Everything falls inside ZIP code 55104, and the addresses are split between two streets. Saint Paul has 408 listed practices in total, and the specialties missing here are all available about 1.6 miles away.
What is listed in Lexington - Hamline
Thirty one of the 34 practices list general dentistry. Beyond that there are two periodontics listings and one entry recorded as a dental clinic. No other specialty appears in the neighborhood.
The street pattern is simple. Dunlap St N has 17 listings, with one more under North Dunlap Street and one under N Dunlap St, the same road written three ways. Syndicate St N has 13, plus one recorded as N Syndicate St. Between them those two streets account for all but a handful of the listings, and everything sits in ZIP code 55104.
Twenty eight practices are registered as individual practitioners and six as organizations. Fifteen of the 34 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2006.
- 34 practices, 31 listing general dentistry
- 19 on Dunlap St N and 14 on Syndicate St N across all spellings
- One ZIP code: 55104
- 28 individual practitioners, six organizations
- 15 registered before 2010
How to choose between them
When a neighborhood is almost entirely general dentistry, the most useful question is how far a practice will take your treatment before referring you elsewhere. Root canals, extractions, implants and crowns are handled in house by some general dentists and referred out by others.
Ask about waiting times for both routine and urgent appointments, and ask who you would see at each visit. Twenty eight of the 34 listings are registered to a named individual, which usually means one dentist rather than a rotating team.
If you need braces or a specialist procedure, plan on looking outside the neighborhood from the start rather than hoping a local practice can cover it.
If you need something Lexington - Hamline does not have
Five specialties are absent: orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics. All of them are found elsewhere in Saint Paul about 1.6 miles away, where the directory records nine orthodontic practices, 23 pediatric practices, five endodontic practices, 13 oral surgery practices and five prosthodontic practices.
That distance is short, so the gaps are an inconvenience rather than a barrier. It is still worth asking your dentist early where they refer, especially for treatment that runs over several appointments.
Neighboring areas add general options. Snelling - Hamline has 16 practices 0.7 miles away, Iris Park 10 at one mile, Crocus Hill eight and Hamline - Midway three at 1.1 miles, Como Park 13 at 1.2 miles and Summit Hill six at 1.3 miles.
Insurance and paying
The first question to settle is network status. In network means your insurer has already agreed the fee with the practice. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and your share is usually larger. Ask the office, then check with your insurer, since two plans from the same company can cover different practices.
For anything beyond a checkup and clean, ask for a written estimate showing the procedure codes, the practice fee, the expected insurance payment and your balance. Ask any specialist you are referred to for the same thing.
Our listings hold registration details only. They contain no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. None of the 34 practices in Lexington - Hamline has claimed its listing or published a website or hours with us, which is why a claimed listing is more useful to patients than an unclaimed one.
If it is urgent
Call early in the day and ask directly for a same day appointment, describing the symptom rather than the treatment you expect. With 31 general listings on two adjoining streets, several calls can be made quickly.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital 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. These are signs of an infection spreading or a bleed that needs hospital care first.
If you would rather search by distance from your own address than by neighborhood, use dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Lexington - Hamline?
The directory lists 34 dental practices, all in ZIP code 55104. Thirty one list general dentistry, two list periodontics and one is recorded as a dental clinic. The addresses are concentrated on two streets, with 19 on Dunlap St N and 14 on Syndicate St N once the variant spellings in the registry are counted together.
Is there an orthodontist or a pediatric dentist in Lexington - Hamline?
No. Neither specialty appears in the neighborhood listings, along with endodontics, oral surgery and prosthodontics. All are available elsewhere in Saint Paul about 1.6 miles away, where 23 pediatric practices and nine orthodontic practices are recorded. Many general dentists here will still see children for routine checkups.
What should I ask when calling a dentist here?
Ask whether the practice is in network with your plan, how long the wait is for a new patient appointment, and which treatments they complete in house. That last point matters because five specialties are missing locally, so a general dentist who handles root canals or extractions themselves saves you a separate trip across the city.