This page uses only what the practice registry records. It covers what is listed here, how it is distributed, and where you would have to go for the four specialties that are absent.
What is listed in Straw/Smyth
Twenty three of the 30 listings are general dentistry. The rest are four dental clinics, two oral and maxillofacial surgery practices and one endodontist, plus one dental public health listing. This is a neighborhood built around everyday care.
Webster St has 11 practices, with two more recorded under Webster Street written in full, which is the same road entered a second way in the registry. Chestnut St has four, and Bay St and Union St have three each. The remainder are scattered, so check addresses rather than assuming everything is close together.
Seventeen listings are registered as individual practitioners and 13 as organizations, which is close to an even split. Twenty three of the 30 have been registered since before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2006. One practice has published a website and one has published opening hours through this directory, and none of the 30 has been claimed by its owner.
How to choose between them
With 23 general dentists and few specialists, the deciding question is what each practice handles itself. A general dentist who does straightforward extractions, root canals and dentures in house will save you appointments elsewhere, and in a neighborhood with this mix that is worth asking about on the first call.
Then compare on the practical points. Are you taking new patients, are you in network with my plan, and how soon can I be seen. Two oral and maxillofacial surgery listings and one endodontist means that some specialist work is available locally, but with numbers that small, waiting times are the thing to check.
- Four dental clinic listings sit alongside private practices. Ask what services each one actually offers before booking.
- Thirteen listings are organizations. Ask whether you would see the same dentist each visit.
- Twenty three of the 30 practices have been registered since before 2010, which points to stability in the neighborhood.
If you need something Straw/Smyth does not have
Four specialties have no listing here: orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and prosthodontics. All four are available elsewhere in Manchester about 1.4 miles away, though the numbers vary a lot. There are 16 orthodontic practices, six periodontic practices, three pediatric dentists and just one prosthodontist at that distance.
Nearby neighborhoods add general options. Downtown has 30 practices 0.8 miles away, matching Straw/Smyth's own total. Hallsville has 13 at two miles, Piscataquog has six at 1.9 miles, Kalivas/Union has five at 1.7 miles, and North End and the Gaslight District have four each, at 0.4 and 1.4 miles.
Insurance and paying
The registry behind these listings records who is registered, at what address and in what specialty. It has no fees in it, no opening hours and no insurance information. One practice here has published a website and one has published hours, and none has claimed its listing, which is the only route by which a practice can add fee and insurance detail to a page like this.
So confirm the money side directly. Ask the practice whether they are in network for your exact plan, then check the same with your insurer, since plans from one company can be treated differently. For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate showing the procedure codes and what your plan is expected to pay before treatment begins.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that is not easing, start with the general practices on Webster St, where the largest group sits, then try Chestnut St, Bay St and Union St. Ask each whether they keep same day emergency appointments. You can also search by distance from where you are at dentist directory.
Some symptoms mean an emergency room rather than a dentist. 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 together with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Straw/Smyth, Manchester?
Thirty dental practices are listed, out of 176 across Manchester. Twenty three are general dentistry, with four dental clinics, two oral and maxillofacial surgery practices, one endodontist and one dental public health listing making up the rest. Eleven of them are on Webster St, and the listings fall in ZIP codes 03104 and 03101.
Is there an orthodontist in Straw/Smyth?
No orthodontist is listed in the neighborhood. The nearest are elsewhere in Manchester, about 1.4 miles away, where 16 orthodontic practices are listed. That is the best covered of the four specialties missing here, so finding an appointment should be straightforward.
Where is the nearest pediatric dentist?
None is listed in Straw/Smyth. The nearest are elsewhere in Manchester, roughly 1.4 miles away, but only three pediatric practices are listed there. Many general dentists treat children, so ask the practices on Webster St and Chestnut St before traveling.