It is close to a pure general dentistry neighborhood: 30 of the 36 listings include general dentistry, and four of the common specialties have no listing here at all. This guide covers what is here and how far the rest is.
What is listed in Riverside
Thirty of the 36 listings include general dentistry. Two list orthodontics, two are registered as dental clinics, one lists pediatric dentistry and one lists dental public health. Practices can carry more than one specialty, so these overlap.
W 2nd Ave has the largest cluster with 16 listings. S Cowley St has seven, W Riverside Ave five, and W 5th Ave and S Bernard St two each. The neighborhood covers three ZIP codes: 99201, 99202 and 99204.
Twenty eight listings are individual practitioners and eight are organizations. Seventeen of the 36 were registered before 2010, with the oldest registration dating to 2005.
How to choose between them
With 30 general listings and almost no local specialists, the general dentist you pick will handle more of your care and arrange the referrals. That makes the referral question worth asking at the first appointment rather than later.
Ask which treatments they carry out themselves. A general dentist who does straightforward root canals, simple extractions and basic gum treatment in house saves you a trip each time it comes up.
Ask what a new patient exam with x-rays costs and how quickly an existing patient in pain gets seen. Ask about early or late appointments if your hours are fixed, since that never appears on a listing.
Twenty eight of the 36 are individual practitioners, so most are small practices with a single diary. The two dental clinics generally have more capacity at short notice.
When you need something that is not here
Four specialties have no listing in Riverside. All four are nearest elsewhere in Spokane, about 2.4 miles away: 23 oral and maxillofacial surgery practices, 13 endodontic, 11 periodontic and six prosthodontic.
That is a short trip for a reasonable choice, so a referral is not a hardship here. It is still worth asking your dentist how many visits the treatment involves before you agree.
For general care closer by, Cliff-Cannon is 0.5 miles away with 31 listings, which nearly doubles your options. Comstock has 27 at 2.2 miles and Garfield 11 at 1.5 miles. The University District has four at 0.6 miles, North Bank four at 1.0 mile and South Perry District four at 1.5 miles.
Insurance and paying
None of the 36 listings in Riverside has been claimed, and none publishes a website or opening hours through us. The registry these entries are built from records who a provider is and what they practice. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information at all, so this page cannot tell you what a visit costs or who takes your plan. That is precisely the gap that claiming a listing closes.
Ask by phone instead. Give the full name of your plan rather than just the insurer, because insurers run several networks with different lists of participating practices. An out of network practice may still submit the claim, but the shortfall between their fee and the allowed amount is yours.
Before a crown, an implant or gum surgery, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes. With 31 more listings in Cliff-Cannon half a mile away, a second quote is easy to obtain.
If it is urgent
Call at opening and say clearly that it is an emergency. Sixteen listings on W 2nd Ave and seven on S Cowley St means several practices are close together, and the two dental clinics are worth trying first for same day capacity.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital immediately 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 from your mouth will not stop.
Because Riverside spans three ZIP codes and sits right beside Cliff-Cannon and the University District, dentist directory is often the faster search. It ranks by distance rather than by neighborhood name.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Riverside, Spokane?
Thirty six practices, out of 522 across Spokane. Thirty include general dentistry, two list orthodontics and two are registered as dental clinics. W 2nd Ave has 16 of the listings, and the neighborhood covers ZIP codes 99201, 99202 and 99204.
Where do I go for a root canal near Riverside?
There is no endodontic listing in the neighborhood. Thirteen endodontic practices are listed elsewhere in Spokane, about 2.4 miles away. Many general dentists handle straightforward root canals themselves, so ask before assuming you need to be referred out. Periodontics, oral surgery and prosthodontics are also absent locally and sit at the same distance.
Which neighborhood next to Riverside has the most dentists?
Cliff-Cannon, only 0.5 miles away, with 31 listings, which nearly doubles the choice available within walking distance. Comstock has 27 at 2.2 miles and Garfield 11 at 1.5 miles, so a short radius adds a useful number of options. Riverside itself has 36 listings spread across three ZIP codes.