The concentration is on one street. Twenty four of the 37 listings give an E South Temple address, and the neighborhood spans three ZIP codes: 84102, 84111 and 84103. Everything below comes from the listings themselves.
What is listed in The Avenues
Twenty eight of the 37 listings include general dentistry. Three list pediatric dentistry, three list periodontics, two list orthodontics, one lists endodontics and one is registered as a dental clinic. Practices can carry more than one specialty, so the counts overlap.
E South Temple carries 24 listings. S 700 E has seven, with one more recorded at a suite address on the same street, E 100 S has three and S 500 E one. The neighborhood covers ZIP codes 84102, 84111 and 84103.
Twenty eight listings are individual practitioners and nine are organizations. Twenty five of the 37 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration dates to 2006. Two listings publish a website through us and none publishes opening hours.
How to choose between them
With 28 general listings, most of them on one street, comparing practices is easy and the deciding factors are practical. Ask what a new patient exam with x-rays costs, how quickly an existing patient in pain is seen, and which treatments are done in house.
Three pediatric listings and three periodontic listings gives you at least a choice in those, though not a wide one. Endodontics has a single listing, so a second opinion on a root canal means looking elsewhere.
Twenty eight of the 37 are individual practitioners, so most of these are small practices. That usually means seeing the same dentist each visit and a single appointment book, so ask about cover during closures before you register.
When you need something that is not here
Two specialties have no listing in The Avenues. Oral and maxillofacial surgery is nearest elsewhere in Salt Lake City, about 4.5 miles away, where 26 practices are listed. Prosthodontics is at the same distance, with six.
Both are a real drive rather than a walk, so if your general dentist refers you, ask how many visits the treatment will take before you book.
For general care and second opinions, East Central is the closest sizeable option at 0.6 miles with 44 listings, which is more than The Avenues itself. Central City has 18 at 0.8 miles and the Granary District seven at 1.4 miles. The Marmalade District, 9th and 9th, and East Liberty Park each have three, at 0.9, 1.3 and 2.1 miles.
Insurance and paying
None of the 37 listings in The Avenues has been claimed. Two publish a website and none publishes opening hours, and that is the whole of the extra detail available. The registry these entries come from records who a provider is and what they practice, and holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information at all. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds those, which is why claimed listings are worth more.
So confirm coverage by phone. Give the full name of your plan rather than just the insurer, because a practice can take one plan from a company and not another. Out of network practices often still submit the claim, but you pay the difference between their fee and the allowed amount.
For crowns, implants or gum surgery, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes. With 44 listings in East Central just over half a mile away, a second quote is straightforward to get.
If it is urgent
Call at opening and say plainly that you need to be seen today. With 24 listings on E South Temple, several practices are within a short distance of each other, so working down a list is quick.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital straight away if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding from your mouth will not stop.
Because The Avenues touches three ZIP codes and sits next to East Central, dentist directory is often the faster search. It ranks practices by distance rather than by neighborhood name.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in The Avenues?
Thirty seven practices, out of 626 across Salt Lake City. Twenty eight include general dentistry, with three pediatric listings, three periodontic and two orthodontic. Twenty four of the listings are on E South Temple, and the neighborhood covers ZIP codes 84102, 84111 and 84103.
Is there an oral surgeon in The Avenues?
No oral and maxillofacial surgery practice is listed in the neighborhood. Twenty six are listed elsewhere in Salt Lake City, about 4.5 miles away. Prosthodontics is also absent locally, with six practices at the same distance, so both mean a drive.
Which neighborhood near The Avenues has the most dentists?
East Central, only 0.6 miles away, with 44 listings, more than The Avenues itself. Central City adds 18 at 0.8 miles. Between those two and the local listings, there are over a hundred practices within about a mile. The Marmalade District, 0.9 miles out, has only three listings by comparison.