What follows is built from the registry records behind those listings and nothing else. The counts, the streets and the ZIP codes are real. Where the records are silent, on price, on hours, on which insurance a practice takes, we say so instead of filling the gap.
What is listed in Encanto
General dentistry accounts for 31 of the 46 listings. Beyond that there are 6 dental clinics, 4 orthodontics practices, 2 prosthodontics, and one each in oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry and dental public health.
The addresses cluster along a handful of roads. W Thomas Rd has 9 practices, N 3rd St and N Central Ave have 7 each, E Monterey Way has 6 and N 3rd Ave has 5. Encanto spans four ZIP codes, 85012, 85013, 85014 and 85004, so a listing's ZIP is a quick way to tell which end of the neighborhood it is in before you look at a map.
The split between individual practitioners and organizations is close to even, at 24 and 22. Twenty-one of the 46 have been registered since before 2010, and the earliest registration in Encanto dates to 2005.
- 46 practices, 31 of them general dentistry
- W Thomas Rd, N 3rd St and N Central Ave hold 23 between them
- ZIP codes 85012, 85013, 85014 and 85004
- 24 individual practitioners, 22 organizations
How to choose between them
Two thirds of what is here is general dentistry, so for checkups, cleanings, fillings and crowns you have 31 practices to pick from. At that number, distance and availability are reasonable ways to narrow the list before you look at anything else.
Only three of the 46 do children's dentistry, oral surgery or public health work, one listing apiece. If you need wisdom teeth out or a child seen by a pediatric specialist rather than a family dentist, plan on either waiting or traveling. Orthodontics is better covered, with 4 listings, and prosthodontics has 2 for denture and complex restorative work.
The even individual and organization split gives you a genuine choice of setting. An individually registered practice usually means one dentist and continuity of care. An organization tends to mean more chairs, more staff and a better chance of a short notice appointment.
If you need something Encanto does not have
Endodontics and periodontics have no listing in Encanto. Both are well covered elsewhere in Phoenix, about 3.1 miles away, with 55 endodontics practices and 40 periodontics practices recorded. Root canals and gum treatment are common enough referrals that your general dentist will almost certainly have someone they send patients to.
For more general dentists close by, Melrose District is 0.9 miles away with 30 practices and Bronze Boot is 1.6 miles away with 45. North Garfield has 25 at 1.5 miles and Roosevelt Row has 9 at 1.4 miles. Coronado, at 1.1 miles, has 4 listings and Palms Trailer Park, at 1.9 miles, has 3.
Ask whoever refers you whether the specialist takes your insurance before you book, because a referral says nothing about coverage.
Insurance and paying
In network and out of network is the difference that shows up on your bill. In network practices have agreed rates with your insurer and your share is predictable. Out of network practices set their own fees, and your plan may pay a fraction of that or nothing at all.
Before you sit in the chair, ask for a written estimate. It should list each procedure code, the practice's fee, what they expect your plan to pay and the balance you owe. If the treatment plan changes mid course, ask for a fresh estimate rather than assuming.
Our listings are drawn from public registry data, which holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance details whatsoever. In Encanto, none of the 46 practices has a published website or published hours on record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds the information the registry never captured, so a claimed listing is worth more to you than an unclaimed one.
If it is urgent
If a tooth has broken, a filling has come out, or you are in pain that painkillers are not touching, call several of the general dentists nearest you and ask directly for a same day appointment. Many keep emergency slots that never get advertised.
A few symptoms mean the hospital emergency room rather than a dentist. Go there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing has become difficult, if you have a fever together with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop.
When nothing in Encanto is available, search by distance at dentist directory and widen outward. Melrose District and Bronze Boot are both under two miles and between them hold 75 listings.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Encanto, Phoenix?
Our directory records 46 dental practices in Encanto, out of 1,811 across Phoenix. Thirty-one are general dentistry. The remainder are 6 dental clinics, 4 orthodontics practices, 2 prosthodontics practices and one each in oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry and dental public health.
Which streets in Encanto have the most dental practices?
W Thomas Rd leads with 9 practices. N 3rd St and N Central Ave each have 7, E Monterey Way has 6 and N 3rd Ave has 5. Encanto covers ZIP codes 85012, 85013, 85014 and 85004, so the ZIP on a listing narrows down its location quickly.
Where do Encanto patients go for a root canal?
No endodontics practice is listed in Encanto itself. The nearest are elsewhere in Phoenix, roughly 3.1 miles away, where 55 endodontics practices are recorded. Periodontics is also absent here, with 40 gum specialists listed at the same distance. Ask your general dentist for a referral.