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Dentists in Rockford, MI: Local Guide

Published June 30, 2026 · dental.me editorial · How we verify

Rockford, Michigan lists 30 dental practices, and 18 of them carry a Google rating, averaging 4.66 stars across those rated offices; the other 12 carry none, and Dental.me does not record why. To find a dentist here, start with the table below, confirm each office takes your insurance, and call to ask how soon it can see you.

What Rockford’s dental landscape actually looks like

Rockford sits on the Rogue River north of Grand Rapids. A missing Google rating says nothing about an office’s care, and each of the 12 unrated offices still has a profile with what Dental.me holds for it.

Those 18 rated offices average 4.66 Google stars, and 12 of the 18 sit at 4.8 or higher. That is an average of Google ratings, not of the Dental.me Score, and it does not tell you which office suits you; the count behind each rating, the service lists and a phone call do more of that work.

The highest-scored dental practices in Rockford

The table below shows the six Rockford offices rated 4.9 or higher with the most Google reviews: the two 5.0s first, then the 4.9s by review count. The same six are the first six by Dental.me Score, built mainly from a practice’s Google rating and the depth of reviews behind it, with a small lift for an office that verifies its listing, which puts David Fischer first, then Lauren Feuerstein, Alexis Gallagher, Heinz Orthodontics + Aesthetics, Steven M Dater DDS and Associates PC and Monette Dentistry. Click any practice name to open its full profile.

Practice Rating Reviews Profile
David Fischer 5.0 392 View profile
Heinz Orthodontics + Aesthetics 5.0 241 View profile
Lauren Feuerstein 4.9 453 View profile
Alexis Gallagher 4.9 415 View profile
Steven M Dater DDS and Associates PC 4.9 226 View profile
Monette Dentistry 4.9 207 View profile

Two offices in the table, David Fischer (392 reviews) and Heinz Orthodontics + Aesthetics (241), hold a 5.0; Rockford’s three other 5.0s rest on 28, 1 and 1 reviews. The largest count in town is Lauren Feuerstein’s 453 on a 4.9, then Alexis Gallagher’s 415. The six largest counts hold 2,043 of the 2,952 (69%) and include one office outside the table, Meadow Creek Dental Care (4.5 on 316, fourth by count). A review count is not a measure of clinical quality.

Reviews behind each top practice Lauren Feuerstein 453 Alexis Gallagher 415 David Fischer 392 Heinz Orthodontics 241 Steven M Dater DDS 226 Monette Dentistry 207

What the review counts behind the table show

A rating on hundreds of reviews moves less with each new review than one on a handful, but neither tells you about clinical quality. David Fischer’s 5.0 rests on 392 reviews and Heinz Orthodontics + Aesthetics’s on 241; Lauren Feuerstein’s and Alexis Gallagher’s 4.9s rest on 453 and 415. Steven M Dater DDS and Associates PC (226) and Monette Dentistry (207) complete the table, and Robert Mette (4.9 on 201) sits just below it. Dental.me cannot say what a one-tenth gap between a 4.9 and a 5.0 means for your care.

How Rockford’s ratings are distributed

Of the 18 rated Rockford practices, 12 sit at 4.8 stars or higher, 2 fall between 4.5 and 4.79, 3 between 4.0 and 4.49, and 1 below 4.0. Two of the 12 top-band ratings rest on a single review each, two of the three between 4.0 and 4.49 rest on 8 and 4, and the one rating below 4.0 is a 3.0 on 2 reviews, so read the count behind each rating before you book.

How the 18 rated offices score 4.8+ stars 12 4.5 to 4.79 2 4.0 to 4.49 3 Under 4.0 1

The 12 offices without a Google rating are listed too. Dental.me does not record why they carry none, and none of the 12 has a website on file, so a phone call is the way to learn about them. Three of them sit on service lists: Dr. Jeffrey Heinz and Mark P. Brieden D.D.S., M.S., P.C. on the orthodontist and Invisalign lists, and Matthew Palazzolo on the endodontist list.

Websites, reviews, and reaching a Rockford office

15 of Rockford’s 30 practices have a website on file, and all 15 carry a Google rating. What a practice website shows varies, so do not expect every site to list services, insurance or new-patient forms. Every Rockford practice but one has a phone number on file, and Dental.me holds posted hours for 18 of the 30. An office without a website on file is not a sign of poor care.

Website URL on file (15 of 30 practices) 15 with a site 15 with none on file Each half represents 50 percent of Rockford’s 30 dental practices.

The 18 rated offices carry 2,952 reviews between them, about 164 each, but the counts are uneven: 10 hold 100 or more and 5 hold 14 or fewer.

Review depth across rated offices Total reviews in town 2,952 Average per rated office 164

Service lists in Rockford

Seven Rockford practices sit on the teeth whitening list and six on the cosmetic dentist list, and all six cosmetic offices are also on the whitening list. Four sit on the orthodontist and Invisalign lists, including Heinz Orthodontics + Aesthetics, which is on those two lists and not on the cosmetic or whitening list. Two sit on the dental implant list; the pediatric, emergency, endodontist, oral surgeon and denture lists hold one office each, and the periodontist and prosthodontist lists are empty. A place on a list shows what an office lists, not how often it does that work, so ask whether the office does your procedure itself.

Rockford practices on each service list Teeth whitening 7 Cosmetic dentists 6 Orthodontists 4 Invisalign 4 Dental implants 2 Emergency dentists 1 Pediatric dentists 1 Oral surgeons 1 Dentures 1 Endodontists 1 Periodontists 0 Prosthodontists 0 Bar length = number of Rockford practices on each Dental.me service list.

Planning your first visit as a new patient

Once you have a shortlist, call each office to confirm it takes your dental plan, since insurance participation changes more often than ratings do. Dental.me holds no availability data, so call to ask how soon an office can see you. If you are moving to Rockford or switching offices, ask the front desk to help transfer your records and any recent X-rays so you are not paying for duplicate imaging. At the visit, ask the dentist to walk you through any treatment plan and how the office lays out costs before work starts. A Google rating shows how past reviewers scored an office; it does not tell you about clinical quality.

Looking just beyond Rockford

The neighbouring directories are small: Ada (11 practices, 4 rated), Belmont (7 practices, 4 rated), Comstock Park (7 practices, 2 rated), Sparta (5 practices, 4 rated), Cedar Springs (2 practices, 1 rated). Dental.me holds no drive-time data, so check the distance from where you live.

How to choose your Rockford dentist

Use a short checklist. Start with the table and the count behind each rating; a rating on a handful of reviews can move with the next one. Confirm each office takes your dental insurance. If a practice has a website on file, skim it for new-patient details; if it does not, call and ask about the services you need and what a first visit will cost. For children, SixOneSix Dentistry for Children (4.9 on 122) is the one office on the pediatric dentist list. For cosmetic work, start from the cosmetic list and name the procedure. When you are ready to compare every option side by side, browse the full Rockford dentist directory.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are in Rockford, MI?

Dental.me lists 30 dental practices in Rockford. 18 carry a Google rating, averaging 4.66 stars; the other 12 carry none, and Dental.me does not record why.

Which Rockford dental practice has the highest rating?

Five Rockford offices hold a 5.0 Google rating. The two on the most reviews are David Fischer (392) and Heinz Orthodontics + Aesthetics (241); the other three rest on 28, 1 and 1 reviews. A rating is not a measure of clinical quality.

Which Rockford dentist has the most reviews?

Lauren Feuerstein has the largest Google review count in Rockford, 453 on a 4.9. Alexis Gallagher follows at 415 (4.9) and David Fischer at 392 (5.0).

Can I find teeth whitening or cosmetic dentistry in Rockford?

Yes. Seven Rockford practices sit on the teeth whitening list and six on the cosmetic dentist list, and all six cosmetic offices are also on the whitening list. Heinz Orthodontics + Aesthetics sits on the orthodontist and Invisalign lists, not on either of those. A place on a list shows what an office lists, so ask whether it does your procedure itself.

How many Rockford dental offices have a website?

15 of the 30 Rockford practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me. For the other 15, no website URL is on record, so you will typically reach those offices by phone to confirm services and appointments.

Where else can I look near Rockford?

The neighbouring directories are small: Ada lists 11 practices (4 rated), Belmont 7 (4 rated), Comstock Park 7 (2 rated), Sparta 5 (4 rated) and Cedar Springs 2 (1 rated). Dental.me holds no drive-time data, so check the distance from where you live.

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