The list is unusually well balanced. Alongside 34 general dentistry listings, every main specialty has three or four entries, so a referral rarely has to leave the neighborhood.
What is listed in Memorial City
Thirty-four of the 47 listings report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 1 is registered as a dental clinic. The specialist coverage is even: 4 in periodontics, 4 in pediatric dentistry, 3 in endodontics, 3 in orthodontics, 3 in oral and maxillofacial surgery and 3 in prosthodontics.
Katy Fwy carries 19 listings, with 5 more entered as Katy Freeway, which is the same road recorded two ways. Gessner Rd has 9 and Gessner Dr 4, and Westview Dr has 5.
Thirty listings are registered to an individual dentist and 17 to an organization. Only 15 of the 47 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2006, so this is a newer set of listings than many comparable neighborhoods.
How to choose between them
For routine care you are choosing among 34 general dentists and a clinic. The practical filters are which road works for you, whether they are in network with your plan, and how quickly a new patient is seen.
The balanced specialist coverage is the real feature. If your dentist refers you for gum treatment, a root canal, an extraction, braces or implant restoration, there is a good chance the specialist is within a mile or two. For anything expensive, you can also use that to get a second opinion locally.
Since most of these listings are registered relatively recently, do not read too much into registration dates here. Ask instead about how long the practice has been at that location and who you would actually see.
- Ask whether the specialist your dentist suggests is nearby.
- For implants or braces, compare two written treatment plans.
- Note that Katy Fwy and Gessner appear under two spellings each.
If you need something Memorial City does not have
No main dental specialty is missing from this neighborhood. Every category in our data has at least three listings, which very few neighborhoods can say, so the limiting factor is availability rather than distance.
If you do want to look further, the surrounding areas are close. Memorial Hollow is 0.6 miles away with 28 listings. Spring Branch West has 13 and Town & Country / CityCentre 36, both at 1.3 miles. Memorial Bend has 6 at 1.4 miles, Ethan's Glen 4 at 1.5 miles and Autumn Oaks 5 at 1.9 miles. Houston as a whole lists 4,448 practices.
Insurance and paying
Ask whether a practice is in network with your exact plan rather than just with your insurer. Plans from the same company can be contracted differently, and out of network work usually leaves you paying more.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate showing each procedure code, the practice's fee, the expected insurance payment and your share. Get it before treatment begins.
Our listings come from the national provider registry, which holds only name, address and reported specialty, with no fees, no opening hours and no insurance details. In Memorial City, none of the 47 listings has a published website or published hours. That is why claimed listings matter: claiming a page is how a practice publishes what the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a cracked tooth, a crown that has come off, or pain that is keeping you awake, call the general practices nearest you and ask specifically about same day emergency slots. With 34 general dentists, 3 endodontists and 3 oral surgeons listed locally, urgent problems can often be handled without leaving the area.
Some symptoms mean an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to the ER if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you have any difficulty breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop under steady pressure.
If nothing nearby can see you, search by distance from where you are at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Memorial City?
Our directory lists 47 dental practices with Memorial City addresses, across ZIP codes 77024, 77055 and 77043. Thirty-four report general dentistry as their primary specialty, with 4 periodontists, 4 pediatric dentists, 3 endodontists, 3 orthodontists, 3 oral surgeons, 3 prosthodontists and 1 dental clinic.
Do I need to leave Memorial City for specialist dental care?
Usually not. Every main dental specialty has at least three listings in the neighborhood, which is rare. That covers gum treatment, root canals, extractions, braces, children's dentistry and implant restoration. If a particular practice cannot see you soon, Memorial Hollow is 0.6 miles away with 28 more listings.
Which streets have the most dentists in Memorial City?
Katy Fwy has 19 listings, with 5 more recorded as Katy Freeway. Gessner Rd has 9 and Gessner Dr 4, which are variations on the same name, and Westview Dr has 5. Because the registry stores these spellings separately, search on more than one form if you are checking an address.