Almost all of them share one road, and between them they cover every main dental specialty. This guide sets out what the registry records and what you will need to ask about yourself.
What is listed in North Philadelphia
71 of the 118 listings are tagged general dentistry. The specialist tags are unusually deep: 12 endodontics, 11 periodontics, 8 prosthodontics, 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 6 dental clinic, 4 orthodontics, 3 oral pathology, 2 pediatric dentistry, 2 orofacial pain, and one each for dental public health, dental anesthesiology and oral radiology. Listings can carry more than one tag, so the totals overlap.
N Broad St accounts for 106 listings, with 2 more recorded as North Broad Street and 1 as N Broad Street, so 109 of the 118 are on that one road. Germantown Ave has 3 and W Lehigh Ave has 1. Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry is on N Broad St in this neighborhood, which is worth knowing if you want to ask a teaching institution about patient care.
108 listings are registered as individual practitioners and 10 as organizations. 42 of the 118 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
- 118 listed practices across ZIPs 19140, 19133 and 19132
- 71 tagged general dentistry, 12 endodontics, 11 periodontics
- 109 listings on N Broad St, counting all three spellings
- 108 individual practitioners, 10 organizations
- 42 registered before 2010, oldest registration 2005
How to choose between them
Location will not narrow this list, because nine in ten listings are on the same street. Start with what you need. For routine care, call several of the 71 general listings and compare how soon a new patient can be seen and what the first visit costs.
For specialist treatment, the depth here is the point. 12 endodontics, 11 periodontics, 8 prosthodontics and 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery listings mean root canals, gum treatment, dentures and extractions can generally be handled in the same neighborhood. Ask your general dentist whether they refer locally and whether records are shared.
Children's dentistry is the thin spot, with 2 listings. Ask general practices whether they see children, or plan to look further out.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
There is no specialty gap here. Every main dental specialty appears among the 118 listings, and most appear several times. What can still be missing is an appointment when you want one, so ask a practice that is full who else nearby does the same work.
The surrounding neighborhoods add moderate depth. Nicetown is 0.3 miles away with 19 listings. Chopersville has 38 at 1.1 miles and Kensington has 28 at 1.4 miles. West Kensington has 6 at 1.0 mile, Stanton has 5 at 1.1 miles and Abbotsford Homes has 4 at 1.4 miles.
- Nicetown, 0.3 miles, 19 practices
- West Kensington, 1.0 mile, 6 practices
- Chopersville, 1.1 miles, 38 practices
- Stanton, 1.1 miles, 5 practices
- Abbotsford Homes, 1.4 miles, 4 practices
- Kensington, 1.4 miles, 28 practices
Insurance and paying
Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. It records who is registered to practice and at what address, and that is the honest limit of it. None of the 118 North Philadelphia listings has published hours or a website with us, and none has been claimed by its owner.
Ask whether the practice is in network with your specific plan rather than with your insurer as a whole. In network normally means a rate agreed in advance. Out of network can still be workable if your plan pays a share, but you carry more of the bill.
For anything beyond a checkup, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes. If your treatment involves both a general dentist and a specialist, ask each of them the network question separately, because coverage does not follow the referral.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices on N Broad St and ask outright for a same day emergency slot. With 71 general listings and 12 endodontics listings in one neighborhood, severe toothache is about as well covered here as anywhere in the city.
Some symptoms belong in an emergency room instead. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If you would rather search by distance than by neighborhood, dentist directory orders practices by how far they are from where you are.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in North Philadelphia?
Our directory holds 118 dental practice listings in North Philadelphia, out of 2,101 across the city. 71 are tagged general dentistry, with 12 endodontics, 11 periodontics, 8 prosthodontics and 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery among the specialist tags. They fall in ZIP codes 19140, 19133 and 19132.
Why are so many dentists on N Broad St?
109 of the 118 listings give an address on that road under three slightly different spellings. Temple University's Kornberg School of Dentistry is on N Broad St in this neighborhood. We cannot tie individual registrations to particular buildings, so we can only report that the concentration is real and very strong.
Is there a children's dentist in North Philadelphia?
Only 2 of the 118 listings are tagged pediatric dentistry, so local specialist options for children are limited. Many general dentists see children, so ask when you call. Chopersville is 1.1 miles away with 38 listings and Kensington is 1.4 miles away with 28 if you need to widen the search.