Dentists in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL: Local Guide

Finding a good dentist in Ponte Vedra Beach starts with a small but unusually strong field: Dental.me lists 22 practices in this beachside community, 16 of them rated, and the average rating across those offices is 4.96 — a figure that leaves almost no low-scoring options for you to sort past. Here is how to choose.

What the numbers say about Ponte Vedra Beach dentists

Ponte Vedra Beach is a compact market. The 22 practices Dental.me tracks here sit along the A1A corridor between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic, and unlike a sprawling metro directory, the entire field is short enough to read in one sitting. Of those 22 offices, 16 carry a rating on Dental.me, and every single one of those 16 lands at 4.8 or above. There is no middle tier to weigh and no bottom tier to avoid — the rating distribution is unusually top-heavy, which changes the job in front of you. Instead of screening out weak options, you are separating very good practices from one another by review depth, specialty fit, and location within the town.

That 4.96 average is worth pausing on. In most directories an average pulls downward as soon as a few mediocre offices are folded in, so a town-wide figure that sits within four hundredths of a perfect score tells you the rated field is genuinely tight at the top rather than propped up by one or two standouts. The six remaining practices without a rating are not counted here; they simply have not gathered enough feedback yet to publish a score, which is common for newer or lower-volume offices.

The compact size of the field is an advantage rather than a limitation. Because Ponte Vedra Beach is part of St. Johns County’s coastal strip rather than a dense urban center, its 22 practices are spread across a walkable-to-short-drive footprint, and a shortlist you can build in an afternoon covers essentially the whole town. Where a larger city forces you to triage dozens of listings and discard the weak ones, here the entire rated field is already strong, so the time you save on elimination can go into the details that actually differ from office to office: how deep the review history runs, whether a website is on file to vet in advance, and which specialties each practice performs in-house.

The chart below shows how the 16 rated practices fall across Dental.me’s rating bands. It is not a normal spread.

The top-rated practices in Ponte Vedra Beach

Because ratings cluster so tightly at the top, review volume becomes the tiebreaker that tells you which reputations are broad and which are still building. The table below ranks the practices Dental.me surfaces most prominently, sorted by rating and then by the number of reviews behind that rating. A five-star office with several hundred ratings has been tested by far more patients than a five-star office with a few dozen, and both facts are worth seeing side by side.

Two names stand out for different reasons. Penney Weeks carries the largest review count in the group at 985, paired with a 4.9 rating — the widest base of feedback in town. Palm Valley Family Dentistry, P.A. holds a perfect 5.0 across 688 ratings, the deepest record of any office scoring a clean five. If you want the reassurance of a large, consistent history, either is a natural first call.

The four remaining table entries fill in the picture. Eric S. Burgess, DMD, PA and Clayton Celander both hold a 5.0, on 382 and 208 reviews respectively, giving them substantial records in their own right. Ponte Vedra Family Dentistry also posts a 5.0 across 139 reviews, and Shreena Patel rounds out the group at 4.8 over 150 reviews. Any one of these is a defensible starting point; the columns simply let you decide whether you weight a flawless score or a larger sample more heavily.

Reading the reviews behind the ratings

The 16 rated practices in Ponte Vedra Beach have gathered 2,638 reviews between them. That total is what makes the ratings meaningful: a 5.0 built on a handful of entries can shift with a single visit, while a rating anchored to hundreds of them tends to hold steady. The chart below plots the review counts for the practices above so you can see how much history sits behind each score.

The spread is telling. Two offices — Penney Weeks and Palm Valley Family Dentistry — hold more than a third of all reviews in town between them, while the smaller-count practices are no less rated, just newer to the directory or quieter about collecting feedback. A high rating on a modest base is not a warning sign here; it simply carries less history to lean on. When you compare two offices that both show five stars, let the review count break the tie: the larger sample has simply been pressure-tested by more reviews, more procedures, and more of the ordinary variation that any busy practice sees.

Websites and office information

Of the 22 practices in Ponte Vedra Beach, 15 have a website URL on file with Dental.me. A linked website is the fastest way to confirm hours, services, insurance participation, and new-patient forms before you pick up the phone, so it is a practical filter when you are narrowing a shortlist. The remaining seven have no website URL on file, which does not reflect on the care they provide — it simply means you will confirm those details another way, such as by calling the office directly.

In a town where the ratings barely separate the field, this kind of practical detail earns more weight than it would elsewhere. If two offices sit a tenth of a point apart and both look like a fit, the one you can research online in a few minutes is usually the easier appointment to book with confidence. For the practices without a URL on file, a short phone call covers the same ground — hours, whether they are taking new patients, and which of the specialty services below they actually perform in-house.

Specialty care in Ponte Vedra Beach

For a town this size, the specialty coverage is broad. Dental.me tags eight Ponte Vedra Beach practices as offering cosmetic dentistry and eight as providing orthodontics, alongside eight offering teeth whitening and six that list dental implants. That means whether you are weighing orthodontic treatment, a smile makeover, or implant restoration, you have several rated options inside the same few square miles rather than a single provider to take or leave.

If a specific procedure is driving your search, start from the specialty list rather than the general directory. You can browse every dental implant provider in Ponte Vedra Beach, compare the town’s orthodontists, or look specifically at cosmetic dentistry practices — each list carries the same ratings and review counts as the main directory, filtered to the service you need. It is also worth noting that several offices appear on more than one of these lists, so a single family practice may cover routine cleanings, whitening, and clear aligners under one roof.

How the Dental.me Score works

The order you see practices listed in is set by the independent Dental.me Score, which weighs a practice’s rating, the volume of reviews behind it, and whether the office’s details have been confirmed, among other signals. The score is earned, not sold: a practice cannot pay to raise its organic position or improve its score. The only element that can be paid for on Dental.me is a clearly labeled Featured placement, which is marked as such and kept separate from the organic ranking. In a market like Ponte Vedra Beach, where every rated office already scores above 4.8, the score’s attention to review depth and confirmation is what meaningfully separates one strong practice from the next.

This matters most precisely because the town is so evenly matched at the top. When raw star ratings cannot pull the field apart, the difference between an office with 985 reviews and one with 139 is real information, and a ranking that accounts for that depth is more useful than a simple alphabetical or star-only list. Read the score as a starting order, then apply your own filters — location within Ponte Vedra Beach, the specialty you need, and whether the practice is taking new patients.

Looking just beyond Ponte Vedra Beach

Ponte Vedra Beach sits within a cluster of St. Johns and Duval County beach communities, so if your shortlist comes up short or you simply want more options within a short drive, the neighboring directories are worth a look. The adjacent community of Ponte Vedra shares the same corridor just inland, while Jacksonville Beach to the north opens up a considerably larger field of practices. Neptune Beach rounds out the nearby options along the coast. You can also return to the full Ponte Vedra Beach dentist directory to see all 22 practices, filter by specialty, and compare ratings across the entire town in one place.

However you narrow it, the good news in Ponte Vedra Beach is that the floor is high. With 16 rated offices all sitting at 4.8 or above and more than 2,600 reviews spread across them, the decision here is less about avoiding a bad choice and more about matching the right well-rated practice to your family’s needs, location, and the specialty care you are after. Shortlist two or three from the table, confirm the practical details, and you will have done the real work of choosing well in this town.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL?

Dental.me lists 22 dental practices in Ponte Vedra Beach. Sixteen of them carry a published rating, and the average across those rated offices is 4.96 — an unusually high baseline for a town this size.

Which Ponte Vedra Beach dentist has the most reviews?

Penney Weeks has the largest review count in town at 985 reviews, paired with a 4.9 rating. Palm Valley Family Dentistry, P.A. is next among the top offices with 688 reviews and a perfect 5.0.

Are there five-star-rated dentists in Ponte Vedra Beach?

Yes. Among the top-listed practices, four hold a 5.0 rating: Palm Valley Family Dentistry, P.A. (688 reviews), Eric S. Burgess, DMD, PA (382), Clayton Celander (208), and Ponte Vedra Family Dentistry (139).

Can I find orthodontics in Ponte Vedra Beach?

Yes. Dental.me tags eight Ponte Vedra Beach practices for orthodontics, so you have several rated options for braces within the town.

Do Ponte Vedra Beach dental practices list a website?

Fifteen of the 22 practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me. The other seven have no website URL on file, so the fastest way to confirm hours or new-patient policies with them is a direct phone call.

Can a Ponte Vedra Beach dentist pay for a higher ranking?

No. Organic order is set by the independent Dental.me Score, which is earned and cannot be bought. The only element that can be paid for is a clearly labeled Featured placement, kept separate from the organic rankings.

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.