The specialist coverage here is better than the neighborhood's size suggests. General dentistry is still the largest category, but endodontics and pediatric dentistry each have 5 listings, and periodontics and orthodontics 3 each.
What is listed in Willow Creek
Twenty-seven of the 47 listings report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 3 more are registered as dental clinics. The specialist side is unusually broad: 5 in endodontics, 5 in pediatric dentistry, 3 in orthodontics, 3 in periodontics and 1 in prosthodontics.
The addresses are concentrated on one road recorded three ways. S Yale Ave has 32 listings, with 2 more entered as S. Yale Ave. and 1 as S. Yale Ave, all the same road. E 67th St has 8, with 1 more as E 67th Street.
Twenty-seven listings are registered to an individual dentist and 20 to an organization. Thirty-nine of the 47, more than four in five, were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005. That is a notably settled set of listings.
How to choose between them
For routine care you are choosing among 27 general dentists and 3 clinics. Since almost all of them are on the same road, use other filters: whether they are in network with your plan, how soon a new patient is seen, and whether they handle their own emergencies.
The specialist depth is the reason to look locally first. With 5 endodontists you can compare specialists for root canal treatment. With 5 pediatric dentists, families have real choice. Periodontics and orthodontics each have 3 listings, enough to get a second opinion before committing to gum surgery or braces.
Prosthodontics has a single listing, so if you need complex restorative work, ask early about availability and what alternatives your dentist would suggest.
- For braces or gum surgery, compare two written treatment plans.
- Check the suite number, since one road holds most of the listings.
- Ask whether the practice is taking new patients on your plan.
If you need something Willow Creek does not have
Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the one specialty with no listing here. For wisdom teeth, complex extractions or implant placement, the nearest cluster is elsewhere in Tulsa, about 1.2 miles away, where 28 practices are listed in that specialty. That is a short trip with plenty of choice.
Nearby neighborhoods are all close but mostly smaller. Richmond Hills is 0.3 miles away with 14 listings and Minshall Park 0.6 miles with 5. Southridge Estates has 11 at 0.7 miles, Southmont Hidden Valley 12 at 0.9 miles, Valley south 8 at 1.1 miles and Executive Estates 3 at 1.2 miles.
Insurance and paying
Ask whether a practice is in network with your particular plan, not just whether it accepts your insurer. That answer usually shapes your bill more than anything else you can check in advance.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, and for orthodontic or periodontal treatment especially, ask for a written estimate listing each procedure code, the practice's fee, what your plan is expected to pay and your share. Ask before treatment starts.
Our listings come from the national provider registry, which records only name, address and reported specialty. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In Willow Creek, none of the 47 listings has a published website or published hours. That is why claimed listings matter: claiming a page lets a practice add what the registry never held.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or crown, or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices nearest you and ask specifically whether they hold same day slots. With 27 general dentists, 3 clinics and 5 endodontists listed, urgent tooth pain has a reasonable chance of being handled locally.
Go to an emergency room rather than a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you have any difficulty breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop under steady pressure.
If nothing nearby can see you, search by distance from your location at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Willow Creek, Tulsa?
Our directory lists 47 dental practices with Willow Creek addresses, all in ZIP code 74136. Twenty-seven report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 3 are registered as dental clinics, alongside 5 endodontists, 5 pediatric dentists, 3 orthodontists, 3 periodontists and 1 prosthodontist.
Is there an oral surgeon in Willow Creek?
No. Oral and maxillofacial surgery is the only specialty with no listing in the neighborhood. The nearest cluster is elsewhere in Tulsa, about 1.2 miles away, where 28 practices are registered in that specialty. Your general dentist can refer you, and some handle simple extractions themselves.
Where are most Willow Creek dentists located?
On S Yale Ave, which carries 32 listings, with 3 more recorded under slightly different spellings of the same road. E 67th St has 8, plus 1 entered as E 67th Street. Because so many share one road, check the suite number as well as the street address.