Dentists in Woodbury, MN: Local Guide

Quick answer: Woodbury, MN has 71 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 47 are rated on Google, averaging 4.44★ across 9,264 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: Salute Dental, David Augustson, City's Edge Dental Care. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.

Woodbury is one of the most quality-stratified dental markets in the east metro. Of the 71 dental practices we track inside city limits, 47 carry enough Google reviews to rate at all — and once you sort those 47 by their scores, the market splits like a barbell. Twenty-six practices sit at an elite 4.8 stars or higher. But seven land below 4.0. That gap is the single most important thing to understand before you book: Woodbury has a genuinely deep bench of excellent dentists and a real low-rated tail, and the difference between the two is not price or location — it is whether you checked first.

Across those rated offices, people have left 9,264 Google reviews, and the citywide average lands at 4.44 stars. That average is lower than several neighboring suburbs, but the number is misleading on its own — it is dragged down by the bottom of the barbell, not by a soft middle. The top of this market is as strong as anywhere in Washington County. This guide walks the full picture, office by tier, so you can skip straight to the practices worth your time. Start with the full, filterable Woodbury dentist directory if you already know what you need.

The elite tier: who patients in Woodbury actually reward

The clearest signal in any dental market is not the star rating alone — a 5.0 built on nine reviews tells you little. It is a high rating held up by thousands of reviews. By that test, Woodbury has a standout. Salute Dental carries a perfect 5.0 rating across 1,888 Google reviews — more than a fifth of every review in the entire city points at this one office. A score that clean at that volume is rare anywhere, and it makes Salute the default first call for general and family dentistry in Woodbury.

Behind it sits a cluster of practices that have earned near-perfect scores at serious volume. David Augustson holds 4.9 stars over 1,072 reviews, and City’s Edge Dental Care matches that 4.9 across 630. For families weighing braces and aligners, the orthodontic side of the market is unusually strong: Horton Orthodontics (4.9, 624 reviews) and Orthodontic Partners of Minnesota (4.9, 374) both sit in the top handful, and Javan Dental rounds out the leaders at 4.9 over 464 reviews. Any one of these six is a safe short-list start; each is profiled in full on the Woodbury hub.

What ties this group together is consistency at scale. When a practice keeps a 4.9 or 5.0 across hundreds — or nearly two thousand — visits, you are not looking at a lucky streak. You are looking at a repeatable experience: predictable scheduling, honest treatment plans, and dentistry that holds up. That is the bar the top of Woodbury has set.

The barbell: read the rating spread before you book

Here is where Woodbury demands more care than a typical suburb. When we sort the 47 rated practices into bands, the shape is not a smooth bell curve — it is weighted at both ends. Twenty-six practices earn 4.8 or higher. Nine land in the solid 4.5–4.79 range. Five sit at 4.0–4.49. And seven fall below 4.0 — a tail large enough that picking a dentist at random in Woodbury carries real downside.

The takeaway is not to be nervous — it is to be deliberate. In a market this stratified, the easy win is to filter to the 26 practices at 4.8 and up and choose from there. Every provider named in this guide clears that line comfortably. Where the barbell matters is when you get a friend’s referral or spot a convenient office off the highway: check its score before you commit, because in Woodbury the odds of landing in the tail are higher than the metro average. We explain exactly how these scores are built and weighted on our ranking methodology page.

One more practical note: 46 of the 71 practices maintain a working website. That coverage is good but not universal, so a handful of offices — often smaller solo practices — can only be reached by phone. The directory listing is frequently the most complete, up-to-date profile you will find for those offices.

Specialty care: what Woodbury actually has on the ground

For a suburb of its size, Woodbury is well covered across specialties — you rarely need to drive into St. Paul for routine specialist work. Implant dentistry is the deepest niche, with 19 practices offering it, followed closely by pediatric care and teeth whitening at 17 each. Cosmetic dentistry is well represented too. The chart below shows where the city is deep and where the bench thins out.

If you have a specific need, jump straight to the filtered list: implant dentists in Woodbury, pediatric dentists, cosmetic dentists, or emergency dentists when you cannot wait. The thinner categories — endodontics (7) and oral surgery (6) — still have enough choice to compare, but there are fewer offices to call, so book ahead rather than at the point of pain.

How to choose in a stratified market

Because Woodbury’s quality is so spread out, a generic “read some reviews” approach is weaker here than it would be in a uniform market. Use a sharper filter. The four-step screen below is the same logic our directory applies, condensed to what you can do in five minutes.

Step one does most of the work: filtering to 4.8-and-up removes the seven low-rated practices and every borderline office in one move. Step two — requiring a meaningful review count — separates a durable reputation from a thin one; most of the providers named above clear several hundred reviews. Step three narrows to the service you actually need, and step four is the one people skip and regret: confirm the office is in-network for your specific plan by phone, because directory insurance data ages fast. Costs vary widely by procedure, so it is worth setting expectations first with our national dental cost guide.

Just outside Woodbury

Woodbury sits in a dense corner of the east metro, so if your ideal office is booked out or you simply live on the far edge of town, several neighboring communities put strong practices within a short drive. Worth checking: Oakdale and Lake Elmo directly to the north, Cottage Grove and Newport to the south, and West St Paul and North Saint Paul toward the river. Each has its own rated directory on Dental.me, so you can compare across city lines the same way.

But for most residents the answer is close to home. Woodbury’s top tier — led by a five-star practice with nearly 2,000 reviews — is as strong as anything nearby. Filter well, and the barbell stops being a risk and becomes an advantage: a wide field of highly rated dentists to choose from. Begin your search on the Woodbury dentist directory.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the best-rated dentist in Woodbury, MN?
By the combination of rating and review volume, Salute Dental leads the city with a perfect 5.0 across 1,888 Google reviews — the largest review base of any Woodbury practice. David Augustson (4.9, 1,072) and City’s Edge Dental Care (4.9, 630) follow closely.

How many dentists are in Woodbury?
We track 71 dental practices within Woodbury, of which 47 have enough Google reviews to carry a rating, and 46 maintain an active website.

Why is Woodbury’s average rating only 4.44?
The citywide average is pulled down by a low-rated tail, not a weak middle. Twenty-six practices score 4.8 or higher, but seven fall below 4.0 — so filtering to the top tier gives you a far better field than the average suggests.

Can I find specialist dental care in Woodbury?
Yes. The city has 19 practices offering dental implants, 17 pediatric dentists, 16 cosmetic dentists, 13 periodontists, and 11 orthodontists, among others, so most specialty care is available locally.

Where do I go for a dental emergency in Woodbury?
Ten practices in Woodbury handle emergency dental care. Because an emergency leaves no time to research, call ahead and use the emergency-dentist filter on the Woodbury hub to find the nearest available office.

What if my preferred Woodbury dentist isn’t taking patients?
Check neighboring cities such as Oakdale, Lake Elmo, Cottage Grove, and West St Paul, each of which has its own rated directory within a short drive of Woodbury.

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.