The mix here is different from most neighborhoods. General dentistry accounts for less than half the list, while pediatric dentistry has 13 listings and orthodontics 7, which makes this an unusually strong area for children's dental care.
What is listed in Frankford
Eighteen of the 39 listings report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 4 more are registered as dental clinics. Pediatric dentistry has 13 listings, orthodontics 7 and oral and maxillofacial surgery 1.
Thirteen pediatric dental listings in a neighborhood of 39 practices is a high proportion, and combined with 7 orthodontic listings it means families can compare several options locally rather than taking whatever is available.
The addresses concentrate on Roosevelt Blvd, which has 22 listings. Bustleton Ave has 6, with 2 more entered as Bustleton Avenue, and Castor Ave and Pratt St have 2 each. Twenty-four listings are registered to an individual dentist and 15 to an organization. Twenty-eight of the 39 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
How to choose between them
If you are looking for a dentist for yourself, the list is shorter than the headline number suggests: 18 general dentists and 4 clinics. Ask whether they are taking new adult patients on your plan and how soon a first appointment comes up.
If you are looking for a dentist for a child, this is a good neighborhood for it. Thirteen pediatric listings gives you room to choose on things that actually matter, such as whether the practice is used to anxious children and how it handles a first visit.
For orthodontics, 7 listings means you can get more than one consultation. Comparing written treatment plans and payment schedules is normal and worth doing, since courses of treatment run for months or years.
- For a child, ask how the practice handles a first appointment.
- For braces, get two consultations and compare the written plans.
- Note that Bustleton Ave appears in the registry under two spellings.
If you need something Frankford does not have
Three specialties have no listing here: endodontics, periodontics and prosthodontics. In each case the nearest listings are elsewhere in Philadelphia, about 4.2 miles away, and the wider city is deep in all three, with 81 periodontic listings, 58 endodontic and 37 prosthodontic.
Many general dentists carry out root canals and manage earlier stage gum disease themselves, so ask before assuming you need a specialist referral.
For general care closer by, Wissinoming is 0.9 miles away with 12 listings and Lexington Park 1.3 miles with 12. Fitler has 11 and Northwood 10 at 1.4 miles, Lawndale 7 and Tacony 24 at 1.5 miles. Tacony is the largest of those nearby lists.
Insurance and paying
Ask whether the practice is in network with your specific plan, not just whether it accepts your insurer. Out of network care can still be billed to your insurance, but your share is usually larger.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, and for orthodontic treatment in particular, ask for a written estimate that sets out each procedure code, the practice's fee, what your plan is expected to pay and your portion. Ask before treatment starts.
Our listings come from the national provider registry, which records name, address and reported specialty only. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In Frankford, none of the 39 listings has a published website or published hours. That is why claimed listings matter: claiming a page is how a practice adds what the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown, or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices nearest you and ask specifically whether they hold same day emergency slots. With 18 general dentists and 4 clinics listed, and 22 of all listings on Roosevelt Blvd, several calls can be made quickly.
Go to an emergency room rather than a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you have any trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop under steady pressure.
If nothing nearby can see you, search by distance from your location at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Frankford?
Our directory lists 39 dental practices with Frankford addresses, in ZIP codes 19149 and 19124. Eighteen report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 4 are registered as dental clinics, alongside 13 pediatric dentists, 7 orthodontists and 1 oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
Is Frankford a good place to find a dentist for children?
By the numbers, yes. Thirteen of the 39 practices listed in Frankford report pediatric dentistry as their specialty, which is a high share for one neighborhood, and there are 7 orthodontic listings as well. That gives families real choice rather than a single available option.
Where is the nearest endodontist to Frankford?
Endodontics has no listing in the neighborhood. The nearest are elsewhere in Philadelphia, about 4.2 miles away, where 58 endodontic practices are registered. Periodontics and prosthodontics are also absent locally, with 81 and 37 listings respectively at roughly the same distance.