The recorded specialties are 24 general dentistry listings, 2 pediatric dentistry, 2 periodontics, and one each in endodontics, orthodontics, dental clinics and dental public health. It is a general dentistry list with a few specialists attached.
What is listed in Old Bend
No single street dominates. SW Knoll Ave and NW Newport Ave have 5 listings each, NW Colorado Ave and NW Carlon Ave have 4 each and SW Bond St has 3, with the rest spread across other addresses in the three ZIP codes. Comparing offices in person means a few short trips rather than one walk.
Twenty two of the listings are individual practitioners registered under their own name and 9 are organizations, meaning a practice entity, group or clinic. Nineteen of the 31 have been on the federal register since before 2010 and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
- 31 practices listed across ZIPs 97701, 97702 and 97703
- 24 general dentistry listings, 2 pediatric, 2 periodontic
- SW Knoll Ave 5, NW Newport Ave 5, NW Colorado Ave 4, NW Carlon Ave 4
- 22 individual practitioners, 9 organizations
- 19 registered before 2010, oldest dating to 2005
How to choose between them
Twenty four general dentistry listings is enough choice for routine care without being overwhelming. Compare on plan coverage, on how soon a new patient can be seen, and on which part of the neighborhood is easiest for you to get to.
Because 22 of the 31 listings are individual practitioners, many of these are small offices where you see the same dentist each visit. Ask who covers when that dentist is away, since that is where small practices differ most.
With one endodontic and two periodontic listings locally, ask a prospective general dentist which procedures they handle in house and where they refer for the rest.
If you need something Old Bend does not have
Two specialties are absent. Oral and maxillofacial surgery has no listing here, which covers wisdom teeth, surgical extractions and implant placement, and prosthodontics is missing too.
Both are close by. Elsewhere in Bend, about 1.1 miles away, we list 11 oral and maxillofacial surgery practices and 1 prosthodontic practice. The oral surgery pool is healthy, but with a single prosthodontist in reach, expect a wait for complex denture or full mouth work.
For more general options, Orchard District has 42 listed practices 1.0 miles away, Southern Crossing has 30 at 0.8 miles, Century West has 13 at 1.4 miles, Summit West has 10 at 1.8 miles, and River West and Stone Creek have 6 each within 1.5 miles.
Ask that your x rays and notes are sent ahead with any referral, so the specialist visit is spent on treatment rather than repeating imaging you have already paid for.
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 rather than a quality rating, and it can vary between two plans from the same insurer.
Before any work beyond a routine exam, ask for a written estimate listing procedure codes, the practice fee, the expected insurance payment and your share.
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. Two of the 31 Old Bend listings publish a website with us and two publish hours, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds what the registry never carried, which is why claimed listings show more.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call in the morning and say plainly that you need same day care. With 24 general listings here and Orchard District and Southern Crossing adding more than 70 practices within a mile, a short call list is a reasonable plan.
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 Old Bend?
We list 31 dental practices in Old Bend, across ZIP codes 97701, 97702 and 97703, out of 234 listed across Bend. Twenty four are general dentistry listings, two are pediatric and two are periodontic, with single listings in endodontics, orthodontics, dental clinics and dental public health.
Is there an oral surgeon in Old Bend?
No oral and maxillofacial surgery practice is listed in the neighborhood. The nearest are elsewhere in Bend, about 1.1 miles away, where we show 11 practices, so wisdom teeth and surgical extractions mean a short trip rather than a long one. Prosthodontics is also absent locally.
Are Old Bend dentists mostly small practices?
The list leans that way. Twenty two of the 31 listings are individual practitioners registered under their own name and only nine are organizations such as groups or clinics. Nineteen have been registered since before 2010, with the oldest dating to 2005, so many are long standing offices.