The listings are spread over several streets and cover most specialties. This guide sets out what is there, what is not, and what the registry cannot tell you.
What is listed in Sunnydale
30 of the 53 listings are tagged general dentistry. The rest are 7 dental clinic, 7 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 4 periodontics, 3 orthodontics, 2 prosthodontics and 1 endodontics. A listing can carry more than one tag, so the totals overlap.
Seven oral and maxillofacial surgery listings is strong coverage for extractions and implant work in a neighborhood of this size. Endodontics is the thinnest specialty here with one listing.
The addresses spread over five streets: 16 on 3rd Ave SW, 11 on SW 156th St, 7 on 1st Ave S, 6 on SW 160th St and 3 on SW 155th St. 29 listings are registered as individual practitioners and 24 as organizations, one of the more even splits in the directory. 31 of the 53 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
- 53 listed practices across ZIPs 98166 and 98148
- 30 tagged general dentistry, 7 oral and maxillofacial surgery
- 16 on 3rd Ave SW, 11 on SW 156th St, 7 on 1st Ave S
- 29 individual practitioners, 24 organizations
- 31 registered before 2010, oldest registration 2005
How to choose between them
With 30 general dentistry listings across five streets, start with the road that suits your week and call two or three practices on it. Ask when a new patient exam is available, what it covers and what it costs.
The near even split between individual and organization registrations means you will find both small practices and larger groups here. Smaller often means seeing the same dentist every visit; larger often means wider hours and more chairs. Ask which you are calling if it matters to you.
2 of the 53 listings have published a website with us and 1 has published opening hours, so for the rest you will have to ask directly. That call is also the moment to check whether they are accepting new patients at all.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
One specialty is missing: pediatric dentistry. Our nearest listings are elsewhere in Burien, about 0.2 miles away, where we hold 7 practices, so the gap is technical rather than practical. Many general dentists see children as well, so ask locally first.
For general choice, the nearby options are limited but close. Seahurst is 0.9 miles away with 31 listings and Highline is 0.5 miles away with 7. Between those two and Sunnydale, that accounts for most of the 120 practices listed across Burien, so widening your search usually means staying in the city.
- Highline, 0.5 miles, 7 practices
- Seahurst, 0.9 miles, 31 practices
- Pediatric dentistry: nearest listings elsewhere in Burien, 0.2 miles, 7 practices
- Burien in total, 120 listed practices
Insurance and paying
Our registry holds no fees and no insurance information, and hours only where a practice has published them, which here is 1 listing out of 53. None of the 53 has been claimed by its owner, so anything about cost or coverage has to come from the practice.
Ask whether they are in network with your specific plan rather than with your insurer generally. In network normally means a rate agreed in advance. Out of network can still be workable if your plan pays a share, but you carry more of the bill.
For anything beyond a checkup, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes on it. Surgical work in particular can involve separate charges for sedation and imaging, so ask what is included in the figure you are given.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices on 3rd Ave SW and SW 156th St and ask directly whether they hold same day emergency slots. With 30 general listings and 7 oral and maxillofacial surgery listings in the neighborhood, urgent problems are well covered here.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If you would rather search by distance than by neighborhood, dentist directory orders practices by how far they are from where you are.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Sunnydale, Burien?
Our directory lists 53 dental practices in Sunnydale, out of 120 across Burien, in ZIP codes 98166 and 98148. 30 are tagged general dentistry, 7 dental clinic, 7 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 4 periodontics, 3 orthodontics, 2 prosthodontics and 1 endodontics. Listings can carry more than one tag.
Is there a children's dentist in Sunnydale?
No Sunnydale listing carries the pediatric dentistry tag, but our nearest are elsewhere in Burien, only about 0.2 miles away, where we hold 7 of them. Many general dentists here will also see children, so ask what age they treat from when you call.
Which street has the most dentists in Sunnydale?
3rd Ave SW, with 16 of the 53 listings, followed by SW 156th St with 11 and 1st Ave S with 7. SW 160th St has 6 and SW 155th St has 3. Unlike many neighborhoods, the practices here are spread across several streets rather than concentrated on one.