It is a general dentistry neighborhood with a small specialist presence, and it is unusually concentrated: most of the practices share one street. This guide covers what our records hold, what they cannot tell you, and where to go for the two specialties that are absent.
What is listed in Pocket
Twenty five of the 36 listings are general dentists and 8 are dental clinics. Alongside them are 2 pediatric dentists and one each in periodontics, orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Secret River Dr holds 29 of the 36 listings, with one more filed under a variant spelling. Rush River Dr has 3, and single practices sit on Still Breeze Way and Bridgeview Dr. In effect, dentistry in Pocket is one address book on one street.
Twenty three of the listings are individual practitioners and 13 are organizations. Seventeen have held their registration since before 2010, with the earliest dating to 2006. None of the 36 has been claimed, and none has published a website or opening hours with us.
- 36 practices, all in ZIP 95831
- 29 of them on Secret River Dr
- 25 general dentists, 8 dental clinics
- 23 individual practitioners, 13 organizations
How to choose between them
With so much on one street, distance will not separate these practices for you. Twenty five general dentists is a reasonable field, so compare on the things that vary: when a new patient can be booked, whether your exact plan is in network, and what a first exam with x rays costs.
The 8 dental clinics are worth a second look. Clinics often run wider hours and more chairs than a single dentist office, which can matter if you work irregular hours or need to be seen quickly. The 23 individually registered practitioners tend the other way, toward seeing the same dentist every time.
Only one orthodontist and one oral and maxillofacial surgeon are listed here. Treat those as referral routes rather than choices, and expect to look outside the neighborhood if timing does not work.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
Two specialties have no listing in Pocket: endodontics and prosthodontics. Both are available elsewhere in Sacramento about 6.8 miles away, where 27 endodontists and 14 prosthodontists are listed. That is a real trip rather than a short hop, so ask your dentist to refer you early if a root canal or denture work looks likely.
Closer to home, Z'berg Park is the standout. It has 75 listed practices about six tenths of a mile from Pocket, more than twice what Pocket itself holds.
Beyond that, Woodbine has 12 listings at 2.7 miles, Mangan Park has 10 at 2.7 miles, Carleton Tract has 6 at 3.3 miles, South Land Park has 4 at 1.8 miles and Hollywood Park has 3 at 3.1 miles.
Insurance and paying
These listings come from public registration records. The registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, and nothing in Pocket has been added by the practices themselves, so there is nothing here to compare on cost.
On your first call, ask whether the practice is in network with your specific plan rather than with the insurance company in general. That one question prevents most billing surprises.
For treatment beyond a routine exam, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes on it before anything starts, and send it to your insurer so you have their answer in writing too. Practices that claim their listing on this site can publish hours, prices and insurance participation directly, which is the only way that information gets here.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that will not settle, work through the general practices and clinics on Secret River Dr. Twenty nine listings on one street means a lot of ground covered in a few calls, and clinics in particular sometimes keep same day slots. Say you are in pain and can come immediately.
Certain symptoms need a hospital instead. Go to an emergency room 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.
If Pocket has nothing available, search by distance at dentist directory. Z'berg Park alone adds 75 listings within a mile.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Pocket, Sacramento?
Thirty six dental practices are listed in Pocket, all within ZIP code 95831. Twenty five are general dentists and 8 are dental clinics, with 2 pediatric dentists and one each in periodontics, orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery. Sacramento as a whole has 1,173 listed practices.
Where do I go for a root canal near Pocket?
Endodontics has no listing inside Pocket. The nearest listed endodontists are elsewhere in Sacramento, about 6.8 miles away, where 27 are listed. Many general dentists carry out straightforward root canals themselves, so it is worth asking your own dentist before assuming you need a referral.
Which street has the most dentists in Pocket?
Secret River Dr, and it is not close. Twenty nine of the neighborhood's 36 listed practices are on it, with one more recorded under a variant spelling. Rush River Dr has 3, and single practices sit on Still Breeze Way and Bridgeview Dr.