Twenty-two listings are registered under general dentistry, with five periodontics, three dental clinics, two orthodontics, two endodontics and two oral and maxillofacial surgery. Some practices hold more than one registration, so those numbers add to slightly more than 35. Everything here comes from the registry record.
What is listed in Saint Peter
The street data needs a little translation. Ten listings give Capital Medical Blvd as their address, five give 2929b Capital Medical Blvd and three give 2929a Capital Medical Blvd, which are suite level addresses on the same road. Wednesday St has five listings and Capital Cir NE two. Practices file their own addresses, so the same building can appear under several forms.
Five periodontics listings is high for 35 practices. Periodontics deals with gum disease and the bone supporting the teeth, and having several options locally matters if you are being treated over a long period rather than once.
Twenty-five listings are registered as individual practitioners and 10 as organizations. Twenty of the 35 were registered before 2010, with the oldest dating to 2006. One listing has a published website and one has published hours, which reflects the source data rather than the practices themselves.
- 35 practices, 22 of them registered under general dentistry
- Capital Medical Blvd: 18 listings across three address forms
- One ZIP code, 32308
- 20 registered before 2010, the oldest in 2006
How to choose between them
For routine care you are choosing among 22 general practices in a small area, so proximity will not separate them much. Call three and compare. Ask whether they are taking new patients, which plans they are in network with, what a first exam and X-rays cost without insurance, and how far ahead they are booking.
Because so many listings share one road and even one building, check the suite number carefully when you book. Ask whether you will see the same dentist each visit too, since that is the difference between a dentist who knows your history and one reading it for the first time.
If gum treatment is what brought you here, the five periodontics listings let you ask about approach and cost in more than one place before committing to a long course of treatment.
If you need something Saint Peter does not have
Pediatric dentistry is the one specialty with no listing here. The nearest are elsewhere in Tallahassee, about 0.9 miles away, where 12 pediatric practices are registered. That is a short trip by any measure.
For general care, neighboring areas add real depth. Eastgate has 34 listings 1.6 miles away, which nearly matches Saint Peter itself, and Betton Oaks has 15 at 1.4 miles. Canopy has six listings just 0.5 miles away and All Saints 11 at 4.3 miles. If the practices on Capital Medical Blvd are booked out, Eastgate is the obvious next stop.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed set fees with your insurer, so your share of each bill is lower and easier to predict. Out of network is not a quality judgment, it simply means no fee agreement exists, and you may pay more or pay first and claim back. Check with the insurer as well as the practice before your first visit.
For anything past an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate that lists each procedure with the expected plan payment and your share. Periodontal treatment is worth pricing over the whole course, not one appointment. Our listings are built from registry data with no fees, no hours and no insurance details in it, and none of the 35 listings here has been claimed, which is how a practice would publish that information.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that will not settle, call the general practices on Capital Medical Blvd and Wednesday St and ask directly for a same day emergency slot. Being under a mile from the center of Tallahassee means you also have the rest of the city within a short drive.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist: swelling spreading toward the eye or down the neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, a fever with facial swelling, or bleeding that will not stop.
If nothing nearby can see you, dentist directory lets you search by distance rather than by neighborhood, which brings Eastgate and Betton Oaks into range straight away.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Saint Peter?
Thirty-five dental practices are listed with addresses in Saint Peter, all within ZIP code 32308. Twenty-two are registered under general dentistry, five under periodontics, two under orthodontics, two under endodontics and two under oral and maxillofacial surgery, along with three dental clinics. Tallahassee as a whole has 258 listings.
Why do so many listings share one address?
Eighteen of the 35 listings give an address on Capital Medical Blvd, written three different ways including two suite level forms. The registry records addresses exactly as each practice filed them, so one building can appear several times. Check the suite number when you book so you arrive at the right door.
Is there a pediatric dentist in Saint Peter?
No practice in Saint Peter is registered under pediatric dentistry. The nearest listings are elsewhere in Tallahassee, about 0.9 miles away, where 12 pediatric practices appear. Many general dentists here also see children, so it is worth asking when you call rather than assuming you need to travel.