Two thirds of the listings are general dentistry, with a strong oral surgery presence for an area this size. This guide covers what is recorded here, how to choose, where the missing specialties are, and what to check on cost and urgent care.
What is listed here
Twenty of the 31 listings are general dentistry. Six are oral and maxillofacial surgery, two are endodontics, and there is one each of periodontics, orthodontics and dental public health. Practices can hold more than one registration, so read those numbers as the range of care available rather than a count of separate offices.
Monroe St carries 16 of the listings, with one more recorded simply as Monroe. Newman St has 9, Michigan Ave has 2 and Gregory St has 1. Everything sits inside a single ZIP code, so the whole set is easy to compare on practical grounds.
Nineteen of the listings are registered to individual practitioners and 12 to organizations. Sixteen of the 31 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration in the district dates to 2005.
- 31 practices, 20 of them general dentistry
- Six oral and maxillofacial surgery listings
- 16 listings on Monroe St, 9 on Newman St
- 19 individual practitioners, 12 organizations
- 16 registered before 2010
How to pick one
For routine care you are choosing between 20 general practices, most of them on two streets. The questions worth asking on the phone are the practical ones: how far ahead routine appointments book, whether the same dentist sees you each visit, and what happens when a patient calls in pain on a busy morning.
Six oral and maxillofacial surgery listings is a lot for a district of 31 practices, so wisdom teeth and difficult extractions can usually be handled without traveling. Two endodontics listings mean root canals are covered locally as well. For anything else, ask your general dentist who they refer to and whether that practice takes your insurance.
The two gaps, and the neighbors
Pediatric dentistry and prosthodontics have no listing in the Ford Homes District. Both are nearest elsewhere in Dearborn, about 1.8 miles away, with 9 pediatric practices and 3 prosthodontics practices recorded there. Prosthodontics covers dentures, bridges and implant restorations, so that is the trip to plan for if you are facing a course of restorative work.
For general care nearby, North Dearborn Park is 0.8 miles away with 20 listed practices, Volks is 1.3 miles away with 19 and Morley Area is 0.5 miles away with 18. West Dearborn Downtown has 9 at 0.5 miles, and Southwestern Outer Drive and Riverbend each have 3, at 0.6 and 1.2 miles.
What it costs, and what this page cannot say
The registry behind these listings holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. None of the 31 practices in the district has claimed its listing or published a website or hours, so nothing here is a guide to price or availability. Claimed listings are how a practice adds that detail, which is why they are worth looking for.
That leaves the phone. Ask whether they are in network for the exact plan you hold rather than for your insurer generally, since one company usually runs several networks at different rates. Ask for a written estimate before treatment, with procedure codes, the practice fee, the expected plan payment and your share. For surgery, ask whether sedation and follow up visits are included in the quoted figure.
- Confirm the network for your specific plan
- Ask for a written estimate before treatment
- Ask whether sedation and follow ups are included
- Check what remains of your annual maximum
Urgent care and the hospital line
If you need to be seen today, call early and ask for an emergency slot rather than a routine appointment. With 25 of the 31 listings on Monroe St and Newman St, and 20 more practices 0.8 miles away in North Dearborn Park, a few calls should find someone. To search by distance from where you are, use dentist directory.
Certain symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dental office. Go straight there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop after an extraction. For a knocked out adult tooth, hold it by the crown, keep it in milk or saliva, and try to be seen within the hour.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in the Ford Homes District?
Thirty one dental practices are listed in the district, all inside ZIP code 48124. Twenty are general dentistry, six are oral and maxillofacial surgery, two are endodontics, and there is one each for periodontics, orthodontics and dental public health. Dearborn as a whole has 317 listed practices.
Can I get wisdom teeth removed in the Ford Homes District?
There are six oral and maxillofacial surgery listings in the district, which is a strong presence for an area with 31 practices in total. That covers wisdom teeth, difficult extractions and jaw surgery. Ask your general dentist for a referral and check whether the surgery takes your insurance before you book.
Is there a pediatric dentist in the Ford Homes District?
No pediatric dentistry practice is listed in the district. The nearest are elsewhere in Dearborn, about 1.8 miles away, where nine are recorded. Several of the 20 general dentists here are likely to see children as well, so it is worth asking your own practice what ages they treat first.