This guide is built only from the registry: counts by specialty, street addresses, the split between individual practitioners and organizations, and registration dates. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, so use it to narrow the field before you call.
What is listed in Salmon Creek
19 of the 31 listings are general dentistry and 5 are registered as dental clinics. Pediatric dentistry has 4 listings, which is a good showing for a neighborhood this size, and there are 2 orthodontics listings, 1 periodontics and 1 endodontics.
The addresses spread across several roads rather than one corridor. NE 134th St has 14 listings, NE Tenney Rd has 5, NE 129th St has 4, NE Highway 99 has 3 and NE 139th St has 3. That spread means location genuinely helps narrow your options here.
18 of the 31 listings are registered as individual practitioners and 13 as organizations. Only 11 have been on the register since before 2010, so a majority of these entries are comparatively recent, and the oldest registration in Salmon Creek dates to 2006.
How to choose between them
With 19 general dentistry listings and 5 clinics, routine care is available but the pool is not huge, so it is worth calling more than one practice before assuming you have to wait. The mix of individual practitioners and organizations means both solo dentists and larger groups are options.
Families are reasonably served with 4 pediatric dentistry listings, and there is one endodontics listing for root canals and one periodontics listing for gum treatment. Those single entries mean one practitioner and one schedule, so ask a prospective general dentist what they treat themselves and where they refer.
Questions worth asking on a first call:
- Are you accepting new patients, and how soon can I be seen?
- Do you do root canals and extractions here, or refer them?
- Do you see children, or refer to one of the pediatric practices?
- Which road are you on, and which of the two ZIP codes?
If you need something Salmon Creek does not have
Two specialties have no listing here. Oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics are both nearest elsewhere in Vancouver, about 5.4 miles away, where 17 oral surgery practices and 6 prosthodontics practices are recorded. That is a real drive, so factor it in if you are expecting wisdom teeth removal or complex denture work.
For general choice, the neighbors are closer. Mount Vista has 43 listings just 0.5 miles away, which is more than Salmon Creek itself, and Hazel Dell has 55 at 2.8 miles. Northeast Hazel Dell has 25 at 2.4 miles, West Minnehaha has 10 at 4.1 miles, Sherwood has 4 at 1.1 miles and Walnut Grove has 3 at 3.4 miles.
Insurance and paying
None of the 31 Salmon Creek listings has been claimed by its practice, and none publishes a website or opening hours through us. The registry holds no fees and no insurance participation for any listing anywhere. Claiming is how a practice adds hours, services and the plans it accepts, which is why claimed listings are worth far more to a patient than bare entries.
Until then, ask on the phone. In network with your plan usually means agreed fees and a smaller share for you, while out of network normally means paying more and sometimes claiming reimbursement yourself. Ask for a written estimate before treatment beyond an exam and x-rays, and ask what happens if the dentist finds more work once they start.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown or pain that will not settle, call and ask specifically for a same day emergency appointment. With 14 listings on NE 134th St, that road is the fastest place to start. Bear in mind there is no oral surgery listing here, so an urgent extraction may mean the drive into Vancouver.
Certain symptoms need 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. Do not wait for a dental appointment in those cases.
If nothing local is free, search by distance at dentist directory, starting with Mount Vista half a mile away.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Salmon Creek, Vancouver?
The registry lists 31 dental practices in Salmon Creek, out of 549 across Vancouver, in ZIP codes 98686 and 98685. 19 are general dentistry and 5 are dental clinics, with 4 pediatric dentistry listings, 2 orthodontics, 1 periodontics and 1 endodontics listing alongside them.
Where is the nearest oral surgeon?
There is no oral and maxillofacial surgery listing in Salmon Creek. The nearest recorded practices are about 5.4 miles away elsewhere in Vancouver, where 17 are listed. Prosthodontics is missing locally too, with 6 practices at the same distance, so both involve a genuine drive rather than a short hop.
Are there more dentists just outside Salmon Creek?
Yes. Mount Vista has 43 listings just 0.5 miles away, more than Salmon Creek itself, and Hazel Dell has 55 at 2.8 miles. Northeast Hazel Dell has 25 at 2.4 miles and West Minnehaha has 10 at 4.1 miles. Widening your search adds a lot of choice for a short trip.