What sets this neighborhood apart in the data is not the total but the range. Almost every dental specialty is represented within a few blocks, which is not true of most neighborhoods this size. All of the detail below is taken from the registry entries and nothing has been added to them.
Fifty-three practices with real specialist depth
General dentistry is the reported specialty for 34 of the 53. The rest is an unusually wide spread: 5 practices in periodontics, 4 in orthodontics, 4 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 4 in endodontics, 3 in prosthodontics and 1 registered as a dental clinic. In most neighborhoods a specialist referral means travel. Here it often does not.
The addresses cluster on the numbered streets. 19th St NW carries 25 of the listings and 18th St NW carries 13, with 5 on 17th St NW, 4 on Connecticut Ave NW and 1 on M St NW. Between 19th and 18th sits well over half of the dentistry in the neighborhood.
Forty of the practices are registered under an individual dentist's name and 13 under an organization. Thirty-five of the 53 registered before 2010 and the oldest entry dates to 2005, so this is a settled set of listings rather than a fast changing one.
Choosing when the specialists are already next door
Most people should still start with one of the 34 general dentists, who will handle checkups, cleanings, fillings and crowns and coordinate anything more involved. The advantage of Dupont Circle is that when a referral does come, it may be a few blocks rather than a few miles.
If you already know what you need, you can go directly to the relevant listing. Someone with advanced gum disease can look at the 5 periodontics practices, someone facing a difficult root canal at the 4 endodontics listings, and someone who needs implants or a full reconstruction at the 3 prosthodontics entries.
Note that the four ZIP codes here mean the neighborhood covers more ground than the street list alone suggests. Check which ZIP code a practice sits in before assuming it is a short walk.
The one gap: dentistry for children
For all that range, pediatric dentistry is absent. No Dupont Circle practice reports it as its primary specialty. The nearest listings are elsewhere in Washington, about 0.9 miles away, where 71 pediatric practices are registered, so the gap is small in distance if not in principle.
Many general dentists see children from a certain age, so ask before assuming you need a specialist. Pediatric training matters most for very young children, for treatment under sedation and for children with complex medical needs.
The surrounding neighborhoods are close and, in a couple of cases, considerably larger than Dupont Circle. West End lists 77 practices at 0.3 miles and The West End lists 159 at 0.5 miles. Foggy Bottom has 31 at 0.6 miles, Logan Circle 20 at 0.6 miles, Downtown 42 at 0.7 miles and Kalorama Heights 3 at 0.7 miles.
Networks, estimates and what the registry omits
Ask whether a practice is in network with your exact plan and not only with your insurer, and ask it about the specialist as well as the general dentist. Specialist fees are higher, so an out of network periodontist or endodontist can turn a manageable bill into a large one.
For any staged treatment, request a written estimate breaking out each procedure, the practice fee, the expected plan payment and your share, along with what happens if the plan changes mid course. If you carry a federal or plan year maximum, ask how the practice sequences treatment across two years.
These listings are built from the national provider registry, which stores a name, an address and a reported specialty. The registry holds no fees, no hours and no insurance information, which is why claimed listings matter. In Dupont Circle just 1 of the 53 practices has a published website and 1 has published hours, and none has claimed its page yet.
Same day help around Dupont Circle
Start with the general practices and say at the outset that it is urgent. With 25 listings on 19th St NW and 13 more on 18th St NW, you can call a lot of practices without covering much ground. The 4 oral and maxillofacial surgery listings and 4 endodontics listings also mean that if the problem turns out to need a specialist, one may be very close by.
Certain symptoms are hospital problems rather than dental ones. Go to an emergency room if you have swelling spreading to the eye or neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, fever with facial swelling, or bleeding that will not stop.
If everything nearby is booked, search by distance from where you are at dentist directory. With West End and The West End both inside half a mile and holding a large number of listings between them, the nearest free appointment may be very close indeed.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Dupont Circle?
Fifty-three dental practices are listed with Dupont Circle addresses across ZIP codes 20036, 20009, 20011 and 20008. Thirty-four report general dentistry, and the specialist listings cover periodontics with 5, orthodontics with 4, oral and maxillofacial surgery with 4, endodontics with 4 and prosthodontics with 3.
Is there a pediatric dentist in Dupont Circle?
No practice in Dupont Circle reports pediatric dentistry as its primary specialty. The nearest listings are elsewhere in Washington, about 0.9 miles away, where 71 are registered. Many general dentists in the neighborhood do see children, so it is worth asking from what age before you travel for an appointment.
Which street has the most dental offices in Dupont Circle?
19th St NW, with 25 of the 53 listings. 18th St NW follows with 13, then 17th St NW with 5, Connecticut Ave NW with 4 and M St NW with 1. If you want to compare several practices on foot, 19th and 18th streets are where the density is.