The unusual feature here is prosthodontics, which is far better represented than in most neighborhoods. Everything below comes from the registry records: counts, specialties, streets and ZIP codes. Fees, hours and insurance are not part of that data.
What is listed in Center City
General dentistry is recorded against 33 listings. There are also 9 in prosthodontics, 5 in orthodontics, 2 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2 in periodontics and one dental clinic. A few practices hold two registrations, so those counts total 52 against 49 practices.
Nine prosthodontics listings is a lot. This is the specialty that handles complex crown and bridge work, implant restorations and full dentures, and in most neighborhoods it has one practice or none.
John F Kennedy Blvd carries the most listings at 18, followed by S Broad St with 11. N Broad St and Market St have 5 each and Sansom St has 4. The neighborhood covers three ZIP codes, 19102, 19110 and 19107. Forty-one are registered as individual practitioners and 8 as organizations, and 17 of the 49 have been registered since before 2010.
- 49 practices, 33 recorded as general dentistry
- 9 prosthodontics listings
- John F Kennedy Blvd has 18, S Broad St has 11
- ZIP codes 19102, 19110 and 19107
How to choose between them
For routine care the 33 general dentistry listings are your starting point, and with everything within a few blocks you can choose on availability rather than distance.
If you are facing implants, a bridge or full dentures, the 9 prosthodontics practices are the reason to look here rather than elsewhere. Treatment of that kind is expensive and runs over months, so getting two opinions is sensible, and Center City is one of the few places where that is easy.
Only 17 of the 49 were registered before 2010, so most of these are newer registrations. With 41 of 49 registered as individual practitioners, small practices dominate. Endodontics and pediatric dentistry have no listing at all, which is worth knowing before you assume everything can be handled locally.
If you need something Center City does not have
Pediatric dentistry and endodontics are both absent. The nearest listings are elsewhere in Philadelphia, about 3.4 miles away, and the numbers are large: 157 pediatric dentistry practices and 58 endodontics practices are recorded there.
You do not need to go that far for general care. Rittenhouse Square is only 0.3 miles away and lists 149 practices, three times what Center City holds. Washington Square West is 0.5 miles away with 62, the Gayborhood is 0.3 miles away with 40 and Logan Square is 0.4 miles away with 23. Fitler Square has 16 at 0.7 miles and Chinatown has 12 at 0.5 miles.
Everything on that list is within three quarters of a mile, which makes Center City one of the easiest neighborhoods to widen a search from.
Insurance and paying
In network and out of network is the difference that shapes your bill. In network means the practice and your insurer have agreed rates and your share is fixed before you go. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and your plan covers part of it, or nothing.
Confirm network status with your insurer rather than the practice, then ask for a written estimate covering the procedure codes, the fee for each, the expected insurance payment and your balance. For prosthodontic work, ask for the whole treatment plan in writing rather than one visit at a time.
Our listings come from public registry data, which holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In Center City, none of the 49 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 what the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a cracked tooth, a lost crown or pain that will not settle, call the general dentists on John F Kennedy Blvd and S Broad St and ask outright for a same day appointment. Describe what happened and when, since that is how practices triage.
Certain symptoms need a hospital emergency room instead of a dentist. Go there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing here is available, search by distance at dentist directory and try Rittenhouse Square, 0.3 miles away with 149 listings.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Center City, Philadelphia?
Our directory lists 49 dental practices in Center City, out of 2,101 across Philadelphia. Thirty-three are recorded under general dentistry. There are also 9 prosthodontics practices, 5 in orthodontics, 2 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2 in periodontics and one dental clinic.
Is Center City a good place to find a prosthodontist?
On the numbers, yes. Nine of the 49 listings are prosthodontics practices, which is well above what a neighborhood this size usually has. Since implant, bridge and denture treatment is costly and runs over months, having several within walking distance makes getting a second opinion practical.
Where do I take a child for specialist dental care?
Pediatric dentistry has no listing in Center City. The nearest recorded practices are elsewhere in Philadelphia, about 3.4 miles away, where the directory holds 157. Endodontics is also absent here, with 58 practices at the same distance for specialist root canal treatment.