This is a general dentistry neighborhood with four specialties absent, and the nearest options for those are in different directions. Everything below comes from the practice registry.
What is listed in Braeburn
Twenty nine of the 33 listings are general dentistry. The rest are two dental clinics, two dental public health listings, two pediatric dentists and one periodontist. There is no orthodontist, endodontist, oral surgeon or prosthodontist registered here.
Fondren Rd has 16 practices, Bissonnet St has seven with one more listed simply as Bissonnet, and S Braeswood Blvd has four. One listing is recorded with a practice name folded into the street field, which happens occasionally in the registry and points to the same Fondren Rd address.
The split between individual practitioners and organizations is almost even, with 17 individuals and 16 organizations. Only 13 of the 33 have been registered since before 2010, so a majority are more recent registrations, and the oldest in Braeburn dates to 2006. None has published a website or opening hours through this directory, and none has been claimed by its owner.
How to choose between them
When 29 of 33 listings are general dentists and four common specialties are missing, the question that matters most is what each practice does in house. A general dentist who carries out straightforward root canals, extractions and denture work will spare you several trips across Houston.
Then compare the practical things. Ring several and ask whether they are taking new patients, whether they are in network with your plan, and how soon you could be seen. With roughly half the listings registered as organizations, also ask how many dentists work there and whether you can see the same one each time.
- Two pediatric listings serve the neighborhood. Many general dentists also see children, so ask from what age.
- Two dental public health listings appear here. Those are often programs rather than walk in practices, so call and ask what they provide.
- Only 13 of 33 practices have been registered since before 2010, so this is a relatively young set of registrations.
If you need something Braeburn does not have
Four specialties are missing, and they point in two directions. Endodontics and prosthodontics are nearest in Bellaire, about 3.3 miles away, where eight endodontic and six prosthodontic practices are listed. Orthodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery mean going further into Houston, about 6.7 miles away, though the choice there is vast, with 214 orthodontic and 176 oral surgery practices listed.
For general care, nearby neighborhoods offer plenty. Gulfton has 57 practices 2.4 miles away and Sharpstown has 42 at 1.5 miles. Westwood has 25 at 2.5 miles, Woodshire has 19 at 3.5 miles, Willow Meadows has 13 at 2.9 miles and Brays Oaks has 10 at 1.9 miles.
Insurance and paying
The registry these pages are built from records the practice, the address and the specialty. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information at all, so nothing here can tell you what treatment costs or which plans a practice accepts. Only a claimed listing can carry that, and none of the 33 in Braeburn has been claimed.
That leaves the phone. Ask the practice whether they are in network for your specific plan, then confirm with your insurer, since two plans from the same company can be handled differently. For any treatment beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes on it. If you are paying yourself, ask for the cash price for an exam with x-rays before booking.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that will not settle, call the general practices on Fondren Rd and Bissonnet St and ask each whether they hold same day emergency appointments. No oral surgeon is listed in Braeburn, so a surgical extraction will mean traveling. You can also search by distance from where you are at dentist directory.
Go to an emergency room rather than a dental office 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 the mouth will not stop. Those signs mean an infection that needs hospital treatment.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Braeburn, Houston?
Thirty three dental practices are listed in Braeburn, across ZIP codes 77074 and 77096. Twenty nine are general dentistry, with two pediatric dentists, one periodontist, two dental clinics and two dental public health listings making up the remainder. No orthodontist, endodontist, oral surgeon or prosthodontist is registered here, so those referrals travel.
Where is the nearest endodontist to Braeburn?
No endodontist is listed in Braeburn. The nearest are in Bellaire, about 3.3 miles away, where eight endodontic practices are recorded. Prosthodontics is also nearest in Bellaire, with six practices at the same distance. Many general dentists carry out straightforward root canals themselves, so ask what your practice handles in house.
Is there an orthodontist in Braeburn?
No orthodontist is listed in the neighborhood. The nearest are elsewhere in Houston, about 6.7 miles away, where 214 orthodontic practices are listed, so there is no shortage of choice once you are willing to travel that far. Oral and maxillofacial surgery is also missing here, with 176 practices listed at that same distance.