The best of
Wellington. Ranked.

Wellington's only Digital Smile Design-certified clinic, and one of just three in the country. Founded by Dr N. Vithal, it runs an in-house lab that mills crowns and implant restorations on-site rather than outsourcing to a third party.

Right in the heart of the CBD, led by NZDA member Kamil Tinawi with 20 years in restorative work — implants, crown and bridge, cosmetic cases. NZSASD member offering sedation dentistry for patients who'd otherwise put it off.

Wellington's oldest dental surgery, in business for close to a century. Lead dentist Jeff Annan has spent 40 years at the same practice — the kind of continuity that's rare in dentistry and reassuring if you want one dentist for life.

Locally owned since 1992 by Mike and Sam, now four clinics deep across Te Aro, Lambton Quay, Lower Hutt and Upper Hutt. Nine dentists and five hygienists, with a genuinely patient approach for people who dread the chair.

Open seven days until 8:30pm with same-day emergency slots — rare hours for Wellington dentistry. Dr Salih's team offers both IV sedation and nitrous oxide, plus consults in Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, Hindi and Samoan.

CEREC same-day crowns and IV sedation on the Kapiti Coast, run by Dr Kenny Kim with implant specialism and Dr Olivia Henzell affiliated with the NZ Society of Sedation Dentistry. A proper alternative for anyone north of the city.

A neighbourhood fixture in the Tawa shops that families have stuck with for 20-plus years. Straightforward, friendly and unpretentious — the kind of practice locals recommend to their neighbours without a second thought.

Based in Marsden Village and running since 1989 under principal dentist Kenneth Wong, now part of the Lumino network. A steady, established option for the western suburbs just ten minutes from the CBD.

An Otago University-graduate-run practice on Karori Road offering a more boutique, independent alternative to the chain clinics in the same suburb — worth cross-shopping against Karori Dental Centre.

A five-dentist, one-hygienist team on Rongotai Road serving the eastern suburbs, with Saturday hours and two late nights by appointment. Patients single out the unhurried chairside manner on trickier fillings and extractions.

In the same CBD tower since 1986, now folded into the Capital Dental group. Covers the full spread from fillings to implants and dentures, with after-hours emergency cover for city workers caught out mid-week.

Part of the nationwide Lumino network on Moorefield Road, with free onsite parking that's genuinely hard to find in Wellington. A relaxed, no-fuss option for families in the northern suburbs who don't want to trek into town.

Headquartered on Riddiford Street in Newtown and servicing Island Bay, Brooklyn, Hataitai, Karori and Miramar patients as one connected group. Handy if you want one dental record following you across the city's suburbs.

Kapiti Coast practice known for Senior Master Fastbraces orthodontic training and around-the-clock on-call emergency cover — a genuinely useful safety net if a crown breaks on a Sunday night up the coast.