Dentists in Pikeville, KY: Local Guide

Finding a good dentist in Pikeville starts with the numbers: this eastern Kentucky city has 36 dental practices on Dental.me, 16 of them carrying enough patient feedback to earn a rating, and those rated offices average 4.48 stars — a solid baseline that lets you compare Pike County providers side by side before you ever call.

What the numbers say about dentists in Pikeville

Pikeville is the seat of Pike County, tucked along the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River in Kentucky’s far eastern coalfields, and it functions as the medical and dental hub for a wide stretch of the Big Sandy region. That regional role shows up in the directory. Thirty-six distinct dental practices carry a Pikeville listing on Dental.me — a deeper roster than most towns of its size in the mountains, reflecting the city’s part as home to a regional medical center and the University of Pikeville.

Of those 36 practices, 16 have accumulated enough patient feedback to hold a published rating. That is a meaningful distinction worth understanding as you shop. A rating on Dental.me is earned from public review activity over time, so the 16 rated offices give you a track record to read, while the remaining 20 are simply newer to the platform, smaller, or quieter online — not necessarily weaker clinically, but harder to judge from the outside. When you weigh a Pikeville practice, start with the 16 that have a rating and a review count you can actually inspect.

The 16 rated practices average 4.48 stars, and together they hold 833 reviews. Those are the two anchors for the rest of this guide: a directory that leans well above the 4.0 line, and a body of feedback concentrated in a handful of established offices. The charts below break both of those down so you can see exactly where the strength sits.

The highest-rated dental practices in Pikeville

Here are the top-rated practices in Pikeville, ranked by their Dental.me rating and then by review volume. Each links to its full profile, where you can see the office’s rating history and details on file.

Tom Hartsock tops the list with a perfect 5.0 across 111 reviews — a rare combination of a flawless score and a substantial review base, which is harder to sustain than a 5.0 built on a handful of ratings. At the other end of the review scale, Joshua Raleigh carries 216 reviews while holding a 4.6, and Felicia Shanahan-White pairs a 4.7 with 86 reviews. The Dentist Office Psc posts a 4.9 but on just 19 reviews, so treat that score as strong but still building. Keaton Orthodontics, at 4.8 across 35 reviews, stands out as the orthodontic specialist among the leaders.

How the rating bands break down

Averages hide the shape of a market, so it helps to see how the 16 rated Pikeville practices distribute across score tiers. Six sit in the top band at 4.8 stars or higher, five land between 4.5 and 4.79, three fall in the 4.0-to-4.49 range, and only two rate below 4.0.

The takeaway is encouraging for patients: eleven of the sixteen rated practices — roughly two-thirds — sit at 4.5 stars or above, and the bottom band is thin. In practical terms, if you stick to rated offices in Pikeville, the odds are already in your favor, and the decision becomes less about avoiding a weak provider than about matching the right strong one to your specific needs.

Website coverage and how to reach an office

One gap worth knowing before you start dialing: only 12 of the 36 Pikeville practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me. That is a third of the directory. It does not mean the other two-thirds are hard to reach — many mountain dental offices run entirely by phone and word of mouth — but it does change how you research them.

The practical move is to lead with the profile page on Dental.me for any office that has no website URL on file. The profile is where the rating, review count, and confirmed details live, so it does double duty as the office’s web presence when there is no separate site. When you do call, keep it concrete: ask whether the practice is accepting new patients, whether it takes your insurance, and how far out routine cleanings are booking. Those answers vary office to office and are not part of the directory data.

Review volume across Pikeville practices

Ratings tell you how well an office scores; review counts tell you how much that score has been tested. Pikeville’s 833 reviews are not spread evenly — they concentrate heavily in a few established names. The chart below shows the review totals for the six top practices, and the spread is dramatic.

Joshua Raleigh alone carries 216 reviews, more than a quarter of the city total, and Tom Hartsock adds another 111. Read the two dimensions together rather than separately. Raleigh’s 4.6 has been stress-tested across 216 reviews, which lends it durability, while Hartsock’s 5.0 over 111 reviews is the standout combination of height and depth. A high score on a thin review base, like The Dentist Office Psc’s 4.9 over 19, is genuinely promising but simply has less history behind it — worth a call, worth watching, and worth weighing against the volume leaders.

Specialty care: dental implants in Pikeville

Beyond routine and family dentistry, the specialty most represented in the Pikeville directory is implant care: six practices list dental implants among their services. If you are weighing tooth replacement, that gives you a real set of local options to compare rather than an automatic drive out of the region. You can see the full lineup on the Pikeville dental implants directory, then cross-reference each candidate’s rating and review count using the same discipline as the rest of this guide.

This funnel is the whole search in one picture. You begin with 36 practices, narrow to the 16 that carry a rating, and can then focus on the six that reach 4.8 stars or higher — or on the six that offer implants, depending on what you need. Whichever branch you take, you are working from a short, verifiable list rather than guessing across the full directory.

Looking just beyond Pikeville

Because Pikeville sits at the center of the Big Sandy area, the surrounding communities feed patients toward it, but they also have listings of their own worth checking if you want something closer to home in Pike or Floyd County. Nearby you can browse dentists in Elkhorn City, also in Pike County toward the Virginia line, along with Martin, Betsy Layne, Harold, and Grethel in neighboring Floyd County. These are smaller directories than Pikeville’s, so if the specific service or specialist you need is not represented in one of them, Pikeville’s deeper roster is the natural fallback.

How to choose a dentist in Pikeville

Put the pieces together and a clear method emerges for the Pikeville market. Start at the Pikeville dental directory and filter to the 16 rated practices. Read each candidate’s rating alongside its review count — a 4.7 across 86 reviews and a 4.9 across 19 are both good, but they carry different amounts of evidence, and knowing that lets you weigh them honestly. The Dental.me Score behind each rating draws on the star rating, the volume of reviews, and whether the office’s details have been confirmed, among other signals, which is why it rewards a consistent track record rather than a single lucky month.

From there, shortlist two or three offices that fit your need — a specialist like Keaton Orthodontics for braces, a high-volume general office like Joshua Raleigh, or a top-scored name like Tom Hartsock — open each profile, and then call to confirm the things the directory cannot tell you: new-patient availability, insurance, and scheduling. With 36 practices to draw from and two-thirds of the rated ones above 4.5 stars, Pikeville gives you a genuinely strong field to choose from.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are there in Pikeville, KY?

Dental.me lists 36 dental practices in Pikeville. Of those, 16 have earned a published rating, and together the rated practices hold 833 reviews. Pikeville acts as the dental hub for the wider Big Sandy region of eastern Kentucky, which helps explain the depth of the roster.

What is the highest-rated dental practice in Pikeville?

Tom Hartsock holds the top spot with a perfect 5.0 rating across 111 reviews — notable because it pairs a flawless score with a large review base. The Dentist Office Psc follows at 4.9 (19 reviews) and Keaton Orthodontics at 4.8 (35 reviews).

What is the average dentist rating in Pikeville?

The 16 rated practices in Pikeville average 4.48 stars. The distribution skews high: six practices score 4.8 or above, five fall between 4.5 and 4.79, three between 4.0 and 4.49, and only two rate under 4.0.

Which Pikeville dentist has the most reviews?

Joshua Raleigh holds 216 reviews and a 4.6 rating — more than a quarter of Pikeville’s 833 total reviews. Tom Hartsock is next with 111 reviews at a 5.0 rating.

Are there dental implant providers in Pikeville?

Yes. Six Pikeville practices list dental implants among their services, making it the most-represented specialty in the local directory. You can compare them on the Pikeville dental implants page and cross-check each one’s rating and review count before booking a consultation.

Why don't all Pikeville dental practices show a website?

Only 12 of the 36 listed practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me. Many mountain-region offices operate by phone rather than online, so for a practice with no site on file, use its Dental.me profile — which carries the rating, review count, and confirmed details — as the starting point.

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.