The mix is narrow but deep in two places: 23 general dentistry listings, eight in endodontics and five in periodontics. Everything sits in ZIP code 53226, and Wauwatosa has 174 listed practices in total.
What is listed in Greenwood Estates
Twenty three of the 36 practices list general dentistry, eight list endodontics and five list periodontics. No other specialty appears anywhere in the neighborhood, so this is a list for routine care, root canals and gum treatment.
N Mayfair Rd accounts for 33 listings, with two more under N. Mayfair Rd. and one under N Mayfair Road. Those are all the same road, and all of them fall in ZIP code 53226.
Twenty seven practices are registered as individual practitioners and nine as organizations. Twenty six of the 36 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration in Greenwood Estates dates to 2006, so most of this list has been settled for well over a decade.
- 36 practices, 23 listing general dentistry
- Eight endodontics listings and five in periodontics
- All 36 on N Mayfair Rd across three spellings
- One ZIP code: 53226
- 27 individual practitioners, nine organizations
How to choose between them
Eight endodontics listings on a single road is unusual depth. If you have been referred for a root canal, you can compare several practices on waiting time and network status without traveling anywhere.
For routine care the pool is the 23 general listings. Ask what each practice completes in house, how soon a new patient can be seen, and whether they are in network with your plan.
Twenty seven of the 36 are registered to a named individual, which usually means a smaller practice where you see the same dentist each visit. The nine organizations may run several clinicians with more appointment slots. Ask which one you are booking into before you commit.
If you need something Greenwood Estates does not have
Four specialties are missing: orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics. All four are available elsewhere in Wauwatosa about 1.1 miles away, where the directory records five orthodontic practices, 18 pediatric practices, 15 oral surgery practices and two prosthodontic practices.
That is a short distance for three of them. Prosthodontics is the thin one, with only two practices at the nearest location, so ask about waiting times early if you need dentures or bridge work.
Nearby neighborhoods add general choice. Fisher Parkway has 30 practices only 0.3 miles away and Mayfair Park 17 at 0.7 miles. Swan Park has six at one mile, Parkway Estates seven at 1.4 miles, Bluemound Manor seven at 1.7 miles and Glenview Heights 13 at two miles.
Insurance and paying
Network status decides most of what you pay. In network means your insurer has already agreed the fee with the practice. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and your share is usually larger. Ask the office, then confirm with your insurer, because plans differ within the same company.
For anything beyond a checkup and clean, ask for a written estimate listing the procedure codes, the practice fee, the expected insurance payment and your balance. With eight endodontic practices on one road, a second estimate for a root canal is easy to obtain.
Our listings hold registration details only: name, address, specialty and registration date. They contain no fees, no opening hours and no insurance networks. None of the 36 Greenwood Estates practices has claimed its listing or published a website or hours with us.
If it is urgent
Call early and ask directly whether the practice can see you today. With 23 general listings on one road, and Fisher Parkway adding 30 more a third of a mile away, you can work through several numbers quickly.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop. These indicate an infection or bleed that needs medical treatment first.
If you would rather search outward by distance than by neighborhood, dentist directory lists the closest practices first.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Greenwood Estates?
The directory lists 36 dental practices in Greenwood Estates, all in ZIP code 53226 and all on N Mayfair Rd once the three spellings in the registry are counted together. Twenty three list general dentistry, eight list endodontics and five list periodontics. No other specialty appears in the neighborhood.
Is there a pediatric dentist or orthodontist in Greenwood Estates?
Neither appears in the local listings, along with oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics. All four are available elsewhere in Wauwatosa about 1.1 miles away, where 18 pediatric practices, five orthodontic practices, 15 oral surgery practices and two prosthodontic practices are recorded.
Why are there so many endodontists here?
Eight of the 36 listings carry endodontics, which is a high share for a neighborhood this size and all of it on a single road. For patients that is useful: if you need a root canal, you can compare several practices on waiting time and insurance network without having to travel between appointments.