Thirty one of the 37 are general dentistry listings, with three pediatric, two endodontic and one general dental clinic. This is a general dentistry neighborhood, and most specialist care will be arranged outside it.
What is listed in Roxbury Crossing
Tremont St has 17 listings and Dimock St has 18 counting the one recorded as Dimock Street. Centre St accounts for two more across its two spellings. Between those roads you have almost every practice in the neighborhood.
Two ZIP codes cover the listings, 02119 and 02120. Given how close the surrounding neighborhoods are, checking the ZIP code is worth doing before you assume a practice is here.
The registration pattern here is distinctive. Thirty six of the 37 are registered as individual practitioners and only one as an organization, and just three have been registered since before 2010, with the oldest dating to 2006. By registry standards this is a new set of listings rather than a long established one.
- 37 practices listed, out of 98 in Roxbury
- 31 general dentistry listings
- 17 on Tremont St, 18 on Dimock St
- 36 individual practitioners, 1 organization
How to choose between them
Almost everything here does general dentistry, so the choice is about the practice rather than the specialty. Ask whether they are taking new patients, how soon they can see you, and how they handle someone who calls in pain.
Because only three of the 37 listings predate 2010, you will not be able to lean on length of registration as a filter the way you could in an older neighborhood. That is not a warning sign. It does mean asking direct questions matters more: how long has the dentist practiced, what do they do in house, and who do they refer to.
Three pediatric listings gives families a small choice locally, and two endodontic listings means some root canal work can be done here. For anything else specialist, expect to travel.
If you need something Roxbury Crossing does not have
Four specialties are missing. Periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics are all nearest in Jamaica Plain, about 1.2 miles away, with four periodontic, four oral surgery and three prosthodontic practices listed there. Orthodontics is nearest in Boston, 1.6 miles away, where 114 practices are listed.
None of these are long journeys, and the orthodontic pool in particular is large enough that you will have plenty of choice once you look outside the neighborhood.
For more general dentists close by, Jamaica Plain has 13 listings at 0.7 miles, Mission Hill and Grove Hall have 12 each at 0.7 and 0.8 miles, Frederick Douglass Square Historic District has 10 at 0.8 miles and Nubian Square has six at 0.6 miles.
Insurance and what things cost
Our registry holds names, addresses and registration details. It does not hold fees, opening hours or which insurance plans a practice accepts, and none of the 37 Roxbury Crossing listings has published hours or a website through us. Everything practical comes from the practice.
Ask your insurer whether a dentist is in network before you book. In network means the practice bills against an agreed fee schedule. Out of network care may still be partly covered, but the practice sets its own fees and can charge you the difference.
For any treatment beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate showing the procedure codes, the fee and what your plan is expected to pay. Claimed listings, kept current by the practice itself, are usually the quickest to give a straight answer.
If it is urgent
Thirty one general dentists in a small area is a reasonable pool for same day care. Call in the morning, say clearly that you are in pain, and try both Tremont St and Dimock St rather than waiting for one practice to call back.
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 are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop.
If nothing here is available, search outward by distance at dentist directory. Several neighborhoods with their own listings sit within a mile.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Roxbury Crossing?
Thirty seven dental practices are listed in the neighborhood, out of 98 across Roxbury. Thirty one are general dentistry listings, with three pediatric, two endodontic and one general dental clinic. Seventeen are on Tremont St and 18 on Dimock St, within ZIP codes 02119 and 02120.
Where is the nearest orthodontist to Roxbury Crossing?
Orthodontics has no listing in the neighborhood. The nearest are in Boston, about 1.6 miles away, where 114 orthodontic practices are listed. Periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics are also absent here, with the nearest in Jamaica Plain, roughly 1.2 miles away.
Are Roxbury Crossing dental listings long established?
Mostly not. Only three of the 37 listings have been registered since before 2010, and the oldest registration dates to 2006. Thirty six of the 37 are registered as individual practitioners rather than organizations. Registration length says nothing about quality, but it does mean you should ask about experience directly.