Twenty-five listings are registered under general dentistry, with three pediatric dentistry, two orthodontics, two endodontics and one dental clinic. The addresses spread across several streets rather than one strip: Glazier Ave has nine, 147th St W has nine across two spellings, Foliage Ave five and Florence Trl four.
What is listed in Galaxie Commons
This is a routine care neighborhood with a useful edge. Twenty-five general dentistry registrations cover check ups, cleanings, fillings and crowns, and the specialties present are pediatric dentistry with three listings, orthodontics with two and endodontics with two.
Two endodontics listings matter more than the number suggests. Root canal treatment is the referral people most often need at short notice and in discomfort, so having options inside the neighborhood saves a difficult trip.
Twenty-two listings are registered as individual practitioners and nine as organizations. Twenty-two of the 31 were registered before 2010 and the oldest registration dates to 2006, so around seven in ten have held their address for more than fifteen years. Two street names appear twice in slightly different form, because addresses are stored exactly as each practice filed them.
- 31 practices, 25 of them general dentistry
- Glazier Ave: 9 listings. 147th St W: 9 across two spellings
- One ZIP code, 55124
- 22 registered before 2010, the oldest in 2006
How to choose between them
Twenty-five general practices is plenty of choice for an area this size. Start with the street nearest you, take three practices and call them. Ask whether they are accepting new patients, which plans they are in network with, what a first exam with X-rays costs without insurance, and how soon they could see you.
Ask whether you will see the same dentist at each visit. In a suburb where people tend to stay with one practice for years, that continuity is the single most useful thing to establish before you register.
For families, three pediatric listings gives a choice, and many of the general practices will see children too. Ask rather than assume, since practices differ on the age they will start seeing young patients.
If you need something Galaxie Commons does not have
Three specialties are missing, at three different distances. Periodontics is barely away at all, with two listings elsewhere in Apple Valley about 0.3 miles from here. Prosthodontics means a trip to Rosemount, about 3.6 miles, where a single practice is registered. Oral and maxillofacial surgery means Burnsville, about 3.7 miles, with four listings.
Nearby neighborhoods are few but close. Redwood has 36 listings just 0.5 miles away, which is more than Galaxie Commons itself, Cedar Knolls has eight at 2.0 miles and Old Town three at 1.0 miles. Between Galaxie Commons and Redwood you have most of the dentistry in Apple Valley within half a mile.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed set fees with your insurer, so your share of the bill is lower and predictable. Out of network is a pricing arrangement, not a quality judgment, and it can mean paying more or paying first and claiming back. Check the insurer's own list as well as asking the practice.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate that lists each procedure with the expected plan payment and your share. Our listings come from registry data that carries no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, and none of the 31 listings here has been claimed. Claiming a listing is how a practice publishes those details on its own page.
If it is urgent
For sudden pain, a broken tooth or a filling that has come out, call the general practices on Glazier Ave and 147th St W and ask directly for a same day emergency appointment. If the problem turns out to be a root canal, the two endodontics listings here mean you may not have to travel at all.
Go to an emergency room instead of a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing nearby can see you, dentist directory lets you search by distance rather than by neighborhood, which brings in Redwood and the surrounding towns.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are there in Galaxie Commons?
The directory lists 31 dental practices with addresses in Galaxie Commons, out of 95 across Apple Valley. Twenty-five are registered under general dentistry, with three pediatric dentistry listings, two orthodontics, two endodontics and one dental clinic. All of them fall inside ZIP code 55124.
Is there an oral surgeon in Apple Valley?
Not within Galaxie Commons. Oral and maxillofacial surgery has no listing here, and the nearest registered practices are in Burnsville, about 3.7 miles away, where four appear. Extractions and wisdom teeth are usually arranged by referral from your general dentist, who will normally book the appointment.
Where is the nearest periodontist?
Elsewhere in Apple Valley, about 0.3 miles from Galaxie Commons, where two periodontics practices are registered. That is a very short trip, though two listings is a small pool, so expect to book ahead. Gum treatment normally starts with your general dentist before any referral.