This guide is built only from the registry data behind those listings, which covers addresses, ZIP codes, provider type and registration dates. It does not rank practices. What it can do is tell you exactly what is available nearby and what needs a trip.
What is listed in Riverside
The 30 listings sit across two ZIP codes, 32204 and 32205, and they are spread more evenly than in most neighborhoods. Riverside Ave and Oak St have 8 each, Park St has 5, Stockton St has 3 and Margaret St has 2. No single street dominates the way it does elsewhere.
Twenty three of the 30 are registered to individual practitioners and only 7 to organizations, so individually registered dentists are the norm here. The names range from Barry H Stevens, DDS to Bean Tree Pediatric Dentistry. That split tells you about the registration, not about the size or quality of the practice.
Nineteen of the 30 were registered before 2010, and the oldest dates to 2006. That is roughly two thirds carrying fifteen years or more at the same registered address.
- 30 practices listed, from 1,132 across Jacksonville
- 21 general dentistry, 9 specialist or clinic listings
- 8 on Riverside Ave, 8 on Oak St, 5 on Park St
- Two ZIP codes, 32204 and 32205
- 23 individual practitioners, 7 organizations
- 19 registered before 2010, oldest in 2006
How to choose between them
The striking thing here is specialist depth relative to size. Four endodontists and three periodontists in a neighborhood of 30 listings means root canal treatment and gum disease can both be handled locally, and you have more than one option in each. There is also an oral pathology listing, which is rare outside larger centers.
For routine care, 21 general listings is enough choice to be selective. Ask whether you will see the same dentist each visit, how far ahead cleanings are booked, and how the practice handles a patient who calls with pain between appointments.
The thin spots are orthodontics and pediatric dentistry, with one listing each. If you need braces or a children's dentist, plan on comparing options beyond the neighborhood. None of the 30 publish a website or opening hours in the registry, so expect to phone.
If you need something Riverside does not have
Only one specialty is missing entirely: prosthodontics, which handles complex restorative and implant work. The nearest concentration is elsewhere in Jacksonville, about 4.5 miles away, with 18 listings, so it is one trip rather than an ongoing problem.
For everything else, the surrounding neighborhoods add general capacity. LaVilla has 22 practices at 1.8 miles, Miramar Terrace has 13 at 2.7 miles, and Avondale and Philips have 10 each at 1.4 and 2.8 miles. South Jacksonville has 4 at 1.5 miles and Murray Hill has 3 at 2.6.
Insurance and paying
Network status is the biggest single factor in the bill. In network means agreed rates with your plan, so your share is calculated from a discounted fee. Out of network means no agreement, and you may owe the difference between the fee charged and what your plan considers allowable.
For specialist treatment especially, ask for a written estimate with procedure codes and have your plan pre authorize it. Root canal and periodontal work often involves several appointments, so ask whether the estimate covers the whole course or just the first visit.
These listings come from a federal provider registry that records names, addresses, credentials and specialty codes. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance networks. That gap is why claimed listings matter, because claiming lets a practice publish those details itself. None of the 30 in Riverside have been claimed so far.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown, or pain that is worsening, call the general dentistry listings on Riverside Ave, Oak St and Park St and ask for same day care. With no hours published for any practice here, the phone is the only way to find out who can fit you in today.
Some symptoms need 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 there is fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop after an extraction or an injury.
If nothing local can see you, search by distance at dentist directory, which orders practices by how far they are from where you are.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Riverside, Jacksonville?
There are 30 dental practices listed in Riverside, out of 1,132 across Jacksonville. Twenty one are general dentistry. The other nine are 4 endodontists, 3 periodontists, 2 oral and maxillofacial surgeons, and one each in orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral pathology and dental public health, plus a dental clinic.
Is there an endodontist in Riverside?
Yes, four of them, which is a lot for a neighborhood with 30 listings in total. Periodontics is also well covered with 3 listings. That means root canal treatment and gum disease can usually be handled without leaving Riverside, and you have more than one practice to try if the first is booked.
Where are Riverside dentists located?
They are spread rather than clustered. Riverside Ave and Oak St have 8 listings each, Park St has 5, Stockton St has 3 and Margaret St has 2, across ZIP codes 32204 and 32205. Unlike many neighborhoods, no single street holds the majority of the practices here.