Almost all of it sits on two roads, and every major dental specialty in our data has at least one listing here. All 39 are inside ZIP code 24018.
What is listed in Beulah Heights
Twenty eight of the 39 listings include general dentistry. Six list endodontics, which is strong depth for a neighborhood this size. Four list periodontics, two pediatric dentistry, two oral and maxillofacial surgery, one orthodontics and one prosthodontics. Practices can carry more than one specialty, so the figures overlap.
Two roads carry nearly everything. Electric Rd has 18 listings, with one more written as Electric Rd SW. Starkey Rd has 17, with three more written as Starkey Rd. or a misspelling of it, which puts about 20 on that road. There is no third cluster.
Thirty one listings are individual practitioners and eight are organizations. Twenty four of the 39 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration dates to 2006.
How to choose between them
With practices split between two roads, convenience is a reasonable first filter and comparison is cheap either way. Shortlist three, ask the same questions of each, and go with whoever answers clearly.
For routine care you are choosing among 28 general listings, which is plenty. Ask what a new patient exam with x-rays costs, how quickly an existing patient in pain is seen, and which treatments are handled in house.
The six endodontic listings mean you can compare on root canal treatment rather than accept a single referral, which is unusual outside a big city. Four periodontic listings gives similar room.
Thirty one of the 39 are individual practitioners, so most are small practices. Ask what happens when they are closed and who provides cover.
When you need something that is not here
No dental specialty is missing from Beulah Heights in our data, which is a genuinely useful position for a neighborhood of this size.
Depth is uneven, though. Orthodontics and prosthodontics have one listing each, and pediatric dentistry and oral and maxillofacial surgery have two each. If you want a choice or a second opinion in any of those, you will be looking outside.
The nearby neighborhoods are all small. Castle Hill is 1.0 mile away with 13 listings, the largest of them. Mount Vernon Heights has nine at 1.4 miles, Ruxton seven at 0.5 miles, Hunting Hills seven at 1.4 miles, Prospect Hills five at 1.2 miles and Prospect Valley four at 1.1 miles. Together they add a reasonable pool within a mile and a half.
Insurance and paying
None of the 39 listings in Beulah Heights has been claimed, and none publishes a website or opening hours through us. The registry these entries come from records who a provider is and what they practice. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information at all, so nothing here can tell you what a visit costs. That is exactly the gap a claimed listing fills.
Ask on the phone instead. Give the full name of your plan rather than just the insurer, because a practice can be in network with one plan from a company and out of network with another. Out of network practices frequently still submit the claim, but the shortfall is yours.
For crowns, implants, root canals or gum surgery, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes on it. With 28 general listings on two roads, a second opinion on a treatment plan is easy to arrange.
If it is urgent
Call at opening and describe the problem in one sentence. Nineteen listings on Electric Rd and about 20 on Starkey Rd means a short list of numbers covers nearly the whole neighborhood.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital immediately 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.
If both roads are booked, dentist directory searches by distance rather than by neighborhood, which will pull in Ruxton and Castle Hill alongside the local listings.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Beulah Heights, Roanoke?
Thirty nine practices, out of 264 across Roanoke. Twenty eight include general dentistry and six include endodontics. The listings are split between Electric Rd and Starkey Rd, with about 19 on one and 20 on the other, all inside ZIP code 24018.
Where do I go for a root canal in Beulah Heights?
You can stay local. Six of the 39 listings include endodontics, which is unusual depth for a neighborhood this size and gives you a real choice. Many general dentists also handle straightforward root canals themselves, so ask yours before seeking a referral.
What is near Beulah Heights if I want more options?
Castle Hill is 1.0 mile away with 13 listings, the largest nearby. Ruxton has seven at 0.5 miles, Hunting Hills seven at 1.4 miles and Mount Vernon Heights nine at the same distance. None is large individually, but together they add a useful pool.