That is a very large number for one small area, and the pattern of addresses explains most of it. This guide covers what the registry records, how to read a list like this as a patient, what is nearby, and what to check on cost and urgent care.
A hundred and seventy four listings in one ZIP code
General dentistry accounts for 100 of the listings. The specialist side is deeper than almost anywhere: 24 prosthodontics, 18 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 12 orthodontics, 12 periodontics, 11 pediatric dentistry, 6 oral pathology, 4 endodontics, 3 oral radiology, and one each of dental anesthesiology, dental public health and orofacial pain.
W Michigan St carries 125 of the listings, with 9 more recorded as W Michigan Street. University Blvd has 14, Wishard Blvd has 5 and Riley Hospital Dr has 3. Almost everything sits on a handful of addresses, and 172 of the 174 listings are registered to individual practitioners rather than organizations, with only 2 organization listings.
That combination, individual practitioners recorded one by one at shared institutional addresses, is what a large medical and dental campus looks like in this registry. Eighty three of the listings were registered before 2010 and the oldest dates to 2005.
- 174 practices, 100 of them general dentistry
- Twelve specialties represented, including oral radiology and oral pathology
- 125 listings on W Michigan St
- 172 individual practitioners, 2 organizations
- One ZIP code, 46202
How to use a list like this
Do not read 174 listings as 174 places you can book an appointment. Most of these names share a small number of addresses, so calling a name from the list may reach a central number rather than that person directly. Ask what care is open to the public, how appointments are made, how long visits take and who supervises treatment.
If you want a conventional private practice instead, the listings away from W Michigan St and University Blvd are the place to start, along with the neighboring areas below. Whichever route you take, ask the same practical questions: how far ahead appointments book, whether you see the same dentist each time, and what happens if you call in pain.
No specialty gaps, and what is nearby
Every specialty the registry tracks has at least one listing in Historic Ransom Place, including uncommon ones like oral radiology, oral pathology and dental anesthesiology. If a treatment plan calls for a specialist, you almost certainly do not need to leave the neighborhood to find one listed.
For an ordinary neighborhood practice, or a second opinion, the nearby areas are smaller. Watermark is 1.1 miles away with 26 listed practices, Fletcher Place has 6 at 1.9 miles and Chatham-Arch has 5 at 1.5 miles. St. Joseph has 3 at 1.4 miles, Herron Morton has 3 at 2.0 miles and Fayette Street Conservation Area has 3 at 1.0 miles.
Paying for treatment
The registry holds addresses and registrations and nothing else. It carries no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, and none of the 174 listings here has been claimed or has published a website or hours through it. That is the gap claimed listings fill, and it is why every question about cost has to be asked directly.
Ask whether a practice is in network for your exact plan rather than for your insurer generally. In network means agreed fees and a larger share paid by the plan. Ask for a written estimate before treatment, with procedure codes, the fee, the expected plan payment and your share. If you are dealing with a large institution, ask specifically how its fee schedule works and how many visits the treatment will take.
- Confirm the network for your specific plan
- Get a written estimate before treatment starts
- Ask how many appointments a course of treatment needs
- Ask who to call if a problem comes up between visits
If it will not wait
For same day pain, call early and ask for an emergency appointment. Large institutional clinics do not always take urgent walk ins, so it is worth trying nearby areas too. Watermark, 1.1 miles away, has 26 listed practices. To search by how close a practice is to you rather than by neighborhood, use dentist directory.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dental office. Go straight there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop after an extraction. A knocked out adult tooth should be held by the crown, kept in milk or saliva, and seen within the hour.
Questions patients ask
Why are 174 dentists listed in Historic Ransom Place?
Because the registry records practitioners individually, and 125 of the listings share a W Michigan St address, with more on University Blvd, Wishard Blvd and Riley Hospital Dr. That is also why 172 of the 174 listings are individual practitioners and only two are organizations. It is a concentration of people, not 174 separate front doors.
Which dental specialties are listed in Historic Ransom Place?
All twelve that the registry tracks. Alongside 100 general dentistry listings there are 24 prosthodontics, 18 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 12 orthodontics, 12 periodontics, 11 pediatric dentistry, 6 oral pathology, 4 endodontics, 3 oral radiology, and single listings for dental anesthesiology, dental public health and orofacial pain.
Can anyone book an appointment at these practices?
The registry does not record who accepts new patients, what hours anyone keeps or what treatment is available to the public, so you will have to call and ask. Where listings share an institutional address, ask specifically which clinics take outside patients, how referrals work and what the waiting time looks like.