This guide is built from the registry alone: counts by specialty, street addresses, whether a listing belongs to an individual or an organization, and how long it has been registered. There is no fee, hours or insurance information in the data, so this is a shortlisting tool rather than the final word.
What is listed in Highlands Square
22 of the 30 listings are general dentistry and 5 are registered as dental clinics. The specialist entries are few: 3 orthodontics, 2 periodontics, and one each of oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics and pediatric dentistry.
W 38th Ave is the main corridor, with 17 of the 30 listings. W 35th Ave, W 34th Ave and W 32nd Ave have 3 each and Irving St has 2. If you want several options within a few blocks, W 38th Ave is where to look.
The split between individuals and organizations is exactly even at 15 each, so both solo dentists and group practices are well represented. Only 9 of the 30 listings have been on the register since before 2010, so this is a comparatively young set of entries, and the oldest registration here dates to 2007.
How to choose between them
For routine care, 22 general dentistry listings plus 5 clinics gives reasonable choice in a compact area. With an even split between individual practitioners and organizations, you can genuinely pick between a solo dentist you will see every time and a larger practice with more chairs and, often, more flexible hours.
Specialist depth is thin. One endodontics listing, one oral surgery listing and one pediatric listing means a single practitioner in each case. That is fine when they are available and taking referrals, and awkward when they are not, so ask a prospective general dentist where else they refer.
Sensible questions before you register:
- Are you taking new patients, and what is the wait for a routine exam?
- Do you do root canals and extractions in house?
- Do you see children, or refer them on?
- Are you on W 38th Ave, and is there parking or is it street only?
If you need something Highlands Square does not have
Prosthodontics has no listing in the neighborhood. The nearest recorded prosthodontists are about 5.4 miles away in Lakewood, where only 2 practices are listed, so this is one case where the local option is genuinely limited and worth planning around. If you need complex dentures or full mouth restorative work, ask your general dentist early who they use.
For general choice, the neighbors are close. Highlands Garden Village has 33 listings about 1.2 miles away, which is more than Highlands Square itself. Lower Highland has 10 at 0.9 miles, Sloan Lake has 4 at the same distance, East Highland has 4 at 1.3 miles, West Colfax has 4 at 1.9 miles and Lower Downtown has 20 at about 2 miles.
Insurance and paying
None of the 30 listings in Highlands Square has been claimed by its practice, and none publishes a website or hours through us. The registry does not hold fees or insurance participation for any listing. That is why claimed listings matter, because claiming is the only way a practice can put its hours, services and accepted plans on its own page here.
Ask about money on the phone, before you are in the chair. In network with your plan usually means agreed fees and less to pay yourself; out of network usually means a larger share of the bill and sometimes filing your own claim. Ask for a written estimate before treatment beyond an exam, and ask what the practice does if the work turns out to be more involved.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that is not responding to painkillers, call and ask for a same day emergency appointment specifically. With 17 of the 30 listings on W 38th Ave, you can cover most of the realistic options in a few minutes of calling.
Certain symptoms mean the emergency room rather than a dental chair: swelling spreading toward your eye or down your neck, difficulty breathing or swallowing, a fever alongside facial swelling, or bleeding in the mouth that will not stop. Those need urgent medical care straight away.
If nothing here has room, search by distance at dentist directory and widen out toward Highlands Garden Village and Lower Downtown.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Highlands Square, Denver?
The registry lists 30 dental practices in Highlands Square, out of 1,215 across Denver, all inside ZIP code 80211. 22 are general dentistry listings and 5 are dental clinics, with 3 orthodontics, 2 periodontics, and one each of oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics and pediatric dentistry.
Which street should I start with?
W 38th Ave, which carries 17 of the neighborhood's 30 listings. W 35th Ave, W 34th Ave and W 32nd Ave have 3 each, and Irving St has 2. Because everything sits inside ZIP code 80211, the practices are close enough together that comparing two or three in person is easy.
Is there a prosthodontist near Highlands Square?
Not in the neighborhood. The nearest recorded prosthodontics practices are about 5.4 miles away in Lakewood, and only 2 are listed there. If you need complex dentures or full mouth restorative work, ask your general dentist where they refer, since local prosthodontic choice is genuinely limited.