It is almost entirely a general dentistry neighborhood: 42 of the 46 listings include general dentistry, three are dental clinics and one lists orthodontics. Every specialist referral means leaving the neighborhood, though not by far.
What is listed in Downtown Beaverton
Forty two of the 46 listings include general dentistry, three are registered as dental clinics and one lists orthodontics. Nothing else appears. There is no pediatric, endodontic, periodontic, prosthodontic or oral surgery listing in the neighborhood.
The addresses are spread across several streets rather than concentrated on one. SW 2nd St has eight listings, SW 1st St seven, SW Farmington Rd seven, SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy six and SW Cedar Hills Blvd five. The rest are on other addresses. Everything falls inside ZIP code 97005.
Twenty eight listings are individual practitioners and 18 are organizations. Thirty two of the 46 were registered before 2010 and the oldest registration dates to 2005, so this is a long established cluster. Three listings publish a website through us and one publishes opening hours.
How to choose between them
With 42 general listings in a compact area, routine care is easy to find and the choice comes down to practical details rather than specialty. Ask what a new patient exam with x-rays costs, how soon an existing patient in pain can be seen, and which treatments are done in house.
That last question carries weight here. Because no specialists are listed in the neighborhood, a general dentist who handles straightforward root canals, simple extractions and basic gum treatment saves you a trip every time.
The split between individual practitioners and organizations, 28 to 18, gives you both models. Organizations and the three dental clinics tend to have more chairs and better short notice availability. Individual practitioners usually mean the same dentist each visit.
When you need something that is not here
Five specialties have no listing in Downtown Beaverton, and for all of them the nearest listed practices are elsewhere in Beaverton, only about 0.9 miles away. The numbers vary a lot: 15 pediatric practices, six periodontic, three endodontic, three oral and maxillofacial surgery and two prosthodontic.
So the distance is short but the choice is narrow for several of them. If you need endodontics, oral surgery or prosthodontics, expect a small field and book ahead rather than assuming availability.
For more general dentistry, Vose is 0.7 miles away with 24 listings and Raleigh West is 1.2 miles with 14. Fanno has ten at 2.0 miles, Central Beaverton eight at 0.8 miles, West Beaverton seven at 1.1 miles and Highland six at 1.1 miles.
Insurance and paying
None of the 46 listings in Downtown Beaverton has been claimed. Three publish a website and one publishes opening hours, which is the whole of the extra detail available. The registry these entries are built from records who a provider is and what they practice, and it holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. That is precisely the gap that claiming a listing fills.
So ask by phone. Give the full name of your plan rather than just the insurer, because a practice can be in network with one plan from a company and not another. An out of network practice may still file the claim, but you pay the difference.
For crowns, implants or anything referred to a specialist, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes. With 42 general listings in the neighborhood, a second opinion on a treatment plan is easy to arrange.
If it is urgent
Call at opening and say clearly that you need to be seen today. The listings are spread across five or six streets in a small downtown area, so if the first practice cannot help, the next is usually minutes away.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital straight away 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 from your mouth will not stop.
If the neighborhood is full, dentist directory searches by distance rather than by neighborhood, which will pick up Vose and Central Beaverton without you having to guess where the boundaries fall.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Downtown Beaverton?
Forty six practices, out of 251 across Beaverton. Forty two include general dentistry, three are registered as dental clinics and one lists orthodontics. The listings are spread across SW 2nd St, SW 1st St, SW Farmington Rd and other streets, all within ZIP code 97005.
Is there a children's dentist in Downtown Beaverton?
No pediatric dentistry is listed in the neighborhood. Fifteen pediatric practices are listed elsewhere in Beaverton, about 0.9 miles away, so the trip is short and the choice is reasonable. Ask your general dentist whether they see children for routine checkups too.
Where do I go for a root canal near Downtown Beaverton?
There is no endodontic listing in the neighborhood. Three endodontic practices are listed elsewhere in Beaverton, roughly 0.9 miles away, which is a narrow field. Many general dentists handle straightforward root canals themselves, so ask before assuming you need a referral.