For a neighborhood of this size the specialty coverage is broad, with only one category missing. This guide reports only the registry records: counts, specialties, streets and the ZIP code. Fees, opening hours and insurance networks are not part of that data.
What is listed in Richmond Highlands
General dentistry is recorded against 37 listings. There are also 7 in orthodontics, 4 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 3 in prosthodontics, 2 dental clinics, 2 in periodontics and one in endodontics. Some practices hold more than one registration, so those counts total 56 against 51 practices.
Seven orthodontics listings in a neighborhood of 51 is a high share, so braces are one thing you can genuinely shop around for here.
N 185th St has 22 practices and N 182nd St has 16, so those two streets hold 38 of the 51. Firlands Way N has 9 across its two spellings and Linden Ave N has 3. Every listing falls inside a single ZIP code, 98133. Thirty-four are registered as individual practitioners and 17 as organizations, and 26 have been registered since before 2010.
- 51 practices, 37 recorded as general dentistry
- 7 orthodontics listings
- N 185th St has 22, N 182nd St has 16
- One ZIP code, 98133
How to choose between them
With everything inside one ZIP code and 38 listings on two streets, distance will not narrow the field much. Start from what you need instead.
For routine care the 37 general dentistry listings give plenty of choice, and 26 of the neighborhood's 51 practices have been registered for fifteen years or more, so long standing options are easy to find.
For braces, the 7 orthodontics practices mean you can get more than one treatment plan and compare price and timeline, which is worth doing given that orthodontic treatment runs for years. Prosthodontics has 3 listings, oral surgery has 4, and periodontics and endodontics have 2 and one. Those last two are thin enough to be worth calling early.
If you need something Richmond Highlands does not have
Pediatric dentistry is the only missing specialty. The nearest listings are about 1.3 miles away elsewhere in Shoreline, where 5 practices are recorded. With only five in reach, availability is worth checking before you count on it.
It is also worth asking the general dentists here whether they see children. Many general practices handle routine children's care and refer on only when something more complex comes up.
For more general dentists nearby, Echo Lake is 0.8 miles away with 23 practices, the largest of the neighboring options. Meridian Park and North City have 6 each at 0.9 and 1.6 miles, Hillwood has 4 at 0.7 miles, and Parkwood and Ridgecrest have 3 each at 1.3 and 1.5 miles. Richmond Highlands itself holds more than all of them combined.
Insurance and paying
In network versus out of network decides most of what you pay. In network means the practice and your insurer have agreed rates and your share is fixed in advance. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and the plan covers part of it, or nothing.
Confirm network status with your insurer rather than the practice, then ask for a written estimate before treatment starts. For orthodontics, ask for the total contract price, what the plan is expected to pay toward it and the payment schedule, all in writing.
Our listings are built from public registry data. That registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information for any practice. In Richmond Highlands, none of the 51 listings has a published website or published hours on record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds what the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that painkillers are not managing, call the general dentists on N 185th St and N 182nd St and ask outright for a same day appointment. Describe the symptom, because that is how practices decide who is seen first.
Some symptoms need a hospital emergency room rather than a dentist. Go there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if breathing or swallowing has become difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing in 98133 is free, search by distance at dentist directory and try Echo Lake, 0.8 miles away with 23 listings.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Richmond Highlands, Shoreline?
Our directory lists 51 dental practices in Richmond Highlands, out of 198 across Shoreline. Thirty-seven are recorded under general dentistry. There are also 7 orthodontics practices, 4 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 3 in prosthodontics, 2 dental clinics, 2 in periodontics and one in endodontics.
Is Richmond Highlands a good place to look for braces?
On the numbers, yes. Seven of the 51 listings are orthodontics practices, a high share for a neighborhood this size, and most sit on N 185th St or N 182nd St. That makes it practical to get two or three treatment plans and compare cost and timeline.
Is there a pediatric dentist in Richmond Highlands?
No. Pediatric dentistry is the only specialty with no listing here. The nearest recorded practices are about 1.3 miles away elsewhere in Shoreline, where 5 appear in the directory. Many of the general dentists in Richmond Highlands will also see children for routine care.