Best Dentists in Iowa (2026)
1,037 clinics in 50 citiesUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
1,037 dental clinics in 50 Iowa cities are listed here, 44 of them cities with 3 or more clinics. By DR Score, the top-ranked clinic state-wide is Denture Care of Des Moines in Des Moines.
Top 10 dentists in Iowa by DR Score
Ranked state-wide on the same DR Score used on every city list. Based on access, services and profile completeness; Google ratings not yet collected.
Denture Care of Des Moines
Des Moines · #1 in Des Moines · open 7 days until 12 AM
77/100Urgent Dentist
Sioux City · #1 in Sioux City · open 7 days until 12 AM
77/100Dr. Atticus Q Hove DDS
Des Moines · #2 in Des Moines · open 7 days until 12 AM
73/100Moore Sherri
Dubuque · #1 in Dubuque · open 7 days until 12 AM
73/100Dental Center: Stovie Brad DDS
Cedar Rapids · #1 in Cedar Rapids
73/100Dentalcare Associates
Cedar Rapids · #2 in Cedar Rapids
73/100Donald C. Peterson, Jr., DDS
Coralville · #1 in Coralville
73/100Dr. David Bierie
Dubuque · #2 in Dubuque
73/100Dr. Zavash Zarei
Coralville · #2 in Coralville
73/100Grand Dental
West Des Moines · #1 in West Des Moines
73/100
Largest cities for dentists in Iowa
By number of listed clinics, with each city’s #1 by DR Score.
| City | Clinics | #1 by DR Score | DR Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines | 64 | Denture Care of Des Moines | 77 |
| Cedar Rapids | 54 | Dental Center: Stovie Brad DDS | 73 |
| West Des Moines | 55 | Grand Dental | 73 |
| Council Bluffs | 53 | Omaha & Council Bluffs Oral Surgery | 67 |
| Iowa City | 47 | Melrose Dental Office: Shawn Hedlund & David Foreman | 73 |
| Davenport | 42 | Quad Cities Periodontics | 73 |
| Dubuque | 46 | Moore Sherri | 73 |
| Ankeny | 43 | Alyse Wenger | 67 |
| Ames | 40 | Amy Mayse | 67 |
| Sioux City | 40 | Urgent Dentist | 77 |
| Coralville | 37 | Donald C. Peterson, Jr., DDS | 73 |
| Bettendorf | 34 | Nelson Family Dentistry | 73 |
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How Iowa dentists are ranked
Every clinic has one DR Score from 0 to 100 built from 6 factors: reputation 45%, review volume 15%, recency 10%, access 15%, services 10% and profile completeness 5%. The state top 10 compares those scores across all 1,037 clinics; city lists compare clinics within one city.