Every specialty the registry tracks has a listing here, and a single street carries almost half the total. This guide covers what is recorded, how to narrow a long list, what is nearby, and what to check on cost and urgent care.
What the registry lists here
General dentistry accounts for 108 of the 149 listings. The specialist side covers 11 periodontics, 11 endodontics, 9 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 8 orthodontics, 2 pediatric dentistry and 2 prosthodontics, plus 8 dental clinics. Some practices hold more than one registration, so those numbers describe available care rather than counting separate offices.
Walnut St carries 72 listings, with 7 more recorded as Walnut Street. S 17th St has 23, Chestnut St has 10 and South St has 6. Nearly two thirds of the neighborhood's dentistry therefore sits on Walnut St and S 17th St between them.
One hundred and one of the listings are registered to individual practitioners and 48 to organizations. Seventy nine of the 149 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration dates to 2005. Two practices publish a website through the registry and one publishes hours.
- 149 practices, 108 of them general dentistry
- 72 listings on Walnut St, 23 on S 17th St
- Three ZIP codes: 19102, 19103 and 19146
- 101 individual practitioners, 48 organizations
- 79 registered before 2010
Narrowing 108 general practices
A list this long is only useful once you apply your own constraints. Start with location, since most listings are on two streets, then ask the questions that separate practices: how far ahead routine appointments book, whether you will see the same dentist each visit, and what happens when a patient calls in pain.
Seventy nine of these listings predate 2010, so many have been registered at the same address for well over a decade. That is a reasonable signal of stability, though not of anything clinical. Ask too what the practice handles in house, because with 11 endodontics and 11 periodontics listings nearby, referrals here are usually short trips rather than expeditions.
No gaps, and neighbors within half a mile
Every specialty the registry tracks has a listing in Rittenhouse Square, so a treatment plan involving gum treatment, a root canal, an extraction, braces, a denture or a child's care can normally be completed without leaving the neighborhood. Pediatric dentistry and prosthodontics have only two listings each, so those are the ones most likely to involve a wait.
For a second opinion or a sooner appointment, the neighbors are close. Washington Square West is 0.7 miles away with 62 listed practices, Center City is 0.3 miles away with 49 and the Gayborhood is 0.3 miles away with 40. Logan Square has 23 at 0.4 miles, Fitler Square has 16 at 0.5 miles and Graduate Hospital has 3 at 0.7 miles.
Insurance, estimates and what is not here
The registry holds addresses and registrations. It carries no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. Two of the 149 practices publish a website through it, one publishes hours, and none has claimed its listing. Claimed listings are how practices add the detail that most patients actually want, which is why they matter.
So ask directly. Confirm the practice is in network for your exact plan rather than for your insurer as a whole, since one company usually runs several networks at different rates. Ask for a written estimate before treatment, showing procedure codes, the fee, the expected plan payment and your share, and check how much of your annual maximum is left before agreeing to major work.
- Confirm the network for your specific plan
- Ask for a written estimate before treatment
- Check what remains of your annual maximum
- Ask whether the practice files claims for you
When you need someone today
For same day pain, call early and ask for an emergency appointment rather than the next routine slot. With 72 practices on Walnut St alone and 62 more listed 0.7 miles away in Washington Square West, there is no shortage of numbers to try. To search by distance from where you are, use dentist directory.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dental office. Go straight 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 with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop after an extraction. A knocked out adult tooth should be held by the crown, kept in milk or saliva, and seen within the hour.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Rittenhouse Square?
One hundred and forty nine dental practices are listed in Rittenhouse Square, across ZIP codes 19102, 19103 and 19146. One hundred and eight are general dentistry, and the rest cover periodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry and prosthodontics, plus eight dental clinics. Philadelphia as a whole has 2,101 listed practices.
Which street has the most dentists in Rittenhouse Square?
Walnut St, with 72 of the 149 listings, plus seven more recorded as Walnut Street. S 17th St follows with 23, Chestnut St has 10 and South St has six. Between Walnut St and S 17th St you have roughly two thirds of the neighborhood's dental practices within walking distance.
Is there a pediatric dentist in Rittenhouse Square?
Two pediatric dentistry practices are listed in the neighborhood, which is few relative to its size. Many of the 108 general dentists here also see children. If neither pediatric practice is taking new patients, Washington Square West is 0.7 miles away with 62 listed practices to try instead.