What follows comes from the registry: how the 62 split between general dentists and specialists, which streets they sit on, whether they are registered as individuals or organizations, and which specialty is not represented here at all.
What is listed in Villa Novena
29 of the 62 listings are tagged general dentistry, which is fewer than half. The next largest group is pediatric dentistry with 15, then 7 dental clinic, 4 orthodontics, 3 periodontics, 3 oral and maxillofacial surgery and 2 endodontics. Listings can carry more than one tag, so the numbers overlap.
That pediatric count is worth noticing. In most neighborhoods this size, children's dentistry is one or two listings. Here it is the second largest category on the list.
The addresses concentrate on three roads: 24 on W Glendale Ave, 16 on N 19th Ave and 15 on N 7th Ave. W Bethany Home Rd and W Maryland Ave have 3 each. 38 listings are individual practitioners and 24 are organizations. 36 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration dates to 2005.
- 62 listed practices across ZIPs 85021, 85013 and 85015
- 29 tagged general dentistry, 15 tagged pediatric dentistry
- 24 on W Glendale Ave, 16 on N 19th Ave, 15 on N 7th Ave
- 38 individual practitioners, 24 organizations
- 36 registered before 2010, oldest registration 2005
How to choose between them
For a family, the shortlist is unusually easy here. With 15 pediatric listings and 29 general ones, you can decide whether you want one practice that treats everybody or a children's practice for the kids and a general dentist for the adults. The second only makes sense if the two are close to each other.
For an adult booking a first appointment, start with the road. Three streets hold 55 of the 62 listings, so pick the one that suits your week, call three or four practices, and ask how soon a new patient can be seen and whether they do the treatment you need in house.
The 24 organization listings often mean more chairs and more flexible scheduling. The 38 individual registrations often mean the same dentist at every visit. Neither is better, but they feel different to be a patient of.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
One specialty is missing from Villa Novena entirely: prosthodontics, the specialty for crowns, bridges, dentures and complex restorative work. The nearest prosthodontic listings are elsewhere in Phoenix, about 1.3 miles away, where we list 22 of them. A general dentist here can often do this work, or refer you to someone specific.
For everything else, the nearby neighborhoods add depth rather than fill gaps. Alhambra is 1.2 miles away with 33 listings. Beyond that, Mountain View Trailer Court has 12 at 2.4 miles, Skyline Heights has 24 at 2.5 miles, Sunnyslope has 5 at 2.6 miles, Melrose District has 30 at 2.7 miles and Wabash Trailer Court has 8 at 2.8 miles.
- Alhambra, 1.2 miles, 33 practices
- Mountain View Trailer Court, 2.4 miles, 12 practices
- Skyline Heights, 2.5 miles, 24 practices
- Sunnyslope, 2.6 miles, 5 practices
- Melrose District, 2.7 miles, 30 practices
- Wabash Trailer Court, 2.8 miles, 8 practices
Insurance and paying
Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. It records who is registered to practice and where. None of the 62 Villa Novena listings has published hours or a website through us, and none has been claimed by its owner, so cost questions have to go straight to the practice.
Ask whether they are in network with your exact plan rather than with your insurer in general. Insurers run many plans, and a practice can be in network for one and not another. In network normally means a rate agreed in advance; out of network means you carry more of the bill.
For treatment beyond a checkup, ask for a written estimate listing the procedure codes. Your insurer can tell you what it will pay against those codes before the appointment happens.
If it is urgent
Call rather than book online. For a cracked tooth, a lost filling or pain that kept you up, ring general practices on W Glendale Ave, N 19th Ave and N 7th Ave and ask plainly whether they keep same day emergency slots. With 29 general listings in the neighborhood, several calls in a row usually finds one.
Go to an emergency room rather than a dental office if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop. Those need hospital treatment the same day.
If you would rather search by distance than by neighborhood, dentist directory sorts practices by how far they are from you.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Villa Novena?
There are 62 dental practice listings in Villa Novena, out of 1,811 across Phoenix. 29 are tagged general dentistry and 15 are tagged pediatric dentistry, with smaller numbers for dental clinic, orthodontics, periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and endodontics. They sit in three ZIP codes: 85021, 85013 and 85015.
Is Villa Novena a good area for a children's dentist?
It has an unusually high number for a neighborhood of this size. 15 of the 62 listings are tagged pediatric dentistry, second only to general dentistry. That does not tell you whether any given practice is taking new patients, but it does mean you have real choice without leaving the neighborhood.
Where is the nearest prosthodontist to Villa Novena?
No listing in Villa Novena is tagged prosthodontics. The nearest ones we list are elsewhere in Phoenix, roughly 1.3 miles away, where there are 22 prosthodontic listings. If you need crowns, bridges or dentures, ask a general dentist here whether the work can be done in house first.