Cleveland has 102 dentists. The best ones are all in Lakewood.
We pulled every dentist listing in Cleveland and 5 other Rust Belt cities. 4 of Cleveland's top 10 are in Lakewood. The lowest-rated, hilariously, is the dental school at Case Western.
Dentists in Cleveland metro
102
Average rating ★ 4.44 · pulled June 5, 2026 via the maps endpoint
The Lakewood Anomaly
Cleveland’s best dentists aren’t in Cleveland.
Of the 10 highest-rated dentists with 100+ reviews, 4 are in Lakewood , a single 5.5-square-mile suburb. Only one of the top 10 (Ryba Dentistry on Detroit Ave) has a Cleveland address.
Top 10 by rating (100+ reviews)
- 1
Lakewood Dental Wellness
★ 5.0
Lakewood · 343 reviewsLakewood
- 2
River Family Dentistry
★ 5.0
Rocky River · 320 reviews
- 3
Ryba Dentistry
★ 5.0
Cleveland · 159 reviews
- 4
Jeffrey S. Castel, DDS / Dr. Nisha Maheshwari
★ 5.0
Brooklyn · 140 reviews
- 5
Lakewood Dental Associates
★ 4.9
Lakewood · 643 reviewsLakewood
- 6
Westside Family Dental
★ 4.9
Lakewood · 604 reviewsLakewood
- 7
Glacial Dental
★ 4.9
Parma · 575 reviews
- 8
Lakewood Smiles Dentistry
★ 4.9
Lakewood · 517 reviewsLakewood
- 9
Beachwood Dental
★ 4.9
Beachwood · 490 reviews
- 10
Rockside Family Dental Care
★ 4.9
Independence · 355 reviews
Awkward
The lowest-rated dentist in Cleveland is the dental school.
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine
★ 2.9 · 219 reviews
Cleveland’s only dentist with 100+ reviews under 3.0 stars. It’s where dentists are made.
Most-reviewed dentist in the metro
Hylan Dental Care of Cleveland
3447 W 117th St
2,778
reviews · ★ 4.5
More than the next-most-reviewed Cleveland dentist by a 4x margin.
Rust Belt dentist rating contest
Top 100 dentists per metro, average Google rating
- 1
Cincinnati
★ 4.54
- 2
Detroit
★ 4.49
- 3
Cleveland(you)
★ 4.44
- 4
Columbus
★ 4.40
- 5
Buffalo
★ 4.38
- 6
Pittsburgh
★ 4.35
Cleveland sits dead-middle. Cincinnati wins, Pittsburgh loses, the whole region fits inside a 0.19-star band.
If you live in Cleveland and you're looking for a dentist, the data says: go to Lakewood. Of the 102 dentist listings the maps endpoint pulled for Cleveland, 4 of the top 10 by rating are in Lakewood, a single 5.5-square-mile lakefront suburb. Only one of the top ten (Ryba Dentistry on Detroit Ave) has a Cleveland city address. The rest are spread across Rocky River, Parma, Brooklyn, Beachwood, and Independence.
The lowest-rated dentist in the entire metro, by reviews-of-substance, is Case Western Reserve University's School of Dental Medicine (★ 2.9, 219 reviews). It is, literally, where Cleveland's dentists come from. Take from that what you will.
The most-reviewed dentist in town is Hylan Dental Care of Cleveland at 2,778 reviews, about four times the next-most-reviewed clinic. And in the wider Rust Belt picture: Cincinnati edges everyone out at ★ 4.54, Pittsburgh sits at the bottom at ★ 4.35, Cleveland is mid-pack at ★ 4.44. The whole region fits inside a 0.19-star band.
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