Almost all of them share one street, all 36 are registered to individuals rather than organizations, and four specialties have no listing here at all. This guide works through what that means for a patient.
What is listed in Holyoke Center
29 of the 36 listings are tagged general dentistry. The only other tags are 7 pediatric dentistry, 2 dental public health and 1 orthodontics. Listings can carry more than one tag, so the numbers overlap slightly. Seven pediatric listings is a good showing for a neighborhood of this size.
The addresses are about as concentrated as they get. Maple St has 33 listings, with 2 more filed as Maple Street, and Saint Kolbe Dr has 1. Practically everything listed in Holyoke Center is on one road.
All 36 listings are registered as individual practitioners. Not one is registered as an organization, which is rare and usually points to smaller practices run under a dentist's own name. 16 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2007.
- 36 listed practices, all in ZIP 01040
- 29 tagged general dentistry, 7 pediatric dentistry
- 35 on Maple St, counting both spellings
- 36 individual practitioners, 0 organizations
- 16 registered before 2010, oldest registration 2007
How to choose between them
Since nearly every listing is on Maple St, location will not separate them. Start with availability. Call three or four and ask how soon a new patient exam can be booked, what it includes, and whether they are taking new patients at all.
With every listing registered to an individual rather than an organization, expect smaller practices. That often means seeing the same dentist each visit, and it can also mean narrower opening hours and less cover when someone is away. Ask what happens if you need to be seen while your dentist is out.
Ask what is done in house. With four specialties absent from the neighborhood and the nearest alternatives several miles away, a general dentist who handles their own root canals and simple extractions saves you a real journey, not just an extra appointment.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
Four specialties have no listing here, and the nearest alternatives are not close. For endodontics and periodontics, our nearest listings are in Springfield, about 7.1 miles away, with 8 and 6 practices. For oral and maxillofacial surgery, the nearest are in West Springfield, about 6.7 miles away, with 6 practices. For prosthodontics, the nearest is East Longmeadow, about 10.7 miles away, with 3.
Closer to home, the options are limited but worth trying first. Ingleside is 2.6 miles away with 25 listings, Elmwood is 1.2 miles away with 11 and Oakdale is 1.2 miles away with 5. Between them and Holyoke Center, that is most of the city's 81 listings.
- Elmwood, 1.2 miles, 11 practices
- Oakdale, 1.2 miles, 5 practices
- Ingleside, 2.6 miles, 25 practices
- Endodontics and periodontics: nearest listings in Springfield, 7.1 miles
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery: nearest listings in West Springfield, 6.7 miles
Insurance and paying
Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. It records who is registered to practice and where. None of the 36 Holyoke Center listings has published hours or a website with us, and none has been claimed by its owner, so the practice is your only source for cost and coverage.
Ask whether they are in network with your specific plan, not just whether they accept your insurer. In network normally means a rate agreed ahead of time. Out of network can still be manageable if your plan pays a share, but more of the bill is yours.
For anything beyond a checkup, ask for a written estimate with procedure codes. If treatment means traveling to Springfield or further, ask the same question again at that practice before the first appointment.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices on Maple St and ask directly whether they hold same day emergency slots. With 29 general listings on essentially one street, you can work through the list quickly by phone.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop. Given how far the nearest oral surgery listings are, do not wait on those signs.
To search by distance rather than by neighborhood, dentist directory orders practices by how far they are from you.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Holyoke Center?
Our directory lists 36 dental practices in Holyoke Center, out of 81 across Holyoke, and all of them sit in ZIP code 01040. 29 are tagged general dentistry, 7 pediatric dentistry, 2 dental public health and 1 orthodontics. 35 of the 36 have a Maple St address.
Is there a children's dentist in Holyoke Center?
Yes. 7 of the 36 listings are tagged pediatric dentistry, which is a strong showing for a neighborhood this size, and one more is tagged orthodontics. They are on the same street as most of the general practices, so a family can usually keep everything in one place.
Where do I go for a root canal specialist near Holyoke Center?
No listing here carries the endodontics tag. Our nearest are in Springfield, about 7.1 miles away, where 8 practices are tagged for it. Ask your general dentist first, because routine root canals are often carried out in general practice without any referral at all.