The mix here is narrow. General dentistry and orthodontics account for almost the entire list, and four specialties have no listing at all. Knowing that in advance saves you searching the neighborhood for something that is not here.
What is listed in Spivak
Forty-two of the 50 listings report general dentistry as their primary specialty. Orthodontics is next with 7 listings, and there is 1 dental clinic and 1 pediatric dentist. That is the whole specialty picture for the neighborhood.
The addresses concentrate on a few roads. Wadsworth Blvd carries 26 of the 50 listings. W Colfax Ave has 9, with 1 more entered as W.colfax Avenue, and W 20th Ave also has 9. W 14th Ave has 3. Between Wadsworth Blvd and W Colfax Ave you have most of the neighborhood's dental care.
Twenty-seven listings are registered under an individual dentist's name and 23 under an organization, which is close to even. Twenty-seven were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
How to choose between them
With 42 general dentists and 1 clinic listed, routine care is easy to arrange locally: exams, cleanings, fillings, crowns and many extractions. Your general dentist is also the person who decides when a specialist is needed and where to send you, which matters more than usual here given how few specialties are represented.
So ask about referrals early. A practice with established relationships with a nearby endodontist or oral surgeon will get you seen faster than one that leaves you to find your own.
The 7 orthodontic listings mean braces and aligner consultations can be compared without leaving the neighborhood. For families, note that there is only 1 pediatric dentist listed in Spivak, though many general dentists treat children routinely.
- Ask which specialists the practice refers to and how far away they are.
- Ask whether the dentist you book with is the one you will see.
- Check the address on Wadsworth Blvd carefully, since it holds half the list.
If you need something Spivak does not have
Four specialties have no listing in the neighborhood. For endodontics, periodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery, the nearest is Wheat Ridge, about 1.9 miles away, which has 2 endodontic, 3 periodontic and 7 oral surgery listings. For prosthodontics, the nearest is elsewhere in Lakewood, about 3.0 miles away, with 2 listings.
Those are short distances, but the numbers are small, so availability rather than travel is likely to be the constraint. Nearby neighborhoods add some general choice: Sloan Lake is 1.5 miles away with 12 listings, Edgemont 3.2 miles with 24 and Green Mountain Village 4.1 miles with 18. Lakewood as a whole lists 372 practices.
Insurance and paying
Ask whether the practice is in network with your specific plan, not just whether it accepts your insurer. Two plans from the same company can be contracted differently, and out of network treatment normally leaves you paying more.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, and for orthodontic treatment in particular, ask for a written estimate that sets out the procedure codes, the practice's fees, what your plan is expected to pay and your share. Ask before treatment starts.
Our listings come from the national provider registry, which records name, address and reported specialty only. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In Spivak, 2 of the 50 listings have a published website and 1 has published hours. That is why claimed listings matter: claiming a page is how a practice adds the details the registry never held.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or crown, or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices nearest you and ask specifically about same day emergency appointments. With 42 general dentists listed and 26 of them on Wadsworth Blvd alone, you can work through several calls quickly.
Some symptoms mean an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to the ER if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop under steady pressure.
If nothing nearby can see you today, search by distance from where you are at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Spivak?
Our directory lists 50 dental practices with Spivak addresses, all in ZIP code 80214. Forty-two report general dentistry as their primary specialty, 7 are orthodontists, 1 is a pediatric dentist and 1 is registered as a dental clinic. No other dental specialty has a listing in the neighborhood.
Where do I go for a root canal or oral surgery near Spivak?
Neither endodontics nor oral and maxillofacial surgery has a listing in Spivak. The nearest is Wheat Ridge, roughly 1.9 miles away, with 2 endodontic and 7 oral surgery listings. Many general dentists carry out root canals and straightforward extractions themselves, so ask yours first.
Which street has the most dentists in Spivak?
Wadsworth Blvd, with 26 of the 50 listings. W Colfax Ave and W 20th Ave each have 9, and W 14th Ave has 3. That concentration makes it straightforward to compare two or three practices along one route rather than driving across the neighborhood.