The recorded specialties are 48 general dentistry listings, 5 dental clinics, 4 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 4 pediatric dentistry, 4 orthodontics, 3 endodontics, 2 periodontics and 1 oral pathology. Almost every kind of dental care is represented on this list.
What is listed in Teachers Village
The listings are spread across several streets rather than gathered on one. Ferry St has 11, Alling St has 7, Lafayette St has 6, and Park Pl and William St have 4 each, with the remainder at other addresses across the three ZIP codes.
Thirty two of the listings are individual practitioners registered under their own name and 26 are organizations, meaning a practice entity, group or clinic. That is a fairly even split, and it gives you a real choice between small offices and larger groups. Twenty nine of the 58 have been on the federal register since before 2010 and the oldest registration here dates to 2006.
- 58 practices listed across ZIPs 07102, 07105 and 07103
- 48 general dentistry listings, 5 dental clinics
- Ferry St 11, Alling St 7, Lafayette St 6
- 32 individual practitioners, 26 organizations
- 29 registered before 2010, oldest dating to 2006
How to choose between them
Routine care is well covered by 48 general dentistry listings and 5 clinics, so compare on the things that vary between offices. Does the practice take your exact plan. How soon can a new patient be booked. Which languages are spoken at the desk, which is worth asking rather than guessing.
Specialist coverage here is better than in most neighborhoods of this size, with 4 oral surgery, 4 pediatric, 4 orthodontic, 3 endodontic and 2 periodontic listings. That means a course of treatment can often stay within a few streets.
Ask what a new patient exam includes, whether x rays are part of the fee, and which procedures the dentist does personally.
If you need something Teachers Village does not have
Only prosthodontics is missing entirely. It covers complex dentures, full mouth reconstruction and difficult implant restorations. The nearest listings are elsewhere in Newark, about 0.9 miles away, where we show 16 practices, so this is one of the easiest referrals on any of our pages.
For more general choice, University Heights has 144 listed practices 1.4 miles away and East Ferry has 28 at 0.8 miles. Those are the only neighboring areas we list nearby, but between them they add a substantial number of options within a mile and a half.
Ask that x rays and notes go ahead with any referral so imaging is not repeated.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed a contracted fee schedule with your insurer, so you pay the negotiated rate. Out of network means you may still have coverage, but the practice sets its own fee and you often pay the difference. It is a billing arrangement, not a quality rating, and it can vary between two plans from the same insurer.
Before anything beyond a routine exam, ask for a written estimate listing procedure codes, the practice fee, the expected insurance payment and your share. If you are paying yourself, ask what a first visit with x rays costs before you book.
Our listings come from the federal provider registry, which records names, addresses, specialties and registration dates. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. Here, one of the 58 listings publishes a website with us and one publishes hours, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds what the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call early and say plainly that you need same day care. With 48 general listings and 5 clinics nearby, plus 3 endodontic and 4 oral surgery listings, most urgent problems can be dealt with without leaving the area.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist: swelling spreading toward your eye or down your neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, a fever alongside facial swelling, or bleeding that will not stop.
To search outward by distance rather than by neighborhood, use dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Teachers Village, Newark?
We list 58 dental practices across ZIP codes 07102, 07105 and 07103, out of 331 listed in Newark as a whole. Forty eight are general dentistry listings, five are dental clinics, and there are four each in oral surgery, pediatric dentistry and orthodontics, plus three endodontic and two periodontic listings.
Where is the nearest prosthodontist to Teachers Village?
Prosthodontics is the only specialty with no listing in the neighborhood. The nearest are elsewhere in Newark, about 0.9 miles away, where we show 16 practices. Since that covers complex dentures and full mouth reconstruction, your general dentist will usually arrange the referral for you.
Are there dental clinics as well as private practices?
Yes. Five of the 58 listings are recorded as dental clinics, alongside 48 general dentistry listings. In total 26 listings are organizations rather than individual practitioners, so you can choose between a small practice with one dentist and a larger setup with several clinicians.