Everything below is drawn from the registry: practice counts, the categories they list, the streets they occupy, who owns them and how far away the specialties they lack are.
What is listed in Scarsdale
53 of the 69 practices list general dentistry. The rest is made up of 8 orthodontic practices, 5 dental clinics, 4 pediatric dentists, 3 endodontic practices and 1 periodontic practice. Eight orthodontists in one neighborhood is a lot, so braces and aligners are unusually well covered here.
The addresses are spread rather than clustered on one strip. S Arlington Heights Rd has 14 and N Arlington Heights Rd has 8, so that road accounts for 22 in total. E Central Rd has 11, and W Euclid Ave and N Dunton Ave have 5 each. The remainder sit on smaller streets across the two ZIP codes.
Ownership runs 46 individual practitioners to 23 organizations, so two thirds of listings are in a dentist's own name. That usually means continuity in who treats you, though smaller practices can also book up further ahead.
40 of the 69 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration in Scarsdale dates to 2005. Nearly six in ten of these addresses have been in use for more than fifteen years.
- 69 practices across ZIP codes 60005 and 60004
- 53 general dentists, 8 orthodontic practices
- 22 listings on Arlington Heights Rd, north and south
- 46 individual practitioners, 23 organizations
How to choose between them
With 53 general practices in one neighborhood, the useful filters are availability and plan participation. Ask on the first call whether they are taking new patients, whether they take your specific plan rather than just the insurer name, and when the next new patient appointment is. Those answers vary far more than anything you can see from outside.
Then look at how a practice explains treatment. A written estimate before work begins, a clear line between what is urgent and what is being watched, and a straight answer on whether a procedure is done in house or referred. If you have children, note that 4 pediatric dentists and 8 orthodontic practices are listed here, so a family can usually stay local.
If you need something Scarsdale does not have
Two specialties have no listing in the neighborhood. Oral and maxillofacial surgery, covering wisdom teeth, complex extractions and implant placement, is nearest elsewhere in Arlington Heights about 1.0 mile away, where 13 practices are recorded. Prosthodontics is nearest in Mount Prospect, about 2.2 miles away, where just 1 practice is listed, so expect to be referred rather than to choose freely.
We hold only one neighboring area with listings of its own: Williamsburg, 1.9 miles away with 5 practices. In practice, the 69 listings in Scarsdale plus the specialists a mile away make up most of the realistic local market, which puts the emphasis on getting the questions right on the phone.
Insurance and paying
In network means the practice has agreed a contracted fee schedule with your insurer, so you pay the negotiated rate. Out of network still means treatment, generally at a higher price and sometimes with paperwork you handle. Network status is a business arrangement rather than a quality judgment, and it differs between plans sold by the same insurer.
Before any treatment beyond a check up and clean, ask for a written estimate showing the procedure codes, the fee, the expected plan payment and your share, and check how much of your annual maximum is left. Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. None of these 69 listings have been claimed, and only one has published a website and hours with us, which is why claimed listings are the ones that can carry those details.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a crown that has come off, a lost filling or pain that kept you awake, call early in the day and ask directly for a same day appointment. Emergency slots are limited and released first thing. With 53 general practices and 3 endodontic ones nearby, calling several in a row is a reasonable approach if your own dentist is full.
Certain symptoms mean an emergency room rather than a dental office: swelling spreading toward your eye or down your neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, a fever with facial swelling, or bleeding that will not stop after an extraction. To search by distance instead of by neighborhood, use dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Scarsdale, Arlington Heights?
Our directory lists 69 dental practices with a Scarsdale address, across ZIP codes 60005 and 60004. Fifty three list general dentistry, eight are orthodontic practices, five are dental clinics, four are pediatric dentists, three are endodontic and one is periodontic. Arlington Heights as a whole has 263 listed practices.
Is there an orthodontist in Scarsdale?
Yes, eight orthodontic practices are listed in the neighborhood, which is a high number for 69 listings overall. There are also four pediatric dentists, so children's routine care and braces can usually both be arranged locally. Ask each practice whether they are taking new patients, since that varies more than the count suggests.
Where is the nearest oral surgeon?
No oral and maxillofacial surgery practice has a Scarsdale address. The nearest listings are elsewhere in Arlington Heights, about 1.0 mile away, where 13 practices are recorded. Prosthodontics is also missing here, and the nearest listing is in Mount Prospect about 2.2 miles away, where we record a single practice.