73/100
Ranked #1 because of access and services: open 7 days until 12 AM, 17 of 17 services offered.
- Emergency care
- Hours
- Mon–Sun 12 AM–12 AM
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Emergency Dentists in Santa Maria, CA (2026)
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The short answer
- 1
Top DR Score among emergency dentists: Dr. Phoebe I Dantonio DDS, DR Score 73, open 7 days until 12 AM.
- 2
Best for Sunday emergencies: SmileAura Santa Maria, DR Score 44, open 7 days until 12 AM.
- 3
Best for late-evening emergencies: SmileNova Dental, DR Score 44, open 7 days until 12 AM.
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3 of Santa Maria’s 79 clinics list emergency or same-day care, as of October 2026. 3 of them open on Sundays, 3 on Saturdays and 3 after 6pm. They offer 7 of our 17 tracked services on average.
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Emergency dentist hours in Santa Maria
Posted hours for the highest-ranked clinics that list emergency or same-day care. Call first: same-day slots depend on that day’s bookings.
Top 3 emergency dentists in Santa Maria at a glance
| Rank | Clinic | DR Score | Evenings / weekends | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Phoebe I Dantonio DDS | 73 | Evenings · Sat · Sun | Top DR Score among emergency dentists |
| 2 | SmileAura Santa Maria | 44 | Evenings · Sat · Sun | Best for Sunday emergencies |
| 3 | SmileNova Dental | 44 | Evenings · Sat · Sun | Best for late-evening emergencies |
The 3 emergency dentists in Santa Maria, ranked
Ordered by DR Score, a 0–100 score from 6 published factors. Scores refresh weekly.
Scores below: based on access, services and profile completeness; Google ratings not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
#2 SmileAura Santa Maria
2461 Country Ln, Santa Maria, CA 93455
44/100Ranked #2 because of access and services: open 7 days until 12 AM, 2 of 17 services offered.
- Emergency care
- Hours
- Mon–Sun 12 AM–12 AM
#3 SmileNova Dental
521 Sonya Ln, Santa Maria, CA 93458
44/100Ranked #3 because of access and services: open 7 days until 12 AM, 2 of 17 services offered.
- Emergency care
- Hours
- Mon–Sun 12 AM–12 AM
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How we ranked Santa Maria dentists
This list covers the 3 Santa Maria clinics that list emergency or same-day care. We scored 3 Santa Maria clinics on 6 factors: reputation 45%, review volume 15%, recency 10%, access 15%, services 10%, profile completeness 5%. 10 were excluded (10 duplicate listings). Google ratings are not yet collected, so each score is renormalised over the factors we measured. Data from Google listings and clinic websites, refreshed October 21, 2026.
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| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Santa Maria data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 45% | Bayesian-adjusted Google star rating | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 15% | log10(review count) against the city maximum | Not yet collected |
| Recency | 10% | Share of reviews in the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Access | 15% | Evenings, Saturday, Sunday, same-day/emergency, accepting new patients | Measured |
| Services | 10% | Services offered out of 17 | Measured |
| Profile completeness | 5% | Named dentists, years open, languages, insurance, photos | Measured |
Emergency Dentists in Santa Maria, CA: frequently asked questions
Where can I find an emergency dentist in Santa Maria?
3 Santa Maria clinics list emergency or same-day care in our data. By DR Score, the highest-ranked are Dr. Phoebe I Dantonio DDS, SmileAura Santa Maria and SmileNova Dental. Call before you go, because same-day slots depend on that day’s bookings.
Which of these Santa Maria clinics are open on Saturday?
3 of the 3 clinics on this page open on Saturdays. The highest-ranked are Dr. Phoebe I Dantonio DDS, SmileAura Santa Maria and SmileNova Dental, and Dr. Phoebe I Dantonio DDS opens 12 AM–12 AM.
Which of these Santa Maria clinics are open on Sunday?
3 of the 3 clinics on this page open on Sundays. The highest-ranked are Dr. Phoebe I Dantonio DDS, SmileAura Santa Maria and SmileNova Dental, and Dr. Phoebe I Dantonio DDS opens 12 AM–12 AM.
Which Santa Maria clinics on this page are open late?
3 of the 3 clinics on this page stay open after 6pm on at least one weekday. Dr. Phoebe I Dantonio DDS has the latest weekday hours, until 12 AM on Mondays.
How are emergency dentists in Santa Maria ranked?
Each clinic has one DR Score from 0 to 100, built from 6 published factors: reputation, review volume, recency, access, services and profile completeness. This page lists the 3 Santa Maria clinics that list emergency or same-day care, in DR Score order. No clinic pays for its position.
Update log for Santa Maria
- : DR Scores recalculated for 79 clinics.
- : 10 duplicate listings merged.