How to find a dentist in USA at least

[comfortdentist]

In the old days everyone would find a good dentist by asking friends, people at work, or their physician. Today most are looking at who is on their insurance plan or the internet. Their are two considerations with modern techniques for finding a dentist.
1. Insurance plan lists- This is simply a list of dentists who have agreed to a fixed price on many procedures. Typically the dentist has to prove to the insurance company that they have a license and malpractice insurance. No proof of how good the dentist might be.

2. Web site reviews. While helpful these reviews are rarely vetted to verify the validity of the reviews. The only exception that I know of is Angie's list which is a pay to use subscription.

The old techniques still work!

 

[jellyfish]

Dr.Oogle is semi-pay (you can either pay or write reviews), they seem to try to screen out shills and spam reviews.

My method last time was to call around to some other types of dental offices - endodontists, oral surgeons, etc, to get recommendations. I cross-referenced these with recommendations from a community listserv to get both patient and professional recommendations.