Twenty-eight listings are registered under general dentistry, five under oral and maxillofacial surgery and two under orthodontics, along with six dental clinics. Practices can hold more than one registration, so those numbers add to slightly more than 41. Four specialties have no listing here at all.
What is listed in Seattle Heights
The addresses concentrate on 68th Ave W with 19 listings and Highway 99 with nine, plus three each on 196th St SW and 64th Ave W and two on 200th St SW. Between the first two roads you have more than two thirds of the neighborhood's dentistry.
Five oral and maxillofacial surgery listings is more than most areas this size carry, which means extractions and wisdom teeth can be handled locally. Beyond that and two orthodontics listings, the specialist layer is empty.
Twenty-three listings are registered as individual practitioners and 18 as organizations, a fairly even split. Twenty-two of the 41 were registered before 2010 and the oldest registration dates to 2005, so a little over half have held their address for more than fifteen years.
- 41 practices, 28 of them registered under general dentistry
- 68th Ave W: 19 listings. Highway 99: 9
- Five oral and maxillofacial surgery listings
- One ZIP code, 98036
How to choose between them
Twenty-eight general practices is a good pool for an area this size. Pick three that are convenient and call them. Ask whether they are accepting new patients, which plans they are in network with, what a first exam and X-rays cost without insurance, and how soon they could see you.
Ask whether you will see the same dentist each visit and how they handle urgent problems for their own patients. Ask too what they carry out in house, since many general dentists do root canals and simple extractions themselves.
That last question matters here because four specialties have no local listing. A general dentist who handles more in house means fewer trips for you.
If you need something Seattle Heights does not have
Four specialties are missing, and all four are nearest elsewhere in Lynnwood about 1.7 miles away. Pediatric dentistry has 13 listings at that distance and endodontics 12, so both offer real choice. Periodontics has only two and prosthodontics one, so those may involve waiting or looking further afield.
For general care, Cedar Valley has 53 listings 1.3 miles away, which is more than Seattle Heights itself. Martha Lake has 16 at 3.8 miles, and Beverly Acres and Larch Way eight each at 1.8 and 3.7 miles. Cedar Valley is the obvious second place to look.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed set fees with your insurer, so your share of each bill is lower and predictable. Out of network is a pricing arrangement rather than a quality signal, and it can mean paying more or paying first and claiming back. Check with the insurer as well as the front desk, since networks change.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate that lists 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 41 listings in Seattle Heights has been claimed. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds those details to its own page.
If it is urgent
For sudden pain, a broken tooth or a crown that has come off, call the general practices on 68th Ave W and Highway 99 and ask directly for a same day emergency appointment. If an extraction is needed, the five oral surgery listings here mean that part can stay local.
Go to an emergency room rather than a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
When nothing nearby has room, search by distance rather than by neighborhood at dentist directory, which brings Cedar Valley and the rest of Lynnwood into range.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Seattle Heights?
Forty-one dental practices are listed with addresses in Seattle Heights, all inside ZIP code 98036, out of 223 across Lynnwood. Twenty-eight are registered under general dentistry, five under oral and maxillofacial surgery and two under orthodontics, along with six dental clinics.
Is there a pediatric dentist in Seattle Heights?
No listing here is registered under pediatric dentistry. The nearest are elsewhere in Lynnwood, about 1.7 miles away, where 13 pediatric practices appear. Many of the 28 general dentists in the neighborhood also see children, so ask when you call before arranging to travel.
Where do I go for a root canal?
Endodontics has no listing in Seattle Heights. The nearest specialists are elsewhere in Lynnwood, about 1.7 miles away, where 12 are registered. Many general dentists carry out straightforward root canals themselves, so ask your own dentist whether a referral is needed before you book elsewhere.