This guide uses only the registry data behind those listings, which records addresses, ZIP codes, provider type and registration dates. It has no ratings or reviews. What it can tell you is what is genuinely here, and the one thing that is not.
What is listed in the Westside
All 33 listings sit in a single ZIP code, 13905. Riverside Drive is the main concentration with 21 of them, once you combine the 20 filed as Riverside Dr with the one filed as Riverside Drive. Leroy St has 6, Oak St has 3 and Arthur St has 2.
Twenty four of the 33 are registered to individual practitioners and 9 to organizations, so this is largely a neighborhood of individually registered dentists. The names include Anthony C Palombaro, DDS and Advanced Endodontic Associates Llp. That difference reflects how the registration is held, not the size or standard of the practice.
Twenty seven of the 33 were registered before 2010, and the oldest goes back to 2005. That is more than 80 percent carrying fifteen years or more at the same registered address, one of the most settled patterns you will find.
- 33 practices listed, from 76 across Binghamton
- 26 general dentistry, 7 specialist listings
- 21 on Riverside Drive, 6 on Leroy St, 3 on Oak St
- One ZIP code, 13905
- 24 individual practitioners, 9 organizations
- 27 registered before 2010, oldest in 2005
How to choose between them
With 26 general dentistry listings serving a city that has 76 in total, the Westside is where a lot of Binghamton's routine dental care sits. That gives you real choice for exams, cleanings, fillings and crowns.
Because so many are long established and on the same road, the useful questions are about how a practice runs rather than where it is. Ask whether you will see the same dentist each visit, how far ahead cleanings are booked, and what happens if you call with pain and no appointment.
The specialist side is limited but real: 3 endodontic listings for root canal treatment, 2 for oral and maxillofacial surgery and one periodontist. None of the 33 publish a website or opening hours in the registry, so calling is how you check availability and network status.
If you need something the Westside does not have
One notable specialty is missing: pediatric dentistry. There is no children's dentist listed in the Westside, and the nearest concentration is Endicott, about 6.1 miles away, with 9 listings. If you have young children, that is the trip to plan for, though many general dentists see children too, so it is worth asking.
For general care the other neighborhoods in the city are close but much smaller. Downtown Binghamton has 13 practices at 0.9 miles, Northside has 10 at 1.6 miles, Eastside has 6 at 2.5 and Southside has 3 at 0.6. The Westside holds more listings than all four of them put together.
Insurance and paying
Network status is what moves the bill. In network means the practice has agreed rates with your plan, so your share is calculated from a discounted fee. Out of network means no agreement, and you can be left covering the difference between the fee charged and the amount your plan allows.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate that lists the procedure codes and send it to your plan for pre authorization first.
These listings come from a federal provider registry that records names, addresses, credentials and specialty codes. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance networks. That is why a claimed listing matters, since claiming is how a practice publishes those details itself. None of the 33 in the Westside have been claimed yet.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown or filling, or pain that is worsening, call the general dentistry listings on Riverside Drive and Leroy St and ask directly for same day care. There are 3 endodontic listings locally too, which matters if the problem turns out to be a tooth that needs a root canal. No hours are published here, so the phone is the only route.
Certain symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to the ER if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing local can see you, search outward by distance at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in the Westside of Binghamton?
There are 33 dental practices listed in the Westside, out of 76 across Binghamton, so close to half the city's dental listings are in this one neighborhood. Twenty six are general dentistry, with 3 endodontists, 2 oral and maxillofacial surgeons, one periodontist and one oral pathology listing. All are in ZIP code 13905.
Is there a children's dentist in the Westside?
There is no pediatric dentistry listing in the neighborhood. The nearest group is in Endicott, about 6.1 miles away, where 9 practices are listed. Many general dentists do see children, so it is worth asking the general practices here before assuming you need to travel.
Are Westside dentists long established?
Most of them are. Twenty seven of the 33 listings were registered before 2010 and the oldest dates to 2005, so more than 80 percent have held the same registration at the same address for fifteen years or more. That is continuity rather than proof of quality, but it is unusually high.