The mix here is not the usual one. Fewer than half the listings are general dentistry, and pediatric dentistry is unusually well represented. Everything below comes from the registry records, which hold counts, specialties, streets and the ZIP code but nothing on fees, hours or insurance.
What is listed in Rolling Acres
Eighteen listings are recorded under general dentistry, a lower share than most neighborhoods. Pediatric dentistry is next with 12, then 5 in orthodontics, 4 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2 in endodontics, and one each in periodontics, dental clinic, oral radiology and oral pathology. Some practices hold more than one registration, so those counts total 45 against 40 practices.
Twelve pediatric dentists among 40 practices is a striking concentration. Combined with 5 orthodontics listings, this is a neighborhood where children's dental care has more options than adult general dentistry does.
Prosperity Dr has 20 listings once the variant spelling is included and Musgrove Rd has 15, so 35 of the 40 sit on two roads. Old Columbia Pike has 4. All 40 fall inside ZIP code 20904. Twenty-seven are registered as individual practitioners and 13 as organizations, and 20 have been registered since before 2010, with the earliest dating to 2005.
- 40 practices, 18 recorded as general dentistry
- 12 pediatric dentistry and 5 orthodontics listings
- 35 of the 40 on Prosperity Dr or Musgrove Rd
- One ZIP code, 20904
How to choose between them
If you are looking for a family dentist, note that the general dentistry pool here is 18 rather than the 30 or so you would expect in a neighborhood of this size. That is still a workable choice, but you may find waiting lists tighter than the headline figure of 40 suggests.
If you are looking for a dentist for a child, the position reverses. Twelve pediatric practices means you can compare on waiting time, location and approach rather than taking the only one available. The 5 orthodontics listings mean the same for braces.
The oral radiology and oral pathology listings are specialist services your dentist would normally refer into rather than places you book yourself. With 27 of the 40 registered as individual practitioners, most of the rest are small practices.
If you need something Rolling Acres does not have
Prosthodontics is the only specialty with no listing here. The nearest recorded practice is in Burtonsville, about 3.5 miles away, and there is only one. Since prosthodontics covers complex crowns, bridges, implant restorations and dentures, ask the general dentists in Rolling Acres what they do in house before you plan around that single option.
Periodontics is not missing, but with a single listing it is close to it. If that practice cannot see you, you will be looking outside the neighborhood for gum treatment as well.
Burned Mills Hills is 2.5 miles away and lists 45 practices, more than Rolling Acres holds. Wolf Acres has 10 at 2.3 miles and Fairland Heights has 7 at 1.5 miles. Windham Manor, Carole Acres and Hillandale Heights have 3 each, at 2.0, 2.2 and 2.9 miles.
Insurance and paying
In network versus out of network is what decides most of your bill. In network means the practice and your insurer have agreed rates and your share is set in advance. Out of network means the practice charges its own fee and the plan covers part of it, or nothing.
Confirm network status with your insurer, then ask for a written estimate before treatment starts. It should list the procedure codes, the fee for each, the expected insurance payment and your balance. For orthodontic treatment, which runs over years, ask for the total contract price and the payment schedule in writing.
Our listings come from public registry data. That registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information for any practice. In Rolling Acres, none of the 40 listings has a published website or published hours on record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds what the registry never held.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that painkillers are not managing, call the general dentists on Prosperity Dr and Musgrove Rd and ask directly for a same day appointment. If it is a child, the 12 pediatric practices are the better first calls.
Some symptoms need a hospital emergency room rather than a dentist. Go there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if breathing or swallowing has become difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing in 20904 is available, search by distance at dentist directory and try Burned Mills Hills, 2.5 miles away with 45 listings.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Rolling Acres, Silver Spring?
Our directory lists 40 dental practices in Rolling Acres, out of 513 across Silver Spring. Eighteen are recorded under general dentistry, 12 under pediatric dentistry, 5 under orthodontics and 4 under oral and maxillofacial surgery. There are also 2 endodontics listings and single entries in several other categories.
Is Rolling Acres a good place to find a children's dentist?
On the numbers, yes. Twelve of the 40 listings are pediatric dentistry practices, an unusually high share, and there are 5 orthodontics listings alongside them. That gives families genuine choice on waiting times and location rather than a single local option to work around.
Where are the dental practices in Rolling Acres?
Prosperity Dr has 20 listings once the registry's variant spelling is counted, and Musgrove Rd has 15. Old Columbia Pike has 4. That accounts for 39 of the 40 practices. Every listing in the neighborhood sits inside ZIP code 20904, so the search area is compact.