Twenty-eight of the 33 are recorded as general dentistry. The directory also lists two prosthodontists, one pediatric dentist, one oral and maxillofacial surgeon and one dental clinic here. That is enough for routine care and some restorative work, but not for most specialist referrals.
What is listed in Broad Ripple
The listings are spread rather than clustered. N College Ave has the most with 8, then Evanston Ave with 5, Carrollton Ave with 4, Broadway St with 4 and Broad Ripple Ave with 3. No single street dominates, so the practice closest to you depends on which part of the neighborhood you are in.
One ZIP code, 46220, covers the whole area, which makes it easy to confirm whether an address is really in Broad Ripple. Twenty-two listings are registered to individual practitioners and 11 to organizations. Twenty-three have been on the register since before 2010, and the oldest registration dates to 2006.
- N College Ave: 8 practices
- Evanston Ave: 5 practices
- Carrollton Ave and Broadway St: 4 each
- Broad Ripple Ave: 3 practices
- ZIP code covered: 46220
Choosing between them
Twenty-eight general dentists is a comfortable number for routine care. Because they are spread across several streets rather than concentrated on one, start by looking at which are genuinely close to home or work, then ask the practical questions: new patient availability, network status with your plan, and what happens if you have pain out of hours.
Twenty-three of the 33 have been registered since before 2010, which is a high proportion. Long registration suggests a settled practice, and that matters if you want your records in one place over years. It is not a guarantee, since practices change hands without changing registration, so ask how long the current dentist has worked there.
What is not here
Three specialties have no listing in Broad Ripple: orthodontics, endodontics and periodontics. All three are nearest elsewhere in Indianapolis, 4.4 miles away, which lists 74 orthodontic practices, 48 endodontic practices and 52 periodontic practices. The choice once you travel is very wide, so a referral is more about the trip than about availability.
Closer to home, Canterbury and Chatard lists 15 practices at 1.3 miles and Meridian Kessler 7 at 1.9 miles. At around three miles you have Millersville with 3, Nora with 24, the North Meridian Street Historic District with 20 at 3.2 miles and Clearwater with 11 at 3.3 miles.
Insurance and paying
In network and out of network is the split that decides most bills. In network means your insurer has already agreed the fee. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and your plan pays a share of it, or nothing at all. Ask before your first appointment, and ask whether the office files the claim for you.
For treatment beyond an exam and clean, ask for a written estimate with procedure codes, the total and your expected share. If you are referred into the city for endodontic or periodontic work, get that estimate from the specialist rather than from the referring dentist.
Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. None of the 33 Broad Ripple listings has a published website or published hours in the record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is the only way those details reach this page.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that will not settle, call several of the general practices at opening time. With 28 of them inside one ZIP code, a short round of calls covers the neighborhood, and the practices with more than one dentist usually have more room for an emergency. Say clearly that you are in pain.
Certain symptoms mean an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop.
If nothing here is available, widen the search by distance at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Broad Ripple?
Thirty-three practices, all inside ZIP code 46220, from an Indianapolis total of 1,503. Twenty-eight are recorded as general dentistry, and the directory also lists two prosthodontists, one pediatric dentist, one oral and maxillofacial surgeon and one dental clinic. Twenty-two are registered to individuals and 11 to organizations.
Where do I go for braces or a root canal?
Neither orthodontics nor endodontics has a listing in Broad Ripple. Both are nearest elsewhere in Indianapolis, about 4.4 miles away, where 74 orthodontic and 48 endodontic practices are on the register. Periodontics is the same distance with 52 listings. Many general dentists do straightforward root canals, so ask locally first.
Is there one street with most of the dentists?
No. Broad Ripple spreads its dentistry across several streets. N College Ave has the most with eight listings, followed by Evanston Ave with five, Carrollton Ave and Broadway St with four each, and Broad Ripple Ave with three. It is worth checking which of those is actually convenient for you.