Nearly all of those listings are general dentistry, and five specialties are missing entirely, though not by much distance. This guide covers what the registry records, how to choose, where to go for the gaps, and what to check on cost and urgent care.
The thirty four listings
Twenty eight of the 34 listings are general dentistry and 4 are dental clinics. The only specialist entries are two orofacial pain listings and two orthodontics listings. Practices can hold more than one registration, so those numbers describe the care available rather than counting separate offices.
The addresses sit on just two roads. 1st Ave S carries 22 listings, with one more recorded as 1st Ave S., and S 320th St has 11. Everything falls inside a single ZIP code, so all 34 practices are within a short distance of each other.
Twenty one of the listings are registered to individual practitioners and 13 to organizations. Sixteen of the 34 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration in the neighborhood dates to 2005.
- 34 practices, 28 of them general dentistry
- 22 listings on 1st Ave S, 11 on S 320th St
- One ZIP code, 98003
- 21 individual practitioners, 13 organizations
- 16 registered before 2010
Choosing one of the general practices
With almost no specialist listings here, the dentist you register with will arrange most of what you cannot get locally. Ask what they treat in house, since some general dentists carry out simple extractions and root canals themselves, and ask who they refer to for everything else.
Then compare the practical points: how far ahead routine appointments book, whether you will see the same dentist each visit, and how they handle a call from someone in pain. Two orofacial pain listings is worth noting, since that covers jaw joint and facial pain problems that general dentists often refer on, and having them locally is uncommon.
Five specialties, all just over half a mile away
Pediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics have no listing in Mirror Lake. All five are nearest elsewhere in Federal Way, about 0.6 miles away, with 11 pediatric practices, 11 periodontics practices, 7 prosthodontics practices, 5 oral surgery practices and 4 endodontics practices recorded there. The gaps are wide but the distance is not.
For general care outside the neighborhood, Kitts Corner is 1.4 miles away with 79 listed practices, more than twice Mirror Lake's total. Marine Hills is 1.3 miles away with 11 and Laurelwood is 2.3 miles away with 6. Any of those works for a second opinion or an earlier appointment.
Paying, and what these listings do not show
The registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. None of the 34 practices in Mirror Lake has claimed its listing or published a website or hours through it, so nothing on this page indicates price or availability. Claimed listings are how a practice adds that detail, which is why they matter to a patient comparing options.
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 runs several networks at different rates. Ask for a written estimate before treatment, with procedure codes, the fee, the expected plan payment and your share, and check how much of your annual maximum is left 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 the specialist you are referred to takes your plan
If it is urgent
For same day pain, call early and ask for an emergency appointment rather than the next routine slot. With 22 practices on 1st Ave S and 79 more listed 1.4 miles away in Kitts Corner, a few calls should find someone. To search by distance from where you are rather than by neighborhood, use dentist directory.
Some symptoms need an emergency room instead of 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 Mirror Lake?
Thirty four dental practices are listed in Mirror Lake, all inside ZIP code 98003. Twenty eight are general dentistry, four are dental clinics, two are orthodontics and two are orofacial pain listings. Federal Way as a whole has 254 listed practices, so about one in seven of them sits here.
Where is the nearest pediatric dentist to Mirror Lake?
No pediatric dentistry practice is listed in Mirror Lake. The nearest 11 are elsewhere in Federal Way, about 0.6 miles away, which is a very short trip. Many of the 28 general dentists here will also see children, so ask your own practice what ages they treat before traveling.
Can I get a root canal in Mirror Lake?
There is no endodontics listing in the neighborhood, but the nearest four practices are only about 0.6 miles away elsewhere in Federal Way. Many general dentists treat straightforward root canals themselves, particularly on front teeth, so ask your own dentist before assuming you need a referral.