Kensington has an unusually strong field of dentists — 20 of the 25 servicing the area have earned a recent Word of Mouth Service Award (80% award rate), with 2,226 customer reviews and an average rating of 4.9 stars.
Reviews & ratings
From follow-up responses after the job: 100% would choose their dentist again, 100% found them on time and reliable and 100% described them as friendly and professional. At 123.7 dentist reviews a year — 360% above the Victorian average — Kensington collects more feedback per year than typical for the state.
Going rates
The typical dentist job in Kensington runs $280 at the median, with the bulk of jobs sitting between $190 and $310 based on review data. Nearby: Flemington ($265), West Melbourne ($280), Travancore ($280). Prices have risen 189% since 2009 (from $90 to $260 median), averaging 11.8% per year. Quotes above $310 sit in the top 25% of reviewed jobs for the area — a useful benchmark when comparing estimates.
Based on 2,226 customer reviews collected on Word of Mouth between 2009–2026, and ABS Census 2021 data.
