It is one of the few neighborhoods we cover where every specialty the directory tracks has a listing. This guide reports the registry records only: counts, specialties, streets and ZIP codes. Fees, hours and insurance networks are not held in that data.
What is listed in this district
General dentistry is recorded against 43 listings. The specialty counts are 11 in periodontics, 10 in orthodontics, 7 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 5 in endodontics, 3 in prosthodontics, one in oral pathology and one in pediatric dentistry. Some practices hold more than one registration, so those figures total 81 against 78 practices.
Chester Ave carries 46 of the 78 once the variant spelling is included. Euclid Ave has 23 and Hough Ave has 8. That is 77 of the 78 on three avenues. The district covers three ZIP codes, 44106, 44195 and 44103.
The registration pattern is striking: 77 of the 78 are registered as individual practitioners and only one as an organization. Twenty-two have been registered since before 2010, and the earliest registration here dates to 2005.
- 78 practices, 43 recorded as general dentistry
- 11 periodontics and 10 orthodontics listings
- 46 of the 78 on Chester Ave
- 77 individual practitioners against 1 organization
How to choose between them
With almost everything on Chester Ave and Euclid Ave, geography will not decide this. Start with what you need, because the specialist depth here is the district's real advantage.
Periodontics has 11 listings and orthodontics has 10, so for gum treatment or braces you can compare several rather than take the first referral. Oral surgery has 7 and endodontics has 5. Pediatric dentistry, with one listing, is the thin spot: if you need a specialist children's dentist, check availability early.
The near total dominance of individual registrations, 77 out of 78, is unusual. It means these are recorded as individual practitioners rather than corporate entities, so when you call, ask whether the dentist you book with is the one who will treat you and whether they take new patients directly.
If you need something this district does not have
Every specialty our directory tracks has at least one listing here, so on paper there is nothing you have to leave the district to find.
The practical exception is pediatric dentistry, which has a single listing. One practice cannot cover a district of 78 listings, so if that is what you need, plan on looking wider from the start.
University Circle is 0.7 miles away and lists 59 practices, the largest nearby pool by some way. Uptown is 1.0 miles away with 29, Buckeye and Woodhill is 1.7 miles away with 23, and Magnolia and Wade Park Historic District is 0.7 miles away with 16. Cedar Fairmount has 10 at 1.6 miles and Upper Chester has 6 at 0.5 miles.
Insurance and paying
In network versus out of network is the difference that matters most for cost. In network means the practice and your insurer have agreed rates and your share is set before you go. Out of network means the practice charges its own fee and your plan pays part of it, or nothing.
Confirm network status with your insurer rather than the practice, then ask for a written estimate before treatment starts. It should list the procedure codes, the fee for each, the expected insurance payment and your balance on the day.
Our listings are built from public registry data, which holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information at all. In this district, none of the 78 practices has a published website or published hours on record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice supplies the information the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a cracked tooth, a lost crown or pain that will not settle, call several of the general dentists on Chester Ave and Euclid Ave and ask outright for a same day appointment. With 43 general listings in the district, a short round of calls usually finds someone.
Certain symptoms need a hospital emergency room rather than a dentist. Go there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if breathing or swallowing has become difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
To search purely by distance from where you are, use dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in the East Eighty-Ninth Street Historic District?
Our directory lists 78 dental practices there, out of 523 across Cleveland. Forty-three are recorded under general dentistry. The specialty counts include 11 periodontics, 10 orthodontics, 7 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 5 endodontics, 3 prosthodontics, and one each in oral pathology and pediatric dentistry.
Which streets have the dental practices?
Chester Ave holds 46 of the 78 listings once the registry's variant spelling is included, Euclid Ave has 23 and Hough Ave has 8. That accounts for 77 of the 78. The district covers three ZIP codes, 44106, 44195 and 44103, so addresses fall across all three.
Can I see a specialist without leaving the district?
For almost everything, yes. Periodontics has 11 listings, orthodontics 10, oral surgery 7 and endodontics 5, so you can compare rather than accept the first referral. Pediatric dentistry is the exception, with a single listing, so check availability there early.