The 10 best dentists in Boston
Finding a dentist in Boston means sorting through three dental schools, hospital departments, community health centers and hundreds of private offices. This list covers ten places inside the city limits, from Hyde Park to Longwood, for adults and children who need a regular dentist, a specialist or a same-day urgent visit.
The list favors practices and clinics that publish the facts a new patient needs: who provides the care, which insurance plans are accepted, what languages are spoken and when walk-ins are seen. Costs vary widely. Tufts posts $115 for full-mouth X-rays and $76 for a comprehensive exam in the student clinic, and two of the health centers below have sliding fee programs tied to household income.
How we chose
This list is alphabetical, not ranked, and it is not a clinical ranking. Nothing here judges the quality of care or treatment results at any practice. Entries were chosen on facts each practice publishes and that could be checked in November 2026: years in operation, teaching-clinic status, services, languages, accepted insurance, urgent-care hours and a confirmed location inside the City of Boston. Ask any dentist about credentials and fees before starting treatment.
Hours and prices below come from each business and change without notice. Call ahead if you are making a special trip.
B&G Dental
Two offices carry the B&G Dental name, one near Cleary Square in Hyde Park and one at 399 Belgrade Avenue in West Roxbury. The practice describes a team of general dentists and specialists who see patients of all ages for cleanings, implants, Invisalign and urgent problems such as toothaches and broken fillings. Some staff members have worked there for more than 30 years, by the practice’s account. Delta Dental Premier and Blue Cross Blue Shield are among the accepted plans. Drivers can use the municipal lot across Hyde Park Avenue, and the 32 and 50 buses from Forest Hills stop at Cleary Square.
Hours: Hyde Park office: Monday and Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed Saturday and Sunday.
Address: 1259 Hyde Park Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Why they made the list
- The practice has a second Boston office in West Roxbury.
- Thursday appointments in Hyde Park run until 7 p.m.
- Emergency treatment is a listed service at both offices.
- The practice’s directions route train riders from the Hyde Park commuter rail stop by way of River Street.
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Boston Children’s Hospital Department of Dentistry
Children with complex medical needs are a large share of the patients here. Boston Children’s Hospital says the dentistry department treats more than 38,000 pediatric patients a year and that nearly 60 percent have at least one special health care need, such as autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy or a bleeding disorder. The team includes pediatric dentists plus specialists in endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics and prosthodontics. Sedation is available for anxious patients, and general anesthesia in an operating room is available for children who need extensive work. Appointments are assigned to Longwood or to a Brookline site, so read the confirmation text before leaving home.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Why they made the list
- The department is part of a pediatric hospital and runs a pediatric dental residency program.
- An orthodontics program was accepting new patients as of November 2026.
- Virtual visits are available in most of the hospital’s clinics.
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
At 635 Albany Street in the South End, Boston University’s dental school runs general dentistry treatment centers where student dentists work under faculty supervision, along with specialty clinics staffed by residents. A first general dentistry visit is booked for three hours and covers a medical history, an exam and X-rays. Accepted coverage includes Delta Dental PPO and Premier, Blue Cross Blue Shield, MassHealth and several senior care plans, and self-pay patients can ask about a payment plan. The Urgent Dental Clinic on the fourth floor takes walk-ins on a first-come basis. Arrive early, because the school warns that space is limited.
Hours: New patient appointments: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Urgent Dental Clinic walk-ins: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Address: 635 Albany St, Boston, MA 02118
Why they made the list
- Language interpreter services are available to every patient at every visit, according to the school.
- No referral is required for general dentistry.
- Specialty clinics cover endodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontology, prosthodontics, oral surgery and orthodontics.
- Registered patients have an after-hours phone line for emergencies on nights, weekends and school holidays.
Dental Partners of Boston
Founded in 1969, by the practice’s own account, Dental Partners of Boston is a private group with three offices: 46 Farnsworth Street in Fort Point, the second floor of the Prudential Center and 50 Staniford Street near the Charles River. The group combines general dentists with specialists in periodontics, endodontics and prosthodontics, so root canals, implants and gum treatment happen under one roof. IV sedation and general anesthesia are listed services. Patients without insurance can ask about the in-house prevention plan, which the practice advertises as having no deductibles, yearly maximums or waiting periods. All three offices open at 7 a.m., early enough for a visit before work.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Address: 46 Farnsworth St, Boston, MA 02210. Other offices are at 800 Boylston St, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02199 and 50 Staniford St #303, Boston, MA 02114.
Why they made the list
- The practice has operated in Boston for more than 55 years, according to the company website.
- Each office has a direct phone line for emergency dental visits.
- A ceramist works on staff alongside the dentists and hygienists.
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The Dimock Center
Roxbury’s Dimock Center has a dental clinic on the third floor of the Richards Building that sees patients age two and older. The clinic is a teaching site: student clinicians from the Harvard, Tufts and Boston University dental schools treat patients under the direct supervision of licensed dentists. Services include fillings, deep cleanings, dentures, one-visit crowns and root canals performed by an endodontist. Dimock accepts MassHealth, Medicare, Delta Dental of Massachusetts and a long list of other dental plans, and has a sliding fee discount program based on household income and family size. Some insurers require a referral, so call before a first visit.
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Address: Richards Building, 3rd Floor, 45 Dimock St, Roxbury, MA 02119
Why they made the list
- Saturday dental hours are posted on the health center’s website.
- Dental hygiene students from Regis College also train at the clinic.
- The health center states that patients are served regardless of ability to pay.
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Harvard Dental Center
Harvard School of Dental Medicine treats the public at 188 Longwood Avenue through two practices. In the Teaching Practice, third- and fourth-year dental students and residents provide care under faculty supervision, and fees rise in three tiers from student to resident to faculty provider. The Faculty Group Practice is staffed by faculty dentists across the dental specialties. The Teaching Practice is in network with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Delta Dental Premier, MassHealth, MetLife and UnitedHealthcare, among others. Patients on other plans pay in full and file for reimbursement. Garage parking at 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur costs $17 a visit with a validated ticket.
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed on most major holidays.
Address: 188 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Why they made the list
- Patients can choose between a student-and-resident teaching clinic and a faculty practice in the same building.
- New patients with an urgent problem are told to call the main scheduling line for guidance.
- Cash, major credit cards, personal checks and Apple Pay are accepted in the Teaching Practice.
Pondside Dental Associates
Six dentists are on the roster at Pondside Dental Associates, a private general practice on Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, in front of the Soldiers Monument. The office handles exams and cleanings, fillings, root canals, implants, dentures, Invisalign and pediatric visits, and makes same-day crowns with a Cerec digital scanner. Pondside traces the office’s history back more than a century and counts four generations of local patients, by the practice’s own account. Emergency patients are welcome to book. The practice will estimate insurance benefits on request and files claims for patients. Saturday visits are by appointment only, so call during the week to set one up.
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturday by appointment only.
Address: 793 Centre St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Why they made the list
- Two of the listed dentists hold a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in addition to a DMD.
- Dr. Lauren Chinnici has been with the practice since 2013, according to the office website.
- Payment is accepted by cash, check and most major credit cards.
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Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Every Tufts dental clinic is in one building at Kneeland and Washington streets, next to Tufts Medical Center. Adults start in the Comprehensive Care Clinic, where predoctoral students work with faculty supervision, and can be referred upstairs to specialty clinics for endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, oral surgery and more. Tufts says student-clinic fees generally run 25 to 50 percent below area specialists, with no sliding scale or free care. Appointments often last two to three hours. Most clinics take Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Cigna, Delta Dental and MassHealth. The walk-in Urgent Dental Care Clinic sees a limited number of adults each day; check-in starts at 8 a.m.
Hours: Comprehensive Care Clinic: Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Urgent Dental Care Clinic: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Address: 1 Kneeland St, Boston, MA 02111
Why they made the list
- The urgent clinic charges an initial fee of up to $200 for an exam and X-rays.
- Interpreters are provided at no cost in languages including Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Haitian Creole and Arabic.
- Validated parking in the Tufts Medical Center Garage at 274 Tremont Street is $13 for up to two hours.
- Children with urgent dental needs are directed to the school’s Pediatric Clinic instead of the adult walk-in clinic.
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Upham’s Corner Health Center
Dental care at Upham’s Corner Health Center happens in a separate clinic at 636 Columbia Road in Dorchester, which the health center says has been open for more than 30 years. Dentists, hygienists and dental students provide preventive and restorative care for children and adults, including non-surgical root canal treatment, and a pediatric dentist is on the staff list. Complex surgical cases are referred to oral surgeons. The accepted-insurance list is long: MassHealth through DentaQuest, Delta Dental, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the Health Safety Net and the Ryan White Dental Program are all on it. Patients whose plan is missing can ask registration staff to review coverage.
Hours: Check current hours before you go.
Address: Upham’s Dental Clinic, 636 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125
Why they made the list
- Staff speak Spanish, Portuguese, Cape Verdean Creole, French, Haitian Creole and Vietnamese as well as English, according to the clinic page.
- Evening and twice-monthly Saturday morning sessions are posted on the clinic page.
- Emergency dental services for children and adults are among the listed services.
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Whittier Street Health Center
General dentistry is one department inside Whittier Street Health Center’s main building on Tremont Street in Roxbury. The department lists preventive care for adults and children, including sealants, along with fixed and removable restorations, periodontal surgery, root canal treatment and dental implants. Whittier also runs a Dental and Vision Health Van out of the same address on weekdays. The health center’s website names 13 languages spoken by staff, among them Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Arabic, Somali and Russian. The building hours below cover the whole health center, so call the dental department at 617-989-3240 to confirm chair times and insurance before a first visit.
Hours: Health center building: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Confirm dental department hours by phone.
Address: 1290 Tremont St, Roxbury, MA 02120
Why they made the list
- The main building is open weekday evenings until 8 p.m. and on Saturdays.
- Dental implants and periodontal surgery are listed alongside routine care.
- The mobile dental and vision van operates Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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