Most of those listings are general dentistry, with a small specialist presence and two gaps. This guide covers what the registry records, how to choose between practices, where to go for what is missing, and what to check on cost and urgent care.
What is listed in Nimmo
Twenty nine of the 38 listings are general dentistry and one is a dental clinic. The specialist entries are three orthodontics, three pediatric dentistry, two endodontics and one oral and maxillofacial surgery. Practices can hold more than one registration, so those figures describe the care available rather than counting separate offices.
General Booth Blvd carries 17 of the listings, close to half. Mccomas Way has 9, Sandbridge Rd has 5, Nimmo Pkwy has 3 and Elson Green Ave has 2. Since the area spans three ZIP codes, it is worth checking which street a practice is on before you book.
Twenty two of the listings are registered to individual practitioners and 16 to organizations. Sixteen of the 38 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration in the area dates to 2006.
- 38 practices, 29 of them general dentistry
- 17 listings on General Booth Blvd
- Three ZIP codes: 23456, 23454 and 23445
- 22 individual practitioners, 16 organizations
- 16 registered before 2010
How to choose
Three pediatric listings and three orthodontics listings mean families do not have to travel for routine children's care, which matters because the neighboring areas here are several miles out. For adults, the choice is between 29 general practices, so the practical questions decide it.
Ask how far ahead routine appointments book, whether you will see the same dentist each visit, and how a call about sudden pain is handled. Ask too what the practice does in house. Two endodontics listings mean root canals are often covered locally, but with only one oral surgery listing, extractions of wisdom teeth may involve a wait or a referral further afield.
Two gaps, and neighbors at a distance
Periodontics and prosthodontics have no listing in Nimmo. Both are nearest elsewhere in Virginia Beach, about 6.2 miles away, where 18 periodontics practices and 3 prosthodontics practices are recorded. Gum treatment is therefore well covered once you travel, and restorative prosthodontic work much less so.
The nearby neighborhoods are small and not especially close. Princess Anne is 2.8 miles away with 11 listed practices, Lamplight Manor is 4.7 miles away with 8, Landstown has 7 at 4.3 miles and Nottingham South has 7 at 5.2 miles. Pungo has 6 at 2.9 miles and Cheltenham Square has 5 at 5.5 miles.
Insurance and the limits of this directory
The registry carries no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. None of the 38 practices in Nimmo has claimed its listing or published a website or hours through it, so nothing here indicates what treatment costs or when a practice is open. Claimed listings are how that detail reaches the page, which is why they matter.
Ask on the phone whether they are in network for your exact plan rather than for your insurer as a whole, since one company usually operates several networks at different rates. Ask for a written estimate before treatment, with procedure codes, the fee, the expected plan payment and your share. Check how much of your annual maximum remains before agreeing to larger work.
- Confirm the network for your specific plan
- Ask for a written estimate before treatment
- Check what remains of your annual maximum
- Ask whether children are covered on the same plan
Urgent problems
For same day pain, call early and ask for an emergency appointment rather than the next routine slot. With 17 practices on General Booth Blvd and 38 in the area in total, working through the local list is faster than driving, since the nearest neighborhood with more than a handful of listings is 2.8 miles away. To search by distance, use dentist directory.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dental office. Go straight there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop after an extraction. A knocked out adult tooth should be held by the crown, kept in milk or saliva, and seen within the hour.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Nimmo?
Thirty eight dental practices are listed in Nimmo, across ZIP codes 23456, 23454 and 23445. Twenty nine are general dentistry, three are orthodontics, three are pediatric dentistry, two are endodontics, one is oral and maxillofacial surgery and one is a dental clinic. Virginia Beach as a whole has 649 listed practices.
Is there a pediatric dentist in Nimmo?
Yes, three pediatric dentistry practices are listed in the area, along with three orthodontics practices. That is useful given how spread out the neighboring areas are. The registry does not record which practices take new patients or from what age, so call ahead before booking a first appointment.
Where is the nearest periodontist to Nimmo?
No periodontics practice is listed in Nimmo. The nearest 18 are elsewhere in Virginia Beach, about 6.2 miles away. Periodontists treat gum disease and the bone that supports the teeth, and often place implants. Your general dentist can refer you and send your X-rays with the referral.