To find a good dentist in Sun City, start with the 31 dental practices Dental.me tracks here, then narrow to the 17 that carry a patient rating and the nine scoring 4.8 or higher. The citywide average sits at 4.51 across 4,430 total reviews, so genuinely strong options are plentiful in this Northwest Valley retirement community.
Sun City is an unusual dental market. It was built as an age-restricted community, so its patient base skews heavily toward older adults whose needs run to crowns, bridges, dentures, implants, and periodontal maintenance rather than pediatric checkups. That demand shows up in how the local offices are rated and reviewed, and it is worth understanding the pattern before you pick up the phone. A town this size does not carry a hundred interchangeable clinics; it carries a manageable field where a handful of long-established names handle most of the work, which is good news when you want to compare every credible option rather than guess.
How Sun City’s dental numbers break down
Of the 31 practices in the directory, 17 have accumulated enough patient feedback to carry a rating. That is a little more than half, which is typical for a compact community where a handful of established offices absorb most of the visits. Those 17 rated practices average 4.51, and they split into clear tiers: nine sit at 4.8 or above, three land in the 4.5 to 4.79 range, two fall between 4.0 and 4.49, and three sit below 4.0. In other words, the top of the market is deep here. When more than half of every rated office clears 4.8, a high score alone does not separate the field, so review volume and the specific work you need become the real deciders. The three offices below 4.0 are the genuine outliers in an otherwise strong field, and they are easy to spot once you look past the rating to the reviews behind it.
The highest-rated practices in Sun City
Here are the six most visible offices in the directory, ranked by rating and then by how many reviews have been left. Burns Dentistry leads not just on its 4.9 but on sheer volume: 1,118 reviews is by far the largest body of feedback in Sun City and accounts for roughly a quarter of every review in town. Patrick Carr and Kevin Gasser also hold 4.9 marks with substantial followings, while Wildflower Dental and Associated Dental Care pair a 4.8 with hundreds of reviews each. Dentists of Sun City rounds out the group with a 4.9 built on a smaller but still meaningful 88 reviews.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Dentistry | 4.9 | 1,118 | View profile |
| Patrick Carr | 4.9 | 706 | View profile |
| Kevin Gasser | 4.9 | 338 | View profile |
| Dentists of Sun City | 4.9 | 88 | View profile |
| Wildflower Dental | 4.8 | 876 | View profile |
| Associated Dental Care Sun City | 4.8 | 536 | View profile |
A rating tells you the ceiling; the review count tells you how solid the ground under it is. A 4.9 built on 1,118 reviews, as at Burns Dentistry, is averaged over roughly thirteen times as many ratings as a 4.9 on 88 reviews at Dentists of Sun City, which reflects a smaller sample that can still be excellent. Neither is inherently better, but if consistency across many visits matters most to you, weight the volume accordingly. You can compare all of them side by side on the Sun City directory hub, which lists every office in one place.
How the Dental.me Score reads this market
Every rating you see here feeds the Dental.me Score, which weighs a practice’s rating alongside its review volume, whether the office has confirmed its own listing, and other signals, so that a thin handful of glowing reviews cannot outrank a long record of steady ones. That weighting matters more in Sun City than in most places precisely because the top tier is so crowded. When nine offices share the 4.8-plus band, the Score leans on depth of feedback to break the tie, which is why the practices with four-figure review counts tend to sit near the top. The Score is earned through that record, never purchased; the only thing a practice can pay for is a Featured placement, which is labeled as such and does not move the underlying rating. For a patient, the practical takeaway is simple: trust the offices that have earned both a high mark and a large sample, and treat a glowing score on very few reviews as promising rather than proven.
Specialty care for an older patient base
Because Sun City’s residents lean older, the specialty mix on file reflects restorative and cosmetic demand rather than orthodontics for kids. The directory counts seven practices offering teeth whitening, six providing dental implants, six listing cosmetic dentistry, and five with periodontal care. That is a healthy spread for a community this size, and it means most restorative work can be handled without leaving town. If you are replacing missing teeth, the six implant providers are a sensible starting point; browse them on the Sun City dental implants page. For gum health, which becomes more central with age, the five Sun City periodontists are worth a look, and if you are weighing a smile refresh, the cosmetic dentists in Sun City page collects the offices that advertise that work. Because several practices appear across more than one of these lists, a single office may be able to handle an implant, the crown that tops it, and the whitening you do afterward, which spares you the shuffle between clinics.
Website coverage and doing your own homework
Of the 31 practices in Sun City, 13 have a website URL on file with Dental.me. That is fewer than half, and it is a practical detail worth planning around. When an office has a website listed, you can often confirm the services, insurance networks, and new-patient process before you call. When there is no website URL on file, the phone becomes your first contact point, so keep a short list of questions ready: whether they take your insurance, whether they are accepting new patients, and whether they handle the specific procedure you need. Do not read the absence of a listed website as a mark against the office; several of Sun City’s highest-rated, highest-volume practices serve a patient base that simply reaches them by phone. Use the website when it exists to save a call, and treat its absence as a prompt to ask a few more questions up front rather than as a reason to cross a practice off your list.
What the unrated half of the directory means for you
It is worth saying plainly that 14 of Sun City’s 31 practices carry no rating at all. That is not a red flag; it simply means those offices have not yet accumulated enough public feedback to earn a score. A practice can be new to the directory, can serve patients who rarely post, or can be a specialist whose patients arrive by referral rather than by search. What it does mean is that you have less to go on before your first visit, and that changes how you should approach them. For a rated office you can weigh the score and the review count in advance; for an unrated one, your due diligence has to happen live, on the phone and at the consult.
That is not a reason to avoid the unrated offices, but it is a reason to ask more. If a friend or neighbor recommends an office that does not appear in the ranked table above, treat their firsthand experience as the sample you are missing, and confirm the practical details yourself: the credentials of the dentist, how long the practice has operated in Sun City, whether it handles your procedure in-house or refers it out, and how billing works with your coverage. The rated top tier gives you a reliable shortlist to start from, and the unrated offices are best approached as leads to verify rather than unknowns to fear. In a market this small, a couple of phone calls covers a lot of ground.
Looking just beyond Sun City
Sun City sits at the northwest edge of metro Phoenix, and its neighbors are close enough that widening your search by a few miles opens real choices, especially if you need a specialist an in-town office does not offer or a schedule that fits around a snowbird calendar. Its twin community, Sun City West, shares the same age-restricted design and a similar restorative focus just to the west. To the south, Peoria is a full-size suburb with a broad range of general and specialty offices, and Glendale extends that reach further into the metro core. Smaller neighbors Youngtown and El Mirage sit immediately adjacent and can be convenient depending on which side of town you live on. Start with Sun City’s own directory, and treat the surrounding hubs as a second ring when a particular need or appointment window calls for it.
Putting it together
The short version for Sun City: this is a market with a deep top tier, where nine of 17 rated offices clear 4.8 and a few carry review counts in the hundreds or beyond. Lead with the work you actually need, use review volume to gauge how consistent a highly rated office has been, check for a listed website when you want details in advance, and keep the neighboring communities in mind if the right specialist or schedule is not in town. With 31 practices, 17 of them rated at a 4.51 average and 4,430 reviews behind those ratings, Sun City gives careful patients plenty to work with.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Sun City, AZ?
Dental.me tracks 31 dental practices in Sun City. Of those, 17 have earned a patient rating, and they average 4.51 stars across 4,430 total reviews, giving you a solid field to compare before you book.
Which Sun City dentist is rated highest?
Burns Dentistry carries a 4.9 rating on 1,118 reviews, the largest body of feedback in town. Patrick Carr, Kevin Gasser, and Dentists of Sun City also hold 4.9 marks, so several offices sit at the top of the field.
Do Sun City dentists handle implants and other specialty work?
Yes. The directory lists six practices offering dental implants, five with periodontal care, six listing cosmetic dentistry, and seven offering teeth whitening, so most restorative and cosmetic work can be handled without leaving Sun City.
Why do only 17 of the 31 practices have a rating?
The other 14 practices have not yet accumulated enough public feedback to earn a score. That is not a mark against them; it simply means you have less to review in advance and should confirm details by phone or at a consult.
Can I check a Sun City office's website before calling?
Sometimes. Of the 31 practices, 13 have a website URL on file with Dental.me, so you can preview services and new-patient details online. For the rest, with no website URL on file, the phone is your first point of contact.
What if I need care beyond Sun City?
Sun City sits at the northwest edge of metro Phoenix. Neighboring Sun City West, Peoria, Glendale, Youngtown, and El Mirage are all close by and widen your options when you need a specific specialist or an appointment window that does not fit locally.
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