Voxletic Research · August 2026 edition
Dental clinics in Newcastle: what 2,768 Google reviews show
138 dental clinics in Newcastle sit in this index, carrying 14,895 published Google reviews between them. The average rating is 4.43, below 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 & access156
- Clinical treatment94
One review can cite several topics, so the totals add up to more than the sample
Highest-rated clinics
| # | Clinic | Rating | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingswalk Dental Implant Practice | 5.0★ | 609 |
| 2 | Higgins & Winter Dental & Implant Clinic | 5.0★ | 314 |
| 3 | Carew Dental | 5.0★ | 207 |
| 4 | Aesdent | 5.0★ | 136 |
| 5 | Gibside Dental | 5.0★ | 103 |
| 6 | Dr James Bough | 5.0★ | 76 |
| 7 | Elite Smile studio | 5.0★ | 52 |
| 8 | Great North Dental Care | 4.9★ | 860 |
| 9 | Ryton Dental | 4.9★ | 687 |
| 10 | Whickham Dental Practice | 4.9★ | 562 |
Clinics with at least 50 published reviews, ordered by rating.
What about your own practice?
The figures above describe Newcastle 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
63.5% of Newcastle clinics hold 4.5 stars or higher, below the United Kingdom average of 74.2%.
- 02
In Newcastle's 1-2 star reviews, front-desk and booking problems appear 1.66x more often than clinical complaints (231 reviews in the sample).
- 03
The most-cited operational topic in Newcastle is front-desk service & attitude: 98 of 231 negative reviews mention it.
- 04
95.7% of Newcastle clinics publish a phone number and 79% have a website, across 138 clinics in the index.
Frequently asked questions
- How many dental clinics are there in Newcastle?
- This index holds 138 dental clinics in Newcastle listed on Google Maps, 115 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 Newcastle?
- Dental clinics in Newcastle average 4.43 out of 5 on Google, across 115 rated practices. 63.5% hold 4.5 stars or higher and 16.5% sit below 4.0.
- Which dental clinics in Newcastle have the highest Google rating?
- Among Newcastle practices with at least 50 published Google reviews, the highest-rated are Kingswalk Dental Implant Practice (5.0★, 609 reviews); Higgins & Winter Dental & Implant Clinic (5.0★, 314 reviews); Carew Dental (5.0★, 207 reviews).
- What do dental patients in Newcastle complain about most?
- Across the 231 one- and two-star reviews of Newcastle clinics, front-desk and booking problems appear 1.66x more often than complaints about the clinical treatment. The most-cited operational topic is front-desk service & attitude, in 98 of those reviews.
- Do dental clinics in Newcastle publish a phone number?
- 95.7% of the 138 dental clinics in Newcastle publish a phone number on their Google listing and 79% link a website. The median practice carries 69 Google reviews.
- How do dental clinics in Newcastle compare with the rest of the United Kingdom?
- Newcastle clinics average 4.43 against 4.56 across the United Kingdom. 63.5% of Newcastle practices hold 4.5 stars or higher, against 74.2% nationally.
- When was this Newcastle dental data collected?
- The listings and ratings were read from Google Maps and last updated 2026-08-06. The review text analysed covers 2,768 reviews published between 2016-03-16 and 2026-08-01.
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