Finding a good dentist in Kailua, Hawaii starts with the numbers: of the 36 dental practices we track along the windward coast, 17 carry a Dental.me Score, and those rated offices average 4.76 stars. That narrow, high band means your search here is about matching a strong practice to your needs.
Kailua sits on the windward side of Oahu, tucked between the Ko’olau range and a run of beaches, bordering Kaneohe to the north and Waimanalo to the south. It is a compact town, and its dental market is compact too. Thirty-six offices is not a crowded field, so the practical question is not how to sift a hundred names but how to read a handful of heavily reviewed practices against the ones with few or no public reviews. This guide walks through every figure Dental.me holds on Kailua, chart by chart, and shows how to turn those numbers into a shortlist you can actually call.
What the Kailua numbers actually tell you
Of the 36 practices in the directory, 17 have earned a Dental.me Score and 19 have not yet accumulated enough public signal to be scored. Across the rated group, ratings sit high and tight: the average is 4.76 stars, and those 17 offices have gathered 1,128 reviews between them. Fifteen of the 36 practices have a website URL on file, which is a useful shortcut when you want to check services, insurance, and new-patient forms before you ever pick up the phone. None of this replaces a first visit, but it does let you narrow a small town’s offices to the two or three worth calling.
The chart below shows how the rated practices break out by score band. What stands out is the shape. This is not an even spread of middling-to-high ratings. Fifteen of the 17 rated practices score 4.8 or higher, none land in the 4.5-to-4.79 band at all, one sits between 4.0 and 4.49, and one falls below 4.0. In other words, the rated field is almost entirely a top tier plus two clear outliers, and those two low scores are what pull the 4.76 average down from the high-4.8 range where most of the pack lives.
That distribution matters for how you read the average. A 4.76 town average could describe a field of uniformly middling-rated offices, or it could describe exactly what Kailua has: a dense cluster of highly rated practices with a couple of low scores dragging the mean. Knowing it is the second case changes your approach, because it means the typical rated office you will consider rates meaningfully higher than 4.76 suggests. For a newcomer to windward Oahu that concentration is helpful, since the practices with the most public reviews are easy to spot; the trade-off is that a small field gives you fewer fallback options inside the town line, which is exactly why the nearby directories further down are worth keeping open.
Top-rated dental practices in Kailua
The table below ranks the six highest-scored Kailua practices in the directory, sorted by rating and then by review volume. Ratings this close together are best read alongside the review count next to them: a 4.9 built on 376 reviews and a perfect 5.0 built on 42 tell you different things about how much public feedback stands behind each score. Click any practice to open its full Dental.me profile.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers D Mark DDS | 5.0 | 42 | View profile |
| Enchanted Lake Dental LLC | 4.9 | 376 | View profile |
| Howard Carrico | 4.9 | 150 | View profile |
| Craig Mason | 4.9 | 99 | View profile |
| Pualani Dental Corporation | 4.9 | 73 | View profile |
| Kailua Center for Progressive Dentistry, LLC | 4.8 | 235 | View profile |
Reading the review depth behind each score
Because Kailua’s top scores are bunched so tightly, review volume is the tiebreaker that carries the most information. Enchanted Lake Dental LLC anchors the list with 376 reviews behind its 4.9, the deepest public record in town. Kailua Center for Progressive Dentistry follows with 235 reviews at 4.8, the second-deepest history, then Howard Carrico at 150 and Craig Mason at 99, both at 4.9. Pualani Dental Corporation holds a 4.9 on 73 reviews, and Beavers D Mark DDS carries the only perfect 5.0 on the board, on 42 reviews, the lightest record of the six. None of these numbers is a verdict on the care itself; they simply tell you how much public feedback each score rests on.
There is a second pattern worth noticing. Those six practices alone account for 975 of the town’s 1,128 rated reviews, which means the other eleven rated offices share only 153 reviews between them. Feedback in Kailua is heavily concentrated in a short list of names. A high score built on a large pile of reviews is harder to move than the same score built on a handful, so where a strong rating and a deep review count line up, as they do for Enchanted Lake and Kailua Center, the number is about as stable as a public rating gets.
Website coverage across Kailua offices
Fifteen of Kailua’s 36 practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me. That is not a verdict on any office, only a note on whether a public web address is recorded, but it changes how you research. When a URL is on file you can confirm hours, accepted insurance, and whether the practice is taking new patients before you commit a phone call; when there is no website URL on file, the phone is your first and best channel. Just over four in ten Kailua offices list a site, so plan to reach at least some of your shortlist by phone regardless of how much you prefer to check things online first. The bar below shows that split as a share of the full directory.
The practices without a Dental.me Score yet
It is worth being clear about the 19 practices that carry no score. An unrated office is not a poor office; it is simply one that has not yet gathered enough public feedback for Dental.me to assign a score. Dental.me does not record why these offices lack an online review presence. For those, the directory listing is a starting point rather than a verdict, and the sensible move is to call, ask your questions, and judge the office on what you learn rather than on a rating that does not exist yet. If you have a personal recommendation for one of them, the absence of a score should not rule it out. It only means you are doing more of the legwork yourself.
Specialty care: teeth whitening in Kailua
Among the services flagged in the Kailua directory, teeth whitening is the standout, listed by five of the 36 practices. That is worth knowing if cosmetic work is your reason for booking, because it lets you start with offices that already list the service rather than calling around to ask. If you want to compare those cosmetic-focused practices directly, the Kailua teeth whitening directory collects them in one place with their ratings and review counts. The chart shows how that specialty listings looks against the town’s full roster. Keep in mind that a service not appearing in the flagged list does not mean an office cannot provide it; many general practices offer whitening on request even when it is not called out separately, so ask when you call.
Looking just beyond Kailua
Kailua’s borders are close, and windward Oahu runs offices together across town lines. If the Kailua shortlist does not fit your schedule or your insurance, the neighboring directories are a short drive away. Immediately to the north, dentists in Kaneohe share the same windward corridor along Kamehameha Highway, and the Mokapu Peninsula between the two towns holds Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay. To the south, practices in Waimanalo sit at the quieter end of the coast along Kalanianaole Highway. Over the Ko’olau range, the Honolulu directory opens up the island’s largest set of offices, including the area around Tripler Army Medical Center, when you want the widest possible choice. Each hub carries the same rating and review data you see here, so comparing across town lines is straightforward and you are never limited to the 36 offices inside Kailua’s own listing.
How to turn this into a shortlist
Start at the Kailua city hub, which lists all 36 practices with their scores in one view. Because the rated field here is so tightly clustered near the top, lead with the practices carrying both a high score and a deep review count, then let logistics decide: which office is closest to home or work, which lists your insurance, and which has a website URL on file so you can check details in advance. When you call, have a short list of questions ready, whether the office is taking new patients, whether it accepts your plan, what a new-patient exam and cleaning will cost, and how emergencies are handled after hours, so you can compare answers on the same terms across two or three practices.
The Dental.me Score is earned from rating, review volume, and office-confirmation signals, and it is never sold; only Featured placement can be paid for, so a high score always reflects public standing rather than a purchase. Confirm the specifics that matter to you directly with the office before you book. That is the whole method: read the band shape, weigh the review depth behind each score, check website coverage, and use the nearby hubs as a backstop. If your first-choice office is not taking new patients or does not accept your plan, do not treat that as a dead end; note the two or three practices whose scores and review depth you trust most, work down the list, and lean on the neighboring windward hubs when the Kailua roster runs short. Seventeen rated offices averaging 4.76 stars is a strong starting field, and the numbers on this page are enough to pick a first call with confidence.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are there in Kailua, HI?
Dental.me tracks 36 dental practices in Kailua. Of those, 17 currently carry a Dental.me Score, and the rated group averages 4.76 stars across 1,128 total reviews. The remaining 19 practices are listed but not yet scored.
Which Kailua dental practice has the highest rating?
Beavers D Mark DDS holds the only perfect 5.0 among the top six, on 42 reviews. Enchanted Lake Dental LLC has the deepest record, a 4.9 built on 376 reviews, the most public feedback of any Kailua office.
How many Kailua dentists have a website?
Fifteen of Kailua’s 36 practices have a website URL on file with Dental.me, roughly 42% of the directory. For the offices with no website URL on file, calling is the most reliable way to confirm hours, insurance, and new-patient availability.
What is the average dentist rating in Kailua?
The 17 rated Kailua practices average 4.76 stars. The field is top-heavy: 15 of the 17 score 4.8 or higher, none fall in the 4.5-to-4.79 band, and two lower-scored outliers (one from 4.0 to 4.49, one below 4.0) pull the average down.
Do any Kailua dentists offer teeth whitening?
Yes. Five of the 36 Kailua practices list teeth whitening in the directory. You can compare them on the Kailua teeth whitening page, and other general offices may offer it on request even when it is not separately flagged.
Where can I find a dentist near Kailua?
The neighboring windward hubs are close by: Kaneohe to the north along Kamehameha Highway, Waimanalo to the south, and Honolulu over the Ko’olau range for the island’s largest set of offices. Each hub carries the same rating and review data as this Kailua guide.
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