This guide sticks to what the registry can tell you: how many practices there are, what kinds they are, which streets they sit on, which ZIP codes cover them and how long they have been registered. It does not describe the neighborhood itself, because a public registry does not hold that.
What is listed in Lagrange
Of the 47 practices, 22 are general dentists. Alongside them the register shows 8 in endodontics, 5 in periodontics, 5 in orthodontics, 5 in pediatric dentistry, 2 dental clinics and 1 oral and maxillofacial surgeon. For a check-up, a cleaning or a filling, a general practice is the usual starting point.
The address data puts most of them on a single road. Welsh Rd carries 20 listings and another 9 are recorded as Welsh Road, which is the same street written two ways in the source records. Roosevelt Blvd has 6, Bustleton Ave has 5 and Banes St has 3. The listings fall across three ZIP codes: 19115, 19152 and 19114.
Thirty three of the listings are individual practitioners registered under their own names, and 14 are organizations, usually a group practice or the company that runs one. Twenty eight have been on the register since before 2010, and the oldest registration in Lagrange dates to 2006. Longevity is not a quality rating, but it shows a practice has been at this a while.
Narrowing down 47 practices
Because 22 of the 47 are general dentists, most people here are choosing between general practices, and the sensible way to do that is on fit rather than reputation. Ask whether the same dentist sees you at repeat visits, how far ahead routine appointments book, and which treatments are done in house rather than referred out.
The specialist mix is worth knowing before you need it. Endodontics is the largest specialty group in Lagrange with 8 listings, so if you are told you need a root canal there are several options close by. Periodontics, orthodontics and pediatric dentistry each have 5. If your child needs a dentist, ask a general practice whether it sees children itself, since some do and some refer.
- Whether the practice is taking new patients at all
- Which of the three ZIP codes it sits in, if that matters for your commute
- Whether the same dentist sees you each time
- What is treated in house and what is referred elsewhere
- How an unscheduled problem is handled during the working week
If Lagrange does not have what you need
One specialty is absent from the Lagrange listings entirely: prosthodontics, which covers crowns, bridges, dentures and implant restorations done as a specialist discipline. The nearest listings are in Philadelphia proper, recorded at 7.6 miles away, where 37 prosthodontic practices are on the register. A general dentist here may well do this work anyway, so ask before you travel.
For anything else, the surrounding neighborhoods add depth without much distance. Bustleton is 0.7 miles away with 31 listed practices, which is the largest concentration close by. Pauls Run has 13 at 1.5 miles, Pennypack Park has 8 at 1.4 miles and Vereeville has 7 at 0.9 miles. Blue Grass, the closest at 0.5 miles, has 4, and Academy Garden has 4 at 1.7 miles.
Insurance, estimates and the blanks in this listing
In network and out of network is the distinction that changes your bill most. In network means the practice has agreed set fees with your specific plan, not simply that it will accept your card. Confirm the exact plan name with the office before your first appointment, because insurers run several plans that sound alike and are priced very differently.
For anything beyond a check-up, ask for a written estimate before treatment starts, showing the full fee, what the plan is expected to pay and what is left for you. If your plan has an annual maximum, ask whether substantial work can be staged across two benefit years.
Be clear about what this directory is. The registry behind it holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, for Lagrange or anywhere else. None of the 47 listings here currently publish a website or hours through us, and none have been claimed. That is exactly why a claimed listing matters: it is the practice itself filling in what the public record cannot.
When a dental problem cannot wait
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call in the morning and say plainly you need to be seen today. Practices usually keep a little room for this. If your own dentist has nothing, work outward through the list rather than waiting, and remember that dentist directory lets you search by distance from where you actually are.
Some problems are not dental appointments at all. Go to an emergency room, not a dental office, if you have swelling that is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, a fever alongside facial swelling, or bleeding that will not stop. Those signs point to an infection or a bleed that needs hospital treatment quickly.
A knocked out adult tooth is the one real clock-watcher. Hold it by the crown, keep it in milk or saliva, and get to a dentist within the hour.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Lagrange?
There are 47 dental practices on the register in Lagrange. Of those, 22 are general dentists and the rest are specialists or clinics, including 8 endodontists, 5 periodontists, 5 orthodontists and 5 pediatric dentists. They are spread across ZIP codes 19115, 19152 and 19114, with most of them on Welsh Rd.
Is there a prosthodontist in Lagrange?
No prosthodontic practice is listed within Lagrange. The nearest are in Philadelphia proper, about 7.6 miles away, where 37 are registered. Before making that trip, ask a general dentist here whether they handle crowns, bridges or dentures themselves, because many general practices do this work without a specialist referral.
Which street in Lagrange has the most dental offices?
Welsh Rd, by a wide margin. Twenty of the listings give it as Welsh Rd and another nine as Welsh Road, the same street recorded two ways, which puts 29 of the neighborhood's 47 practices on it. Roosevelt Blvd has 6, Bustleton Ave has 5 and Banes St has 3.