Finding a good dentist in Southern Pines starts with the numbers: Dental.me tracks 26 dental practices here, 20 of them with a Google rating on file, and those 20 average 4.7 stars across 6,048 combined reviews. Start with the top-rated offices below, then match a specialty to your family’s needs.
The Southern Pines dental market at a glance
Southern Pines sits in the Sandhills of Moore County, North Carolina, along the US-1 corridor and next door to Pinehurst and Aberdeen. The 26 practices in the Dental.me directory range from general offices to specialty-focused providers. Twenty of those 26 have a Google rating on file and six have none, so most of the town’s offices come with a rating you can read before you pick up the phone. Phone numbers are on file for all 26, and posted hours for 19.
The headline figure is the 4.7 average rating across the rated practices. That average is not carried by one or two standouts; it reflects a market where the great majority of offices cluster at the top of the scale. The chart below shows how the 20 rated practices sort into rating bands, and it makes the shape of the local market obvious at a glance.
Seventeen of the 20 rated offices land at 4.8 stars or higher. Only three fall below that top band, and each of those three is a single practice in its tier. In practical terms, most rated offices in Southern Pines sit in the highest band, though two of those 17 rest on 5 or fewer reviews. A rating is not a measure of clinical quality, so the more useful question is which office offers the treatment you need.
Top-rated dental practices in Southern Pines
The table below lists the six highest-ranked practices by Dental.me Score, shown by rating and then by review count. Every name links to its full Dental.me profile, where you can see the office’s confirmed details, rating and review count.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt Family Dentistry | 5.0 | 572 | View profile |
| Christina L. Powers, DDS, PLLC | 5.0 | 378 | View profile |
| John F. Ceraso, DMD, P.A. | 5.0 | 350 | View profile |
| Lane and Associates Xxx, DDS PA | 4.9 | 933 | View profile |
| Dr. Jason Graves and Associates PA | 4.9 | 828 | View profile |
| Southern Pines Smiles | 4.9 | 589 | View profile |
Two things stand out in this list. First, three of the six carry a 5.0, and they do it on hundreds of reviews — Pratt Family Dentistry holds its 5.0 across 572 reviews, and Christina L. Powers and John F. Ceraso each sit above 350. A perfect score is easy on ten reviews and hard on several hundred, so these three are worth a close look. Second, the two heaviest-reviewed offices in town, Lane and Associates and Dr. Jason Graves and Associates, both hold 4.9 across more than 800 reviews each. Five other offices also hold a 5.0, on 173, 51, 22, 5 and 1 reviews; the Southern Pines dental directory lists all of them.
It is worth pausing on the three perfect scores, because none of them rests on a thin sample. Pratt Family Dentistry reaches its 5.0 on 572 reviews, more feedback than two of the five other names in the table, and Christina L. Powers, DDS, PLLC and John F. Ceraso, DMD, P.A. hold their perfect marks on 378 and 350 respectively. Set against the two 800-plus-review giants at 4.9, they frame the central trade-off of shopping for a dentist in Southern Pines: a spotless record on a few hundred reviews, or a near-spotless one on nearly a thousand. The directory shows both numbers for each office before you decide.
How review depth compares across the top offices
Rating tells you how patients felt; review count tells you how much evidence stands behind that feeling. In Southern Pines the two do not always line up, and the gap is useful. The bars below show total review counts for the same six Score leaders. They are not the six most-reviewed offices: Shishira Surapu Reddy holds 596 reviews at a 4.3 and is outside the Score top six.
Lane and Associates leads the town on raw volume with 933 reviews, followed by Dr. Jason Graves at 828. Those two alone hold 1,761 (29%) of the 6,048 reviews on file across every rated office in Southern Pines. If you want the reassurance of a very long paper trail, they are the deepest. If you would rather trade a little volume for a spotless score, Southern Pines Smiles and Pratt Family Dentistry both clear 570 reviews while sitting at 4.9 and 5.0 respectively.
Website coverage: what you can check before you call
One quiet convenience marker in the data is whether an office has a website URL on file. In Southern Pines, 20 of the 26 practices do, the same count as the rated practices, though not the same set: one rated office has no website on file and one unrated office has one. A website on file gives you a page to check on your own time, before you ever dial. The six practices with no website URL on file are not necessarily worse offices — the data simply records the missing link, not the quality of care — but you may need a phone call to gather the basics for them.
Specialty care in Southern Pines
General cleanings and checkups are well covered here, and the directory also lists specialty and elective work. Nine practices are on the cosmetic list and the same nine are on the teeth-whitening list; six are on the dental-implant list, and the same five are on both the orthodontist and Invisalign lists. The short lists are worth knowing: no Southern Pines office is on the prosthodontist list, one is on the dentures list, and two each are on the endodontist and oral-surgeon lists.
If you are weighing a smile makeover, start with the cosmetic dentists in Southern Pines or the offices offering teeth whitening, the two longest lists in town, which hold the same nine offices. For missing or failing teeth, the six practices tagged for dental implants are the list to start from. Because many offices carry more than one of these tags, the counts above overlap — one practice can appear under cosmetic, whitening, and implants at once — so use the specialty pages to see exactly which offices do what.
Dentists near Southern Pines
Southern Pines is one of several Moore County communities with its own Dental.me listings, and its neighbors are smaller. Pinehurst dentists, to the west, number 25 (14 rated); Aberdeen dentists, to the south, number 8 (3 rated); and Vass, to the northeast, lists 2 practices, neither with a Google rating on file. Because ratings and review depth differ from town to town, it is worth comparing a Southern Pines shortlist against one or two of these neighbors before you commit, especially for specialty work.
Building your Southern Pines shortlist
Because 17 of the 20 rated offices already sit in the top band, the more useful way to narrow Southern Pines is by the treatment you need. Begin with the three perfect-5.0 offices and the three 4.9-star offices in the ranked table, then apply two filters the directory data makes easy. First, decide how much weight you place on review depth: if a long, settled record matters most, Lane and Associates (933 reviews) and Dr. Jason Graves and Associates (828) have the most reviews in town, while Pratt Family Dentistry pairs a perfect 5.0 with a still-substantial 572. Second, confirm the office actually offers what you came for. With nine practices tagged for cosmetic work but only six for implants and five for orthodontics, the pool narrows quickly once you move from a routine cleaning to a specific procedure, so check the specialty page before you commit to a name.
Once you have two or three finalists, the 20-of-26 website coverage rate works in your favor: for most offices you can check the practice’s own site before you call. For any office with no website URL on file, budget a short phone call to gather the same basics. Then read recent Google reviews for each office — not just the headline number — to see whether recent visits sound like the kind of appointment you are booking. In a town where 17 of 20 rated offices sit at 4.8 or higher, that final read is usually what separates your first choice from your second.
How to choose, and how the Dental.me Score works
With 17 of 20 rated offices in the top band, choosing a dentist in Southern Pines is a pleasant problem. A sensible approach: shortlist two or three offices from the ranked table, confirm they take your insurance and are accepting new patients, and, if you need specialty care, cross-check them against the relevant specialty page. Read a handful of recent Google reviews for each office to get a feel for the office beyond the number.
The star ratings you see here are the Google ratings on file, and no office can pay Dental.me to change them. The Dental.me Score weighs a practice’s rating, the volume of feedback behind it, and whether the office’s details are confirmed, so that a spotless score on a handful of ratings does not automatically outrank a deeply reviewed one. The only thing money can buy on Dental.me is a Featured placement label — it can never change a practice’s Score or its position in the rankings. That is why Lane and Associates, with 933 reviews behind its 4.9, ranks second by Score, behind Pratt Family Dentistry with a 5.0 across 572. Use the directory to compare them side by side, then make the call that fits your family.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Southern Pines, NC?
The Dental.me directory tracks 26 dental practices in Southern Pines, 20 of which have a Google rating on file. Together the rated offices average 4.7 stars across 6,048 combined reviews.
Which Southern Pines dentist has the highest rating?
Eight practices hold a 5.0. Pratt Family Dentistry has the most reviews behind it (572) and is first by Dental.me Score, followed by Christina L. Powers, DDS, PLLC (378) and John F. Ceraso, DMD, P.A. (350). The other five rest on 173, 51, 22, 5 and 1 reviews.
Which Southern Pines office has the most reviews?
Lane and Associates Xxx, DDS PA leads with 933 reviews at a 4.9 rating, followed by Dr. Jason Graves and Associates PA with 828 reviews, also at 4.9. They are the two deepest review counts in town.
Does Southern Pines have cosmetic and implant dentists?
Yes. Nine practices are on the cosmetic list (the same nine as the teeth-whitening list) and six are on the dental-implant list. Five are on the orthodontist and Invisalign lists; no office is on the prosthodontist list, and one is on the dentures list.
What if I cannot find the right dentist in Southern Pines?
Neighboring Moore County towns have their own Dental.me listings: Pinehurst, to the west, lists 25 practices (14 rated), Aberdeen, to the south, 8 (3 rated), and Vass, to the northeast, 2 (none rated).
How does Dental.me rank Southern Pines dentists?
The Dental.me Score weighs a practice’s rating, its review volume, and whether office details are confirmed. Rankings are earned, never sold; only a Featured placement label can be paid for and it cannot change a practice’s Score.
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.