Guide
The 10 best-rated dentists in Hamilton
We rank with the same standard method IMDb and Trustpilot use: a practice needs both a high rating and enough patients behind it, so five stars from a dozen people does not beat 4.9 from nine hundred. Each is then described from the 1,015 reviews we read across the ten. No practice can pay for a place here.
| # | Practice | Where | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Borland & Morton Dental Care | Hamilton · ML3 7ES | 4.9 | 320 |
| 2 | L & H Dental Care | Hamilton · ML3 6DS | 4.9 | 292 |
| 3 | Kilcoyne Dental Care | Hamilton · ML3 0BP | 4.9 | 214 |
| 4 | Hamilton Dental Centre | Hamilton · ML3 6QL | 4.7 | 277 |
| 5 | Hamilton Smile Studios | Hamilton · ML3 6AB | 4.7 | 97 |
| 6 | Hyland Dental Care | Hamilton · ML3 6PD | 4.8 | 20 |
| 7 | New Cross Dental Care | Hamilton · ML3 7AU | 4.5 | 18 |
| 8 | Burnbank Road Dental Practice | Hamilton · ML3 9AL | 4.3 | 6 |
| 9 | Neil Gordon & Associates | Hamilton · ML3 7QN | 4.4 | 12 |
| 10 | Burnbank Dental Care | Hamilton · ML3 0NA | 4.5 | 62 |
The practice
On High Patrick Street in Hamilton, this practice publishes a broad list covering implants, Invisalign, veneers and CEREC same-day crowns alongside routine exams and hygiene. Root canal treatment, dentures and extractions sit on the list too, alongside whitening and orthodontics. Reviews have more of a focus on hygienist appointments and fillings than on the rest of the list.
What patients say
Of 200 reviews, patients most often mention being put at ease, at 17%. Things explained clearly and friendly reception staff follow, each mentioned in 10% of reviews. Feeling made welcome comes up in 7%, and being good with nervous patients in 4%. Pain-free treatment and clean, modern surroundings are each mentioned in 4% of reviews. Fewer people mention patients who have stayed years, good with children, being seen on time, or clear costs.
The practice
On Cadzow Street in Hamilton, this practice publishes a broad treatment list running from hygiene therapy and white fillings through to implants, veneers and full smile makeovers, alongside orthodontics and gum sculpting. Dentures, extractions and root canal treatment are also offered. Reviews mention hygienist appointments more often than anything else on the list.
What patients say
Of 200 Google reviews, 16% mention patients who have stayed with the practice for years, and 14% describe being put at ease. Friendly reception staff are mentioned in 11%, and 8% write about feeling welcomed or about clean, modern surroundings. Fewer reviews cover nervous patients being well looked after and treatment being explained clearly. On treatments, hygienist appointments are named in 24% of reviews, ahead of check-ups, implants, Invisalign, extractions and crowns and bridges.
The practice
They are on Douglas Street in Hamilton, offering examinations, hygiene appointments and teeth whitening alongside Invisalign and composite bonding. Dental sedation and mouth cancer screening are also on their list, plus a current teeth whitening offer. Cosmetic dentistry is offered alongside the general care. Reviews mention how patients are put at ease more often than any particular treatment they had done.
What patients say
Across 200 Google reviews, patients most often mention being put at ease, raised in 27%. Feeling made welcome follows at 14%, and friendly reception staff at 10%. Being good with nervous patients comes up in 9%. Fewer mentions go to clear explanations and pain-free treatment, each at 4%. Among treatments named, extractions appear in 4%, with fillings, routine check-ups and hygienist appointments each mentioned in 2%.
The practice
On Kemp Street in Hamilton, this practice publishes a long treatment list running from implants and full-arch work through to veneers, composite bonding and Invisalign, alongside general and family dentistry. Sedation dentistry is also offered, for patients who find visits difficult. Reviews mention being put at ease and treated painlessly more often than they mention the cosmetic side of the list.
What patients say
Of 200 reviews, 33% mention being put at ease, 22% describe treatment as pain free and 22% mention friendly reception staff. Another 20% say they were made to feel welcome, and 16% mention staff being good with nervous patients. Fewer reviews mention things being explained clearly, at 10%. Among treatments, extractions and fillings appear most often, each in 8% of reviews, with routine check-ups, crowns and bridges, and hygienist visits mentioned less frequently.
The practice
On Brandon Street in Hamilton, this practice publishes a broad general and cosmetic list, including veneers, composite bonding, crowns, root canal treatment and full mouth rehabilitation, alongside Invisalign and clear aligners. Teeth whitening and a smile makeover service also feature. Hygiene appointments and airflow stain removal sit alongside the cosmetic work. Reviews mention Invisalign and clear aligner treatment much more often than anything else on the list.
What patients say
Across 97 reviews, patients most often mention being put at ease, raised in 20%, with 13% saying they were made to feel welcome. Fewer reviews describe things being explained clearly, at 4%, and staff being good with nervous patients, at 3%, with the same share praising friendly reception staff. Invisalign or braces are named in 41% of reviews. Fillings, dental implants, teeth whitening and crowns and bridges are each mentioned only a handful of times.
The practice
Hyland Dental Care sits on Park Road in Hamilton. Their published treatments cover general care alongside cosmetic and orthodontic options, including whitening, veneers, Invisalign and Six Month Smiles, plus children's dentistry and retainers. Reviews mention nervous patients being put at ease more than anything else.
What patients say
Of 20 reviews read, patients most often mention being put at ease (10%) and staff being good with nervous patients (10%). Fewer people mention feeling welcome, pain-free treatment, friendly reception staff, clean and modern surroundings, being good with children, and patients who have stayed with the practice for years, each at 5%. On treatments, crowns and bridges, hygienist appointments, and routine check-ups are each named once (5%).
The practice
On Quarry Street in Hamilton, this practice publishes a broad range of treatments, from implants, veneers and smile makeovers to dentures, root canal work and children's dentistry. Preventive care and gum treatment sit alongside the cosmetic list, along with sedation and night guards for teeth grinding. Reviews mention feeling put at ease more often than anything else on the list.
What patients say
Of 18 Google reviews, 28% mention feeling put at ease during treatment. Fewer people describe feeling welcome from the start, painless treatment, and staff being good with children, each mentioned in 6% of reviews. Extractions are the treatment most often named, appearing in 6% of reviews.
The practice
This practice sits on Burnbank Road in Hamilton. Reviews mention a calm, reassuring manner and a welcoming approach with younger patients more than other aspects of the visit.
What patients say
Of the 6 reviews read, 17% mention feeling put at ease, 17% mention staff being good with children, and 17% mention patients who have stayed with the practice for years. No practical matters or specific treatments came up often enough to draw a pattern from.
The practice
This Hamilton practice sits on Low Waters Road, offering a broad general and cosmetic range that takes in implants, veneers, Invisalign and orthodontics alongside hygiene visits. More complex work such as root canal treatment, crowns, bridges and dentures is covered too, with a published price list for common procedures. Reviews mention the welcome patients receive more often than anything about specific treatments.
What patients say
Of the 12 Google reviews read, patients most often mention feeling put at ease, cited in 17% of reviews, with friendly reception staff noted in another 17%. Fewer reviews describe being made to feel welcome and the practice being good with children, each appearing in 8% of reviews. No particular treatment is named often enough in these 12 reviews to draw out as a pattern.
The practice
Based at the Burnbank Centre on Glasgow Road, this Hamilton practice publishes a broad general list alongside cosmetic and restorative options such as implants, veneers and composite bonding, plus orthodontics and children's dentistry. Root canal treatment, dentures and extractions sit alongside routine hygiene and fluoride treatment. Reviews mention how patients are put at ease more often than they mention any particular treatment.
What patients say
Across 62 reviews, patients most often mention being put at ease, raised in 18%. Feeling made welcome follows at 11%, and friendly reception staff are named in 10%. Fewer people describe staff as good with nervous patients (8%) and explaining things clearly (6%). A few note pain-free treatment and clean, modern surroundings, each at 5%. Where treatments are named, extractions and routine check-ups each appear in 3%, with composite bonding, hygienist visits and dentures mentioned once apiece.
How we rank practices
Every ranked list on this site is ordered by the same weighted score, and by nothing else. We do not sell position, and a practice paying to manage its listing does not move up.
Ranking on the raw star average alone would put a practice with one five-star review above one with six hundred reviews averaging 4.8. So each practice's own average is pulled towards the average across the whole directory, and how far it is pulled depends on how many reviews it has:
score = (R ÷ (R + 100)) × rating + (100 ÷ (R + 100)) × C
where R is the practice's review count and C is the mean rating
across every rated practice in the directory, currently 4.58.
In plain terms, a practice needs enough reviews to be trusted with its own average. At 100 reviews it counts half its own rating and half the directory mean; by 1,000 reviews it is almost entirely its own. The 100 is the median review count across the practices we list.
The formula is not ours. It is a Bayesian average, the standard way to rank things with very different numbers of ratings, in the form IMDb publishes for its Top 250. Trustpilot's TrustScore uses the same shape.
This 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. A practice counts as being in Hamilton if it is inside the official built-up area of Hamilton, the boundary of continuous development published in national statistics.
Ratings and review counts come from Google and are refreshed every month, so the order of the ten can change. For the full breakdown of all our methods, see our methodology page.
What the summaries are built from
For each practice we read the 1,015 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 two hundred reviews we read the two 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 24 October 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.