Thirty-two listings are registered under general dentistry. Beyond that, 10 are oral and maxillofacial surgery, five pediatric dentistry, five orthodontics, two orofacial pain, one dental anesthesiology and one dental public health. Some practices hold more than one registration, so those numbers add to more than 47.
What is listed in Ridgewood
The street breakdown puts 27 of the 47 listings on Paulsen St across both spellings. E 65th St has six, E 70th St four and East 68th Street two. Addresses are recorded as each practice filed them, which is why the same street can appear twice in slightly different form.
Ten oral and maxillofacial surgery listings is a large number for a neighborhood of this size, and there is a dental anesthesiology listing here as well, which usually goes alongside surgical work. Two orofacial pain listings are also unusual to find locally, since that field is thin in most cities.
Thirty-two listings are registered as individual practitioners and 15 as organizations. Twenty-seven of the 47 were registered before 2010 and the oldest registration dates to 2006, so well over half have held their address for more than fifteen years.
- 47 practices, 32 of them registered under general dentistry
- Paulsen St: 27 listings across two spellings
- 10 oral and maxillofacial surgery listings
- One ZIP code, 31405
How to choose between them
For everyday care there are 32 general listings, most of them within a few blocks of each other. Take three from Paulsen St or E 65th St and call. Ask whether they are accepting new patients, which plans they are in network with, what an exam and X-rays cost if the plan does not apply, and how soon they could see you.
Ask whether you will see the same dentist at each appointment. With this many practices in one small area, that question does more to separate them than anything visible in a listing.
For families, five pediatric dentistry listings is a genuine choice, and five orthodontics listings covers the years that usually follow. Both can be reached without leaving the neighborhood.
If you need something Ridgewood does not have
Three specialties are missing, and all three are nearest elsewhere in Savannah about 0.6 miles away. Endodontics has 11 listings there and periodontics 11, so root canal and gum specialists are effectively next door. Prosthodontics is thinner, with a single listing at that distance, so denture and implant work may take more planning.
Neighboring areas add a lot. Habersham Woods has 80 listings 1.5 miles away, Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent Historic District 27 at 1.9 miles and Victory Heights 14 at 2.0 miles. Closer still, Fairfield has 17 listings at 0.1 miles and Fairway Oaks nine at 0.2 miles, which are effectively the same walk as Ridgewood itself. White Bluff adds seven at 3.1 miles.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed set fees with your insurer, which lowers your share and makes it predictable. Out of network reflects pricing rather than quality, and it can mean paying more or paying up front and claiming back. Check with the insurer directly as well as the practice, because network membership changes.
Ask for a written estimate before any work beyond an exam and cleaning, especially surgical treatment, itemized by procedure with the expected plan payment and your share. Our listings are built from registry data that holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, and none of the 47 Ridgewood listings has been claimed. That is how a practice would publish those details on its page.
If it is urgent
For sudden pain, a broken tooth or a crown that has come off, phone the general practices on Paulsen St and ask straight out for a same day emergency slot. If an extraction turns out to be needed, having 10 oral surgery listings in the same neighborhood is a real advantage.
Go to an emergency room instead of a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
When nothing here has room, search by distance rather than by neighborhood at dentist directory, which picks up Fairfield and Fairway Oaks immediately and Habersham Woods within a couple of miles.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are there in Ridgewood?
The directory lists 47 dental practices in Ridgewood, all in ZIP code 31405. Thirty-two are registered under general dentistry and 10 under oral and maxillofacial surgery, with five pediatric dentistry listings, five orthodontics, two orofacial pain, one dental anesthesiology and one dental public health registration.
Where is the nearest endodontist to Ridgewood?
No endodontics practice is listed in Ridgewood itself. The nearest are elsewhere in Savannah, about 0.6 miles away, where 11 are registered. Periodontics is the same distance with 11 listings. Many general dentists carry out straightforward root canals, so ask your own dentist before assuming you need a specialist.
Which street has the most dentists?
Paulsen St, which accounts for 27 of the 47 listings once both recorded spellings are counted together. E 65th St has six, E 70th St four and East 68th Street two. If you want to compare several practices without traveling, Paulsen St is where most of Ridgewood's dentistry sits.