Nearly every one of those 58 is on the same street, and the specialty mix leans in an unusual direction. Everything here comes from the registry records, which hold counts, specialties, streets and ZIP codes. Fees, opening hours and insurance networks are not part of that data.
What is listed in Washington Square
Thirty-one of the 58 listings are general dentistry. The other 27 cover 7 in pediatric dentistry, 7 in prosthodontics, 6 dental clinics, 3 in periodontics, 3 in orthodontics and one in endodontics.
Seven prosthodontics listings is remarkable. In most neighborhoods this specialty, which handles complex crowns, bridges, implant restorations and dentures, has one practice or none. Here you can compare several.
Beacon St carries 54 of the 58 once the variant spelling is included. Washington St has 3 and Beaconsfield Rd has one. The neighborhood covers two ZIP codes, 02446 and 02445. The split between individual practitioners and organizations is exactly even at 29 each, and 32 of the 58 have been registered since before 2010, with the earliest dating to 2005.
- 58 practices, 31 of them general dentistry
- 54 of the 58 on Beacon St
- ZIP codes 02446 and 02445
- 29 individual practitioners and 29 organizations
How to choose between them
With 54 practices on one street, geography is not going to decide this for you. Work from what you need instead, because the specialty column is where the real differences are.
For routine care, 31 general dentists is ample. For restorative work the 7 prosthodontics practices give you options most patients never have, so if you are facing implants, a bridge or full dentures it is worth getting more than one opinion here rather than accepting the first plan.
Endodontics has just one listing, which is the thinnest category and worth checking early if you need specialist root canal treatment. Pediatric dentistry has 7, so children are well covered. The even split between individual practitioners and organizations means both small practices and larger ones sit side by side on Beacon St.
If you need something Washington Square does not have
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the one missing specialty, and it is barely missing. The nearest listings are elsewhere in Brookline, about 0.5 miles away, where 14 practices are recorded. For wisdom teeth or a surgical extraction, that is a short trip with plenty of choice at the end of it.
For more general dentists, Coolidge Corner is 0.7 miles away with 65 practices, more than Washington Square itself, and Aberdeen is 0.5 miles away with 30. JFK Crossing has 12 at 0.6 miles, Cleveland Circle has 4 at 0.6 miles, and Aspinwall Hill and Corey Hill have 3 each at 0.1 and 0.4 miles.
Almost everything listed above is within a mile, so widening your search here costs very little in travel.
Insurance and paying
In network and out of network is the distinction that decides most of your bill. In network means the practice and your insurer have agreed rates, so your share is set before you go. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and the plan covers part of it, or nothing.
Confirm network status with your insurer rather than the practice, then ask for a written estimate covering the procedure codes, the fee for each, the expected insurance payment and your balance. This matters most for prosthodontic work, where treatment plans are long and expensive and small differences in coverage add up.
Our listings are built from public registry data, which holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In Washington Square, none of the 58 practices has a published website or published hours on record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice supplies what the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a cracked tooth, a lost crown or pain that will not settle, call several of the general dentists on Beacon St and ask outright for a same day appointment. With 31 general practices along one street, a short round of calls usually finds someone.
Certain symptoms need a hospital emergency room instead of a dentist. Go 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 alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing on Beacon St is free, search by distance at dentist directory and try Coolidge Corner, 0.7 miles away with 65 listings.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Washington Square, Brookline?
Our directory lists 58 dental practices in Washington Square, out of 312 across Brookline as a whole. Thirty-one of them are general dentistry. The rest are 7 pediatric dentistry practices, 7 prosthodontics, 6 dental clinics, 3 periodontics, 3 orthodontics and a single endodontics listing.
Are all the Washington Square dentists on Beacon St?
Almost. Once the registry's variant spelling is included, Beacon St accounts for 54 of the 58 listings. Washington St has 3 and Beaconsfield Rd has one. The neighborhood spans two ZIP codes, 02446 and 02445, so addresses fall across both of them.
Is there an oral surgeon in Washington Square?
Not within the neighborhood itself. Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the only specialty with no listing here. The nearest recorded practices are elsewhere in Brookline, about half a mile away, where the directory holds 14, so it is a short trip with real choice.