Nearly all of those 44 are general practice, which shapes what you can and cannot do locally. This guide reports only what the registry records hold: counts, specialties, streets and the ZIP code. Fees, opening hours and insurance networks are not in that data.
What is listed in East Central
Thirty-seven of the 44 listings are general dentistry. The rest are 3 dental clinics, and one each in orthodontics, oral pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery and endodontics.
S 700 E has the most practices at 17, followed by E 100 S with 13 and S 1000 E with 7. E 300 S has 5 and S 900 E has one. That accounts for 43 of the 44. Every listing falls inside a single ZIP code, 84102.
Thirty-four are registered as individual practitioners and 10 as organizations. Twenty-seven of the 44 have been registered since before 2010, and the earliest registration here dates to 2006, so this is a settled group of mostly small practices.
- 44 practices, 37 of them general dentistry
- S 700 E has 17, E 100 S has 13
- One ZIP code, 84102
- 27 of the 44 registered before 2010
How to choose between them
With 37 general dentists inside one ZIP code, you can afford to choose on convenience and on how quickly a practice can see you. S 700 E and E 100 S together hold 30 of the 44, so those two streets are the practical starting point.
Because specialist provision is minimal, the question worth asking on the phone is what a practice does in house. Some general dentists do their own root canals, simple surgical extractions and denture work; others refer nearly everything. In East Central, the answer decides how often you will be traveling across the city.
Twenty-seven of the 44 have been registered for fifteen years or more, which is a high proportion and points to stability. With 34 registered as individual practitioners, expect small practices where the dentist who examines you does the treatment.
If you need something East Central does not have
Three specialties are missing: pediatric dentistry, periodontics and prosthodontics. All are recorded elsewhere in Salt Lake City, about 4.1 miles away, where the directory holds 39 pediatric dentistry practices, 12 periodontics and 6 prosthodontics.
Pediatric dentistry is the best supplied of the three, so finding a specialist children's dentist should not be difficult, though it will mean a trip. Prosthodontics, with only 6 across that distance, is the thinnest, and worth asking your general dentist about before you plan around it.
For more general dentists closer to home, The Avenues is 0.6 miles away with 37 practices and Central City is 0.9 miles away with 18. The Granary District has 7 at 1.8 miles, and 9th and 9th, the Marmalade District and East Liberty Park have 3 each at 1.1, 1.5 and 1.8 miles.
Insurance and paying
In network and out of network is the difference that decides most of your bill. In network means the practice and your insurer have agreed rates and your share is set before you go. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and your plan covers part of it, or nothing.
Confirm network status with your insurer rather than relying on the practice, then ask for a written estimate before treatment begins. It should list the procedure codes, the fee for each, the expected insurance payment and your balance on the day.
Our listings are built from public registry data. That registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information for any practice. In East Central, none of the 44 listings has a published website or published hours on record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds what the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that painkillers are not controlling, call the general dentists on S 700 E and E 100 S and ask outright for a same day appointment. Describe the symptom and when it started, because that is how practices triage.
Some symptoms need a hospital emergency room rather than a dentist. Go there 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 will not stop.
If nothing in 84102 is available, search by distance at dentist directory and try The Avenues, 0.6 miles away with 37 listings.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in East Central, Salt Lake City?
Our directory lists 44 dental practices in East Central, out of 626 across Salt Lake City. Thirty-seven are general dentistry. The remaining seven are 3 dental clinics, and one each in orthodontics, oral pathology, oral and maxillofacial surgery and endodontics, so specialist choice locally is narrow.
Where are the dentists in East Central?
S 700 E has 17 practices, E 100 S has 13, S 1000 E has 7, E 300 S has 5 and S 900 E has one. That covers 43 of the 44 listings. Every practice in the neighborhood sits inside ZIP code 84102, so the search area is compact.
Is there a pediatric dentist in East Central?
No. Pediatric dentistry has no listing here, and neither do periodontics or prosthodontics. The nearest pediatric dentists are elsewhere in Salt Lake City, about 4.1 miles away, where the directory records 39 practices. Many general dentists here will also see children for routine care.