P&R Dental Strategies' DentaQual Leaders in Quality program and EliteStar Dentist Award recognized the top dentists in each state.
DentaQual gathers data from P&R Dental Strategies' dental claims database. The database comprises 200,000 practicing U.S. dentists from more than 65 national and regional dental benefits plans. Dentists are ranked on quality metrics, utilization patterns, treatment history, clinical protocols and other measurements.
Here are the top 3 dentists in each state:
Alabama
Rachel G. Osborne, DMD
Locust Fork Family Dentistry in Locust Fork
Rodney L. Goins, DMD
New Image Family Dentistry in Tuscaloosa
James S. Gardner, DDS
Huntsville
Arkansas
Stephen O. Taylor, DDS
Taylor’s Family Dentistry in Searcy
James Fulmer, DDS
Fulmer Family Dentistry in Conway
John M. Lally, DDS
Southeast Family Dentistry in McGehee
Arizona
Russell T. Taylor, DMD
Taylor Dentistry in Phoenix
Seymour L. Rosen, DDS
North Mountain Dentistry in Phoenix
Clarence J. Plisky, DDS
Biltmore Dental Group in Phoenix
California
Cynthia J. Chock, DDS
Oakbrook Dental in Thousand Oaks
Ziba A. Shirazi, DMD
Twin Peaks Dentistry in Poway
Bert F. Engstrom, DMD
Engstrom Dental in Selma
Colorado
Seth J. Klasko, DMD
Windsor Family Dentistry
Katelyn A. McClure, DDS
NorthPark Dental Group in Westminster
Justin S. Petracek, DDS
Dakota Ridge Dental in Littleton
Connecticut
Brian D. Bell, DMD
The Dental Center in Newington
John D. Michalak, DMD
John D. Michalak Family Dentistry in Branford
Mark S. DeWaele, DMD
John D. Michalak Family Dentistry in New Canaan
Delaware
William E. Gonce, DDS
Hockessin
Danielle Gerber, DMD
Dover Dental Arts
Sean M. Mercer, DDS
Mercer Sydell Dental in Dover
Florida
Lawrence G. Staff, DMD
Largo
Richard E. DeCantis, DDS
Oviedo
Wade G. Winker, DDS
Eustis
Georgia
Jonathan C. Waldron, DMD
Waldron & Lee Dentistry in Marietta
Michael D. Palmer, DDS
Lanier Dental Partners in Cumming
Gary L. Johnson, DDS
J&J Family Dentistry in Atlanta
Iowa
Teryl D. Edwards, DDS
Edwards Smith Family Dentistry in Waterloo
Nicholas Kane, DDS
Kane Family Dentistry in Dubuque
Scott D. Yegge, DDS
Advanced Family Dentistry in Ankeny
Idaho
Brian I. Hone, DDS
Blackrock Dental in Pocatello
Klint R. Keller, DDS
Today’s Dentistry in Nampa
Carson A. Mooney, DDS
Summit Dental Group in Boise
Illinois
Seungyoun Lyu, DDS
West Main Dental in Urbana
Joseph M. Matustik, DDS
176 Dental Associates in Bloomingdale
Natalia L. Ruz, DDS
Ruz Dental in Chicago
Indiana
Mark E. Gleixner, DDS
Greenwood
Joseph W. Keck, DDS
Keck Family Dentistry in Thorntown
Mark F. Sills, DDS
Family Dental Center in Oolitic
Kansas
Anthony R. Line, DDS
Spring Hill Dental Care
Robert D. Long, DDS
Leawood
Angela J. Martin, DDS
Dental Associates of Manhattan
Kentucky
R. Todd Blincoe, DDS
Blincoe Family Dentistry in Fort Mitchell
Anand Diggikar, DMD
Hometown Dental in Richmond
Laura B. Ward, DMD
Middletown Commons Family Dental in Louisville
Louisiana
Michael J. Appleton, DDS
Oak Harbor Family Dentistry in Slidell
Cleve T. Brown, DDS
Denham Springs
G. Patrick Wells, DDS
Metairie
Massachusetts
Gregory D. Carroll, DMD
Topsfield Dental Associates
Lauren E. Handwerk, DMD
Allen Dental Associates in Braintree
Dheeraj Pamidimukkala, DMD
Westford
Maryland
Eugene W. McCollum, DDS
Boston Street Dentistry in Baltimore
Ashish Rastogi, DDS
Family Dentistry of Upper Marlboro
Tiffanie C. Winfrey, DDS
Winfrey Dental Aesthetics in Laurel
Maine
Safwan J. Nano, DDS
Nano Dentistry in Westbrook
Anna V. O’Keefe, DMD
Waterville
Sarah R. Rossignol, DDS
Family Dental Practice in Augusta
Michigan
Kimberly A. Danta-Dahl, DDS
Clinton Township
Daniel A. Lepri, DDS
Roseville
Ryan C. Piesko, DDS
Frankenmuth Family Dental
Minnesota
Jill M. Ash, DDS
Valley Creek Family Dentistry in Woodbury
Peter W. Kohlsaat, DDS
Metro Dentalcare - Eagan in Saint Paul
Michelle K. Stewart, DDS
River Hills Dental in Winona
Missouri
Paul C. Cox, DDS
Cox Family Dentistry at Cedar Dental Clinic in Trenton
Scott T. Melton, DDS
Kansas City
Todd D. Scott, DDS
Whitsitt & Scott DDS in Columbia
Mississippi
Daisy A. Ferrill, DMD
Ocean Springs
Thomas W. Hodge, DMD
Batesville Dentistry
Michael T. Williams, DMD
Williams Dentistry in Biloxi
Montana
Nathan L. Ahlers, DDS
Ahlers Family Dentistry in Helena
Mark P. Colonna, DDS
The Montana Center for Laser Dentistry in Whitefish
Shannon E. Jones, DDS
Bozeman
North Carolina
Jennifer S. Bell, DDS
Signature Family Dentistry in Holly Springs
David J. Clontz, DDS
Valdese
Kelly B. Wilson, DDS
Southview Dentistry in Charlotte
North Dakota
Casey B. Carlson, DDS
Prairie Rose Family Dentists in Bismarck
William J. Quinn, DDS
Prairie Rose Family Dentists
Christopher J. Spies, DDS
Prairie Rose Family Dentists
Nebraska
Carolyn L. Taggart-Burns, DDS
Millard Oaks Dental in Omaha
Jason J. Carpenter, DDS
Kennedy Dental Associates in Bellevue
Hubble Reichert, DDS
Reichert Family Dentistry in Gretna
New Hampshire
John Patrick Ahern, DDS
Ahern, Nichols, Ahern, Hersey & Butterfield Family Dentistry in Derry
Brandon Beaudoin, DMD
Bedford Village Dental
Michele R. Morrow, DMD
Hampshire Family Dental in Raymond
New Jersey
Mario A. Agaliotis, DDS
Agaliotis & Agaliotis Family Cosmetic Dentistry in Florham Park
Diana L. Galvis, DDS
Totowa
Hal E. Solomon, DDS
Millburn
New Mexico
Caytlyn F. Bonura, DDS
Silver Smiles Dental
Jerome D. Halle, DDS
Albuquerque
Robert C. Kerschen, DMD
Albuquerque Advanced Dental Care
Nevada
Caroline A. Bobbett, DDS
Las Vegas
Gregory R. Eissmann, DDS
Dental Solutions by Drs. Eissmann and Pane in Reno
Melinda M. Kuhn, DMD
Kuhn Family Dentistry in Reno
New York
Leslie B. Goldfarb, DDS
New York City
Edward H. Lee, DMD
Park Slope Dental Arts in Brooklyn
Gus Stampelos, DMD
Total Family Dentistry of St. James
Ohio
Richard J. Gromofsky, Jr., DDS
Richfield
Steven E. Hart, DDS
Grandview Family Dentistry in Columbus
David R. Patton, DDS
Dental Care of Solon in Solon
Oklahoma
Steven E. Armstrong, DDS
Bartlesville
Karla Jo Boyd, DDS
Boyd Family Dentistry in Owasso
Daniel J. Wilguess, DDS
Edmond Family Dental Designs
Oregon
Matthew E. Bourg, DMD
Portland
Bill C. Jordan, DMD
Tualatin
Andrew P. Sype, DMD
Criscione Family Dental in Lake Oswego
Pennsylvania
Kimberly R. Alfano, DMD
Verber Family Dentistry in Camp Hill
Katelyn Murray, DMD
Verber Family Dentistry
Dr. John R. Spagnuolo, DMD
Plains
Rhode Island
A. Thomas Correia, DDS
East Providence
Benedict J. Ingegneri, Jr., DMD
Cumberland
Richard D. Walsh, DDS
Arrowhead Dental Associates in Charlestown
South Carolina
Jesse A. Blair, DDS
Ocean Bay Dental Care in Myrtle Beach
R. Gregory Jowers, Jr., DDS
Chapin Dental Associates
Sonia A. Karamchandani, DMD
Family Dental Health - Brushy Creek in Taylors
South Dakota
Joseph A. Kieffer, DDS
Kieffer Family Dental in Rapid City
Meaghan A. Neuberger, DDS
Dental Essence in Sioux Falls
Jeffrey G. Olson, DDS
Family Dental Care in Rapid City
Tennessee
James E. Colbert, DDS
Fayetteville
Loretta Matic, DMD
Family Dental Associates at Campbell Station in Spring Hill
Ernest T. Meyer, DDS
All Smiles Family Dentistry in Clarksville
Texas
Eric J. Gabrielsen, DDS
Royse City Dental Care
Christopher E. Good, DDS
Leander Dental Care
Christopher Herrera, DDS
Ideal Dental of Highland Village in Flower Mound
Utah
C. Jackson Allan, DDS
West Jordan
Clayton M. Hansen, DDS
American Fork
Ronald J. Scoville, DDS
Hillside Dental Associates in Clearfield
Virginia
Adrian M. Laxa, DDS
Laxa Dentistry in Virginia Beach
Ivetta B. Maclin, DDS
Konikoff Dental Associates - General Booth in Virginia Beach
James M. Ronis, DDS
McLean
Vermont
Derek Cimler, DDS
Vergennes DDS
Richard A. Dickinson, DDS
Dickinson & Branon Dental Care in St. Albans City
Sonia C. Yau, DDS
Cornerstone Dentistry in Rutland
Washington
Mason L. Cooper, DMD
Borderview Family Dental in Blaine
Seth P. Edvalson, DDS
Ace Dental in Richland
Dr. Kathleen R. Rowley, DDS
Bayside Dental in Anacortes
Wisconsin
Geetha Ramani Muthukuri, DDS
First Choice Dental in Madison
George T. O’Hearn, DDS
Denmark Family Dentistry
Timothy M. Schramm, DDS
First Choice Dental in Madison
West Virginia
Jay S. Boyd, DDS
Briarwood Dental Center in Martinsburg
Kenneth H. Dolan II, DDS
Dolan Family Dentistry in Charleston
Stephen H. Guest, DDS
Simpson & Guest: The Smile Center in Charleston
Wyoming
Merrill R. Bassett, DDS
Granite Springs Dentistry in Cheyenne
A. Bryce Castillon, DDS
Green River
Holly L. Schamber, DDS
Powder River Dental Associates in Gillette
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DentaQual gathers data from P&R Dental Strategies' dental claims database. The database comprises 200,000 practicing U.S. dentists from more than 65 national and regional dental benefits plans. Dentists are ranked on quality metrics, utilization patterns, treatment history, clinical protocols and other measurements.
Here are the top 3 dentists in each state:
Alabama
Rachel G. Osborne, DMD
Locust Fork Family Dentistry in Locust Fork
Rodney L. Goins, DMD
New Image Family Dentistry in Tuscaloosa
James S. Gardner, DDS
Huntsville
Arkansas
Stephen O. Taylor, DDS
Taylor’s Family Dentistry in Searcy
James Fulmer, DDS
Fulmer Family Dentistry in Conway
John M. Lally, DDS
Southeast Family Dentistry in McGehee
Arizona
Russell T. Taylor, DMD
Taylor Dentistry in Phoenix
Seymour L. Rosen, DDS
North Mountain Dentistry in Phoenix
Clarence J. Plisky, DDS
Biltmore Dental Group in Phoenix
California
Cynthia J. Chock, DDS
Oakbrook Dental in Thousand Oaks
Ziba A. Shirazi, DMD
Twin Peaks Dentistry in Poway
Bert F. Engstrom, DMD
Engstrom Dental in Selma
Colorado
Seth J. Klasko, DMD
Windsor Family Dentistry
Katelyn A. McClure, DDS
NorthPark Dental Group in Westminster
Justin S. Petracek, DDS
Dakota Ridge Dental in Littleton
Connecticut
Brian D. Bell, DMD
The Dental Center in Newington
John D. Michalak, DMD
John D. Michalak Family Dentistry in Branford
Mark S. DeWaele, DMD
John D. Michalak Family Dentistry in New Canaan
Delaware
William E. Gonce, DDS
Hockessin
Danielle Gerber, DMD
Dover Dental Arts
Sean M. Mercer, DDS
Mercer Sydell Dental in Dover
Florida
Lawrence G. Staff, DMD
Largo
Richard E. DeCantis, DDS
Oviedo
Wade G. Winker, DDS
Eustis
Georgia
Jonathan C. Waldron, DMD
Waldron & Lee Dentistry in Marietta
Michael D. Palmer, DDS
Lanier Dental Partners in Cumming
Gary L. Johnson, DDS
J&J Family Dentistry in Atlanta
Iowa
Teryl D. Edwards, DDS
Edwards Smith Family Dentistry in Waterloo
Nicholas Kane, DDS
Kane Family Dentistry in Dubuque
Scott D. Yegge, DDS
Advanced Family Dentistry in Ankeny
Idaho
Brian I. Hone, DDS
Blackrock Dental in Pocatello
Klint R. Keller, DDS
Today’s Dentistry in Nampa
Carson A. Mooney, DDS
Summit Dental Group in Boise
Illinois
Seungyoun Lyu, DDS
West Main Dental in Urbana
Joseph M. Matustik, DDS
176 Dental Associates in Bloomingdale
Natalia L. Ruz, DDS
Ruz Dental in Chicago
Indiana
Mark E. Gleixner, DDS
Greenwood
Joseph W. Keck, DDS
Keck Family Dentistry in Thorntown
Mark F. Sills, DDS
Family Dental Center in Oolitic
Kansas
Anthony R. Line, DDS
Spring Hill Dental Care
Robert D. Long, DDS
Leawood
Angela J. Martin, DDS
Dental Associates of Manhattan
Kentucky
R. Todd Blincoe, DDS
Blincoe Family Dentistry in Fort Mitchell
Anand Diggikar, DMD
Hometown Dental in Richmond
Laura B. Ward, DMD
Middletown Commons Family Dental in Louisville
Louisiana
Michael J. Appleton, DDS
Oak Harbor Family Dentistry in Slidell
Cleve T. Brown, DDS
Denham Springs
G. Patrick Wells, DDS
Metairie
Massachusetts
Gregory D. Carroll, DMD
Topsfield Dental Associates
Lauren E. Handwerk, DMD
Allen Dental Associates in Braintree
Dheeraj Pamidimukkala, DMD
Westford
Maryland
Eugene W. McCollum, DDS
Boston Street Dentistry in Baltimore
Ashish Rastogi, DDS
Family Dentistry of Upper Marlboro
Tiffanie C. Winfrey, DDS
Winfrey Dental Aesthetics in Laurel
Maine
Safwan J. Nano, DDS
Nano Dentistry in Westbrook
Anna V. O’Keefe, DMD
Waterville
Sarah R. Rossignol, DDS
Family Dental Practice in Augusta
Michigan
Kimberly A. Danta-Dahl, DDS
Clinton Township
Daniel A. Lepri, DDS
Roseville
Ryan C. Piesko, DDS
Frankenmuth Family Dental
Minnesota
Jill M. Ash, DDS
Valley Creek Family Dentistry in Woodbury
Peter W. Kohlsaat, DDS
Metro Dentalcare - Eagan in Saint Paul
Michelle K. Stewart, DDS
River Hills Dental in Winona
Missouri
Paul C. Cox, DDS
Cox Family Dentistry at Cedar Dental Clinic in Trenton
Scott T. Melton, DDS
Kansas City
Todd D. Scott, DDS
Whitsitt & Scott DDS in Columbia
Mississippi
Daisy A. Ferrill, DMD
Ocean Springs
Thomas W. Hodge, DMD
Batesville Dentistry
Michael T. Williams, DMD
Williams Dentistry in Biloxi
Montana
Nathan L. Ahlers, DDS
Ahlers Family Dentistry in Helena
Mark P. Colonna, DDS
The Montana Center for Laser Dentistry in Whitefish
Shannon E. Jones, DDS
Bozeman
North Carolina
Jennifer S. Bell, DDS
Signature Family Dentistry in Holly Springs
David J. Clontz, DDS
Valdese
Kelly B. Wilson, DDS
Southview Dentistry in Charlotte
North Dakota
Casey B. Carlson, DDS
Prairie Rose Family Dentists in Bismarck
William J. Quinn, DDS
Prairie Rose Family Dentists
Christopher J. Spies, DDS
Prairie Rose Family Dentists
Nebraska
Carolyn L. Taggart-Burns, DDS
Millard Oaks Dental in Omaha
Jason J. Carpenter, DDS
Kennedy Dental Associates in Bellevue
Hubble Reichert, DDS
Reichert Family Dentistry in Gretna
New Hampshire
John Patrick Ahern, DDS
Ahern, Nichols, Ahern, Hersey & Butterfield Family Dentistry in Derry
Brandon Beaudoin, DMD
Bedford Village Dental
Michele R. Morrow, DMD
Hampshire Family Dental in Raymond
New Jersey
Mario A. Agaliotis, DDS
Agaliotis & Agaliotis Family Cosmetic Dentistry in Florham Park
Diana L. Galvis, DDS
Totowa
Hal E. Solomon, DDS
Millburn
New Mexico
Caytlyn F. Bonura, DDS
Silver Smiles Dental
Jerome D. Halle, DDS
Albuquerque
Robert C. Kerschen, DMD
Albuquerque Advanced Dental Care
Nevada
Caroline A. Bobbett, DDS
Las Vegas
Gregory R. Eissmann, DDS
Dental Solutions by Drs. Eissmann and Pane in Reno
Melinda M. Kuhn, DMD
Kuhn Family Dentistry in Reno
New York
Leslie B. Goldfarb, DDS
New York City
Edward H. Lee, DMD
Park Slope Dental Arts in Brooklyn
Gus Stampelos, DMD
Total Family Dentistry of St. James
Ohio
Richard J. Gromofsky, Jr., DDS
Richfield
Steven E. Hart, DDS
Grandview Family Dentistry in Columbus
David R. Patton, DDS
Dental Care of Solon in Solon
Oklahoma
Steven E. Armstrong, DDS
Bartlesville
Karla Jo Boyd, DDS
Boyd Family Dentistry in Owasso
Daniel J. Wilguess, DDS
Edmond Family Dental Designs
Oregon
Matthew E. Bourg, DMD
Portland
Bill C. Jordan, DMD
Tualatin
Andrew P. Sype, DMD
Criscione Family Dental in Lake Oswego
Pennsylvania
Kimberly R. Alfano, DMD
Verber Family Dentistry in Camp Hill
Katelyn Murray, DMD
Verber Family Dentistry
Dr. John R. Spagnuolo, DMD
Plains
Rhode Island
A. Thomas Correia, DDS
East Providence
Benedict J. Ingegneri, Jr., DMD
Cumberland
Richard D. Walsh, DDS
Arrowhead Dental Associates in Charlestown
South Carolina
Jesse A. Blair, DDS
Ocean Bay Dental Care in Myrtle Beach
R. Gregory Jowers, Jr., DDS
Chapin Dental Associates
Sonia A. Karamchandani, DMD
Family Dental Health - Brushy Creek in Taylors
South Dakota
Joseph A. Kieffer, DDS
Kieffer Family Dental in Rapid City
Meaghan A. Neuberger, DDS
Dental Essence in Sioux Falls
Jeffrey G. Olson, DDS
Family Dental Care in Rapid City
Tennessee
James E. Colbert, DDS
Fayetteville
Loretta Matic, DMD
Family Dental Associates at Campbell Station in Spring Hill
Ernest T. Meyer, DDS
All Smiles Family Dentistry in Clarksville
Texas
Eric J. Gabrielsen, DDS
Royse City Dental Care
Christopher E. Good, DDS
Leander Dental Care
Christopher Herrera, DDS
Ideal Dental of Highland Village in Flower Mound
Utah
C. Jackson Allan, DDS
West Jordan
Clayton M. Hansen, DDS
American Fork
Ronald J. Scoville, DDS
Hillside Dental Associates in Clearfield
Virginia
Adrian M. Laxa, DDS
Laxa Dentistry in Virginia Beach
Ivetta B. Maclin, DDS
Konikoff Dental Associates - General Booth in Virginia Beach
James M. Ronis, DDS
McLean
Vermont
Derek Cimler, DDS
Vergennes DDS
Richard A. Dickinson, DDS
Dickinson & Branon Dental Care in St. Albans City
Sonia C. Yau, DDS
Cornerstone Dentistry in Rutland
Washington
Mason L. Cooper, DMD
Borderview Family Dental in Blaine
Seth P. Edvalson, DDS
Ace Dental in Richland
Dr. Kathleen R. Rowley, DDS
Bayside Dental in Anacortes
Wisconsin
Geetha Ramani Muthukuri, DDS
First Choice Dental in Madison
George T. O’Hearn, DDS
Denmark Family Dentistry
Timothy M. Schramm, DDS
First Choice Dental in Madison
West Virginia
Jay S. Boyd, DDS
Briarwood Dental Center in Martinsburg
Kenneth H. Dolan II, DDS
Dolan Family Dentistry in Charleston
Stephen H. Guest, DDS
Simpson & Guest: The Smile Center in Charleston
Wyoming
Merrill R. Bassett, DDS
Granite Springs Dentistry in Cheyenne
A. Bryce Castillon, DDS
Green River
Holly L. Schamber, DDS
Powder River Dental Associates in Gillette
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