Voxletic Research · August 2026 edition
Dental clinics in Essen: what 4,162 Google reviews show
156 dental clinics in Essen sit in this index. The average rating is 4.67, below the Germany average.
Figures for this city updated 2026-08-30
How the city is rated
Source: Google Maps listings collected for this index
What drives the bad reviews
- Front desk & access147
- Clinical treatment120
One review can cite several topics, so the totals add up to more than the sample
Highest-rated clinics
Clinics with at least 50 published reviews, ordered by rating.
What about your own practice?
The figures above describe Essen as a whole. Type your practice name to read what its own reviews say: the themes patients praise, the themes they complain about, and how it stands against the practices around it.
How reachable the clinics are
Key findings
- 01
82.2% of Essen clinics hold 4.5 stars or higher, below the Germany average of 85.8%.
- 02
In Essen's 1-2 star reviews, front-desk and booking problems appear 1.23x more often than clinical complaints (284 reviews in the sample).
- 03
The most-cited operational topic in Essen is front-desk service & attitude: 103 of 284 negative reviews mention it.
- 04
99.4% of Essen clinics publish a phone number and 92.3% have a website, across 156 clinics in the index.
Frequently asked questions
- How many dental clinics are there in Essen?
- This index holds 156 dental clinics in Essen listed on Google Maps, 152 of them carrying a public rating. It covers the practices a patient finds when searching, not a complete municipal register.
- What is the average dental clinic rating in Essen?
- Dental clinics in Essen average 4.67 out of 5 on Google, across 152 rated practices. 82.2% hold 4.5 stars or higher and 5.3% sit below 4.0.
- Which dental clinics in Essen have the highest Google rating?
- Among Essen practices with at least 50 published Google reviews, the highest-rated are All You Need Dental für Zahnmedizin (5.0★, 281 reviews); Fair Doctors - Zahnarzt in Oberhausen (5.0★, 214 reviews); Zahnärzte im RÜ-Karree (5.0★, 206 reviews).
- What do dental patients in Essen complain about most?
- Across the 284 one- and two-star reviews of Essen clinics, front-desk and booking problems appear 1.23x more often than complaints about the clinical treatment. The most-cited operational topic is front-desk service & attitude, in 103 of those reviews.
- Do dental clinics in Essen publish a phone number?
- 99.4% of the 156 dental clinics in Essen publish a phone number on their Google listing and 92.3% link a website. The median practice carries 41 Google reviews.
- How do dental clinics in Essen compare with the rest of Germany?
- Essen clinics average 4.67 against 4.72 across Germany. 82.2% of Essen practices hold 4.5 stars or higher, against 85.8% nationally.
- When was this Essen dental data collected?
- The listings and ratings were read from Google Maps and last updated 2026-08-30. The review text analysed covers 4,162 reviews published between 2013-08-29 and 2026-08-30.
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