A number that large needs explaining before it is useful, because 369 listings does not mean 369 separate practices you can walk into. The pattern in the data tells you a lot about how to approach it.
What is listed in Old Fourth Ward
Three hundred and five listings are general dentistry. The specialist counts are large in absolute terms: 34 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 26 periodontists, 24 prosthodontists, 16 pediatric dentists, 14 orthodontists, nine in oral pathology, nine endodontists, eight in oral radiology and one in orofacial pain. Every specialty this directory tracks is represented, including oral radiology, which appears in very few neighborhoods anywhere.
Two hundred and eighty four of the listings are on N University Ave and 36 on E Medical Center Dr, with 11 more under E. Medical Center Drive and six under a suite specific version of E Medical Center Dr, both of which are the same road written differently in the registry. Seven are on N Ingalls St.
Three hundred and sixty of the 369 are registered as individual practitioners and only nine are organizations. Taken with the street concentration, that means the great majority of these are individual clinicians registered at a small number of large shared addresses rather than independent offices. One hundred and forty three have been registered since before 2010 and the oldest dates to 2005. None has been claimed by its owner.
How to choose between them
Start by deciding whether you want a neighborhood practice or care at a large shared site. If it is the former, the numbers here are misleading and the smaller neighborhoods nearby will suit you better. If it is the latter, the depth of specialist cover is the point, and you should expect a central booking process rather than calling an individual dentist.
Either way, ask two questions when you call. First, whether a referral is required, since some services at large sites only accept referred patients. Second, which department or clinic the clinician works in, because several hundred listings share very few addresses and getting to the right desk saves time.
- Confirm the building, floor and clinic name at the time of booking. A street address alone will not be enough here.
- Nine endodontists and 26 periodontists are listed, so specialist treatment is available without leaving the area.
- Eight oral radiology listings appear here. That is a diagnostic specialty most patients only meet through a referral.
If you need something Old Fourth Ward does not have
No specialty is missing. Every one this directory tracks has a listing in the neighborhood, and most have double figures, so traveling for the type of care you need should never be necessary from here.
You might still prefer a smaller practice closer to home. Burns Park has 42 practices 1.3 miles away, Cranbrook has 30 at 2.1 miles and Dicken has 25 at 2.3 miles. Closer in, Kerrytown has four at 0.8 miles, Germantown has three at 0.9 miles and Wildwood has six at 1.2 miles.
Insurance and paying
The registry we draw on lists the clinician, the address and the specialty. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information at all, and with 369 listings in one neighborhood that limitation is worth stating plainly. Only a claimed listing can carry those details, and none of the listings here has been claimed.
Coverage questions get more complicated at large shared sites, not less. Ask whether the specific clinician and the facility are both in network for your plan, since those can differ. Ask whether any part of the treatment would be billed to your medical insurance rather than your dental plan. And ask for a written estimate with procedure codes before you agree to anything beyond an examination.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or severe pain, call and ask directly whether same day emergency appointments are available and whether you need a referral to be seen. If the answer is no, the general practices in Burns Park, Cranbrook and Dicken are a short distance away. You can also search by distance from where you are at dentist directory.
Some symptoms mean an emergency room rather than a dental clinic. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if breathing or swallowing has become difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop.
Questions patients ask
Why are there 369 dentists listed in Old Fourth Ward?
Because 284 of the listings share one street, N University Ave, and 360 of the 369 are registered as individual clinicians rather than organizations. That pattern means many separate registrations at a small number of large shared addresses, not 369 independent offices.
What dental specialties are available in Old Fourth Ward?
All of them. The listings include 34 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 26 periodontists, 24 prosthodontists, 16 pediatric dentists, 14 orthodontists, nine endodontists, nine in oral pathology, eight in oral radiology and one in orofacial pain. General dentistry still accounts for 305 of the 369 listings, so specialists are a minority of the total.
Where can I find a smaller dental practice near Old Fourth Ward?
Burns Park has 42 listed practices 1.3 miles away, Cranbrook has 30 at 2.1 miles and Dicken has 25 at 2.3 miles. Kerrytown, Germantown and Wildwood are closer still but much smaller, with four, three and six practices respectively. All three of the larger ones sit more than a mile out, which is a short drive from the neighborhood.