This guide uses only what the registry holds: counts by specialty, street addresses, the split between individual practitioners and organizations, and registration dates. It carries no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, so use it to narrow your options before you call.
What is listed in the Mosaic District
31 of the 43 listings are general dentistry and 5 are registered as dental clinics. The specialist entries are few: 3 prosthodontics, 2 endodontics, 2 orthodontics and 1 pediatric dentistry.
Arlington Blvd is the main corridor with 32 listings, plus 1 more recorded with a period after Blvd. Hamaker Ct has 5, with 1 further listing as Hamaker Ct., and District Ave has 1. So one road carries around three quarters of the neighborhood.
26 of the 43 listings are registered as individual practitioners and 17 as organizations, a reasonable balance between named dentists and group practices. 21 have been on the register since before 2010, roughly half, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
How to choose between them
With 31 general dentistry listings and 5 clinics in one ZIP code, routine care is easy to arrange and location will not narrow your list much. Weigh availability, opening times and what each practice handles itself instead.
Three prosthodontics listings is a useful showing for dentures and crown and bridge work. Endodontics and orthodontics have two listings each, and pediatric dentistry has one, so for children's care in particular the local choice is a single practice. Ask a prospective general dentist whether they see children and what else they treat in house.
Questions worth asking on a first call:
- Are you taking new patients, and how soon can I get an exam?
- Do you carry out root canals and extractions here, or refer them?
- Do you see children, or refer to the pediatric practice?
- Are you on Arlington Blvd or Hamaker Ct, and is there parking on site?
If you need something the Mosaic District does not have
Two specialties have no listing here. Periodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery are both nearest in Annandale, about 2.9 miles away, where 3 periodontics practices and 9 oral surgery practices are recorded. Neither is a long trip, but the periodontics pool is small, so book early if you need ongoing gum treatment.
For general choice, the neighbors are close. Fairfax Circle has 20 listings about 2.4 miles away and Holly Park Estates has 19 at 3 miles. Dunn Loring Woods has 11 at 0.8 miles, Pine Ridge has 7 just 0.2 miles away, Fairlee has 7 at 2.1 miles and Boulevard Estates has 4 at 1.6 miles. Fairfax as a whole holds 413 listings.
Insurance and paying
None of the 43 Mosaic District listings has been claimed by its practice, and none publishes a website or opening hours through us. The registry holds no fees and no insurance participation for any listing anywhere. Claiming is how a practice adds hours, services and the plans it accepts, which is why claimed listings are worth much more to a patient.
In the meantime, ask on the phone. In network with your plan usually means agreed fees and a smaller share for you; out of network normally means paying more and sometimes claiming reimbursement yourself. Ask for a written estimate before any treatment beyond an exam and x-rays, and check what happens if the dentist finds more work once they start.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown or pain that is not easing, call and ask specifically for a same day emergency appointment. With 32 listings on Arlington Blvd, you can cover most of the neighborhood in a short run of calls. Note that there is no oral surgery listing here, so an urgent extraction may mean a short trip to Annandale.
Certain symptoms mean an emergency room rather than a dental chair: swelling spreading toward your eye or down your neck, difficulty breathing or swallowing, a fever with facial swelling, or bleeding from the mouth that will not stop. Those need urgent medical care straight away.
If nothing local can see you, search by distance at dentist directory and widen out through Pine Ridge and Dunn Loring Woods.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in the Mosaic District, Fairfax?
The registry lists 43 dental practices in the Mosaic District, out of 413 across Fairfax, all inside ZIP code 22031. 31 are general dentistry and 5 are dental clinics, with 3 prosthodontics, 2 endodontics, 2 orthodontics and 1 pediatric dentistry listing alongside them.
Which street has the most dental practices?
Arlington Blvd, with 32 of the 43 listings and 1 more recorded under a slightly different spelling. Hamaker Ct has 5 plus 1 variant, and District Ave has 1. Because so much of the neighborhood is on one road, comparing practices in person is easy, though location will not narrow your choice.
Is there an oral surgeon in the Mosaic District?
No. Oral and maxillofacial surgery has no listing here, and neither does periodontics. Both are nearest in Annandale, about 2.9 miles away, where 9 oral surgery practices and 3 periodontics practices are recorded. The periodontics pool there is small, so book early for ongoing gum treatment.