Only about half of those listings are general dentistry, which makes this an unusually specialist heavy area. This guide covers what the registry records, how to choose, what is nearby, and what to check on cost and urgent care.
Sixty listings and what they cover
General dentistry accounts for 33 of the 60 listings. The specialist side covers 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 6 endodontics, 5 periodontics, 3 pediatric dentistry, 2 prosthodontics and 2 orthodontics, plus 2 dental clinics. Practices can hold more than one registration, so those numbers describe available care rather than counting separate offices.
James St carries 23 of the listings and Oak Tree Rd another 15. State Route 27 has 6, Dayton Dr has 5 and Lincoln Hwy has 2. Between them those roads hold most of the neighborhood's dentistry across the two ZIP codes.
Thirty seven of the listings are registered to individual practitioners and 23 to organizations. Thirty four of the 60 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
- 60 practices, 33 of them general dentistry
- Every tracked specialty is represented
- 23 listings on James St, 15 on Oak Tree Rd
- 37 individual practitioners, 23 organizations
- 34 registered before 2010
Choosing among them
Start by deciding what you need. For checkups, cleanings and fillings, you are choosing between 33 general practices, and the useful questions are practical: appointment lead times, whether you see the same dentist each visit, and how a call about sudden pain is handled.
The specialist depth means most treatment plans can be completed within the neighborhood. Eight oral surgery listings and six endodontics listings is a lot for 60 practices, so wisdom teeth and root canals are well covered locally. Ask your general dentist which specialists they work with, since a settled referral relationship usually means faster appointments and records that move properly between offices.
No gaps, and a short list of neighbors
Every specialty the registry tracks has at least one listing in Menlo Park. That is unusual and it means you can normally complete a course of treatment, however many practitioners it involves, without leaving the neighborhood.
The nearby areas are smaller, so they are mainly useful for a second opinion or a sooner appointment. Fords is 2.6 miles away with 16 listed practices, Pumptown is 1.6 miles away with 9, Bonhamtown has 4 at 3.4 miles and Robinvale has 3 at 1.9 miles. If none of those suits, Edison as a whole has 200 listed practices to draw on.
Insurance and the limits of these listings
This registry does not hold fees, opening hours or insurance information. None of the 60 practices in Menlo Park has claimed its listing or published a website or hours through it, so nothing on this page indicates what anything costs or when a door is open. Claimed listings are how practices add that, which is why they matter to a patient comparing options.
Ask directly when you call. Confirm the practice is in network for your exact plan rather than for your insurer generally, since one company usually runs several networks. Ask for a written estimate before treatment, listing procedure codes, the fee, the expected plan payment and your share. Where a specialist is involved, ask how the cost splits between the two practices before treatment starts.
- Confirm the network for your specific plan
- Ask for a written estimate before treatment
- Ask how costs split between dentist and specialist
- Check what remains of your annual maximum
Urgent problems
For same day pain, call early and ask for an emergency appointment rather than the next routine slot. With 23 practices on James St and 15 on Oak Tree Rd, plus 16 more listed 2.6 miles away in Fords, a few calls should turn up something. To search by distance from where you are, use dentist directory.
Some symptoms need an emergency room instead of a dental office. Go there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is getting difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop after an extraction. A knocked out adult tooth is urgent too: 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 Menlo Park, Edison?
Sixty dental practices are listed in Menlo Park, across ZIP codes 08820 and 08837. Thirty three are general dentistry, with eight oral and maxillofacial surgery, six endodontics, five periodontics, three pediatric dentistry, two prosthodontics and two orthodontics listings, plus two dental clinics. Edison as a whole has 200 listed practices.
Do I need to leave Menlo Park to see a dental specialist?
Usually not. Every specialty the registry tracks has at least one listing in the neighborhood, and oral surgery and endodontics are both well represented. You might still travel for a second opinion, in which case Fords is 2.6 miles away with 16 practices and Pumptown is 1.6 miles away with nine.
Which streets in Menlo Park have the most dental practices?
James St has the most with 23 listings, followed by Oak Tree Rd with 15. State Route 27 has six, Dayton Dr has five and Lincoln Hwy has two. That covers the large majority of the 60 practices in the neighborhood, so comparing several of them rarely means traveling far.