Most of them share a single avenue, and the specialty coverage is wider than the count suggests. This guide sets out what the registry records and what it leaves to you to ask.
What is listed in Friendship Heights
38 of the 56 listings are tagged general dentistry. The specialist tags are 7 pediatric dentistry, 4 endodontics, 4 orthodontics, 3 periodontics, 3 prosthodontics, and one each for dental public health, dental clinic and oral pathology. Listings can carry more than one tag, so the totals overlap.
Seven pediatric listings and eight specialists for root canals and braces is a lot of coverage for 56 practices. Most treatment paths can start and finish inside the neighborhood.
The addresses are concentrated on Wisconsin Ave NW, which holds 43 listings, with one more recorded as Wisconsin Ave, NW. Jenifer St NW has 6, plus 2 filed as Jenifer Street NW, and Legation St NW has 1. 37 listings are registered as individual practitioners and 19 as organizations. 32 were registered before 2010 and the oldest dates to 2005.
- 56 listed practices across ZIPs 20015 and 20016
- 38 tagged general dentistry, 7 pediatric dentistry
- 44 on Wisconsin Ave NW, 8 on Jenifer St NW
- 37 individual practitioners, 19 organizations
- 32 registered before 2010, oldest registration 2005
How to choose between them
Because 44 of the 56 listings sit on one avenue, geography will not do much sorting for you. Start with what you need. For a checkup, call three general practices and compare how soon a new patient can be seen and what the first visit includes.
For a family, this is a well covered neighborhood. 7 pediatric dentistry listings and 4 orthodontics listings mean you can usually keep children's care local rather than crossing the city for it. Ask whether the practice sees adults and children under the same roof if you would rather not run two sets of appointments.
If you have a known problem, ask whether treatment is done in house. With 4 endodontics, 3 periodontics and 3 prosthodontics listings within walking distance of each other, a referral here often means a short walk rather than a journey.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
One specialty is absent: oral and maxillofacial surgery. No listing in Friendship Heights carries that tag. Our nearest listings are elsewhere in Washington, about 4.2 miles away, where we hold 50 practices. Many general dentists handle straightforward extractions themselves, so ask before assuming you need a surgeon.
For everything else, several neighborhoods sit close by. Tenleytown is 0.6 miles away with 25 listings and Chevy Chase is 0.7 miles away with 11. Van Ness has 24 at 1.2 miles and Yorktown Village has 15 at 1.1 miles. North Cleveland Park and City Ridge each have 5, at 0.9 and 1.1 miles.
- Tenleytown, 0.6 miles, 25 practices
- Chevy Chase, 0.7 miles, 11 practices
- North Cleveland Park, 0.9 miles, 5 practices
- City Ridge, 1.1 miles, 5 practices
- Yorktown Village, 1.1 miles, 15 practices
- Van Ness, 1.2 miles, 24 practices
Insurance and paying
Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. It records who is registered to practice and at what address, and that is the honest limit of what we know. None of the 56 Friendship Heights listings has published hours or a website with us, and none has been claimed by its owner.
When you call, ask whether the practice is in network with your specific plan rather than with your insurer generally. In network normally means a rate agreed in advance. Out of network can still be workable, but more of the bill lands on you and you may have to claim it back.
For anything beyond an exam and clean, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes. If you are referred to a specialist on the same avenue, ask them the network question separately, because coverage does not follow the referral.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown or pain that has kept you awake, call general practices on Wisconsin Ave NW and ask outright whether they hold same day emergency appointments. With 38 general listings and 4 endodontics listings close together, urgent toothache is well covered here.
Some symptoms belong in an emergency room instead. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If you want to search by distance rather than by neighborhood boundary, dentist directory orders practices by how far they are from where you are.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Friendship Heights?
Our directory holds 56 dental practice listings in Friendship Heights, out of 1,322 across Washington. 38 are tagged general dentistry, with 7 pediatric dentistry, 4 endodontics, 4 orthodontics, 3 periodontics and 3 prosthodontics among the rest. They sit in ZIP codes 20015 and 20016, and 44 of them are on Wisconsin Ave NW.
Is there a children's dentist in Friendship Heights?
Yes, and more than most neighborhoods this size. 7 of the 56 listings are tagged pediatric dentistry and another 4 are tagged orthodontics. Most are on or near Wisconsin Ave NW. If none can take your child, Tenleytown is 0.6 miles away with 25 listings and Van Ness is 1.2 miles away with 24.
Where is the nearest oral surgeon to Friendship Heights?
No Friendship Heights listing is tagged oral and maxillofacial surgery. Our nearest listings are elsewhere in Washington, roughly 4.2 miles away, where 50 practices carry that tag. Since many general dentists carry out routine extractions themselves, ask your own dentist before assuming you need to travel.