Twenty five of the 30 are general dentists, so this is a neighborhood built for routine care rather than specialist treatment. The useful part of this page is knowing exactly where to go when routine care is not what you need.
What is listed in Woodwest
Twenty five of the 30 listings are general dentists. The remainder is 2 orthodontists and one each in prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Centre Ave has 11 listings and S Shields St has 10, with two more filed under variant spellings of S Shields St. W Drake Rd has 4. Those three streets account for effectively the whole neighborhood.
Twenty four of the listings are individual practitioners and only 6 are organizations, one of the most solo weighted mixes in this part of the state. Twenty two of the 30 have held their registration since before 2010, and the oldest dates to 2005, so this is a settled group of long established practices. None has been claimed, and none has published a website or opening hours with us.
- 30 practices, all in ZIP 80526
- 25 general dentists, 5 specialists
- 11 listings on Centre Ave, 10 on S Shields St
- 22 of 30 registered before 2010
How to choose between them
Twenty five general dentists is a comfortable field for a neighborhood of this size, and the fact that 22 of the 30 listings predate 2010 means most of these practices have been at the same address for a long time. That is not a guarantee of quality, but it does mean you are unlikely to pick somewhere that closes next year.
Because 24 of the 30 are individual practitioners, expect solo or small practices where you see the same dentist each visit. Ask what happens if you need urgent attention while that dentist is away, since a one dentist office cannot always absorb an emergency.
For specialist care, each of the four specialties present has only one or two listings. Treat those as starting points rather than a menu, and ask your general dentist how long a referral typically takes.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
Two specialties have no listing in Woodwest: endodontics and periodontics. Both are well covered elsewhere in Fort Collins, about 1.8 miles away, where 17 endodontists and 14 periodontists are listed. That is a short trip for a root canal or gum treatment, and it means referrals rarely leave the city.
If you want more general options, the neighboring areas are all close. Parkwood has 25 listed practices about 2.1 miles away and Meadow Lark Heights has 23 at just 0.8 miles.
Beyond those, Cove Island Condominiums has 17 listings at 2.0 miles, Buckingham has 4 at 1.9 miles, and Warren Farms and River Rock Cohousing each have 3, at 1.7 and 2.1 miles.
Insurance and paying
Our listings come from public registration data, which holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In Woodwest not one of the 30 practices has added any of that, so this page can tell you who is there but nothing about cost or availability.
When you call, ask whether the practice is in network with your specific plan rather than with the insurer in general. Small practices are often clear and quick about this, which makes it an easy first question.
For any treatment beyond a checkup, ask for a written estimate with procedure codes before work starts, and send it to your insurer so you have their answer in writing. Practices that claim their listing here can publish hours, prices and insurance participation directly, which is the only way that detail ever reaches this page.
If it is urgent
For a cracked tooth, a lost filling or pain that will not settle, call the general practices on Centre Ave and S Shields St first. They hold most of the neighborhood between them, and small practices can sometimes fit you in at short notice if you say you are in pain and can come immediately.
Some symptoms need an emergency room instead of a dental chair. Go to hospital 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 from the mouth will not stop.
With only 30 listings locally, it is worth widening the search early. Use dentist directory to sort by distance from where you are.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Woodwest, Fort Collins?
Thirty dental practices are listed in Woodwest, all within ZIP code 80526. Twenty five are general dentists, 2 are orthodontists, and there is one each in prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery. Fort Collins as a whole has 330 listed practices.
Where do I go for a root canal near Woodwest?
Endodontics has no listing in Woodwest. The nearest listed endodontists are elsewhere in Fort Collins, about 1.8 miles away, where 17 are listed. Many general dentists handle straightforward root canals themselves, so ask your own dentist first before assuming you need a specialist referral.
Are Woodwest dental practices long established?
Most are. Twenty two of the 30 listings have held their federal registration since before 2010, and the earliest registration in the neighborhood dates to 2005. Twenty four of the 30 are individual practitioners rather than organizations, so small, long standing practices are the norm here.