Dentists in Metairie, LA: Local Guide

Quick answer: Metairie, LA has 223 dental practices in the Dental.me directory. 139 are rated on Google, averaging 4.67★ across 21,782 reviews. Top by independent Dental.me Score: John Clotworthy, USTDDS, INC., Gottsegen Orthodontics: Metairie Location. Compare them below and shortlist two or three near you to call.

Metairie doesn’t behave like most suburbs when it comes to dentistry. This unincorporated slice of Jefferson Parish, wedged between Lake Pontchartrain and the New Orleans line, carries 223 dental practices — a count you’d expect from a mid-sized city, not a bedroom community. And the quality curve here is unusually steep. Of the 139 practices that have earned enough Google reviews to be rated, 103 hold a 4.8-star average or higher. That’s nearly three out of every four rated offices sitting in the top tier. For a patient, that changes the whole exercise: in Metairie the problem isn’t finding a good dentist, it’s telling several very good ones apart.

Across those rated practices, people have left 21,782 Google reviews, and the citywide average lands at 4.67 stars. Those two numbers together tell you the ratings aren’t thin or lopsided — they’re built on real, sustained volume. This guide walks through what that data means when you’re the one holding a toothache and a phone, how to read the specialty coverage, and which offices have earned the deepest track records. Start your own search on the Metairie dentist hub, then use the sections below to narrow it down.

The shape of Metairie’s dental market

Before naming names, it helps to see the market at a glance. Two figures stand out and pull in opposite directions. First, the rating quality is excellent. Second, the digital footprint is thin: only 108 of the 223 practices — about 48% — maintain a working website. In many suburbs a missing website signals a struggling office. In Metairie it more often signals a long-established practice that never needed one. That’s a quirk worth remembering, because it means the offices you find fastest on Google aren’t automatically the best ones — some of the most reviewed practices in town have the plainest web presence.

Why the 4.8-star band matters more here

A 4.67 citywide average is strong, but averages hide the story. The real signal is how the rated practices cluster. When you sort Metairie’s 139 rated offices by their star band, the distribution is dramatically top-heavy: 103 practices at 4.8 or above, 14 in the solid 4.5–4.79 range, 11 landing between 4.0 and 4.49, and 11 sitting below 4.0. Put differently, if you walk into a randomly chosen rated Metairie office, you have roughly a 74% chance of landing in the elite tier — but you also have a real, non-trivial chance of hitting one of the 22 offices that patients rate 4.49 or lower. The distribution rewards a few minutes of checking; it does not reward blind luck. It’s also worth remembering the other 84 practices carry no rating at all yet — that isn’t a red flag, it simply means too few reviews have been left to draw a conclusion, so treat those offices as unknowns rather than avoiding them outright.

The most-reviewed names in town

Star ratings tell you sentiment; review counts tell you how many reviews stand behind that sentiment. In Metairie, one office towers over the rest on volume: Clayton J. Charbonnet Jr., D.D.S., A.P.O has drawn 3,228 reviews at a 4.9 average — roughly 15% of every dental review left in the city. That is an extraordinary depth of track record for a single general practice, and it makes Charbonnet the natural first call for patients who weigh proven consistency above all else.

Behind that outlier sits a cluster of offices that pair perfect or near-perfect ratings with serious volume. Lakeside Dental Care holds 4.9 stars across 1,042 reviews, making it the city’s second-deepest general-dentistry record. For patients who prize a spotless 5.0, three names lead: John Clotworthy (5.0, 680 reviews), Ustdds, Inc. (5.0, 663 reviews), and for orthodontic care, Gottsegen Orthodontics (5.0, 618 reviews). If your need is surgical, Oral Surgery Services, Dental Implants & Wisdom Teeth carries a perfect 5.0 across 568 reviews — a rare volume for a specialty-only surgical office. Every one of these is a real, Google-rated listing you can open from the Metairie hub.

Matching a specialty to the right office

One of Metairie’s most useful traits is how deep its specialty bench runs for a suburb. The coverage isn’t evenly spread, though, and knowing where it’s thick versus thin saves you a wasted phone call. Dental implants, cosmetic dentistry, and teeth whitening lead the field with roughly 47–48 practices each. The standout surprise is periodontics — 31 practices offer gum and periodontal care, an unusually deep count that reflects the city’s mature, long-tenured patient base. On the thinner end, pediatric dentistry (13 offices) and endodontics (10 offices) are more selective, so families and root-canal patients should book earlier.

For urgent problems, note that 20 practices offer emergency care — a comfortable number, but calling ahead still matters because emergency slots fill fast. And with 11 offices offering oral surgery on top of the standalone surgical center, wisdom-teeth and extraction cases have real choice here. Orthodontic and Invisalign coverage is equally healthy at 25 practices each, so families weighing braces against clear aligners can compare several rated providers without leaving the parish — a genuine advantage over smaller suburbs where a single ortho office often holds a local monopoly.

A practical way to choose in a crowded market

When 74% of your options are excellent, the deciding factors shift away from raw quality and toward fit: proximity, the specific procedure you need, how deep a track record you want, and whether the office even keeps a website you can vet. Here’s a repeatable filter that works well for Metairie’s particular mix.

Start with the procedure, not the practice — a 5.0 general dentist is the wrong pick if you need an endodontist. Then confirm the office sits in that top 4.8+ band; with 103 to choose from, there’s no reason to settle lower without a good reason. Next, weigh review depth against your own priorities: an office with 3,228 reviews like Charbonnet offers proven consistency, while a 5.0 practice with a few hundred reviews may offer a more personal, less high-volume feel. Finally, because Metairie insurance networks vary widely and nearly half these offices have no website to check, a two-minute phone call about your plan is the single highest-value step you can take.

If you want to understand how these star tiers and review counts are assembled in the first place, our how-we-rank methodology lays out the sourcing. And if cost is your gating factor, budget with the national dental cost guide before you book.

Looking just beyond the parish line

Metairie blends seamlessly into its neighbors, and for many residents the nearest excellent dentist sits a few minutes across an invisible boundary. If your side of town runs closer to another community, it’s worth checking New Orleans to the east, Kenner to the west near the airport, and the tight cluster of Jefferson, Harahan, and River Ridge along the river. Each has its own set of rated practices, and combining them with Metairie’s 223 gives you one of the deepest dentist pools in the greater New Orleans area.

Whichever way you go, the takeaway for Metairie itself is clear: this is a mature, high-quality, review-rich market where a little filtering beats a lot of luck. Open the Metairie dentist directory, pick your specialty, confirm the rating band, and you’ll have a strong shortlist in minutes.

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