America's Best Dentists 2022

America's Best Dentists 2022

Nobody particularly loves going to the dentist. Nonetheless we go, because as anyone who has ever had a toothache knows, nothing is more miserable than problems with your teeth.

According to the American Dental Association, Americans and their insurance companies spent $142.4 billion on teeth in 2020. That was only a 1.8 percent drop from 2019, even though most dentist's offices were closed during the first months of the pandemic.

To help you find that best dentist near you, Newsweek and data firm Statista are proud to introduce our first ranking of America's Best Dentists. We surveyed dentists in the 20 most populous states and asked them to name the best (self-nominations were not permitted). The result: a list of the 200 dentists most esteemed by their colleagues.

Interestingly, while many top dentists from the bigger states are awarded, the smaller states also hold their own in the ranking with many excellent dentists. Wherever you live, we hope you find this ranking helpful making your own
choice.

Nancy Cooper Signature 5
1/
Michael Aaro, DMD
  • Jacksonville
  • 1840 Dunn Ave Ste 3
  • FL
2/
Angela Aaron, DDS
  • Waldwick
  • 20 Franklin Turnpike, Ste 210
  • NJ
3/
Eugene Aaron, DDS
  • League City
  • 2095 W Main St
  • TX
4/
Francine Abad, DDS
  • San Francisco
  • 2497 San Bruno Ave
  • CA
5/
Peter Abadir, DMD
  • Ocean Township
  • 817 W Park Ave
  • NJ
6/
Abraham Abaie, DDS
  • Scottsdale
  • 6949 E Shea Blvd, Ste 100
  • AZ
7/
Ali Abbas, DMD
  • Springfield
  • 262 Morris Ave
  • NJ
8/
Stephen Abbaticchio, DMD
  • Howell
  • 4538 U.S. 9
  • NJ
9/
Jacob Abbott, DDS
  • Highland Village
  • 2460 FM
  • TX
10/
Abdelhameed Abdelwahab, DDS
  • Jersey City
  • 41 Tonnele Ave
  • NJ
11/
Mitra Abdollahi, DMD
  • Somerdale
  • 3 N White Horse Pike
  • NJ
12/
James Aberegg, DDS
  • Monroe
  • 1050 N Monroe St
  • MI
13/
Fredrick Abernathy, DDS
  • Pulaski
  • 317 S 2nd St
  • TN
14/
Joseph Abid, DDS
  • Jacksonville
  • 1185 Lane Ave S #6
  • FL
15/
Mohamed Aboelsaad, DDS
  • Saddle Brook
  • 220 N 5Th St
  • NJ
16/
Jeffrey Abolofia, DDS
  • Burien
  • 207 Southwest 156Th, Ste 3
  • WA
17/
Thalia Abrahao, DMD
  • Miami
  • 8512 Sw 40Th St
  • FL
18/
Eric Abrams, DMD
  • Princeton
  • 188 N Harrison St
  • NJ
19/
Chad Achatz, DDS
  • Scottsdale
  • 525 E Bell Rd #101
  • AZ
20/
Ekow Acquaah, DDS
  • New Providence
  • 890 Mountain Av, Ste 310
  • NJ
21/
Anthony Adams, DDS
  • Clearwater
  • 25877 US Highway 19 N
  • FL
22/
Rick Adams, DDS
  • Englewood
  • 106 W. Palisade Av, Ste 202
  • NJ
23/
Clarence Addison, DMD
  • Smyrna
  • 4045 Orchard Rd SE, Ste 300
  • GA
24/
Sarah Ade, DDM
  • Moline
  • 7017 John Deere Pkwy
  • IL
25/
Maria Agramonte, DDS
  • Coral Gables
  • 3934 Sw 8Th St
  • FL
26/
Sam Akhrass, DDS
  • Lenoir City
  • 603 Highway 321 North
  • TN
27/
Byron Alder, DDS
  • Pasadena
  • 175 S. El Molino Ave
  • CA
28/
Alfredo Alexander, DMD
  • Philadelphia
  • 5906 W Girard Ave
  • PA
29/
Michael Ali, DMD
  • Philadelphia
  • 7056 Germantown Ave
  • PA
30/
Don Allen, DDS
  • Webster
  • 17240 Mill Forest Rd
  • TX
31/
Steven Alman, DMD
  • Boca Raton
  • 7820 Glades Rd
  • FL
32/
Adrienne Amirata, DMD
  • Florham Park
  • 140 Columbia Tpke.
  • NJ
33/
Lynn Andreacola, DMD
  • Marlton
  • 825 Route 73 N
  • NJ
34/
Mary Dee Anerousis, DDS
  • Freehold
  • 342 Mounts Corner Dr
  • NJ
35/
Robert Antolak, DDS
  • Shelby Township
  • 15055 22 Mile Rd
  • MI
36/
Michael C. Archuleta, DDS
  • Kent
  • 417 Ramsay Way #114
  • WA
37/
Siros Arefi, DMD
  • Gaithersburg
  • 18544 Office Park Dr
  • MD
38/
Craig Armstrong, DDS
  • Houston
  • 10370 Richmond Av
  • TX
39/
Joseph Arnold, DDS
  • Columbus
  • 1013 Centre Brook Court, Ste A
  • GA
40/
David Ashmore, DDS
  • Houston
  • 2535 Fm 1960 Rd E
  • TX
41/
George Athansios, DMD
  • Cedar Grove
  • 2 Franklin St
  • NJ
42/
William L. Bacon, DDS
  • Elmhurst
  • 332 N. York St
  • IL
43/
Brian James Baliwas, DDS
  • San Francisco
  • 490 Post St, Ste 323
  • CA
44/
Francis Barbieri, DDS
  • Somerville
  • 308 East Main St
  • NJ
45/
Emily Barlow, DDS
  • Merritt Island
  • 775 E Merritt Island Cswy
  • FL
46/
Sanford Barr, DDS
  • Chicago
  • 25 E Washington St
  • IL
47/
Angela Baskin, DDS
  • Anthem
  • 42201 N. 41St Dr, Ste 156
  • AZ
48/
Jeffrey Baumler, DDS
  • Wheatfield
  • 2145 Lancelot Dr
  • NY
49/
Alexander Becker, DMD
  • Needham
  • 87 Chestnut St
  • MA
50/
Brian S. Behles, DDS
  • Chicago
  • 30 North Michigan Av, Ste 1420
  • IL
51/
Sejal Bhayani, DMD
  • Sunnyvale
  • 681 Tasman Dr
  • CA
52/
Chris Birdwell, DDS
  • Knoxville
  • 529 E Governor John Sevier Hwy
  • TN
53/
Michael Blank, DDS
  • Elkridge
  • 8182 Lark Brown Rd Ste 101
  • MD
54/
Joanne Block, DDS
  • Owings Mills
  • 10 CrossRds Dr
  • MD
55/
Ayanna Bradshaw-Sydnor, DDS
  • East Orange
  • 72 N Munn Ave
  • NJ
56/
Tammy Bregman, DMD
  • Atlanta
  • 2970 Clairmont Rd NE
  • GA
57/
Mark Bronson, DDS
  • Cincinnati
  • 4935 Paddock Rd
  • OH
58/
Lisa Buttaro, DDS
  • Tacoma
  • 6104 20Th St E, Ste B
  • WA
59/
Shelley Canada, DDS
  • Houston
  • 8556 Katy Fwy #100
  • TX
60/
Matthew Chaney, DDS
  • Columbus
  • 720 W 3Rd Ave Apt 207
  • OH
61/
Carol Chavez, DMD
  • Valencia
  • 24218 Valencia Blvd
  • CA
62/
Hao Cheng, DDS
  • Houston
  • 415 Westheimer Rd
  • TX
63/
Michael Cheng, DDS
  • Sunnyvale
  • 1286 Kifer Rd
  • CA
64/
Gregg Chialastri, DDS
  • Plymouth Meeting
  • 600 Apache Ln
  • PA
65/
Brendon Chiou, DMD
  • Newton
  • 290 Centre St
  • MA
66/
David Cho, DDS
  • Flushing
  • 58-47 Francis Lewis Blvd
  • NY
67/
Lok Choy, DMD
  • Redwood City
  • 1733 Woodside Rd, Ste 100
  • CA
68/
Choon Chung, DDS
  • Wilkes-Barre
  • 117 N Main St
  • PA
69/
William Cinkilic, DMD
  • Hollywood
  • 3829 Hollywood Blvd, Ste B
  • FL
70/
Jason Cohen, DDS
  • Wyandotte
  • 14420 Eureka Rd Southgate
  • MI
71/
Trent Collett, DMD
  • Atlanta
  • 3580 Piedmont Rd Ne Ste 113
  • GA
72/
Gabriel Conte, DDS
  • Garden City
  • 877 Stewart Av
  • NY
73/
Christopher Cox, DMD
  • Philadelphia
  • 6737 Harbison Av
  • PA
74/
Mary Crawford, DMD
  • Viera
  • 5380 Stadium Pkwy
  • FL
75/
David Croop, DDS
  • Cincinnati
  • 3197 Linwood Ave
  • OH
76/
Flowers Darren, DMD
  • Anthem
  • 3618 W Anthem Way
  • AZ
77/
Bruce G. Davis, DDS
  • Clifton Park
  • 863 Route 146
  • NY
78/
Marianne Diachenko, DDS
  • Chicago
  • 25 E. Washington St #302
  • IL
79/
Ben Donelli, DDS
  • Garland
  • 4433 Naaman Forest Blvd
  • TX
80/
Kaitlin Donovan, DMD
  • Viera
  • 5380 Stadium Pkwy
  • FL
81/
Zachary Dubin, DMD
  • Brookhaven
  • 2970 Clairmont Rd NE
  • GA
82/
Richard Eidelson, DDS
  • Philadelphia
  • 1048 South St Ste 1
  • PA
83/
Arash Elie, DDS
  • Burbank
  • 1635 N Victory Pl
  • CA
84/
Susan Estep, DMD
  • Atlanta
  • 950 W Peachtree St NW
  • GA
85/
Timothy Estrada, DDS
  • Austin
  • 8900 S Congress Ave
  • TX
86/
Jordi Ferre, DDS
  • Utica
  • 5106 23 Mile Rd
  • MI
87/
Benjamin Fierro, DMD
  • Cedar Grove
  • 878 Pompton Ave
  • NJ
88/
Noah S. Fireworker, DDS
  • New York
  • 705 Av L
  • NY
89/
Jason Flannagan, DDS
  • Westfield
  • 522 State Rd 32 E
  • IN
90/
James Furmanek, DDS
  • Chicago
  • 30 N Michigan Av, Ste 170
  • IL
91/
Jeffrey Geno, DDS
  • League City
  • 6011 West Main, Ste A101
  • TX
92/
George Georgiev, DDS
  • Sunny Isles Beach
  • 17100 Collins Av #213
  • FL
93/
Karen Glerum, DDS
  • Boynton Beach
  • 2300 S Congress Ave
  • FL
94/
Liya Goitom, DDS
  • Columbia
  • 6020 Meadowridge Center Dr
  • MD
95/
Maria Gracias, DDS
  • Chicago
  • 111 N Wabash Ave, Ste 1820
  • IL
96/
John Granados, DDS
  • Newtown
  • 27 Blacksmith Rd
  • PA
97/
John Green, DDS
  • Oak Lawn
  • 4608 W 103 Rd St
  • IL
98/
Dale Greer, DDS
  • Dallas
  • 5925 Forest Lane, Ste #311
  • TX
99/
Jack Gruber, DDS
  • New Hyde Park
  • 1963 Lakeville Rd
  • NY
100/
John Guarracino, DDS
  • Clifton Park
  • 1023 Route 146
  • NY
101/
Hans Guter, DDS
  • Circleville
  • 598 Northridge Rd
  • OH
102/
Fred Haddad, DMD
  • Sewell
  • 477 Greentree Rd Ste C
  • NJ
103/
Peter Hagen, DDS
  • Fountain Valley
  • 18426 Brookhurst St, Ste 101
  • CA
104/
Michael Halasz, DDS
  • Kettering
  • 229 E. Stroop Rd
  • OH
105/
Brett Helton, DMD
  • Columbus
  • 2570 Brookstone Centre Pkwy
  • GA
106/
Charles Hill, DMD
  • Alpharetta
  • 11371 Southbridge Pkwy
  • GA
107/
Pan Debra Hong, DMD
  • Melrose
  • 985 Main St
  • MA
108/
Eric Hull, DDS
  • Comstock Park
  • 769 York Creek Dr Nw
  • MI
109/
Sylvia Irwin, DMD
  • Nutley
  • 242 Washington Av
  • NJ
110/
Irwin Jaraplasan, DMD
  • Cocoa
  • 5235 Fay Blvd
  • FL
111/
Ben Jernigan, DMD
  • Decatur
  • 315 W Ponce De Leon Ave
  • GA
112/
Varun P. Joseph, DDS
  • Plano
  • 3405 Silverstone Dr Ste 100
  • TX
113/
Teresa Kang, DDS
  • Kirkland
  • 12332 120Th Ave NE
  • WA
114/
Lawrence Katkow, DDS
  • Columbia
  • 8600 Snowden River Pkwy,
  • MD
115/
Thomas Kelly, DDS
  • Beachwood
  • 3700 Park East Dr
  • OH
116/
Donna Kiesel, DDS
  • Coppell
  • 1703 E Belt Line Rd, Ste 200
  • TX
117/
Dimitrios Kilimitzoglou, DDS
  • Smithtown
  • 42 Terry Rd
  • NY
118/
Jill Kinzer, DDS
  • Seattle
  • 600 Broaddway, Ste 490
  • WA
119/
David Kirkpatrick, DDS
  • Hamilton
  • 870 Northwest Washington Blvd
  • OH
120/
Sadesh Kumar, DMD
  • Melbourne
  • 2960 Bush Dr
  • FL
121/
Robert Kurtz, DDS
  • Lincolnwood
  • 6677 N Lincoln Ave #300
  • IL
122/
Billie S. Kyger, DDS
  • Gallipolis
  • 878 Jackson Pike
  • OH
123/
Ryan Lepore, DMD
  • Dunedin
  • 822 Milwaukee Ave
  • FL
124/
Ian M. Lerner, DDS
  • Oceanside
  • 2940 Lincoln Ave Ste 100
  • NY
125/
Mina Levi, DDS
  • San Francisco
  • 450 Sutter St
  • CA
126/
Stanley Lin, DDS
  • Sunnyvale
  • 1296 Kifer Rd
  • CA
127/
John P. Little, DMD
  • Sea Girt
  • 804 Highway 71
  • NJ
128/
Joanne Livaditis, DMD
  • Lutherville
  • 1206 York Rd
  • MD
129/
Nelson Lo, DDS
  • Plano
  • 5904 Chapel Hill Blvd, Ste 200
  • TX
130/
Abel Lopez-Portillo, DDS
  • Mansfield
  • 3550 E Broad St, Ste 112
  • TX
131/
Camilo Machado, DDS
  • St Claire Shores
  • 31315 Harper Av
  • MI
132/
Wendy Macke, DMD
  • Roswell
  • 860 Warsaw Rd
  • GA
133/
Douglas L. Maggio, DDS
  • Whitestone
  • 1117 166th St
  • NY
134/
Claudia A. Maitland, DDS
  • Greenbelt
  • 7501 Greenway Center Dr # 260
  • MD
135/
Michael Marcus, DDS
  • Chicago
  • 111 N Wabash Av #2103
  • IL
136/
Benjamin Marine, DMD
  • Moline
  • 7017 John Deere Pkwy
  • IL
137/
Robert Martini, DDS
  • Emerson
  • 110 Kinderkamack Rd
  • NJ
138/
Robert Mcculla, DDS
  • Turlock
  • 3131 Colorado Av
  • CA
139/
Scott Mclaurin, DMD
  • Columbus
  • 220 Rosemont Dr. Columbus
  • GA
140/
Marjan Mirani, DDS
  • Beverly Hills
  • 462 N Linden Dr
  • CA
141/
Daniel Moon, DDS
  • Plano
  • 4949 Hedgcoxe Rd, Ste 160
  • TX
142/
Christa Musto, DMD
  • Kingston
  • 575 Pierce St, Ste 201
  • PA
143/
Joao Najar, DDS
  • Farmington Hills
  • 20793 Farmington Rd
  • MI
144/
Arthur Nakahara, DDS
  • San Francisco
  • 100 Buchanan St
  • CA
145/
Luiza Nersisyan, DDS
  • Burbank
  • 1635 Victory Pl
  • CA
146/
Mark New, DDS
  • Valley Mills
  • 701 Ave C
  • TX
147/
Danny T. Nguyen, DDS
  • San Jose
  • 1725 Berryessa Rd, Ste A
  • CA
148/
John Nosti, DDS
  • San Diego
  • 5965 Village Way, Ste E-206
  • CA
149/
Brian O'Sullivan, DMD
  • Spring Hill
  • 3429 Mariner Blvd
  • FL
150/
Jeffrey Pan, DMD
  • Melrose
  • 985 Main St
  • MA
151/
Bhairavi Parekh, DDS
  • Waterford
  • 2759 Elizabeth Lake Rd.
  • MI
152/
Graham Parkinson, DDS
  • Ambler
  • 602 S. Bethlehem Pike
  • PA
153/
Atul Patel, DDS
  • Hayward
  • 27206 Calaroga Ave
  • CA
154/
Bhavik Patel, DDS
  • Fort Worth
  • 3800 Highway 377 S
  • TX
155/
Janki D. Patel, DDS
  • Asbury Park
  • 1301 Main St
  • NJ
156/
Shailee Patel, DDS
  • Dixon
  • 724 N Brinton Ave Dixon
  • IL
157/
Brett Pelok, DDS
  • Toledo
  • 4333 Monroe St
  • OH
158/
Ljubica D. Petrasic, DDS
  • Grass Valley
  • 565 Brunswick Rd #2
  • CA
159/
Nicholas Pigneri, DDS
  • Houston
  • 1330 Post Oak Blvd, Ste 1300
  • TX
160/
Nicholas Pile, DMD
  • Anthem
  • 3655 W. Anthem Way
  • AZ
161/
Ronald Pross, DDS
  • Tampa
  • 801 W Fletcher Ave
  • FL
162/
Amy Pugh, DMD
  • Vancouver
  • 10115 Se Mill Plain Blvd
  • WA
163/
Mamal Rahimi, DDS
  • Los Gatos
  • 700 W Parr Av, Ste J
  • CA
164/
Shane Ricci, DDS
  • Plano
  • 5132 Village Creek Dr
  • TX
165/
Ronald Riggins, DMD
  • Moline
  • 609 22nd St. Moline
  • IL
166/
James Robinson, DDS
  • Waupaca
  • 701 Riverside Dr
  • WI
167/
Jamie Robinson, DDS
  • Chicago
  • 25 E Washington St
  • IL
168/
Eric J. Sadler, DDS
  • Winston Salem
  • 3801 Indiana Av
  • NC
169/
Brad H. Salter, DDS
  • Rockwall
  • 6617 Heritage Pkwy Ste 120
  • TX
170/
David Schwartz, DMD
  • Haledon
  • 476 Belmont Ave
  • NJ
171/
Michael L. Schwartz, DDS
  • Catonsville
  • 1009 Frederick Rd
  • MD
172/
Anand Shah, DMD
  • West Melbourne
  • 2575 W New Haven Ave
  • FL
173/
Anthony Sidor, DDS
  • Merritt Island
  • 225 S Plumosa St
  • FL
174/
Laurie Singh, DDS
  • Clifton Park
  • 1753 Route 9
  • NY
175/
Edward C. Smith, DMD
  • Columbus
  • 5650 Whitesville Rd Ste 101
  • GA
176/
Greg Solis, DDS
  • Moline
  • 7017 John Deere Pkwy
  • IL
177/
Andrew Spector, DMD
  • Haworth
  • 173 Terrace St
  • NJ
178/
Michael Steinberg, DDS
  • Scottsdale
  • 7032 E Cochise, Ste 110
  • AZ
179/
Francis Stephen, DDS
  • Martinez
  • 1124 Arnold Dr
  • CA
180/
Colin Stone, DMD
  • Alpharetta
  • 4205 North Point Pkwy
  • GA
181/
Jordan Strott, DMD
  • Philadelphia
  • 2301 E. Allegheny Av
  • PA
182/
Steven Swords, DMD
  • Columbus
  • 6233 Veterans Pkwy
  • GA
183/
Alan B. Taylor, DDS
  • Palmdale
  • 450 W Palmdale Blvd
  • CA
184/
Joseph Tella, DDS
  • North Arlington
  • 197 Ridge Rd
  • NJ
185/
Amy Temple, DDS
  • Kennersville
  • 840 Salisbury St
  • NC
186/
Matthew Tognotti, DDS
  • Walnut Creek
  • 1844 San Miguel Dr Ste 102
  • CA
187/
Schulman Troy, DDS
  • Atlanta
  • 4721 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd
  • GA
188/
John Tumminia, DMD
  • Boyton Beach
  • 330 Winchester Park Blvd, Ste A
  • FL
189/
Peter Velardi, DDS
  • Lyndhurst
  • 57 Ridge Rd
  • NJ
190/
Jeremy Velasco, DDS
  • San Francisco
  • 490 Post St
  • CA
191/
Thomas Vo, DDS
  • Seattle
  • 509 Olive Way
  • WA
192/
William Waggener, DDS
  • Merritt Island
  • 115 Parnell St
  • FL
193/
Richard Weinman, DMD
  • Atlanta
  • 3490 Piedmont Rd Ste 110
  • GA
194/
Sam Weissbard, DDS
  • New York
  • 188 West 78Th St, Ste 1B
  • NY
195/
Christopher R. Westfall, DMD
  • Voorhees
  • 2301 Evesham Rd
  • NJ
196/
John Wilson, DDS
  • Bakersfield
  • 6401 Truxtun Ave
  • CA
197/
Marvin R. Winter, DDS
  • Decatur
  • 160 Clairemont Av
  • GA
198/
Adam M. Woll, DDS
  • Raleigh
  • 205 Fayetteville St.
  • NC
199/
David Yang, DMD
  • Flagstaff
  • 1251 W University Av
  • AZ
200/
Andrew Zucker, DDS
  • Sandusky
  • 3911 Louisa Dr
  • OH
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Methodology:

THE AMERICA'S BEST DENTISTS 2022 ranking awards the leading 200 dentists in the US. Dentists from the 20 states with the most residents were included in the survey.
During the survey period from February to May 2022, over 10,000 medical experts (general dentists, specialist dentists and dental hygienists) were invited to an online survey. Over 4,000 national votes were collected and analyzed.
A total score was calculated for each dentist based on the number of recommendations, a quality score, and–if available membership in the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD).
In-state recommendations were weighted higher than out-of-state recommendations. Most of the awarded dentists work primarily in an outpatient practice where patients can schedule direct appointments with them.

Scoring Model
RECOMMENDATION SCORE
In-state recommendations (45 percent of total score)
Participants were asked to name at least 10 and up to 25 general dentists. The order in which recommendations were provided was relevant to the ranking; a participant's number one choice got the greatest weighting. Self-recommendations were not allowed and led to disqualification from the survey.

Out-of-state recommendations (25 percent of total score)
Participants were asked to name up to 15 dentists. Recommendations were for all 20 eligible states. Recommendations constitute 70% of the overall score. Dentists with a recommendation score of 65% or higher were eligible for the list.

QUALITY SCORE (25 percent of total score)
For each in-state recommendation, survey participants were asked to rank dentists on a scale from 1 (poor) to 100 (excellent) in five areas:
1. Quality of dental procedures (30%)
2. Continuity of care (20%)
3. Patient education (17.5%)
4. Aesthetic procedures (17.5%)
5. Technical equipment (15%)

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF COSMETIC DENTISTRY (AACD) SCORE (5 percent of total score)
The rankings are comprised exclusively of dentists that are eligible under the scope described here. A mention in the ranking is a positive recognition based on peer recommendations. The ranking is the result of an elaborate process which, due to the interval of data-collection and analysis, is a reflection of the last 12 months only. Furthermore, events following May. 11, 2022, were not included in the metrics. The results of this ranking should not be used asthe sole source of information for future deliberations. The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about dentists or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to the clinic.
The quality of dentists that are not included in the rankings is not disputed.

Download the full methodology here.