Forty-six listings are registered under general dentistry, with six orthodontics, five pediatric dentistry, four prosthodontics, four endodontics, three periodontics, one oral and maxillofacial surgery and six dental clinics. Practices can hold more than one registration, so those numbers add to more than 71. Every specialty the directory tracks is represented here.
What is listed in Midlakes
After 112th Ave NE, the busiest streets are 120th Ave NE with 10 listings, NE 8th St with nine, Lake Bellevue Dr with six and 116th Ave NE with five. That spread means you can usually find several practices within a short trip of wherever you are starting from.
The specialist layer is thin but complete. Orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, prosthodontics, endodontics and periodontics all have between three and six listings, while oral and maxillofacial surgery has a single one, so choice varies considerably by field.
Forty-nine listings are registered as individual practitioners and 22 as organizations. Thirty-six of the 71 were registered before 2010 and the oldest registration dates to 2005, so about half have held their address for more than fifteen years. One listing has a published website and one has published hours.
- 71 practices, 46 of them registered under general dentistry
- 112th Ave NE: 28 listings. 120th Ave NE: 10. NE 8th St: 9
- ZIP codes 98004 and 98005
- 36 registered before 2010, the oldest in 2005
How to choose between them
With 46 general practices, narrow by street first and then by phone. Ask whether they are accepting new patients, which plans they are in network with, what a first exam and X-rays cost if your plan does not apply, and how far ahead they are booking.
Ask whether you will see the same dentist each visit. In an area with this much choice, the practices differ less in what they can do than in how they run, and continuity is the thing most worth protecting.
For specialist care, use the counts as a guide to how much choice you have rather than to quality. Five or six listings in a field gives you room to compare, while the single oral surgery listing may mean waiting or looking at a neighboring area.
If you need something Midlakes does not have
Nothing is missing. Every specialty the directory tracks has at least one listing in Midlakes, so most referrals can be filled without leaving the neighborhood, though the depth varies from one field to the next.
For a second opinion or an earlier appointment, the neighbors are close and large. Ashwood has 54 listings 0.6 miles away, the Spring District 53 at 0.5 miles and Bellacre 45 at 1.7 miles. Moorland has 24 at 0.9 miles, Northup 16 at 1.0 miles and Woodridge four at 2.0 miles. Within a mile of Midlakes there are well over 200 practices.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed set fees with your insurer, so your share of the bill is smaller and predictable. Out of network is about pricing rather than quality, and it can mean paying more or paying first and claiming back. Confirm with the insurer as well as the practice, because network lists change more often than patients are told.
For any treatment beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate that itemizes each procedure with the expected plan payment and your share. Our listings are built from registry data that holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, and none of the 71 Midlakes listings has been claimed. Claiming a listing is how a practice publishes those details itself.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that will not settle, call the general practices on 112th Ave NE and 120th Ave NE and ask specifically for a same day emergency slot. With 46 general listings in the neighborhood, several calls usually turn one up.
Go to an emergency room instead of a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing here can fit you in, dentist directory lets you search by distance rather than by neighborhood, which reaches Ashwood and the Spring District in well under a mile.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Midlakes?
Seventy-one dental practices are listed with addresses in Midlakes, across ZIP codes 98004 and 98005. Forty-six are registered under general dentistry, with six orthodontics listings, five pediatric dentistry, four prosthodontics, four endodontics, three periodontics, one oral and maxillofacial surgery and six dental clinics.
Can I see a specialist without leaving Midlakes?
Usually. Every specialty the directory tracks has at least one listing here, which is unusual for a neighborhood of this size. Choice varies by field: orthodontics and pediatric dentistry have five or six practices each, while oral and maxillofacial surgery has only one, so ask about waiting times.
Which street has the most dental practices?
112th Ave NE, with 28 of the 71 listings. 120th Ave NE has 10, NE 8th St nine, Lake Bellevue Dr six and 116th Ave NE five. The rest are spread across other streets, so most people in Midlakes have several practices within a short trip.