Finding a good dentist in Swansea starts with the numbers: this Bristol County town has 22 dental practices listed on Dental.me, 15 of them carrying a patient rating that averages 4.79 out of 5. Start with the highest-rated offices in the table below, confirm they cover your specialty need, and call two before you decide.
The Swansea dental landscape in numbers
Swansea sits at the western edge of Bristol County, wrapped by Somerset and Fall River to the east and by the Rhode Island line to the west, with Route 6 and Interstate 195 cutting across town. The dental options are strong on paper. Of the 22 practices on file, 15 have accumulated enough patient feedback to show a rating, and those 15 combine for 2,357 total reviews at a 4.79 average. That is a high bar, and it means the difference between offices here is rarely about avoiding a bad one and more about matching the right practice to the treatment you actually need.
Twelve of the 22 practices have a website URL on file, which shapes how you will do your homework. For the offices with a site, you can read service lists and new-patient forms before you ever call. For the rest, the phone is your first point of contact, so keep the Dental.me profile open while you dial. The figures below are drawn straight from those profiles, so you are comparing every Swansea office on the same footing rather than on whichever one advertises hardest.
Highest-rated dental practices in Swansea
The six practices with the most patient feedback in Swansea are listed below, sorted by rating and then by review volume. A 5.0 from a few hundred reviews and a 4.9 from nearly 800 are both excellent signals; read the count alongside the score, because a rating backed by more reviews is harder to move with a few new reviews.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apoorva Shah | 5.0 | 262 | View profile |
| 508 Dentist | 4.9 | 786 | View profile |
| Tongue and Lip-Tie Center of New England | 4.9 | 762 | View profile |
| James Fasy | 4.9 | 234 | View profile |
| Ashley Gomes-Moore | 4.9 | 94 | View profile |
| Swansea Dental Associates | 4.9 | 70 | View profile |
Two names stand out for the sheer weight of feedback behind them. 508 Dentist holds a 4.9 across 786 reviews, and the Tongue and Lip-Tie Center of New England carries a 4.9 across 762 reviews, the latter a specialty practice focused on tongue-tie and lip-tie care rather than general dentistry. If you want the highest score on the board, Apoorva Shah shows a perfect 5.0 from 262 reviews. Between those top offices, the rating gap is a rounding error, so let location, specialty, and appointment availability break the tie.
How Swansea ratings break down by band
Averages can hide the shape of a market, so it helps to see how the 15 rated practices spread across rating bands. In Swansea the distribution is heavily top-loaded: 11 of the 15 sit at 4.8 or above, a single practice lands in the 4.5-to-4.79 band, three fall between 4.0 and 4.49, and none rate below 4.0. In plain terms, once a Swansea office has collected reviews at all, it has almost always earned a strong score.
Website coverage and how to reach an office
Twelve of Swansea’s 22 practices have a website URL on file and ten do not, which is worth planning around before you start calling. For an office with a listed site, you can usually confirm whether it takes new patients, which insurers it works with, and what a first visit involves without picking up the phone. For an office with no website URL on file, none of that means the practice is any less capable; it simply means the Dental.me profile and a phone call are your reference points, so have your questions ready before you dial.
Specialties you can find in Swansea
Swansea covers most treatment categories rather than forcing a drive out of the area for common specialty work. Six practices list dental implants, six list orthodontics, and six offer Invisalign, while cosmetic dentistry, pediatric care, endodontics, periodontics, and teeth whitening each appear at five practices. That breadth matters when you are choosing a long-term dental home: a general office that also handles implants or aligners in-house saves you the handoff to an outside specialist later.
If you already know the work you need, jump straight to the specialty list. Swansea has dedicated pages for dental implant providers, orthodontists, and Invisalign providers, each filtered to the practices that offer that treatment so you are not scrolling past offices that cannot help.
What a 4.79 town average means for your shortlist
A 4.79 average across 15 rated practices tells you something specific about how to run your search in Swansea: the downside risk is low, and the real task is separating very good from very good. In a town where a rated office essentially never dips below 4.0, you are not sorting the strong from the weak so much as deciding which strong practice fits your schedule, your insurance, and the kind of dentistry you need. That changes the questions worth asking. Instead of screening hard to rule offices out, you can afford to weigh softer factors, how far you want to drive, whether the practice handles your specialty in-house, and how quickly it can see you, because the baseline quality signal is already high across the board. It also means a small rating gap, say 4.9 versus 5.0, should not be the deciding factor on its own. Both scores are excellent, and the practice with more reviews behind its number simply has a more thoroughly tested reputation. Treat the average as a floor you have already cleared, then choose on fit.
Reading a rating alongside its review count
The single most useful habit when comparing Swansea practices is to never read a rating without its review count. Consider the top of the table: 508 Dentist and the Tongue and Lip-Tie Center of New England both hold a 4.9, but each does so across more than 750 reviews, so those scores are unlikely to swing much with the next handful of reviews. Apoorva Shah shows a perfect 5.0, an outstanding result, and it rests on 262 reviews, still a substantial body of feedback. Further down, Swansea Dental Associates carries the same 4.9 headline as the two market leaders but from 70 reviews, meaning its score is genuinely strong yet sits on a smaller sample that can move faster as new visits come in. None of this makes the lower-count offices a worse choice; it simply tells you how settled each number is. When two practices look identical on rating, the review count is the tiebreaker that tells you which reputation has been tested the most times, and in a town with 2,357 total reviews spread across 15 offices, that context is easy to lose if you glance only at the stars.
Questions worth asking a Swansea office
Because ten of Swansea’s 22 practices have no website URL on file, a short phone script saves time. Before you book, confirm the essentials in one call: whether the office is accepting new patients, which insurance plans it is in-network with, and whether it handles the specific procedure you need on-site or refers it out. If you are weighing an implant, orthodontic, or Invisalign case, ask directly whether the treatment is done in-house, since six Swansea practices list implants and six list Invisalign but not every general office among the 22 offers both. Ask about the first-visit routine as well, whether it includes a cleaning and X-rays or is scheduled purely as a consultation, so you know what to expect and what it may cost. If the practice does have a website on file, read it first and use the call only to fill the gaps the site leaves open. A single well-prepared conversation will not settle everything, but it usually tells you enough to move a practice onto or off your shortlist with confidence.
How the Dental.me Score frames these listings
Every Swansea practice on Dental.me is ordered by an independent Dental.me Score rather than by any payment. The Score weighs a practice’s patient rating, the volume of reviews behind it, and whether the office has been confirmed, into a single ranking you can trust to reflect standing rather than ad budget. That is why the table above leads with the offices that have both a high rating and a deep well of feedback: the Score rewards results that hold up across many patients. The only element that can be paid for anywhere in the listings is Featured placement, which is labeled and never buys a higher Score or a better rating. For you, the practical upshot is simple, when you sort Swansea practices, you are looking at earned standing, so the office at the top of your specialty page got there on its record, not its marketing spend.
Where Swansea sits, and nearby options
Swansea is compact and well-connected, which widens your search without much extra driving. It borders Somerset directly to the east, sits just across the water from Fall River, and runs up against Seekonk to the north. If your closest Swansea office is booked out, those neighbors add real capacity within a short drive. To the northeast, Rehoboth and Dighton round out the immediate area for anyone willing to trade a few extra minutes for an earlier appointment. Start from the full Swansea directory to see every local practice, then widen out to a neighboring town only if timing or specialty coverage makes it worthwhile.
How to choose your Swansea dentist
Put the numbers to work in order. First, read the rating together with the review count: a 4.9 from hundreds of reviews and a 5.0 from a couple hundred are both strong, and the larger count simply means the score is well established. Second, confirm the specialty. If you need implants, aligners, a pediatric visit, or root canal work, filter to the specialty page rather than assuming a general office covers it. Third, check whether the practice has a website URL on file; if it does, read it, and if it does not, prepare your questions for the call. Fourth, line up two candidates instead of one so a full schedule at your first choice does not stall your search. With 22 practices, a 4.79 town average, and no rated office below 4.0, Swansea gives you room to be selective rather than settling for whoever answers first.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Swansea, MA?
Dental.me lists 22 dental practices in Swansea. Fifteen of them carry a patient rating, and those rated offices average 4.79 out of 5 across a combined 2,357 reviews.
Which Swansea dental practice has the highest rating?
Apoorva Shah holds a perfect 5.0 from 262 reviews. 508 Dentist (4.9 from 786 reviews) and the Tongue and Lip-Tie Center of New England (4.9 from 762 reviews) carry the deepest feedback in town.
Do Swansea dentists offer specialties like implants and Invisalign?
Yes. Six Swansea practices list dental implants, six list orthodontics, and six offer Invisalign, while cosmetic dentistry, pediatric care, endodontics, periodontics, and teeth whitening each appear at five practices.
How many Swansea dental practices have a website?
Twelve of the 22 Swansea practices have a website URL on file, about 55 percent. For the other ten, the Dental.me profile and a phone call are your starting point.
What towns near Swansea should I check for more options?
Swansea borders Somerset and Seekonk and sits across the water from Fall River, with Rehoboth and Dighton just to the northeast. Any of these adds nearby capacity if your first choice is booked.
Can a dentist pay for a higher Dental.me Score in Swansea?
No. The Dental.me Score weighs a practice’s rating, review volume, and office confirmation. Only Featured placement can be paid for, and it is labeled and never raises a practice’s Score or rating.
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