Dentists in Lima, OH: Local Guide

Finding a good dentist in Lima comes down to comparing what the record actually shows: the Dental.me directory tracks 38 dental practices across the city, 24 of them carrying enough feedback to hold a public rating, and a citywide average of 4.07 stars. Start with the highest-rated offices below, then narrow by specialty and location.

What the numbers say about dentists in Lima

Lima is a compact market, and that shapes how you should search. With 38 practices listed inside the city limits and 24 of them rated, the field is small enough that a single afternoon of comparison can cover nearly every office a family would realistically consider. The 4.07 citywide average is a useful anchor: it tells you that a Lima practice sitting at 4.5 or above is genuinely toward the top of what this town offers, not merely average for the category. Lima anchors Allen County and draws patients from a wide rural radius, so the offices here carry more of the region’s routine dental work than the modest list of 38 might suggest.

The spread underneath that average matters more than the average itself. Of the 24 rated Lima practices, eight have earned a rating of 4.8 or higher, four land between 4.5 and 4.79, six sit between 4.0 and 4.49, and six fall below 4.0. In other words, a third of the rated field clears the 4.8 mark while another quarter sits below 4.0 — a wide range for a city this size, which is exactly why the citywide average alone can mislead you. The eight offices at the top are where a first-time search should concentrate.

The highest-rated dental practices in Lima

The table below ranks the Lima practices with the strongest ratings on file, sorted from the highest star rating down and breaking ties by the number of reviews behind that score. Read it as two questions at once: how high is the rating, and how many people stand behind it. A perfect 5.0 built on six reviews and a 4.9 built on 600 are both excellent, but they carry different weight — the first is a promising newcomer, the second is a proven, high-volume office.

3390 West Elm Family Dentistry LLC holds a 4.9 rating built on 600 reviews, a substantial sample for a market this size. Jerome Ellis (4.6 on 325 reviews) and Burns Dental, Inc. (4.7 on 236 reviews) are the next tier of heavily reviewed practices. Golden Rule Dental and Gary Brunk both carry a flawless 5.0, but on 25 and 6 reviews respectively — worth a call if their location or services fit, with the understanding that the sample behind the score is still small. Between them, these six offices hold the majority of the most convincing evidence in Lima.

How many Lima offices list a website

Of the 38 practices in the directory, 14 have a website URL on file. That is a practical detail rather than a verdict on quality: a website makes it easier to check services, new-patient forms, and hours before you pick up the phone, and its absence simply means the directory does not currently hold a URL for that office. In a market where fewer than half of listings carry a website link, the practices that do publish one give you a head start on doing your homework — and for the rest, a quick phone call fills the same gap.

Reading the review counts behind the ratings

Across the 24 rated Lima practices, the directory holds 2,932 reviews in total — a meaningful body of local feedback for a city this size. Those reviews are not spread evenly, though. A single office, 3390 West Elm Family Dentistry LLC, accounts for 600 of them on its own, and the top few most-reviewed practices together carry the bulk of the city’s feedback. The chart below shows how lopsided that distribution is among the top-rated offices, which is why review volume deserves a column of its own next to the star rating.

The takeaway is not that a low review count is bad — it often just means a newer listing or a smaller practice — but that a rating and its review count should always be read together. When two Lima offices post similar star ratings, the one with hundreds of reviews behind it has simply been tested more times, and that depth is worth weighing when the star numbers are close.

The Lima offices without a public rating

It is worth being clear about the other side of the count. If 24 of Lima’s 38 practices are rated, then 14 carry no public rating on Dental.me at all — more than a third of the field. That does not make them worse offices; a practice can be perfectly good and simply have little review activity because it is newer, focused on a specialty, or serves patients who rarely post. What it does mean is that you have less evidence to lean on, so those 14 belong in a different mental bucket than the rated 24. Treat an unrated Lima office as a blank slate: reasonable to consider if it is convenient or was recommended by someone you trust, but one where you will need to do more of the vetting yourself — asking about the services you need, confirming it takes your insurance, and forming your own first impression — because the crowd has not done that work for you yet. When you can choose between a well-rated office and an unrated one of equal convenience, the rated office is the lower-risk starting point.

Building your Lima shortlist

Put the pieces together and a practical routine emerges for a city this size. Start from the eight practices rated 4.8 or higher, since that band is where Lima’s strongest evidence sits, and cross-check each against review depth using the second chart — a high rating on 200-plus reviews, like 3390 West Elm Family Dentistry LLC, is the most durable signal available here. Then filter by what you actually need: if it is implant work, begin from the seven-office implant pool; if it is a routine family cleaning, weight convenience and hours more heavily. Favor the offices with a website URL on file when you want to research before calling, and keep one or two nearby-town options in reserve in case scheduling in Lima proper runs tight. Two or three names chosen this way will almost always outperform picking the first office that answers the phone, and in a 38-practice market you can build that shortlist in a single sitting. The data narrows the field; your own call about location, insurance, and comfort finishes the job.

Specialty care in Lima: implants and whitening

Beyond general and family dentistry, the Lima directory flags specific services worth searching by name. Seven of the city’s practices list dental implants, and five list teeth whitening. If you are weighing implant work — a bigger decision that rewards comparing experience and consultation approach — that pool of seven gives you real choice without leaving town. For a cosmetic touch-up, the five whitening providers are a quick shortlist to start from rather than a single default.

You can open the full list of implant offices on the Lima dental implants page or browse the Lima teeth whitening providers directly. Both pages pull from the same rating data as this guide, so you can carry the same rating-plus-reviews lens straight into your specialty search.

Looking just beyond Lima

Lima sits at the center of a cluster of Allen and Putnam County towns, and the surrounding communities can widen your options — especially if you live on the edge of the city or want a practice closer to work. The Elida dentist directory covers the suburb immediately northwest, while dentists in Delphos and practices in Columbus Grove reach the smaller towns to the west and north. Each of those hubs lists its own rated practices, so if the Lima field does not turn up the right fit on location or specialty, a short drive can meaningfully expand the shortlist.

When you are ready to see everything Lima itself offers in one place — all 38 practices, not just the top six — the Lima dentist directory hub is the complete listing, filterable by rating and specialty.

How the Dental.me Score works

Every rating in this guide comes from the Dental.me Score, which weighs a practice’s star rating, the volume of reviews behind it, and whether the office’s details are confirmed, among other signals. The Score is earned from that evidence, never sold. Featured placement is the only thing a practice can pay for, and it never changes the underlying rating or a practice’s position in a rating-sorted list like the table above. That is why a small office with a genuine 5.0 outranks a larger, lower-rated one here regardless of any commercial relationship — the ranking follows the numbers, and the numbers follow the patient feedback on record.

Use this guide as a starting shortlist rather than a final answer. Narrow to two or three Lima offices that fit your location, your insurance, and the specialty you need, confirm the current details with each, and let the rating-and-reviews evidence break the tie. In a 38-practice city with a 4.07 average, the difference between a top-tier office and a middling one is easy to see once you know where to look.

Frequently asked questions

How many dentists are there in Lima, OH?

The Dental.me directory tracks 38 dental practices in Lima. Of those, 24 carry enough public feedback to hold a rating, and the citywide average across the rated offices is 4.07 stars.

Which Lima dentist has the highest rating?

Golden Rule Dental and Gary Brunk both hold a perfect 5.0, though on 25 and 6 reviews respectively. For a high rating backed by the deepest track record, 3390 West Elm Family Dentistry LLC sits at 4.9 across 600 reviews.

Which dental office in Lima has the most reviews?

The deepest review record in dental belongs to Terrific Teeth LLC — 1,024 reviews at a 4.0 rating. That is the deepest body of feedback for any single practice in the city.

Are there dentists in Lima that offer dental implants?

Yes. Seven Lima practices list dental implants. You can see the full set on the Lima dental implants page and compare them by rating and review count before booking a consultation.

How many Lima dental offices list a website?

Fourteen of the 38 practices have a website URL on file. For the rest, the directory does not currently hold a URL, so a phone call is the quickest way to check their services and hours.

What if I can't find the right dentist within Lima?

Nearby towns widen the field. The Elida, Delphos, and Columbus Grove directories each list their own rated practices, so a short drive can add options if location or specialty needs are not met inside Lima.

Dental.me organizes dental directory data so patients can compare offices with confidence. Use each practice profile and its available website, map, and phone details for current appointment, payment, and care decisions.