Two hundred and twenty-five of the listings are registered as individual practitioners and only nine as organizations. Combined with that single shared street, this is the pattern of many clinicians registered at one large address rather than hundreds of separate offices, so read the number as registered dentists rather than storefronts.
What is listed in Deep Ellum
The street breakdown is 208 listings on Gaston Ave, four on Gaston Avenue and four on Gaston Ave., all the same road, plus six on Worth St and three on N Washington Ave. The listings fall in ZIP codes 75246 and 75226.
Specialty coverage is as complete as anywhere in the directory. General dentistry accounts for 148 registrations, pediatric dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery for 20 each, orthodontics for 16, periodontics for 14, prosthodontics for nine, oral pathology and oral radiology for seven each, dental public health for six, endodontics for six and orofacial pain for one. Registrations overlap, so the totals exceed 234.
Fifty-seven of the 234 were registered before 2010 and the oldest registration dates to 2005. Only one listing has a published website and none has published hours, which is a limit of the source data.
- 234 listings, 216 of them on Gaston Ave across three spellings
- 225 individual practitioners, 9 organizations
- Every tracked specialty is represented, including oral radiology
- ZIP codes 75246 and 75226
How to choose between them
Do not try to compare 234 listings. Because nearly all of them share one address, getting care here usually means contacting one place and asking how to be seen rather than choosing between hundreds of independent practices. Individual names are useful once you are already a patient.
Ask what the intake process is, whether you need a referral, whether they are taking new patients, which plans they accept and how long the wait is. Those questions matter more here than the ones you would ask a neighborhood practice.
If you want a general dentist close to home for cleanings and fillings, the surrounding neighborhoods below are a better place to start. Deep Ellum's value in this directory is the depth of specialist cover, including fields that barely exist elsewhere.
If you need something Deep Ellum does not have
There is no specialty gap. Every specialty the directory tracks has listings here, including oral radiology, oral pathology and orofacial pain, which most cities do not have at all. If you have been referred for something unusual in the Dallas area, this is a likely destination.
For routine care nearby, Uptown has 28 listings 1.3 miles away, Old East Dallas 27 at just 0.5 miles, Lowest Greenville 19 at 1.6 miles, the Arts District 15 at 0.9 miles, Downtown 11 at 0.9 miles and the Harwood District nine at 1.5 miles. All are within a couple of miles.
Insurance and paying
In network means a provider has agreed set fees with your insurer, so your share is lower and predictable. Out of network means no fee agreement, which can mean paying more or paying first and claiming back. Specialist and surgical care is where that gap is largest, so confirm coverage with your insurer before the first appointment.
Ask for a written estimate for anything beyond an exam and cleaning, itemized by 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 234 listings here has been claimed. Claiming a listing is the only way those details reach the page.
If it is urgent
If you are in pain or a tooth has broken, call, describe the problem plainly and ask whether you can be seen today and how urgent cases are handled. Large shared facilities run their own arrangements, which are different from the same day slots a small practice holds back.
Go straight to an emergency room 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. Those need hospital care rather than a dental appointment.
You can also search by distance rather than by neighborhood at dentist directory, which will show the smaller practices in Old East Dallas and the surrounding areas.
Questions patients ask
Why are there 234 dental listings in Deep Ellum?
Two hundred and sixteen of them give an address on Gaston Ave, and 225 of the 234 are registered as individual practitioners rather than organizations. That combination usually means a large number of clinicians registered at one shared address, so the figure reflects registered dentists rather than separate dental offices.
What specialties are available here?
All of them. Registrations cover general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral pathology, oral radiology, dental public health and orofacial pain. Oral radiology and orofacial pain in particular are rare to find listed anywhere in a city.
Where should I look for a neighborhood dentist instead?
The areas immediately around Deep Ellum. Old East Dallas has 27 listings just 0.5 miles away, Uptown 28 at 1.3 miles, Lowest Greenville 19 at 1.6 miles and the Arts District 15 at 0.9 miles. Those are better places to find an independent general dentist for routine care.