Dentists in Richmond, KY: Local Guide

Richmond, Kentucky lists 34 dental practices on Dental.me, 22 of which carry enough patient feedback to earn a rated Dental.me Score, and together they average 4.41 across those ratings. To find a good dentist here, start with the 22 rated offices, weigh review volume against score, and confirm the practice fits your family’s needs.

How the numbers describe Richmond’s dental market

Richmond is the seat of Madison County and home to Eastern Kentucky University, so the local dental base has to serve a mix of long-settled families, a rotating student population, and commuters moving up and down the I-75 corridor. That shows in the spread. Of the 34 practices Dental.me tracks inside the Richmond footprint, 22 have accumulated enough patient ratings to earn a Dental.me Score, while the remaining 12 have not gathered a rated volume of feedback yet. The 4.41 city average across those 22 rated offices sits comfortably high, which tells you Richmond is not a market where you are choosing between bad and worse. It is a market where most rated offices are genuinely well regarded and your job is to separate the very strong from the merely good.

That distinction matters most when you are new to town or switching after a bad experience. A 4.41 average is an aggregate, and averages hide the tails. Some Richmond practices sit near a perfect score with hundreds of reviews behind them; a few sit below 4.0. The sections below break the market into its actual rating bands, name the highest-scoring offices, and show where the specialties you may need are concentrated, so you can move from a citywide number to a specific short list.

The highest-scoring practices in Richmond

The table below ranks the six most prominent rated practices in Richmond by their Dental.me Score, with ties broken by the number of reviews behind that score. Score and review count are shown together on purpose: a 5.0 built on 68 reviews and a 4.9 built on more than a thousand are both excellent, but they tell you different things about how consistent an office is and how widely it has been reviewed. Use the Score to gauge quality and the review count to gauge how much evidence stands behind it.

A few patterns are worth calling out. Adrienne Childress carries by far the deepest review base in this group at 1,068, which makes that 4.9 unusually well tested. Mark Stephens holds the only perfect 5.0 in the set, though on a smaller 68-review base, so read it as a strong signal that still has room to be tested further. And Bluegrass Pediatric Dentistry stands out as the clear family option, pairing a 4.8 Score with 578 reviews, a volume that only comes from seeing a lot of kids over a lot of years.

Reading Richmond’s rating bands

Averages are useful, but the shape of the distribution tells you more. Among Richmond’s 22 rated practices, 14 sit at 4.8 or higher, 2 fall in the 4.5 to 4.79 range, 3 land between 4.0 and 4.49, and 3 sit below 4.0. In other words, roughly two-thirds of the rated offices in town are top-band practices, which is why the citywide average lands as high as it does.

The practical takeaway: the top band is crowded, so a high Score alone does not make an office unusual in Richmond. What separates the leaders is the combination of a top-band Score and a deep review base. The three practices below 4.0 are the ones worth reading closely before you book, not because a low Score condemns an office, but because it is a prompt to understand what the feedback is actually describing.

Websites, review volume, and what the data does and doesn’t tell you

Two more numbers round out the picture. Of Richmond’s 34 practices, 18 have a website URL on file with Dental.me, and the full directory carries 3,234 reviews in total. Neither figure is a verdict on care quality, but both change how you research.

A little over half of Richmond’s practices have a website URL on file, which means for a fair number of offices your first research step is a phone call or the office’s Dental.me profile rather than a homepage. The absence of a URL says nothing about whether an office is good or how it runs day to day; it only records that Dental.me does not have a website link stored. Plan to reach some of these practices directly.

The 3,234 total reviews are heavily concentrated in the busiest offices, which is normal for a market anchored by a university town. The chart below shows how the six leading practices stack up on review volume alone.

Childress alone accounts for roughly a third of every review in the city. That concentration is why a smaller office with a slightly lower raw count is not automatically weaker; it may simply be newer or quieter. Read review count as a measure of how thoroughly a Score has been tested, not as a popularity contest you should always defer to.

Matching a Richmond specialty to your need

General cleanings are available across the market, but specific needs cluster around specific offices. Dental.me tags Richmond practices by focus area, and the availability is fairly even across the four main specialties, with pediatric care leading slightly.

If you are choosing for children, the seven pediatric dentists in Richmond give you the widest field in town, and Bluegrass Pediatric Dentistry’s review depth makes it an obvious starting point. For missing or failing teeth, the six dental implant providers in Richmond are worth comparing on both Score and how many implant cases their reviews actually describe. And if your goal is appearance rather than repair, the six cosmetic dentists in Richmond overlap heavily with the whitening providers, so one consultation can often cover several options. Browse the full field any time on the Richmond dentist directory.

Looking just beyond Richmond

Richmond sits at the center of a cluster of Madison County and neighboring towns, and it is often practical to widen your search by a few miles, especially for a specialist or an appointment that fits a work commute. Heading south on U.S. 25, the Berea dentist directory covers the college town just fifteen minutes down the road. To the north toward Lexington, the Winchester dentist directory opens up another set of offices within easy reach of the I-64 interchange. And for households out in the eastern part of the county, the Mc Kee dentist directory can be the closer option. Comparing a Richmond short list against these nearby markets is a good way to confirm you are not overlooking a better fit one town over.

How to actually choose a dentist in Richmond

Put the pieces together into a short, repeatable process. Start with the 22 rated practices rather than the full 34, since a rated Dental.me Score means there is real feedback to weigh. Narrow to the top band, where 14 of those offices already sit at 4.8 or higher. From that band, use review volume to break ties, favoring an office whose Score has been tested by hundreds of reviews when the difference otherwise looks small. Then match your specific need to the specialty counts above, and confirm logistics, because an office with no website URL on file simply means you will confirm hours, insurance, and new-patient availability by phone or through its Dental.me profile.

The Dental.me Score is earned from patient feedback and office-confirmation signals, never purchased, so a high Score is a genuine reflection of experience rather than a paid position. Only Featured placement can be paid for, and it does not change how the underlying Score is calculated. Use the Score to build your short list, use review depth to rank it, and use a single confirming phone call to settle the practical details before your first appointment in Richmond.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are there in Richmond, KY?

Dental.me tracks 34 dental practices in Richmond. Of those, 22 have earned a rated Dental.me Score from patient feedback, and 18 have a website URL on file, so a phone call or Dental.me profile is the fastest way to reach the rest.

What is the highest-rated dental practice in Richmond?

Mark Stephens holds the only perfect 5.0 Dental.me Score in the leading group, on 68 reviews. Adrienne Childress carries a 4.9 backed by 1,068 reviews, the deepest review base in Richmond, which makes that Score unusually well tested.

What is the average dentist rating in Richmond, KY?

Across the 22 rated practices in Richmond, the average Dental.me Score is 4.41. The distribution skews high: 14 offices sit at 4.8 or above, 2 fall between 4.5 and 4.79, 3 land from 4.0 to 4.49, and 3 sit below 4.0.

Is there a good pediatric dentist in Richmond?

Richmond has seven practices tagged for pediatric dentistry, the widest specialty field in the city. Bluegrass Pediatric Dentistry is a strong starting point, pairing a 4.8 Dental.me Score with 578 reviews, a volume that reflects years of seeing local children.

Can I find implant or cosmetic dentists in Richmond?

Yes. Richmond lists six practices for dental implants, six for cosmetic dentistry, and six for teeth whitening. The cosmetic and whitening providers overlap heavily, so a single consultation can often cover more than one of those options.

How does the Dental.me Score work, and can it be bought?

The Dental.me Score is earned from patient ratings, review volume, and office-confirmation signals among others; it is never sold. Only Featured placement can be paid for, and it does not change how a practice’s underlying Score is calculated.

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.