Dentists in West Roxbury, MA: Local Guide

To find a good dentist in West Roxbury, MA, start with the 28 practices Dental.me tracks in this Boston neighborhood, 18 of which carry a rating. The average rating is 4.89, unusually high, so compare the 28 practices scoring 4.8 or above by review volume, specialty focus, and website presence before you book.

What West Roxbury’s dentist numbers actually show

West Roxbury sits at the southwestern edge of Boston, wrapped around the Centre Street commercial spine and bordered by the VFW Parkway, with ZIP 02132 covering a compact, mostly residential stretch of the city. Across that footprint, Dental.me tracks 28 dental practices. Of those, 18 currently carry a star rating, while the remaining 10 have a listing but no rating recorded yet. The 18 rated offices average 4.89, a figure clustered tightly at the very top of the scale. The distribution below makes the shape plain: 16 of the 18 sit at 4.8 or higher, 2 fall in the 4.5-to-4.79 band, and not a single rated practice lands below 4.5. For a neighborhood this size, that compression changes the task. Your shortlist is less about steering clear of a weak office and more about matching the right strong one to what you actually need. Treat the rating bands as a first filter, then let review depth, specialty availability, and website presence separate the field from there.

The highest-rated dental practices in West Roxbury

The six practices below carry the deepest track record among West Roxbury’s rated offices, ranked by rating and then by number of reviews. Two of them, Harpal Bhan DMD & Pardaman Bhan DMD PC and Richard Shea DMD Inc, hold a perfect 5.0, and each has drawn well over 250 reviews, the two largest review counts in the neighborhood. Dr. Timothy N. Smith rounds out the perfect-score group at 168 reviews. Reliant Dental Group PC and Advanced Dental Sleep Medicine of Connecticut, PC both post 4.9, and West Roxbury Modern Dentistry, PC holds 4.8. Open any practice name to see its full Dental.me profile, where the rating, review count, and office details sit in one place.

Review depth behind the ratings

A high rating means more when it rests on a large number of reviews, and West Roxbury’s rated practices carry 1,660 reviews in total. The top of the list is where that volume concentrates. Harpal Bhan DMD & Pardaman Bhan DMD PC alone accounts for 385 of them, followed by Richard Shea DMD Inc at 280, then Dr. Timothy N. Smith at 168. The chart below sizes each leading office by its review count, so you can see at a glance which perfect scores are backed by the largest samples and which strong ratings rest on a lighter record. A 5.0 built on 385 reviews and a 4.9 built on 89 both point to a well-regarded office, but they carry different weights of evidence. That is worth keeping in mind when two practices look identical on their star line alone.

Website presence across West Roxbury practices

Of the 28 practices Dental.me tracks in West Roxbury, 19 have a website URL on file, roughly 68 percent. The other 9 have no website URL recorded, which usually means booking and pre-visit questions run through a phone call rather than an online form. That is not a mark against an office. Several of the neighborhood’s strongest-rated practices reach patients primarily by phone, and a perfect score can sit next to an empty website field. But if online scheduling, downloadable new-patient forms, or a published service and insurance list matter to you, the website column is worth checking before you commit. The donut below shows the split between practices with a URL on file and those without. When a practice does keep a site, it is the fastest way to confirm hours, insurance participation, and whether the office handles the specific procedure you have in mind.

Specialty care available in West Roxbury

West Roxbury’s practices reach well beyond routine cleanings and checkups. Across the neighborhood, Dental.me records 10 practices offering dental implants, 10 offering cosmetic dentistry, and 10 offering teeth whitening, the three most widely available services. Pediatric care is listed at 7 practices, while 6 handle orthodontics and 6 offer Invisalign. Emergency dental care is available at 5. The chart below ranks each service by how many local offices provide it, which helps when you are choosing a practice around a specific need rather than general care. To go deeper on any one area, browse the West Roxbury dental implants directory, the cosmetic dentistry directory, or the teeth whitening directory. Each lists every local office offering that service alongside its rating and review count, so you can shortlist by procedure first and then compare scores.

How the Dental.me Score works

Every rating on this page is an earned Dental.me Score, not a paid placement. The Score weighs a practice’s star rating, the volume of reviews behind it, whether the office’s details have been confirmed, and other signals into a single measure you can compare across practices. It cannot be bought. The only element that can be paid for anywhere on Dental.me is a Featured placement, which is always labeled as such and never changes the underlying Score or moves a practice up the rating order. That distinction carries real weight in a neighborhood like West Roxbury, where 16 of 18 rated offices already sit above 4.8. When the ratings themselves are this tightly bunched, the Score, the depth of reviews behind it, and specialty fit are what actually separate one practice from the next, and each of those is measured rather than sold. Read the number as a summary of a practice’s record, then click through to the profile to see the pieces it is built from.

A step-by-step way to choose your West Roxbury dentist

With 28 practices in a compact area and ratings clustered at the top, a simple order of operations keeps the decision manageable:

1. Start with the rating band. Sixteen practices score 4.8 or above; use that as your baseline shortlist rather than trying to compare all 28 at once.
2. Weigh the review depth. A score backed by 385 reviews reflects a longer record than the same score on 89. Favor volume when two ratings tie.
3. Match the specialty. If you need implants, orthodontics, Invisalign, or emergency care, filter to the offices that list it before you compare anything else.
4. Check the website field. If online booking or a published insurance list matters, prioritize the 19 practices with a URL on file.
5. Open the profile and confirm details. Each Dental.me profile gathers the rating, review count, and office information in one place so you can verify the fit before you call.

Return to the full West Roxbury dental directory at any point to reapply these filters across every tracked practice.

Dentists near West Roxbury

If you are willing to look just past the neighborhood line, several adjacent communities widen your options. Roslindale sits immediately east and shares much of West Roxbury’s residential character; Jamaica Plain lies to the northeast toward the city core; and Needham Heights is a short hop west across the town line. Each links to its own Dental.me directory with local ratings and review counts, so you can run the same comparison you just made here. Whether you stay on Centre Street or cross into a bordering town, the three questions that matter do not change: how strong is the rating, how many reviews stand behind it, and does the office handle the care you actually need. Start with West Roxbury’s 16 top-band practices, keep review depth in view, and let specialty fit make the final call.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are in West Roxbury, MA?

Dental.me tracks 28 dental practices in West Roxbury (ZIP 02132), of which 18 currently carry a rating. The rated offices average 4.89, with 16 of them scoring 4.8 or higher and none below 4.5.

Which West Roxbury dentist has the highest rating?

Three practices hold a perfect 5.0: Harpal Bhan DMD & Pardaman Bhan DMD PC with 385 reviews, Richard Shea DMD Inc with 280, and Dr. Timothy N. Smith with 168. Harpal Bhan and Richard Shea carry the two largest review counts in the neighborhood.

How many West Roxbury dental practices offer dental implants?

Ten of the tracked practices list dental implants, tying with cosmetic dentistry as the most widely available service. Pediatric care is offered at 7 practices, and orthodontics and Invisalign at 6 each.

Do West Roxbury dentists have websites?

Nineteen of the 28 tracked practices have a website URL on file, about 68 percent. The remaining 9 have no website URL recorded, so booking and pre-visit questions typically go through a phone call rather than an online form.

Is emergency dental care available in West Roxbury?

Yes. Five practices in West Roxbury are listed as offering emergency dental services. You can filter the West Roxbury directory by that specialty to see each one alongside its rating and review count.

Can a dentist pay for a higher Dental.me Score?

No. The Dental.me Score is earned from a practice’s rating, review volume, office confirmation, and other signals, and it cannot be purchased. Only Featured placement can be paid for, and it is clearly labeled and kept separate from the 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.