This guide uses only what the registry holds: counts by specialty, street addresses, the split between individual practitioners and organizations, and registration dates. It carries no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, so use it to narrow the field and then start calling.
What is listed in Northgate
38 of the 49 listings are general dentistry and 5 are registered as dental clinics. The specialist entries are limited: 4 orthodontics, 2 prosthodontics, 2 pediatric dentistry, 1 periodontics and 1 dental public health listing.
5th Ave NE is the dominant address with 36 of the 49 listings. NE Northgate Way has 4, Roosevelt Way NE has 3, NE 103rd St has 2 and 12th Ave NE has 1. So roughly three quarters of the neighborhood sits on a single street.
30 of the 49 listings are registered as individual practitioners and 19 as organizations, so both solo dentists and group practices are represented. 24 have been on the register since before 2010, close to half, and the oldest registration in Northgate dates to 2005.
How to choose between them
With 38 general dentistry listings and 5 clinics concentrated on one street, location will not narrow your list much. Weigh availability, opening times, and whether you prefer a named dentist you see every visit or a larger practice with more chairs and often longer hours.
Four orthodontics listings gives reasonable choice for braces and aligners. Beyond that the specialist bench is thin, with two prosthodontics listings, two pediatric listings and one periodontics listing. Ask a prospective general dentist what they treat in house and where they refer, since that will decide how much traveling your care involves.
Questions worth asking on a first call:
- Are you accepting new patients, and how soon can I be seen for an exam?
- Do you do root canals and extractions here, or refer them?
- Do you see children, or refer to one of the pediatric practices?
- Whereabouts on 5th Ave NE are you, and is there parking on site?
If you need something Northgate does not have
Two specialties have no listing here. Endodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery are both nearest in Shoreline, about 2.5 miles away, where 6 practices are recorded for each. So root canals and surgical extractions mean a short trip rather than a local appointment, and with six practices in each field the choice is workable but not large.
For general alternatives, the neighbors are close. Maple Leaf has 43 listings about 0.7 miles away, which is nearly as many as Northgate itself, and Lake City has 29 at 1.4 miles. Licton Springs has 11 at 1.7 miles, Green Lake has 10 at 1.8 miles, Haller Lake has 9 at 1.2 miles and Victory Heights has 8 at 0.6 miles.
Insurance and paying
None of the 49 Northgate listings has been claimed by its practice. Two publish a website through us and two publish hours. The registry holds no fees and no insurance participation for any listing anywhere, which is exactly the gap claimed listings close, since claiming lets a practice add hours, services and accepted plans itself.
Until then, ask directly. Confirm whether the practice is in network with your specific plan rather than whether they accept your insurer in general, because those are different questions. Out of network care usually leaves a larger share of the bill with you. Ask for a written estimate before treatment beyond an exam, and ask what happens if more work is found.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that will not ease, call and ask specifically for a same day emergency appointment. With 36 listings on 5th Ave NE, you can work through most of the neighborhood quickly. There is no oral surgery listing here, so an urgent extraction may mean the short trip to Shoreline.
Some symptoms mean an emergency room rather than a dental office: swelling spreading toward your eye or down your neck, difficulty breathing or swallowing, a fever with facial swelling, or bleeding from the mouth that will not stop. Those need urgent medical care immediately.
If nothing local is available, search by distance at dentist directory and widen out through Victory Heights and Maple Leaf.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Northgate, Seattle?
The registry lists 49 dental practices in Northgate, out of 1,552 across Seattle, all inside ZIP code 98125. 38 are general dentistry and 5 are dental clinics, with 4 orthodontics, 2 prosthodontics, 2 pediatric dentistry, 1 periodontics and 1 dental public health listing.
Which street has the most dental practices?
5th Ave NE, with 36 of the 49 listings, about three quarters of the neighborhood. NE Northgate Way has 4, Roosevelt Way NE has 3, NE 103rd St has 2 and 12th Ave NE has 1. That concentration makes comparing practices easy but means location will not narrow your choice.
Where is the nearest endodontist or oral surgeon?
Neither has a listing in Northgate. Both are nearest in Shoreline, about 2.5 miles away, where 6 endodontics practices and 6 oral and maxillofacial surgery practices are recorded. Many general dentists do straightforward root canals themselves, so ask your own dentist before assuming you need to travel.