Finding a good dentist in South Holland, Illinois starts with 24 practices, of which 14 carry a rating and average 3.77 stars overall. Focus your shortlist on the eight offices rated 4.5 or higher, weigh their review counts, confirm a website URL is on file, and then call each finalist to verify insurance and availability.
What the South Holland dental market actually looks like
South Holland is a village in the far south of Cook County, wedged between the Little Calumet River and the interchange where the Bishop Ford Freeway meets the Kingery and Borman Expressways. That location puts a lot of dental options within a short drive, but the ones physically inside the village are a manageable set: 24 practices in total. Of those, 14 have accumulated enough feedback to carry a star rating, and across that rated group the average lands at 3.77 stars. Ten practices have no rating on file yet, which means the visible picture is built on a little more than half the market.
That 3.77 village average hides a wide spread. The rated practices do not cluster around the middle; they split into a strong top tier and a noticeable low tier, with very little in between. Reading the distribution below is the single most useful thing you can do before you start calling, because it tells you how many genuinely high-scoring choices South Holland actually gives you.
Eight of the 14 rated practices sit at 4.5 stars or above, and three of those clear 4.8. At the other end, five practices score below 4.0. There is almost nothing in the 4.0 to 4.49 range, just a single office. In practical terms, that means your decision in South Holland is rarely a close call between similar scores. You are usually choosing among a clearly strong group, and the low-scoring practices stand apart. Your job is to work down the strong tier and match one to your insurance, location, and the kind of care you need. It also means you can afford to be selective: with eight practices at 4.5 or better in a village this compact, ruling out an office for a scheduling or insurance mismatch still leaves you plenty of strong alternatives to call next.
The top-rated dentists in South Holland
The table below ranks the six highest-rated practices in the village by star rating, then by review count where ratings tie. Every rating and review figure comes straight from the directory, and each name links to its full profile with hours, location, and the complete rating history. Use it as your starting shortlist rather than a final verdict, because a 4.9 built on 422 reviews and a 4.7 built on 111 are both excellent but tell you different things about how much feedback stands behind the score.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic Dental Centre | 4.9 | 422 | View profile |
| Rajiv Khurana | 4.9 | 307 | View profile |
| Kenneth Johnson | 4.7 | 175 | View profile |
| Elite Care Dental, P.C. | 4.7 | 111 | View profile |
| Nicole Couri | 4.6 | 328 | View profile |
| John F Sullivan DDS & Patrick M Gorman DDS LTD | 4.5 | 313 | View profile |
Artistic Dental Centre leads the village on both fronts, pairing a 4.9 rating with 422 reviews, the largest single body of feedback in South Holland. Rajiv Khurana matches the 4.9 with 307 reviews close behind. After that, Kenneth Johnson and Elite Care Dental both hold 4.7, separated only by volume, and Nicole Couri and the joint practice of John F Sullivan and Patrick M Gorman round out the group at 4.6 and 4.5. Every one of these six would be a defensible first call. The tiebreakers that matter next are location within the village, whether they take your plan, and whether they handle the specific procedure you are booking.
How much feedback stands behind each score
Across all 14 rated practices, South Holland has logged 1,794 reviews. A large share of that total is concentrated in the practices you just saw. Rating and review volume are different measures, and it is worth looking at them side by side: a high rating tells you how satisfied people were, while the number of reviews tells you how settled that rating is. The chart below shows the review counts behind the six leaders.
Two things stand out. First, Artistic Dental Centre and Nicole Couri carry the deepest feedback in the village, at 422 and 328 reviews, even though Couri’s 4.6 sits below the two 4.9 practices. A large review base makes a rating harder to move and easier to trust. Second, Elite Care Dental earns its 4.7 on a smaller base of 111 reviews, so its score is strong but still maturing. Neither pattern is a problem; the point is simply to know what you are reading before you decide. If you want the largest cushion of feedback, weight the top of this chart. If you want the highest raw score, weight the top of the ratings table.
Website coverage and how to reach these offices
One practical gap in any suburban market is how easy each office is to find and book online. In South Holland, 11 of the 24 practices have a website URL on file in the directory, and 13 do not. That does not mean the other offices are unreachable, only that you will likely reach them by phone rather than through a booking page. When a practice has no website URL listed, the profile page is your best single source for its location and rating history, and a call is the way to confirm hours and openings.
When you call, keep a short script ready so a single conversation does the work of three. Confirm they accept your dental insurance and are in-network, not just that they will bill it. Ask the earliest new-patient appointment and whether they reserve emergency slots. If you found the office through a specialty search, confirm they perform that specific procedure in-house rather than referring it out. Those three questions separate a practice that fits your situation from one that merely rates well.
Cosmetic and whitening care in the village
South Holland’s specialty coverage is concentrated in two areas. Six practices list cosmetic dentistry, and six list teeth whitening, which for a market of 24 offices means about a quarter of the village advertises each. If you are booking a routine cleaning or a filling, nearly any practice will handle it, but if your reason for searching is an elective or aesthetic procedure, this narrower field is where to start.
Because the same handful of offices tend to appear across both categories, it is worth cross-referencing a cosmetic or whitening candidate against the rating table above before you book. A practice that shows up in a specialty search and also sits in the top rating band is a stronger bet than one that appears only in the specialty list. You can browse the full field on the South Holland cosmetic dentistry page or the teeth whitening listings, then confirm the rating and review depth on each practice profile.
What the ten unrated practices mean for your search
It is easy to read a directory as if the rated practices are the whole story, but in South Holland ten of the 24 offices carry no rating yet. An unrated practice is not a low-rated practice. It simply has not accumulated enough public feedback to show a star score, which can happen with a newer office, a smaller solo practice, or one whose patients rarely post. Treat these as unknowns rather than as red flags. If one is close to your home or clearly in your insurance network, it can still be worth a call; you are just doing the vetting yourself instead of leaning on an established score. Ask how long the office has been open, whether the dentist is accepting new patients, and what a first visit includes. The trade-off is straightforward: the rated top tier gives you a track record to lean on, while an unrated neighbor might be more convenient but asks you to judge fit on your own. Because South Holland gives you eight strongly rated options to start from, most people will find their match inside the rated group and keep the unrated offices as a backup for convenience or scheduling.
How the Dental.me Score is built
Every score on this page is earned, not purchased. The Dental.me Score weighs a practice’s star rating alongside its review volume and whether the office has been confirmed, among other signals, so that a 4.9 backed by 422 reviews reads differently from a 4.9 backed by a dozen. That is why the review chart above matters as much as the rating table: depth of feedback is part of how a practice’s standing is measured, not a footnote to it. The only thing a practice can pay for is a Featured placement, which is labeled as such and never changes the underlying score or where a practice truly ranks by rating. When you compare two South Holland offices, you are comparing measured feedback, which is exactly why cross-referencing rating against review count is the most reliable move in a market this size.
Putting your South Holland shortlist together
Pulling it together, a sound approach in South Holland looks like this. Start from the eight practices rated 4.5 or higher, since that is where the village’s quality is concentrated and the drop below 4.0 is steep. Rank your first calls by both rating and review depth, giving extra weight to Artistic Dental Centre, Nicole Couri, and Rajiv Khurana, which combine strong scores with the deepest feedback. Check whether a website URL is on file if online booking matters to you, and if not, plan to call. Cross-reference any cosmetic or whitening need against the specialty pages, and keep the neighboring directories in Calumet City, Dolton, Riverdale, Harvey, and Lansing in reserve if your plan or procedure points you elsewhere. The full village list, with every practice and its profile, lives on the South Holland dentist directory. Work it in that order and you will have a fitted shortlist, not just a list of names.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are there in South Holland, IL?
Dental.me lists 24 dental practices in South Holland. Of those, 14 currently carry a star rating and the remaining 10 do not have enough feedback on file to be scored yet.
Which is the highest-rated dentist in South Holland?
Artistic Dental Centre holds a 4.9 rating on 422 reviews, the deepest feedback base in the village. Rajiv Khurana also holds a 4.9, on 307 reviews, so both lead the ratings table.
What is the average dentist rating in South Holland?
Across the 14 rated practices, the average is 3.77 stars. That figure spans a wide range: eight practices sit at 4.5 or above while five score below 4.0, so the average understates the strength of the top tier.
How many South Holland dental practices have a website?
11 of the 24 practices have a website URL on file in the directory, and 13 do not. For an office with no URL listed, its Dental.me profile is the best reference and a phone call confirms hours and openings.
Where can I find cosmetic dentistry or teeth whitening in South Holland?
Six practices list cosmetic dentistry and six list teeth whitening. You can browse both on the South Holland cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening pages, then check each candidate’s rating and review count before booking.
What if I want more options near South Holland?
South Holland borders several south-suburban communities. Nearby directories include Calumet City, Dolton, Riverdale, Harvey, and Lansing, each just a few minutes away and organized with the same rating and review structure.
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