The specialty mix here is unusual. Only four categories appear at all, but one of them, endodontics, has 11 listings, which is a striking concentration for a single neighborhood.
What is listed in this district
Thirty-two of the 54 listings report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 6 more are registered as dental clinics. Beyond that there are 11 endodontic listings and 5 in periodontics. No other dental specialty has an address in the district.
The addresses cluster on two roads. Park Ave has 28 listings, with 2 more entered as Park Avenue, and Elm St has 14. Russell St adds 6 and Highland St 3. Between Park Ave and Elm St you have most of the district's dental care.
This is one of the few neighborhoods where organization listings outnumber individual ones: 31 are registered to a business or group and 23 to a named dentist. Thirty-two of the 54 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
How to choose between them
For routine care you have 32 general dentists and 6 clinics to choose from, most of them on two streets. That makes it practical to shortlist on other grounds: whether they are in network with your plan, how soon a new patient is seen, and how they handle urgent problems.
Because organizations outnumber individuals here, more of these listings are likely to be group practices. That can mean longer opening hours and several dentists under one roof, but also less certainty about seeing the same person each time. Ask directly.
If you have been told you need a root canal, this is a good place to be. Eleven endodontic listings means you can compare more than one specialist without leaving the district, and the same is true to a lesser degree for gum treatment, with 5 periodontic listings.
- Ask whether you will see the same dentist at each visit.
- For root canal treatment, ask whether your dentist does it or refers.
- Note the two spellings of Park Ave when checking an address.
If you need something this district does not have
Four specialties have no listing here: orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics. In every case the nearest listings are elsewhere in Worcester, about 0.5 miles away. The wider city has 33 orthodontic listings, 20 pediatric, 18 in oral surgery and 3 in prosthodontics.
Half a mile is a short trip, so these gaps are more of an administrative detail than a real obstacle, though prosthodontics is thin across the whole city at 3 listings.
Nearby neighborhoods add general choice. Piedmont is 0.5 miles away with 30 listings and Crown Hill 0.6 miles with 22. The Lower Pleasant Street District has 16 and Morris Square 14, both at 0.7 miles, the Beaver Street Historic District 7 at 0.8 miles and Downtown 15 at 0.9 miles.
Insurance and paying
Ask whether a practice is in network with your specific plan, not just whether it accepts your insurer. Out of network treatment can still be claimed, but your share of the cost is normally higher.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate that lists each procedure code, the practice's fee, what the plan is expected to pay and your portion. Root canal treatment in particular is worth pricing in advance, since costs vary between practices.
Our listings come from the national provider registry, which records name, address and reported specialty only. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In this district, none of the 54 listings has a published website or published hours. That is why claimed listings matter: claiming a page is how a practice publishes what the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown, or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices nearest you and ask specifically whether they hold same day emergency slots. With 32 general dentists and 6 clinics listed, and 30 of all listings on Park Ave under its two spellings, you can try several quickly.
Go to an emergency room rather than a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you have any trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop under steady pressure.
If nothing nearby can see you, search by distance from your location at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in the Lincoln Estate-Elm Park Historic District?
Our directory lists 54 dental practices with addresses in the district, across ZIP codes 01609 and 01602. Thirty-two report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 6 are registered as dental clinics. The rest is made up of 11 endodontists and 5 periodontists, with no other dental specialty listed locally.
Where can I get a root canal in this part of Worcester?
The district has 11 practices listing endodontics as their primary specialty, an unusually high number for one neighborhood. That means you can compare specialists locally rather than traveling. Many general dentists also carry out root canal treatment themselves, so ask yours before seeking a referral.
Is there an orthodontist or pediatric dentist here?
Neither has a listing in the district. Both are available elsewhere in Worcester, roughly 0.5 miles away, where 33 orthodontic and 20 pediatric dental practices are registered. Oral and maxillofacial surgery is also absent locally, with 18 listings at the same distance.