Thirty five of the 45 are listed under general dentistry. The neighborhood also has six pediatric listings, four in oral and maxillofacial surgery, four in dental public health, three periodontic, two endodontic, two orthodontic, two general dental clinics and one prosthodontic. Every main specialty is represented somewhere on this list.
What is listed in Bronze Boot
One street carries almost the whole neighborhood. Thirty five listings give an address on N 16th St, counting the two recorded as N. 16th Street and the one as N. 16th St, which are the same road written differently. E Thomas Rd accounts for eight more and N 24th St for two.
All 45 listings sit in a single ZIP code, 85016. That is unusual and useful: if a search result is in 85016 and on 16th Street, it is in this neighborhood.
Forty one of the 45 are registered as individual practitioners and only four as organizations, so the great majority are listed under a dentist's own name rather than a company. Thirty five have been registered since before 2010, and the oldest registration here goes back to 2005.
- 45 practices listed, all in ZIP 85016
- 35 on N 16th St, 8 on E Thomas Rd
- 41 individual practitioners, 4 organizations
- 35 registered before 2010
How to choose between them
With 35 general dentists inside one ZIP code, distance will not narrow your list much. Availability will. Call several and ask whether they are taking new patients, how soon a routine appointment is, and whether they hold time each day for patients in pain.
Because 41 of the 45 are individual practitioner registrations, you are usually contacting a dentist rather than a chain office. In practice that often means seeing the same person each visit, and it also means the dentist's own approach matters more than any brand promise.
If you need a specialist, the numbers are small enough to name. Six pediatric listings, four oral surgeons, three periodontists, two endodontists, two orthodontists and one prosthodontist. Ask a general dentist here who they refer to, because with a pool this size the referral relationships are well established.
Looking beyond Bronze Boot
This neighborhood is unusual in that no major specialty is missing from it. General dentistry, pediatrics, oral surgery, periodontics, endodontics, orthodontics and prosthodontics all appear in the listings, so most treatment plans can be handled without leaving 85016.
You may still want more choice, particularly if the practice you want is not taking new patients. Encanto has 46 listed practices and is 1.6 miles away, which more than doubles your options for a short drive.
Closer in, Taliverde and Biltmore Villas have nine listings each at 1.1 and 1.5 miles, Camelback Trailer Ranch has seven at 1.4 miles, Colony Biltmore IV has four at 1.1 miles and Palms Trailer Park has three at 1.8 miles. Everything on that list is within a couple of miles.
Insurance and what things cost
Our registry holds names, addresses and registration details. It does not hold fees, opening hours or accepted insurance plans, and none of the 45 Bronze Boot listings has published hours or a website through us. You will need to confirm all of that with the practice directly.
Check with your insurer, not only with the office, whether a dentist is in network. In network means the practice has agreed a discounted fee schedule with your plan. Out of network care may still be partly covered, but the practice is not bound by those rates and the balance can land on you.
For anything larger than a cleaning, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes and the expected insurance payment on it. Claimed listings, kept current by the practice itself, are the ones most likely to publish this kind of detail without a phone call.
If it is urgent
For a cracked tooth, a lost crown or pain that will not settle, start calling general practices on N 16th St early in the day. Same day slots exist but they are usually gone by mid morning. Say plainly that you are in pain and ask what time you would need to arrive.
Certain symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dental chair. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop.
If nobody nearby can fit you in, search outward by distance at dentist directory and take the first practice that can see you today rather than waiting for a preferred one.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Bronze Boot?
Forty five dental practices are listed in the neighborhood, 35 of them under general dentistry. Phoenix as a whole has 1,811 listed practices. Bronze Boot is dense for its size: all 45 listings sit in ZIP code 85016, and 35 of them are on N 16th St, about three miles from the center of Phoenix.
Are there dental specialists in Bronze Boot or do I need to travel?
You should not need to travel. The listings include six pediatric dentistry practices, four in oral and maxillofacial surgery, three periodontic, two endodontic, two orthodontic and one prosthodontic, along with four dental public health listings. No major specialty is missing from the neighborhood, which is unusual for an area of this size.
Where else should I look if a Bronze Boot practice cannot take me?
Encanto is the obvious next step, with 46 listed practices 1.6 miles away. Closer options include Taliverde and Biltmore Villas with nine listings each, at 1.1 and 1.5 miles, Camelback Trailer Ranch with seven at 1.4 miles, Colony Biltmore IV with four, and Palms Trailer Park with three at 1.8 miles.