Most of those 42 sit on one road, which makes comparing them straightforward. This guide reports only the registry records: counts, specialties, streets and ZIP codes. Fees, hours and insurance are not recorded, and we say so rather than guess.
What is listed in Banks Square
Twenty-seven of the 42 listings are general dentistry. The rest are 5 dental clinics, 3 in orthodontics, 3 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2 in periodontics, and one each in prosthodontics and endodontics.
Main St carries 32 of the 42 practices. South St has 9 once the variant spelling is included, and Prospect Hill Ave has one. The neighborhood spans two ZIP codes, 02451 and 02453.
Thirty-three are registered as individual practitioners and only 9 as organizations, so small practices clearly dominate. Twenty of the 42 have been registered since before 2010, and the earliest registration here dates to 2005.
- 42 practices, 27 of them general dentistry
- 32 listings on Main St, 9 on South St
- ZIP codes 02451 and 02453
- 33 individual practitioners against 9 organizations
How to choose between them
With 32 practices on Main St, you are choosing between neighbors rather than between locations. Availability and scope of treatment are the useful filters.
The heavy tilt toward individual practitioners, 33 of 42, means most of these are small practices. In practice that usually means the dentist who examines you is the one who treats you, and that the practice has fewer chairs, so booking ahead is normal. The 9 organizations and 5 dental clinics are the better first calls when you need to be seen quickly.
Specialist coverage is present but thin. Orthodontics and oral surgery have 3 listings each, periodontics has 2, and prosthodontics and endodontics have one each. Enough to try locally, not enough to compare. If the single endodontist cannot see you, you will be looking further out.
If you need something Banks Square does not have
Pediatric dentistry is the one specialty missing here, and the nearest listings are very close: about 0.6 miles away elsewhere in Waltham, where 6 practices are recorded. That is a short trip for a child's specialist appointment.
It is also worth asking the general dentists in Banks Square whether they see children. Many general practices do routine care for children and only refer on when treatment gets complicated.
For more names nearby, The Chemistry is 0.7 miles away with 14 practices, College Farm is 1.3 miles away with 13, and Riverview and Central Square have 10 each at 0.3 and 0.7 miles. Prospectville has 7 at 1.6 miles and South Side has 4 at 0.8 miles. All of them are within a couple of miles.
Insurance and paying
In network versus out of network is what shapes your bill more than anything else. In network means the practice and your insurer have agreed rates and your share is set in advance. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and your plan pays a portion, or nothing.
Confirm network status with your insurer before booking, then ask the practice for a written estimate. It should list the procedure codes, the fee for each, the expected insurance payment and the balance you owe on the day.
Our listings are built from public registry data. That registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information for any practice. In Banks Square, none of the 42 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 the details the registry never carried, which is why claimed listings are more useful.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that painkillers are not managing, call the general dentists on Main St and ask directly for a same day appointment. Describe what happened and when, because practices decide urgency on what they hear.
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 from the mouth will not stop.
If nothing on Main St is free, search by distance at dentist directory and work outward through Riverview, Central Square and The Chemistry, all within 0.7 miles.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Banks Square, Waltham?
Our directory lists 42 dental practices in Banks Square, out of 145 across Waltham. Twenty-seven are general dentistry. The rest are 5 dental clinics, 3 orthodontics practices, 3 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2 in periodontics, and one each in prosthodontics and endodontics.
Where are the dentists in Banks Square?
Main St has 32 of the 42 listings. South St has 9 once the registry's variant spelling is counted, and Prospect Hill Ave has one. The neighborhood covers two ZIP codes, 02451 and 02453, so checking the ZIP on a listing helps place it before you travel.
Is there a pediatric dentist in Banks Square?
No. Pediatric dentistry is the only specialty with no listing in Banks Square. The nearest recorded practices are elsewhere in Waltham, about 0.6 miles away, where 6 appear in the directory. Many of the general dentists here will also see children for routine care.