This guide uses only the registry data behind those listings, which records addresses, ZIP codes, provider type and registration dates. It does not rank practices. What it can tell you is what is actually here and what a short drive away covers.
What is listed in Salem
The concentration on one road is extreme. Lynnhaven Pkwy accounts for 36 of the 40 listings. The remaining four are single entries on Amberley Forest Rd, Bathurst Rd, S Independence Blvd and Salem Road. The listings span three ZIP codes, 23456, 23453 and 23464, so the ZIP code is a weaker guide to location here than the street.
Thirty one of the 40 are registered to individual practitioners and only 9 to organizations, so individually registered dentists are the norm. Names run from Amy Namsupak, DDS to David B Konikoff, DDS. That distinction is about the registration, not about size or standard.
Twenty eight of the 40 were registered before 2010, and the oldest dates to 2006. That is 70 percent holding the same registration at the same address for fifteen years or more, which is a settled picture.
- 40 practices listed, from 649 across Virginia Beach
- 33 general dentistry, 7 specialist listings
- 36 of 40 on Lynnhaven Pkwy
- Three ZIP codes, 23456, 23453 and 23464
- 31 individual practitioners, 9 organizations
- 28 registered before 2010, oldest in 2006
How to choose between them
This is a general dentistry neighborhood with an orthodontic cluster attached. Thirty three general listings handle exams, cleanings, fillings, crowns and simple extractions, and 5 orthodontic listings mean braces can be arranged locally with a genuine choice of provider.
Since 36 of the 40 sit on one road, location will not narrow anything. Choose on how a practice runs: whether you see the same dentist each visit, how far ahead cleanings are booked, and whether they separate treatment that is urgent from work that can wait.
Everything else means leaving the neighborhood, so ask a prospective general dentist where they refer for root canals, gum treatment and surgery. None of the 40 publish a website or opening hours in the registry, so confirm availability and network status by phone.
If you need something Salem does not have
Four specialties have no listing here: endodontics, periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics. All four point elsewhere in Virginia Beach, about 3.1 miles away, where the pools are 28 endodontic, 18 periodontic, 31 oral surgery and 3 prosthodontic. It is one short trip that covers all four rather than four separate journeys.
For general care the nearby neighborhoods add moderate capacity. Larkspur has 23 practices at 2 miles and Bellany Manor has 11 at 2.7. Kempsville Gardens has 8 at 2.7 miles, Landstown 7 at 2.2, Pecan Gardens 6 at 2.1 and Kempsville Colony 4 at 2.8.
Insurance and paying
Network status is what moves the bill. In network means the practice has agreed rates with your plan, so your share comes off a discounted fee. Out of network means no agreement, and you may owe the difference between the fee charged and the amount your plan allows.
For orthodontics, ask for a written estimate with procedure codes covering the whole course of treatment rather than the first appointment, and have your plan pre authorize it before starting.
These listings are built from a federal provider registry holding names, addresses, credentials and specialty codes. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance networks. That is why claimed listings matter, since claiming is how a practice publishes those details itself. None of the 40 in Salem have been claimed yet.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown or filling, or pain that is getting worse, call the general dentistry listings on Lynnhaven Pkwy and ask directly for same day care. Almost the entire neighborhood is on that one road, so working down the list is quick, though with no published hours you will not know who is open until you call.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to the ER if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing here can fit you in, search outward by distance at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Salem, Virginia Beach?
There are 40 dental practices listed in Salem, out of 649 across Virginia Beach. Thirty three are general dentistry, 5 are orthodontics and 2 are pediatric dentistry. They span three ZIP codes, 23456, 23453 and 23464, and 36 of the 40 sit on Lynnhaven Pkwy.
Is there an endodontist or oral surgeon in Salem?
Neither, and periodontics and prosthodontics are missing too. All four are available elsewhere in Virginia Beach about 3.1 miles away, where 28 endodontic, 31 oral surgery, 18 periodontic and 3 prosthodontic practices are listed. One trip covers whichever of them you need.
Are Salem dentists long established?
Most are. Twenty eight of the 40 listings were registered before 2010 and the oldest dates to 2006, so around 70 percent have held the same registration at the same address for fifteen years or more. That is continuity rather than proof of quality, but it is a stable picture.