Fifty-six are registered as individual practitioners and only three as organizations. Combined with the single shared street, that is the pattern you see when many clinicians are registered at one large address rather than in separate offices, so read the count as registered dentists rather than as 59 storefronts.
What is listed in Corbett
The street breakdown is 27 listings on SW Moody Ave, 25 on S Moody Ave, four on SW Moody Avenue and one on a misspelled variant, plus one on SW Lowell Ln. Addresses appear exactly as each practice filed them, so the same road shows up several times over.
Specialty coverage is complete and deep for the size. General dentistry accounts for 33 registrations, periodontics for 10, orthodontics for nine, endodontics, prosthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery for three each, oral pathology and pediatric dentistry for two each, and orofacial pain and dental public health for one each. Registrations overlap, so the totals add to more than 59.
Twenty-five of the 59 were registered before 2010 and the oldest registration dates to 2005. Oral pathology and orofacial pain listings are rare to find anywhere, so their presence here is worth noting if you have been referred for either.
- 59 listings, 57 of them on Moody Ave across four spellings
- 56 individual practitioners, 3 organizations
- Every tracked specialty has at least one listing
- ZIP codes 97201 and 97239
How to choose between them
This list works differently from a street of independent practices. Because most registrations share one address, getting care usually means contacting one place and asking how to be seen, rather than comparing 59 separate options. Individual names become useful once you are already a patient.
Ask what the intake process is, whether a referral is required, whether they are taking new patients, which plans they accept, and how long the wait is. Waiting times matter more here than the usual questions about parking or opening hours.
If what you want is a neighborhood general dentist you can walk to for a cleaning, look at the surrounding areas below. Corbett's strength is depth of specialist cover, not convenience for routine care.
If you need something Corbett does not have
There is no specialty gap here. Every specialty the directory tracks has at least one listing, including oral pathology and orofacial pain, which most neighborhoods lack entirely. For an unusual referral, this is likely to be the destination rather than the starting point.
For ordinary care nearby, Marquam Hill has 28 listings 0.6 miles away, Homestead 18 at 0.7 miles and the University District 12 at 0.6 miles. Old Town has five at 1.4 miles, Terwilliger four at 1.1 miles and South Waterfront three at 0.4 miles. All of them are within a mile and a half.
Insurance and paying
In network means a provider has agreed set fees with your insurer, so your share is lower and predictable. Out of network means no fee agreement exists, which can mean paying more or paying first and claiming back. Specialist care is where this difference bites hardest, so confirm coverage with your insurer before the first appointment, not after.
Ask for a written estimate for anything beyond an exam and cleaning, itemized by procedure with the expected plan payment and your share. Our listings are built from registry data that holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, and none of the 59 listings here has been claimed. Claiming a listing is the only way those details reach the page.
If it is urgent
If you are in pain or a tooth has broken, call and describe the problem plainly, then ask whether you can be seen today and how urgent cases are handled. Large shared facilities usually run their own arrangements for this, which differ from the emergency slots a small practice keeps back.
Go to an emergency room rather than a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
You can also search by distance instead of by neighborhood at dentist directory, which will show the smaller practices in Homestead, Marquam Hill and the surrounding parts of Portland.
Questions patients ask
Why are nearly all the listings on one street?
Fifty-seven of the 59 listings in Corbett give an address on Moody Ave, recorded under four spellings, and 56 are registered as individual practitioners rather than organizations. That combination usually means many clinicians registered at a single large address rather than dozens of separate offices along the road.
What specialties are covered in Corbett?
All of them. Registrations here include general dentistry, periodontics, orthodontics, endodontics, prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, pediatric dentistry, oral pathology, orofacial pain and dental public health. The last two are uncommon anywhere, which is why unusual referrals in Portland often point to this part of the city.
Where can I find a smaller local practice?
The neighboring areas are all close. Marquam Hill has 28 listings 0.6 miles away, Homestead 18 at 0.7 miles, the University District 12 at 0.6 miles and Old Town five at 1.4 miles. Those are better places to look for an independent general dentist for routine care.