The mix is unusual. Only 14 listings are registered under general dentistry, while eight are pediatric dentistry and six orthodontics, with two dental clinics and one each in oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics and prosthodontics. Practices can hold more than one registration, so those figures add to more than 30.
What is listed in Avon Hill
Nearly half the neighborhood's dentistry is on Massachusetts Ave, and two further listings are recorded as Mass Ave, which is the same road written short. Upland Rd and Porter Sq have two listings each. Addresses appear exactly as each practice filed them, so abbreviations show up as separate entries.
The weighting toward children is the headline. Eight pediatric dentistry listings and six orthodontics in a set of 30 is a lot, and it means families have real choice here in a way that people looking for a general dentist do not.
Twenty-two listings are registered as individual practitioners and eight as organizations. Nineteen of the 30 were registered before 2010 and the oldest registration dates to 2006. One listing has a published website and one has published hours, which is a limit of the source data rather than a description of the practices.
- 30 practices, 14 of them registered under general dentistry
- Eight pediatric dentistry and six orthodontics listings
- Massachusetts Ave: 14 listings, plus two recorded as Mass Ave
- One ZIP code, 02140
How to choose between them
If you want a general dentist, the pool here is 14 practices rather than 30, so do not judge availability by the headline count. Call three, and ask whether they are accepting new patients, which plans they are in network with, what a first exam and X-rays cost without insurance, and how far ahead they book.
For children, the choice is genuinely wide. Eight pediatric listings means you can ask about approach, appointment length and how they handle an anxious child, and compare answers rather than accepting the only option.
With six orthodontics practices in walking distance of each other, it is also worth getting more than one consultation before starting treatment that will run for a year or more. Ask each for a written treatment plan and total cost.
If you need something Avon Hill does not have
Only periodontics is missing entirely. The nearest listings are elsewhere in Cambridge, about 0.9 miles away, where 16 periodontics practices are registered, so gum treatment is a short trip rather than a journey.
For general care, the surrounding neighborhoods are all close. Baldwin has 16 listings just 0.3 miles away, North Cambridge 16 at 0.9 miles, West Somerville 15 at 0.7 miles and Neighborhood Nine 12 at 0.7 miles. Old Cambridge has nine at 0.8 miles and Huron Village four at 1.2 miles. Given the small number of general practices inside Avon Hill itself, searching these together makes more sense than searching them in turn.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed set fees with your insurer, so your share is lower and predictable. Out of network says nothing about quality, only that no fee agreement exists, which can mean paying more or paying first and claiming back. Check with the insurer as well as the practice before booking.
Orthodontic treatment in particular should never start without a written estimate covering the whole course, not one appointment, with the expected plan payment and your share set out separately. Our listings are drawn from registry data that holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, and none of the 30 listings here has been claimed. Claiming a listing is how a practice publishes those details.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices on Massachusetts Ave and White St and ask directly for a same day emergency slot. With only 14 general listings in the neighborhood, be ready to widen the search into Baldwin or North Cambridge quickly.
Go to an emergency room rather than a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
You can also search by distance instead of by neighborhood at dentist directory, which covers most of Cambridge within a mile of here.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Avon Hill?
Thirty dental practices are listed with addresses in Avon Hill, all within ZIP code 02140. Fourteen are registered under general dentistry, eight under pediatric dentistry and six under orthodontics, with two dental clinics and one each in oral and maxillofacial surgery, endodontics and prosthodontics.
Is Avon Hill a good place to find a children's dentist?
It has more pediatric dentistry listings than most neighborhoods of its size, with eight of the 30 registered that way, plus six orthodontics practices. That gives families a real choice rather than a single option, and both kinds of care can be reached without leaving the neighborhood.
Where is the nearest periodontist?
Periodontics is the one specialty with no listing in Avon Hill. The nearest are elsewhere in Cambridge, about 0.9 miles away, where 16 practices are registered. Gum treatment usually starts with your general dentist, who will refer you if the condition needs specialist attention.