Voxletic Research · August 2026 edition
Dental clinics in Edinburgh: what 2,830 Google reviews show
148 dental clinics in Edinburgh sit in this index, carrying 14,429 published Google reviews between them. The average rating is 4.62, above the United Kingdom average.
Figures for this city updated 2026-08-06
How the city is rated
Source: Google Maps listings collected for this index
What drives the bad reviews
- Front desk & access160
- Clinical treatment100
One review can cite several topics, so the totals add up to more than the sample
Highest-rated clinics
| # | Clinic | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Row Dental Edinburgh | 5.0★ | 395 |
| 2 | Edinburgh Dental Studio | 5.0★ | 245 |
| 3 | Hope Park Dental Practice | 5.0★ | 219 |
| 4 | Matt Dash Dentist | 5.0★ | 134 |
| 5 | Bruntsfield Dental | 5.0★ | 117 |
| 6 | Newington Dental Care | 5.0★ | 72 |
| 7 | Christopher Sale Dentistry Ltd | 5.0★ | 55 |
| 8 | Edinburgh Dental | 4.9★ | 831 |
| 9 | Slateford Dental Care | 4.9★ | 778 |
| 10 | Inverleith Dentalcare | 4.9★ | 443 |
Clinics with at least 50 published reviews, ordered by rating.
What about your own practice?
The figures above describe Edinburgh 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
73.3% of Edinburgh clinics hold 4.5 stars or higher, level with the United Kingdom average of 74.2%.
- 02
In Edinburgh's 1-2 star reviews, front-desk and booking problems appear 1.60x more often than clinical complaints (239 reviews in the sample).
- 03
The most-cited operational topic in Edinburgh is front-desk service & attitude: 97 of 239 negative reviews mention it.
- 04
98.6% of Edinburgh clinics publish a phone number and 90.5% have a website, across 148 clinics in the index.
Frequently asked questions
- How many dental clinics are there in Edinburgh?
- This index holds 148 dental clinics in Edinburgh listed on Google Maps, 131 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 Edinburgh?
- Dental clinics in Edinburgh average 4.62 out of 5 on Google, across 131 rated practices. 73.3% hold 4.5 stars or higher and 8.4% sit below 4.0.
- Which dental clinics in Edinburgh have the highest Google rating?
- Among Edinburgh practices with at least 50 published Google reviews, the highest-rated are The Row Dental Edinburgh (5.0★, 395 reviews); Edinburgh Dental Studio (5.0★, 245 reviews); Hope Park Dental Practice (5.0★, 219 reviews).
- What do dental patients in Edinburgh complain about most?
- Across the 239 one- and two-star reviews of Edinburgh clinics, front-desk and booking problems appear 1.60x more often than complaints about the clinical treatment. The most-cited operational topic is front-desk service & attitude, in 97 of those reviews.
- Do dental clinics in Edinburgh publish a phone number?
- 98.6% of the 148 dental clinics in Edinburgh publish a phone number on their Google listing and 90.5% link a website. The median practice carries 45 Google reviews.
- How do dental clinics in Edinburgh compare with the rest of the United Kingdom?
- Edinburgh clinics average 4.62 against 4.56 across the United Kingdom. 73.3% of Edinburgh practices hold 4.5 stars or higher, against 74.2% nationally.
- When was this Edinburgh dental data collected?
- The listings and ratings were read from Google Maps and last updated 2026-08-06. The review text analysed covers 2,830 reviews published between 2014-01-31 and 2026-08-01.
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