According to one embodiment, a droplet dispensing apparatus includes a droplet ejection array having a plurality of nozzles from which droplets can be ejected into a well opening of a microplate plate on a baseplate, a sensor configured to detect a liquid amount in the microplate, and a controller configured to detect that a nozzle in the plurality of nozzles is not discharging during a droplet ejection process based on an initial liquid amount in the microplate as detected by the sensor and a final liquid amount in the microplate as detected by the sensor during a droplet ejection process in which a predetermined number of droplets are to be ejected from the plurality of nozzles into the microplate.