Guide
The 10 best-rated dentists in Bristol
A practice needs both a high rating and enough patients behind it to be here: five stars from a dozen people does not beat 4.9 from nine hundred. Each is then described from the 2,291 reviews we read across the ten. No practice can pay for a place here.
| # | Practice | Where | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bristol Dental Practice | Bristol · BS1 4JQ | 4.9 | 691 |
| 2 | Elgin Park Dental Practice | Redland · BS6 6RX | 4.9 | 672 |
| 3 | The Dental Surgery - Clifton | Clifton Village · BS8 4DS | 4.9 | 499 |
| 4 | Eastgate Dental and Cosmetic Centre | Eastgate Road · BS5 6XX | 5.0 | 162 |
| 5 | The Clifton Dental Studio | Clifton · BS8 1RT | 4.9 | 312 |
| 6 | Westbury Smiles Dental Practice | Westbury-on-trym · BS9 3DU | 4.9 | 242 |
| 7 | Smile Solution | Shirehampton · BS11 9TS | 4.9 | 206 |
| 8 | Parrys Lane Dental Practice | Stoke Bishop · BS9 1AN | 4.9 | 198 |
| 9 | CK Dental - Clifton Village | Clifton Village · BS8 4BH | 5.0 | 101 |
| 10 | Stoke Bishop Dental Centre | Stoke Bishop · BS9 1EW | 4.9 | 179 |
The practice
Set in a Georgian square in the city centre, close to the harbourside, this practice publishes a wide treatment list running from routine check-ups and hygiene through to implants, orthodontics and oral surgery. Cosmetic options include whitening, veneers and composite bonding, alongside root canal treatment and periodontal care. Reviews mention hygienist appointments more often than anything else on the list.
What patients say
Of 300 reviews, 24% mention being put at ease and 21% mention friendly reception staff. Fewer reviews describe feeling made welcome, having things explained clearly, or being well handled as a nervous patient. Hygienist appointments come up in 26% of reviews, with extractions and fillings mentioned less often. A handful of reviews mention seeing costs made clear, being seen on time, or evening and weekend appointments.
The practice
A short walk from Redland station on the Severn Beach line, in the district between Clifton, Cotham and Westbury Park. Hygienist visits, extractions and routine check-ups feature alongside implants, Invisalign, crowns and bridges. Reviews mention feeling put at ease and having treatment explained clearly more often than they mention any particular procedure.
What patients say
Of 300 Google reviews, 16% mention friendly reception staff and 13% mention being put at ease. Fewer reviews describe things being explained clearly (9%), feeling welcome (8%) and staff being good with nervous patients (8%). Parking comes up in 18% of reviews. Among treatments, hygienist appointments are mentioned most, in 7%, ahead of extractions at 5% and routine check-ups at 4%. Wheelchair access and evening or weekend appointments are each mentioned rarely.
The practice
On The Mall in Clifton Village, minutes from the Suspension Bridge. Treatments span the routine, fillings, crowns, dentures, hygiene, alongside cosmetic and orthodontic work including veneers, Invisalign, clear and lingual braces, plus root canal therapy, implants and TMJ treatment. Sedation is available for anxious patients. Reviews mention hygienist visits more often than the rest of the list.
What patients say
Of 300 Google reviews, 15% mention being put at ease and 11% mention friendly reception staff. 8% describe patients who have stayed for years, and 6% mention feeling welcome. Fewer reviews cover clean, modern surroundings, pain-free treatment and having things explained clearly. Hygienist appointments are mentioned most often, at 16%, ahead of fillings, check-ups and root canal treatment, each at 5%.
The practice
On Eastgate Road beside the Eastgate retail park in Eastville, north east Bristol, close to the M32. Their published treatments cover general and cosmetic dentistry, from hygiene visits and fillings through to implants, Invisalign and veneers, alongside root canal work, dentures and extractions. Reviews mention hygienist appointments and routine check-ups more often than other treatments.
What patients say
Of 163 reviews, patients most often mention feeling welcome (18%) and at ease (18%), with clean, modern surroundings noted by 16%. Fewer mention things being explained clearly (9%) or friendly reception staff (7%). Pain-free treatment and clear costs each come up in 4%, and being good with nervous patients or with children in 3% each. On treatments, hygienist appointments (14%) and routine check-ups (13%) are mentioned most often, followed by fillings (7%), teeth whitening and root canal work (3% each). Parking is mentioned by 4%.
The practice
On Queens Road in Clifton, on the route up from the city centre past the university and the Victoria Rooms. Their published treatments cover Invisalign, veneers and dental implants alongside general care such as fillings and root canal work, with sedation options for nervous patients. Cosmetic work such as smile makeovers and teeth whitening also appears on the list. Reviews mention hygienist appointments and Invisalign or braces more often than the rest of the list.
What patients say
Of 300 reviews, 25% describe treatment as pain free and 14% mention being put at ease, with 13% saying they were made to feel welcome. Friendly reception staff are mentioned in 8%, and 7% describe having stayed with the practice for years. Good handling of nervous patients and clear explanations are each mentioned in 6%. On treatments, hygienist appointments are named in 15% of reviews, Invisalign or braces in 9%, and teeth whitening and crowns and bridges each in 5%.
The practice
On the old village high street in Westbury-on-Trym, north west Bristol. Treatments span examinations, hygiene and gum care through to implants, Invisalign and cosmetic work such as veneers, bonding and whitening, alongside root canal treatment and extractions. Reviews mention feeling put at ease and welcomed more often than the rest of the list.
What patients say
Of 242 reviews, 19% mention being put at ease and 15% mention feeling welcome. 11% say things were explained clearly, 8% mention staff being good with nervous patients, and 7% mention clean, modern surroundings. Fewer people mention cost being made clear (5%), pain-free treatment (3%) or friendly reception staff (2%). Fillings, crowns and bridges, and extractions are the treatments mentioned most often among those who describe specific work.
The practice
On the shopping parade at 6 The Parade in Shirehampton, west Bristol, near the Portway. Their published treatments include Invisalign, Six Month Smiles, Inman Aligner and a full run of retainer and fixed-appliance options, alongside general and children's dentistry. Reviews mention Invisalign and braces more than the rest of the list.
What patients say
Of 207 reviews, 19% mention staff being good with children and 14% mention friendly reception staff. 10% describe being put at ease, 7% say things were explained clearly, and 6% mention feeling made welcome. Fewer reviews cover nervous patients, long-standing patients, pain-free treatment and being seen on time. On treatments, 29% name Invisalign or braces specifically, and 1% mention extractions.
The practice
On Parrys Lane in Stoke Bishop, north west Bristol, close to the Downs and the university halls. Their treatments cover hygiene, implants, whitening, bonding and veneers, along with crowns, bridges, root canal work, dentures, gum treatment, orthodontics and mouth cancer screening. Reviews mention the reception staff and feeling put at ease more often than the rest of the list.
What patients say
Across 198 Google reviews, patients most often mention friendly reception staff (14%) and feeling put at ease (13%). Some describe staying with the practice for years (6%), having things explained clearly (5%) and being made to feel welcome (5%). Fewer mention clean, modern surroundings (4%) or being good with nervous patients (3%). On treatments, hygienist appointments are mentioned most often (11%), followed by Invisalign or braces (7%) and crowns and bridges (5%).
The practice
A Georgian terrace practice at 1 West Mall, off The Mall in Clifton Village. Routine check-ups and hygienist appointments sit alongside root canal treatment and extractions, with implants, crowns, bridges and dentures also on offer for patients needing more involved restorative work, and cosmetic options including veneers and Invisalign. Reviews mention how patients are put at ease more often than any particular treatment.
What patients say
Of 101 reviews, 24% mention being put at ease, and 15% describe things being explained clearly. 13% say they were made to feel welcome, and 9% mention staff being good with nervous patients. Friendly reception staff come up in 8%. Fewer reviews mention pain-free treatment, clean and modern surroundings, or clear costs, and a small number mention patients who have stayed with the practice for years.
The practice
On Druid Hill in Stoke Bishop, north west Bristol. Alongside general dentistry and hygiene visits, they publish a wide range of treatments, from implants, crowns and bridges to Invisalign, veneers and full mouth rehabilitation, plus oral surgery and bone grafting. Reviews mention hygienist appointments and orthodontic work more often than the rest of the list.
What patients say
Of 180 reviews, 18% mention friendly reception staff and 14% say they were put at ease. Treatment being pain free comes up in 12%, with 11% praising clear explanations and 9% noting staff are good with nervous patients. A further 9% mention feeling welcome, and fewer people mention patients who have stayed for years, staff being good with children, and clean, modern surroundings. On treatments, hygienist appointments are named in 14% of reviews, ahead of Invisalign or braces at 8%.
How we ranked them
Every practice is scored on two things: the rating its patients have given it on Google, and how many of them rated it. Five stars from a dozen people is not treated as better than 4.9 from nine hundred, because a dozen people is not enough to be sure. A practice is pulled towards the average for the whole directory until it has more reviews than half of it, and the ten above are the ten that score highest. The list covers practices a patient can join for general care: clinics that see patients only by referral, or that offer a single specialty such as orthodontics or urgent care, are not included.
Ratings and review counts were taken from Google in September 2026, and the same score orders every listing on this site. The formula, and why the number in it is set where it is, is on our methodology page.
What the summaries are built from
For each practice we read the 2,291 most relevant Google reviews across the ten and counted how often patients raised each subject. The percentages in each summary are those counts, and the bars beside them are the counts themselves. Where a practice has more than three hundred reviews we read the three hundred Google ranks as most relevant, so the counts describe that sample rather than its whole history.
Treatment lists come from what each practice publishes on its own website, so a practice may offer treatments nobody has reviewed. Every practice above is described from what patients wrote, from what the practice publishes, and from nothing else.
Ratings change. This page was built on 8 September 2026 and the figures were correct that day. If you are a practice listed here and something is wrong, tell us and we will correct it at no charge.