Start with the 28 dental practices Dental.me tracks in Papillion, Nebraska. Fourteen of them carry a public rating, and those rated offices average 4.34 stars across a combined 3,339 reviews. Sort the list by rating and review volume, confirm the office has a website URL on file, then shortlist two or three names to call.
That is the whole job in one paragraph, but Papillion has a few local wrinkles worth understanding before you dial. This Sarpy County suburb sits directly southwest of Omaha and shares borders with La Vista and Ralston, so your practical search area is wider than the city limits suggest. The numbers below are specific to the practices located inside Papillion itself; the section on nearby cities explains how to widen the net without losing the ability to compare offices head to head.
How the Papillion numbers break down
Of the 28 practices in the Papillion directory, exactly half — 14 — have accumulated enough public feedback to show a rating. The other 14 are listed but unrated, which usually means a newer office, a smaller solo practice, or one that patients simply have not reviewed in volume yet. An unrated practice is not a worse practice; it is an unmeasured one. When a listing has no rating, the review count and the office’s own website become your primary evidence rather than a star average.
The 14 rated offices carry 3,339 reviews between them, and the distribution is lopsided. A single practice accounts for roughly a quarter of every review written, and the top three rated offices together hold more than 2,000 of those 3,339 reviews. That concentration matters: when you read the average of 4.34 stars, remember it is an average across offices, not weighted by how many people actually left feedback. The best-reviewed practices in town sit well above that citywide figure.
All 14 rated practices in Papillion also have a website URL on file, which is the same count — a tidy coincidence that makes the rated list easy to research. The unrated half is where website coverage thins out, and that is exactly where you will want to lean on a phone call instead of a web search.
The highest-rated dentists in Papillion
The table below ranks the six most-reviewed and highest-rated practices in Papillion, sorted by star rating and then by review volume. Every rating and review count comes straight from the Dental.me directory; click any name to open its full profile, where you can read the underlying feedback and confirm current details before you book.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Nathan Hawley | 5.0 | 881 | View profile |
| Dental Professionals of Nebraska, PC | 5.0 | 57 | View profile |
| Papillion Dental Care | 4.8 | 766 | View profile |
| Nbd Lincoln PC | 4.8 | 366 | View profile |
| Maribel Caudillo | 4.7 | 339 | View profile |
| Willow Dental Papillion LLC | 4.7 | 231 | View profile |
Two practices hold a perfect 5.0 in Papillion, but they sit at opposite ends of the volume scale. Dr. Nathan Hawley earned that 5.0 across 881 reviews, the largest body of feedback in the city, while Dental Professionals of Nebraska, PC holds the same 5.0 across 57 reviews. Both are genuinely well-rated; the difference is how much evidence stands behind the score. A high rating on a large review count is a stronger signal than the same rating on a small one, and the chart below makes that gap easy to see.
Reading the rating bands
Papillion’s rated practices split into an unusually clean pattern. Grouping the 14 by score, five land at 4.8 stars or higher, five more sit in the 4.5-to-4.79 range, none fall in the 4.0-to-4.49 band, and four sit below 4.0. That empty middle band is the most telling detail on the chart: in this city, offices tend to be either strongly rated or clearly struggling, with very little in between. When you meet a Papillion listing, it will almost certainly fall into one of those two camps.
Practically, this means your first filter in Papillion is simple. Start from the ten practices at 4.5 stars and above, weigh them by review count using the profiles linked in the table, and treat the four offices below 4.0 as ones to research carefully rather than rule out on the number alone — a low average built on a handful of reviews can shift quickly, and the profile page shows you what those reviews actually say.
Website coverage and your shortlist
Fourteen of the 28 Papillion practices have a website URL on file, and as noted, that group lines up exactly with the 14 rated offices. For those, you can verify hours, services, insurance, and new-patient policies online before you ever pick up the phone. For the 14 practices with no website URL on file, the listing itself is your starting point, and a direct call is the fastest way to confirm the basics.
A missing website URL is a research note, not a verdict on the office. A small practice is listed here on the same fields as a large one, minus the link. What it changes is your method: for those listings, prepare the questions you would otherwise answer online — do they take your insurance, are they accepting new patients, what is the wait for a cleaning — and ask them directly. The Dental.me profile still gives you the rating and review count as a starting reference even when no site is linked.
Specialty care in Papillion
Beyond general and family dentistry, the Papillion directory tags practices by the specialty services they list. Pediatric dentistry is the deepest category with seven practices, followed by orthodontics at six and cosmetic dentistry at five, while teeth whitening is listed by two. If you are searching for a specific type of care, those specialty pages are a faster route than scanning the full directory.
For families, the pediatric dentists in Papillion page is the natural first stop, and straightening is covered by the six orthodontists. If you are focused on appearance-driven work, browse the cosmetic dentists and teeth whitening listings, then cross-check any candidate against its rating in the table above. A practice can appear on a specialty page and still be one of the top-rated general offices in town.
Looking beyond Papillion
Because Papillion sits inside the Omaha metro, several neighboring directories are a short drive away and worth checking if the in-town shortlist does not fit your schedule or insurance. La Vista shares a border with Papillion and is the closest option; Ralston and Bellevue sit just to the north and east. For the widest selection, the Omaha directory covers the metro’s largest pool of practices, while Springfield extends the search south into the rest of Sarpy County.
When you compare across cities, keep the same discipline you used here: rating first, review volume second, website or a phone call to confirm the details. The Papillion dentist directory and each neighboring hub use identical fields, so a 4.8 in La Vista and a 4.8 in Papillion are measured the same way and can be lined up directly.
How to vet a Papillion dentist before you book
With the data in front of you, a solid shortlist takes about fifteen minutes. First, open the table above and note the offices at 4.5 stars and higher, giving extra weight to the ones with hundreds of reviews rather than a handful. Second, open each candidate’s Dental.me profile and read a sample of the actual feedback, not just the average — a 4.7 with 339 reviews tells a fuller story than the star number alone. Third, confirm the practical fit: insurance accepted, whether they are taking new patients, and the wait for a first appointment.
The Dental.me Score that orders these listings is earned, not purchased. It weighs a practice’s rating, its review volume, and whether the office has confirmed its own details, among other signals, so an office cannot simply buy its way to the top of the Papillion list. The only element that can be paid for anywhere in the directory is a clearly marked Featured placement, which never changes the underlying score or the rating you see. That is why the six practices in the table sit where they do — a perfect 5.0 across 881 reviews is a genuinely different result from a 5.0 across 57, and the ranking reflects it.
Finally, use the specialty and nearby-city links as needed to widen or narrow the field, then make two or three calls. In a city where half the directory is rated and the strongest offices carry ratings well above the 4.34 average, a short, evidence-led shortlist will almost always land you with a dentist worth keeping.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are there in Papillion, NE?
The Dental.me directory tracks 28 dental practices located in Papillion. Fourteen of them carry a public rating, and all 14 rated offices also have a website URL on file; the remaining 14 are listed but not yet rated.
What is the highest-rated dentist in Papillion?
Two practices hold a perfect 5.0 star rating: Dr. Nathan Hawley, backed by 881 reviews (the most in the city), and Dental Professionals of Nebraska, PC, backed by 57 reviews. Both are strong, but the larger review count stands behind Dr. Hawley’s score.
What is the average dentist rating in Papillion?
Across the 14 rated practices, the average rating is 4.34 stars, drawn from a combined 3,339 reviews. Ratings cluster at the high and low ends: five offices sit at 4.8+, five between 4.5 and 4.79, and four below 4.0, with none in the 4.0-to-4.49 band.
Are there pediatric dentists and orthodontists in Papillion?
Yes. Papillion lists seven pediatric dental practices and six orthodontists, along with five cosmetic dentists and two teeth-whitening providers. You can browse each specialty page to see the practices tagged for that service.
What if a Papillion practice has no website listed?
Fourteen of the 28 practices have no website URL on file. That is a research note, not a mark against the office. For those listings, the Dental.me profile still shows any rating and review count, and a direct phone call is the fastest way to confirm hours, insurance, and new-patient availability.
Which cities near Papillion also have dentist directories?
Papillion sits in the Omaha metro, so nearby directories include La Vista (which borders it), Ralston, Bellevue, the much larger Omaha listing, and Springfield to the south. Each uses the same rating and review fields, so offices can be compared directly across cities.
How many dentists are in Papillion, NE?
Dental.me tracks 28 dental practices in Papillion, NE — 14 carry a public star rating that averages 4.3 stars, and 14 list a website. Compare the full ranked list on the Papillion dentists page.
Which is the top-rated dentist in Papillion?
By Dental.me Score, Dr. Nathan Hawley currently leads the Papillion list (5.0 stars, 881 reviews). Rankings update as ratings and profile data change, so compare a few offices before deciding.
How do I choose a good dentist in Papillion?
Compare the Dental.me Score alongside review volume, location, office hours, provider names, and website details, then shortlist three to five Papillion offices that fit your schedule, budget, and the care you need.
How does Dental.me rank Papillion dentists?
By an independent Dental.me Score built from each practice's Google star rating out of 100, held to a confidence level by its review volume, with exact review counts breaking ties and a verification lift that lets confirmed practices reach a perfect 100. Featured placements are paid, clearly labeled, and never change the organic order.
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.