Finding a good dentist in Swansea, Illinois starts with the numbers: the village has 20 dental practices, and 13 of them carry a public rating that averages 4.75 stars across 2,143 reviews. Focus on the offices with strong ratings and enough reviews to be reliable, then confirm each practice fits your family’s needs.
Swansea sits in the Metro East region of St. Clair County, just east of Belleville and a short drive from the Illinois Route 159 and Route 161 corridors that thread through the St. Louis metropolitan area. It carries a dense cluster of dental offices, and the profiles below give you a measured way to compare them rather than guessing from a map pin. This guide walks through what the data shows about every rated practice in Swansea, how the ratings break down, and how to turn those figures into a shortlist you can actually call.
Swansea’s dental practices by the numbers
Across the village, Dental.me tracks 20 dental practices. Of those, 13 have accumulated enough public feedback to carry a star rating, and the average across that rated group is a strong 4.75. That is a tight, high band: it tells you that once a Swansea office has been reviewed, it tends to be reviewed well. The seven remaining practices are unrated, which does not mean they are weaker offices, only that there is not yet enough public feedback to score them. Treat an unrated listing as a call-and-confirm candidate rather than a comparison you can make on numbers alone.
The rating distribution below shows how the 13 rated Swansea practices sort into quality bands. The concentration at the top is the headline figure worth remembering.
Ten of the 13 rated offices land in the top 4.8-and-above band, with a single practice in each of the three lower bands. That shape is what pulls the village average up to 4.75. It also means the practical decision in Swansea is rarely about avoiding a weak office and more about choosing among a group of similarly strong ones based on review volume, location, and whether the practice offers the specific care you need.
Top-rated dentists in Swansea
The table below lists the six most-reviewed and highest-rated practices Dental.me tracks in Swansea, sorted by star rating and then by number of reviews. Ratings and review counts come straight from each practice’s public profile. Click through to a profile to see the full Dental.me listing for that office.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kim Littlefield DMD PC | 5.0 | 329 | View profile |
| Schreder Family Dental | 5.0 | 298 | View profile |
| Ronald Markarian | 4.9 | 824 | View profile |
| Jeffrey Banker | 4.9 | 481 | View profile |
| Paul M. Biegler, DMD. | 4.9 | 95 | View profile |
| Randall C Markarian DMD, MS, PC | 4.8 | 54 | View profile |
Six Swansea practices hold a perfect 5.0, two of them on 298 reviews or more: Kim Littlefield DMD PC with 329 reviews and Schreder Family Dental with 298. Just below them, Ronald Markarian carries the largest review count in the village at 824, followed by Jeffrey Banker at 481. A 4.9 backed by hundreds of reviews and a 5.0 backed by a few hundred are both excellent signals; the difference between them is small enough that location and services should carry more weight than the last tenth of a star.
Reading review volume the right way
A star rating tells you how satisfied reviewers were; the review count tells you how much that rating can be trusted. The chart below compares the review volume behind the six ranked Swansea practices so you can see which ratings rest on the deepest review base.
The spread here is wide. Ronald Markarian’s 824 reviews are roughly fifteen times the volume behind Randall C Markarian’s 54, even though both offices sit in the top tier by rating. Neither figure is a verdict on care quality; a newer or smaller office simply has fewer reviews on file. Use volume as a confidence gauge: a 4.9 across 800-plus reviews is about as stable a signal as a directory offers, while a strong rating on 54 reviews is promising but leaves more room to move. When two practices look equally good on stars, the one with more reviews gives you more to stand on.
Website coverage across Swansea practices
Of the 20 practices Dental.me tracks in Swansea, 10 have a website URL on file. That is an even split, and it matters for how you research an office before you call. A practice with a website on file usually lets you check services, insurance participation, and new-patient forms in advance; for the other half, the Dental.me profile and a phone call are your starting points.
One thing worth stating plainly: a practice showing no website URL on file has not necessarily gone without a website. The listing records whether a URL has been captured for that office, and nothing more. If a highly rated Swansea practice has no site linked, that is a reason to call rather than a reason to skip it.
How much of Swansea is rated
Coverage is the last lens worth applying before you shortlist. Thirteen of Swansea’s 20 practices carry a public rating, which is a healthy share and gives you real comparison points across most of the market. The donut below shows that rated-to-total split at a glance.
The seven unrated practices are the part of the market where the data runs out. If none of the rated offices fits your schedule, insurance, or specialty need, an unrated Swansea practice is a perfectly reasonable next step; you just move from comparing numbers to asking questions directly. Confirm the basics on a call, and if you become a patient, leaving your own review helps the next Swansea resident who reads this directory.
Dental care near Swansea
Swansea borders several St. Clair County communities, so if a Swansea office is booked or out of network you have neighbors within a short drive. Fairview Heights and Shiloh sit immediately alongside the village, while Belleville to the west is the county’s largest city and carries a correspondingly deeper roster of practices. O’Fallon and the community around Scott AFB extend the search east along the Route 50 and Interstate 64 corridors. Each of those directory hubs lists its own rated practices with the same rating and review figures you see here, so you can compare across city lines on a consistent basis.
When you are ready to see the complete Swansea list rather than just the top six, the Swansea directory hub collects every tracked practice in the village, rated and unrated, in one place.
How Dental.me scores Swansea dentists
The Dental.me Score is designed to summarize a practice’s public standing into a single figure, and it is earned rather than sold. It weighs a practice’s star rating, the volume of reviews behind that rating, and whether the office’s details have been confirmed, so that a strong score reflects both a high rating and a deep review base. In Swansea, that combination is why an office like Ronald Markarian, pairing a 4.9 rating with 824 reviews, reads as such a well-sampled choice, while a perfect 5.0 on a few hundred reviews at Kim Littlefield DMD PC or Schreder Family Dental signals high satisfaction across a solid sample. Featured placement is the only element anywhere in the directory that can be paid for; it never affects a rating, a review count, or where a practice lands on the strength of its own record. Use the Score to narrow your Swansea shortlist, then confirm the specifics that matter to you, your insurance, the services you need, and appointment availability, directly with the office.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are there in Swansea, IL?
Dental.me tracks 20 dental practices in Swansea. Of those, 13 carry a public star rating, and the rated group averages 4.75 stars across 2,143 total reviews. The remaining seven practices are not yet rated, meaning there is not enough public feedback to score them.
Which Swansea dentist has the highest rating?
Six Swansea practices hold a perfect 5.0 rating, two of them on 298 reviews or more: Kim Littlefield DMD PC with 329 reviews and Schreder Family Dental with 298 reviews. Ronald Markarian and Jeffrey Banker follow at 4.9, with Ronald Markarian carrying the most reviews in the village at 824.
Which Swansea dental practice has the most reviews?
Ronald Markarian has the largest review count among Swansea’s tracked practices, with 824 reviews and a 4.9 rating. Jeffrey Banker is next at 481 reviews, followed by Kim Littlefield DMD PC at 329 and Schreder Family Dental at 298.
Do Swansea dental practices have websites?
Of the 20 practices tracked in Swansea, 10 have a website URL on file, an even split. When no URL is recorded for a practice, it does not mean the office lacks a website; it means one has not been captured for the listing, so a phone call is the best next step.
What is a good rating for a dentist in Swansea?
Swansea ratings run high: 10 of the 13 rated practices score 4.8 or above, which pulls the village average to 4.75. Because the market is clustered at the top, review volume, location, and offered services often matter more than the last tenth of a star when you compare offices.
What other cities near Swansea have dentists listed?
Swansea borders several St. Clair County communities with their own directory listings, including Fairview Heights, Shiloh, Belleville, O’Fallon, and the area around Scott AFB. Each hub lists its practices with the same rating and review figures, so you can compare across city lines on a consistent basis.
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.