Twenty eight of the 35 include general dentistry, and every other major specialty appears exactly once or twice. So nothing is entirely missing, but almost nothing is deep either. This guide explains what that means in practice.
What is listed in Oak Lawn
Twenty eight of the 35 listings include general dentistry. Two are registered as dental clinics, and there is one each for oral and maxillofacial surgery, dental public health, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, orthodontics, endodontics and prosthodontics. Practices can carry more than one specialty, so the counts overlap.
The addresses are spread across the neighborhood rather than gathered on one street. Oak Lawn Ave has eight listings, Cedar Springs Rd four, Turtle Creek Blvd three, Wycliff Ave three and Holland Ave two. The rest are on other addresses, all in ZIP code 75219.
Twenty seven listings are individual practitioners and eight are organizations. Only 12 of the 35 were registered before 2010, with the oldest registration dating to 2006, so a majority of these are more recent registrations.
How to choose between them
Twenty eight general listings gives you a solid choice for routine care in a compact area. Since the practices are spread over several streets, convenience to home or work is a reasonable first filter.
Ask what a new patient exam with x-rays costs, how quickly an existing patient in pain is seen, and which procedures are handled in house. The last question matters here because every specialty has only one or two listings, so a general dentist who does more themselves saves you a trip.
Twenty seven of the 35 are individual practitioners. Small practices usually mean continuity with one dentist and a single diary, so ask what happens when they are closed. The two dental clinics are typically the better bet for short notice appointments.
When you need something that is not here
No specialty is entirely missing from Oak Lawn, but each of them is represented by a single listing. One practice is a default, not a choice, so if you want a second opinion on a root canal, a gum graft or an extraction, plan on leaving the neighborhood.
Knox is the largest nearby cluster, 1.4 miles away with 53 listings. Uptown is closest at 1.0 mile with 28, and Lowest Greenville has 19 at 1.9 miles. The Arts District has 15 at 1.7 miles, the Harwood District nine at 1.3 miles and Hi Line six at 1.2 miles.
Dallas as a whole has 2,384 listed practices, so a wider search from Oak Lawn opens up a very large field within a short drive.
Insurance and paying
None of the 35 listings in Oak Lawn has been claimed, and none publishes a website or opening hours through us. The registry these entries come from records who a provider is and what they practice. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information at all, so this page cannot tell you what a visit costs or who takes your plan. That is exactly what claiming a listing changes.
Ask by phone in the meantime. Give the full name of your plan rather than just the insurer, because a practice can be in network with one plan from a company and out of network with another. Out of network practices frequently still file the claim, but you pay the gap.
For crowns, implants or gum surgery, ask for a written estimate with procedure codes before you agree. With 53 listings in Knox less than a mile and a half away, a second quote is easy to arrange.
If it is urgent
Call at opening and say plainly that you need to be seen today. The listings are spread across several streets in a small area, so if the first cannot help, the next is usually a few minutes away.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital immediately if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if breathing or swallowing has become difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding from your mouth will not stop.
If the neighborhood has nothing free, dentist directory searches by distance rather than by neighborhood, which will bring in Uptown and Knox alongside the local practices.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Oak Lawn, Dallas?
Thirty five practices, out of 2,384 across Dallas. Twenty eight include general dentistry and each of the main specialties appears once or twice. Oak Lawn Ave has the largest cluster with eight listings, and everything falls inside ZIP code 75219.
Can I see a specialist in Oak Lawn?
Every major specialty has a listing here, including pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics and oral surgery, but each has only one. That is a default rather than a choice, so for a second opinion look at Knox, 1.4 miles away with 53 listings.
Which neighborhoods are closest to Oak Lawn?
Uptown is nearest at 1.0 mile with 28 listings. Hi Line has six at 1.2 miles and the Harwood District nine at 1.3 miles. Knox, 1.4 miles away, is the largest nearby with 53, followed by Lowest Greenville with 19 at 1.9 miles.