 4.8 or higher.
Which Parkersburg dental practice has the highest rating?
Jeffrey G. Minchau, DDS, MS, Inc. holds a perfect 5.0 on 535 reviews, the top of a rating-first sort. Michael D. Mason DDS carries the deepest record in the city, a 4.9 built on 1,021 reviews.
How many Parkersburg dentists have website details on file?
Dental.me has a website URL on file for 17 of the 35 Parkersburg practices, just under half. For the other 18 there is no website URL on record, so plan to confirm hours, insurance, and openings by phone.
Does Parkersburg have dentists for implants, braces, or Invisalign?
Yes. Seven Parkersburg practices list dental implant services, five offer orthodontic care, and five provide Invisalign clear aligners. Because those lists are short, book specialty consultations further ahead than a routine cleaning.
What does a Dental.me Score mean?
A Dental.me Score is earned, never sold. It weighs a practice’s rating, how many reviews stand behind it, and whether the office’s details are confirmed, which is why a 5.0 on 535 reviews reads as sturdier than a high score on very few. Only Featured placement can be paid for, and it never moves a score.
What if I can't get an appointment in Parkersburg?
Widen your search by a few miles. Vienna sits just across the Little Kanawha and is effectively the same market, while Williamstown and Belmont, a short drive up the Ohio River, add more nearby practices, which helps most for the specialties with the thinnest local benches.
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