The mix leans strongly toward children. Twenty-six listings are registered under general dentistry and 12 under pediatric dentistry, with two dental clinics, two oral and maxillofacial surgery and one orthodontics registration. Practices can hold more than one registration, so those numbers add to more than 38.
What is listed in Chopersville
Twelve pediatric dentistry listings in a set of 38 is one of the highest shares in this part of the directory. If you are looking for a dentist for a child, this neighborhood gives you a genuine choice rather than a single option to take or leave.
The streets are led by E Erie Ave with 15 listings and W Allegheny Ave with eight, plus three on A St, two on E Allegheny Ave and two recorded under a numbered W Allegheny Avenue address. Addresses appear exactly as each practice filed them, which is why one road can appear more than once.
Thirty-one listings are registered as individual practitioners and seven as organizations. Only nine of the 38 were registered before 2010, with the oldest dating to 2005, so most of these registrations are relatively recent. Ask how long a practice has been at its address if that matters to you.
- 38 practices, 26 of them registered under general dentistry
- 12 pediatric dentistry listings
- E Erie Ave: 15 listings. W Allegheny Ave: 8
- ZIP codes 19134 and 19133
How to choose between them
For adult routine care there are 26 general practices, which is a solid choice for a small neighborhood. Call three and ask whether they are accepting new patients, which plans they are in network with, what a first exam and X-rays cost without insurance, and how soon they could see you.
For children, use the depth of choice here. Ask how a first visit is handled, how long appointments run, and what happens if a child will not sit still. Those answers differ far more between practices than the listings suggest.
Because relatively few listings here predate 2010, it is worth asking directly how long the practice has been at that address and whether you will see the same dentist each time.
If you need something Chopersville does not have
Three specialties are missing, and all three are nearest elsewhere in Philadelphia about 0.6 miles away. Periodontics has 81 listings at that distance, endodontics 58 and prosthodontics 37. Being this close to the center of a large city means the gaps barely matter in practice.
Neighboring areas add general options as well. North Philadelphia has 118 listings 1.1 miles away, Kensington 28 at 1.0 miles, Richmond 21 at 1.3 miles and Nicetown 19 at 1.1 miles. Feltonville has eight at 1.3 miles and West Kensington six at 0.9 miles.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed set fees with your insurer, so your share of the bill is smaller and predictable. Out of network is about pricing rather than quality, and it can mean paying more or paying first and claiming back. Check with the insurer as well as the front desk, because network lists change.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate that lists each 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 38 listings in Chopersville has been claimed. Claiming a listing is how a practice publishes those details itself.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices on E Erie Ave and W Allegheny Ave and ask directly for a same day emergency appointment. Say plainly that it is urgent, because reserved slots are often not offered unless you ask.
Go to an emergency room instead of a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing nearby has room, dentist directory lets you search by distance rather than by neighborhood, which reaches the large clusters in North Philadelphia and the city center quickly.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Chopersville?
Thirty-eight dental practices are listed with addresses in Chopersville, across ZIP codes 19134 and 19133. Twenty-six are registered under general dentistry and 12 under pediatric dentistry, with two dental clinics, two oral and maxillofacial surgery listings and one orthodontics registration. Philadelphia as a whole has 2,101 listings.
Is this a good neighborhood for a children's dentist?
It has an unusually high share of pediatric listings: 12 of the 38 practices are registered under pediatric dentistry. That gives families several options to compare rather than one. Many of the 26 general practices also see children, so ask when you call which they prefer to treat.
Where is the nearest endodontist or periodontist?
Both are elsewhere in Philadelphia, about 0.6 miles from Chopersville. There are 58 endodontics listings and 81 periodontics listings at that distance, along with 37 prosthodontics. Given how short the trip is, the absence of those specialties inside the neighborhood makes little practical difference.