Finding a good dentist in Wallingford starts with the 34 dental practices Dental.me tracks across this Quinnipiac Valley town, 21 of which carry enough patient feedback to earn a rating. Those rated offices average a strong 4.8, so your real job is narrowing a genuinely deep field, not hunting for a rare good option.
Wallingford’s dental field, by the numbers
Dental.me currently tracks 34 dental practices inside Wallingford, the stretch of New Haven County that runs along Route 5 and Interstate 91 between Meriden and North Haven. Of those 34, 21 have accumulated enough feedback to carry a Dental.me rating, and that group averages 4.8 — a figure pulled upward by how many offices cluster at the very top. Fifteen of the rated practices sit at 4.8 or higher, four land in the 4.5-to-4.79 range, one falls between 4.0 and 4.49, and a single office rates below 4.0. In plain terms, roughly seven of every ten rated offices in town clear the 4.8 mark, which is why the challenge here is choosing among strong options rather than screening out weak ones.
The chart above is the fastest way to see why Wallingford reads as a healthy dental market. When 15 of 21 rated offices land in the top band, a raw average tells you less than the shape of the distribution does. The two practices in the bottom two bands are outnumbered fifteen to two, so a rating alone rarely separates your finalists — you will more often decide on location along the Route 5 corridor, whether an office handles the specialty you need, and how deep its review history runs.
It is worth pausing on that lone office below 4.0 and the one in the 4.0-to-4.49 band. In a field where fifteen practices clear 4.8, those two are easy to route around — but they are also a reminder that a Wallingford address alone does not guarantee a top score. The distribution does the screening for you, so your attention is better spent separating the fifteen strong contenders than worrying about the two that already stand apart.
The most-reviewed practices in Wallingford
Ratings tell you how patients felt; review volume tells you how many reviews were left. The table below ranks six of Wallingford’s leading offices by rating first, then by the number of reviews behind that rating. Two practices hold a perfect 5.0, and the next four all sit at 4.9 — separated mostly by how many people have contributed feedback. Click any name to open its full Dental.me profile.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallingford Dental Associates | 5.0 | 894 | View profile |
| Seung Jun Jang | 5.0 | 390 | View profile |
| Robert Violette | 4.9 | 897 | View profile |
| Smilen Dental Group, P.C. | 4.9 | 791 | View profile |
| Wolfy Dental Group | 4.9 | 353 | View profile |
| Michael Santacroce | 4.9 | 351 | View profile |
Notice how review counts cut across ratings: Robert Violette’s practice carries 897 reviews at 4.9, the largest single body of feedback in this group, while Wallingford Dental Associates pairs a perfect 5.0 with 894 reviews close behind. A 5.0 built on 390 reviews, as with Seung Jun Jang’s practice, is a different kind of evidence than a 4.9 built on nearly 900 — both are high ratings, but the larger sample simply rests on more reviews. Together these six offices account for a large share of the 5,241 total reviews Dental.me has on file for the city.
How many reviews stand behind each name
Across all 21 rated practices, Wallingford has drawn 5,241 reviews — a deep well. The bars below show where the heaviest concentrations sit among the leading offices.
When you are comparing two offices that both rate 4.9, the one with several hundred reviews is averaged over far more of them than one with a few dozen, and that depth is worth weighing alongside the score itself. When two names tie on rating, the deeper record is the one whose average is drawn from more ratings collected over more years.
Where you are in town shapes the shortlist
Wallingford spreads out more than a first-time visitor expects. The dense center around Center Street and the Wallingford rail station sits well south of the Yalesville village up by Route 68, and the eastern neighborhoods feel closer to Durham than to downtown. Because 34 practices are scattered across that footprint, commute is a real filter: an office two exits up I-91 adds real driving to a routine cleaning. Pull the six offices in the table onto a map, cross-reference them with the neighborhood you actually live or work in, and you will usually shorten a list of twenty-one rated practices to three or four that are genuinely convenient before you have compared a single score.
Getting in touch: website coverage on file
Of the 34 practices Dental.me lists in Wallingford, 18 have a website URL on file — a little over half. The rest are reachable through their Dental.me profile even when no site is recorded, so a missing web address is a note about our records, not a verdict on the office. An office with a site on file usually lets you check services and request an appointment before you ever pick up the phone.
Website coverage in Wallingford is incomplete, which makes the profile-first approach even more useful. When you cannot preview services on an office’s own page, the Dental.me profile still tells you the rating, how many people stand behind it, and which specialties the office tags — enough to decide whether a phone call is worth your time. Treat the 18-of-34 count as a convenience signal, not a quality one: some of Wallingford’s highest-rated names appear on both sides of that split. Use the site when it exists, and lean on the profile when it does not; either path lands you at the same rated shortlist.
Specialty care within the town line
Wallingford is not just general dentistry. The town’s practices tag a range of specialties, and knowing which ones are well represented helps you plan your search. Teeth-whitening leads with 11 offices, cosmetic dentistry follows with 10, and pediatric dentistry is available at 8 — meaningful depth for families near Choate Rosemary Hall and the Yalesville schools. Periodontists number 7, dental-implant providers 6, and both orthodontists and Invisalign providers stand at 5 apiece.
That mix means routine and elective care both have listings in Wallingford. If you want a whiter smile, start with the teeth-whitening providers in Wallingford; families comparing kid-friendly offices can browse the pediatric dentists in Wallingford; and anyone weighing a tooth replacement can review the dental-implant practices in Wallingford. Each list draws from the same rated pool shown above, so the ratings you see carry across.
The specialty depth also changes how you sequence a search. If you know you need implant work, it makes sense to start from the 6 implant providers and the 7 periodontists rather than the general field, since those cases often move between the two. Orthodontic and Invisalign care overlaps similarly — the 5 orthodontists and 5 Invisalign providers are frequently the same offices approached from two different search terms — so comparing both lists keeps you from missing a practice that offers exactly what you want under a label you did not search.
How the Dental.me Score is earned
Every rating in this guide comes from the Dental.me Score, which weighs a practice’s rating, the volume of reviews behind it, and whether the office has been confirmed. It is earned, never sold. The only thing a practice can pay for is a Featured placement, which is labeled as such and never changes the underlying score — a 4.9 is a 4.9 whether or not an office ever advertises. That distinction matters in a market like Wallingford, where the top band is crowded and small differences in the evidence behind a score are what actually separate your finalists.
If you look just past the town line
Wallingford sits at the center of a cluster of smaller communities, and its own village of Yalesville is effectively part of the same fabric. If your search widens, the neighboring directories are a short drive apart: dentists in Yalesville covers the northwestern corner of town, while dentists in Meriden and dentists in Cheshire open up the next tier of options along the I-91 and Route 10 corridors. Comparing across those hubs is worthwhile when a specific specialty or a particular appointment window matters more than staying inside the Wallingford line.
Whichever way you go, the method stays the same: start from the rating, confirm the review volume is deep enough to trust, check that the office actually offers the specialty you need, and use the profile to reach out. For a full, ranked view of every office in town, the Wallingford dentist directory is the place to begin.
None of this requires guesswork. The 34 practices, the 21 ratings, the 5,241 reviews, and the specialty tags are all visible before you commit to anyone, and they line up the same way every time: the rating narrows the field, the review depth confirms it, the specialty tags qualify it, and the profile connects you. Wallingford happens to be a town where that method returns a long list of good answers rather than a short one — which is a better problem than most searches begin with.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are in Wallingford, CT?
Dental.me tracks 34 dental practices in Wallingford. Of those, 21 have earned enough patient feedback to carry a Dental.me rating, and that rated group averages a strong 4.8.
Which Wallingford dental practice has the highest rating?
Two offices hold a perfect 5.0: Wallingford Dental Associates, with 894 reviews behind it, and Seung Jun Jang’s practice, with 390. Four more practices sit at 4.9.
Which dental specialties are easiest to find in Wallingford?
Teeth-whitening leads with 11 practices, cosmetic dentistry follows with 10, and pediatric dentistry is available at 8. Periodontists number 7, implant providers 6, and orthodontists and Invisalign providers 5 each.
What does it mean if a Wallingford practice has no website URL on file?
It means Dental.me has no website address recorded for that office, not that the office lacks one. 18 of 34 practices list a site; the rest are still reachable through their Dental.me profile.
Are there pediatric and orthodontic dentists in Wallingford for families?
Yes. Eight practices tag pediatric dentistry, and families needing braces or clear aligners have 5 orthodontists and 5 Invisalign providers to compare, several of which offer both.
Can a Wallingford dentist pay to raise its Dental.me Score?
No. The Dental.me Score is earned from a practice’s rating, its review volume, and office confirmation. Only Featured placement can be paid for, and it never changes the underlying score.
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