The recorded specialties are 18 general dentistry listings, 5 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 3 orthodontics, and one each in periodontics, prosthodontics, oral pathology, dental clinics and dental public health. Five oral surgery listings in a list of 30 is a high proportion.
What is listed in Tate Springs
One road holds most of the neighborhood. Thomson Dr has 18 listings with 6 more filed as Thomson Drive, so roughly 24 of the 30 practices share that street. Atherholt Rd has 4 and Langhorne Rd has 2.
Twenty two of the listings are individual practitioners registered under their own name and 8 are organizations, meaning a practice entity, group or clinic. Twenty of the 30 have been on the federal register since before 2010 and the oldest registration here dates to 2006, so most of this list has been in place for well over a decade.
- 30 practices listed, all in ZIP 24501
- 18 general dentistry listings and 5 oral and maxillofacial surgery
- About 24 on Thomson Dr including its variant spelling
- 22 individual practitioners, 8 organizations
- 20 registered before 2010, oldest dating to 2006
How to choose between them
Eighteen general dentistry listings is a manageable list to work through. Compare on plan coverage, on how soon a new patient can be seen, and on whether the practice does the specific work you need rather than referring it.
The strength here is surgical: 5 oral and maxillofacial surgery listings means wisdom teeth, surgical extractions and implant placement are well covered locally, and a second opinion is possible without leaving the street.
Periodontics and prosthodontics have one listing each, so those exist locally but with a single option. Ask about waiting times as soon as a referral is mentioned.
Ask what a new patient exam includes, whether x rays are part of the quoted fee, and which procedures the dentist carries out personally. Because most of the list sits on one road, calling three practices and comparing their answers takes very little effort.
If you need something Tate Springs does not have
Two specialties are absent. Pediatric dentistry has no listing here, and neither does endodontics, the specialty for difficult root canals and retreatments.
Both are nearest elsewhere in Lynchburg, about 3.1 miles away, where we list 8 pediatric practices and 7 endodontic practices. Many general dentists see children and carry out straightforward root canals themselves, so ask locally before planning a trip.
For more general choice, Hollywood has 27 listed practices 2.6 miles away, Grandview Village has 5 at 4.4 miles, Dearington has 4 at 0.6 miles, Forest Hill has 4 at 1.7 miles, Richeson has 4 at 2.7 miles and Miller Park has 3 at 1.0 miles.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed a contracted fee schedule with your insurer, so you pay the negotiated rate. Out of network means you may still have coverage, but the practice sets its own fee and you often pay the difference. It is a billing arrangement rather than a quality rating, and it can vary between two plans from the same insurer.
Before anything beyond a routine exam, ask for a written estimate listing procedure codes, the practice fee, the expected insurance payment and your share. Surgical work in particular is worth pricing in writing first.
Our listings come from the federal provider registry, which records names, addresses, specialties and registration dates. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, so nothing here can tell you what a visit costs or when a practice opens. None of the 30 Tate Springs listings currently publishes hours or a website with us, and none has been claimed by its owner.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call early and say plainly that you need same day care. With 18 general listings and 5 oral surgery listings clustered on one road, an urgent extraction is easier to arrange here than in many neighborhoods of this size.
Go to an emergency room instead if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
You can also search by distance from where you are at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Tate Springs, Lynchburg?
We list 30 dental practices in Tate Springs, all within ZIP code 24501, out of 153 listed across Lynchburg. Eighteen are general dentistry listings and five are oral and maxillofacial surgery, with three orthodontic listings and one each in periodontics, prosthodontics, oral pathology, dental clinics and dental public health.
Where is the nearest pediatric dentist to Tate Springs?
There is no pediatric dentistry listing in the neighborhood. The nearest are elsewhere in Lynchburg, about 3.1 miles away, where we show eight practices. Endodontics is also absent locally, with seven listings in the rest of the city, so specialist root canals mean a similar short trip.
Which street has the most dentists in Tate Springs?
Thomson Dr, clearly. Eighteen listings give that address directly and six more are filed as Thomson Drive, so about 24 of the 30 practices are on one road. Atherholt Rd has four and Langhorne Rd has two, all inside ZIP 24501.