Where we are, and why the county seat works
Pearisburg Dental Center is at 300 Tazewell St, Pearisburg, VA 24134. Pearisburg is the county seat of Giles County, in the New River Valley beside the New River, and the Appalachian Trail passes right through town.
It is also a practical middle point. US 460 runs east from Pearisburg to Pembroke and west to Rich Creek and Glen Lyn, near the West Virginia line, while Narrows and Ripplemead are both close by. If you are coming into the county seat for something else anyway, a check-up can ride along with the trip.
How far is it from your town?
These are measured from the middle of each town to our door, on a clear road. The linked towns have pages of their own, and those pages cover Ripplemead and Glen Lyn too.
- Ripplemead: 3.6 miles, about 8 minutes.
- Narrows: 5.3 miles, about 10 minutes.
- Pembroke: 6.1 miles, about 10 minutes, along US 460.
- Rich Creek: 9.2 miles, about 15 minutes, along US 460.
- Glen Lyn: 12.9 miles, about 20 minutes, along US 460.
- Newport: 15.5 miles, about 22 minutes.
The range of care in one office
A bigger job does not have to mean starting over with a new office. When a case needs a specialist, we will say so and refer you. Otherwise, the care done here includes:
- Cleanings and exams, with an oral cancer screening at every exam, and gum disease treatment.
- Children's dentistry, sealants and fluoride.
- Tooth-colored fillings, crowns, bridges and non-surgical root canal therapy.
- Extractions, full and partial dentures, and dental implants.
- Invisalign for adults and teens, planned from a digital scan.
- TMJ treatment, sleep apnea screening, and oral appliances when a physician recommends one.
- Nitrous oxide and oral sedation for comfort.
New to the office?
New patients are welcome from every town in the county, and so is a second opinion on work somebody else has quoted you. Bring your insurance card if you have one, a photo ID and a list of the medicines you take.
Keeping your care in one office means your X-rays and history are already here when a check-up turns into treatment, so nothing starts from scratch. If it has been years since your last visit, that is a common reason people call, and nobody here will make you feel bad about it.
Dental emergencies, from anywhere in the county
Do the first steps for your situation, then call. Appointment scheduling is available 24/7 by phone, and patients are seen Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Tell whoever answers what has happened and they will get you seen.
For a knocked-out adult tooth, that means putting it back in its socket or into milk, holding it by the crown rather than the root. For a broken tooth, keep the pieces. The emergency dental care page covers each situation.
A hospital emergency room, not a dental office, is the place for swelling that is closing an eye or spreading down the neck, for trouble breathing or swallowing, for a suspected broken jaw, and for bleeding that will not stop after firm pressure.
Insurance and the membership plan
We work with many dental plans and file the claim for you. The insurance page lists the ones we participate with, and if you call with your card, we will check what your plan covers here before you book. Either way, you get a written estimate before any treatment is scheduled.
Without dental insurance, the Virginia Dental Club is the plan to ask about. It is a membership rather than an insurance policy, so it carries no deductible, no annual maximum and no waiting period.
Questions patients ask
Where is Pearisburg Dental Center?
At 300 Tazewell St, Pearisburg, VA 24134, in the county seat of Giles County. There is parking at the door.
When are patients seen?
Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Appointment scheduling by phone is available 24/7, and you can also request an appointment online and the office will call you back.
Which dental insurance plans do you work with?
We are participating providers with Delta Dental, Cigna and United Concordia, and we work with many other plans. We file the claim for you, and if you call with your card we will check what your plan covers here.
Do you see the whole family?
Yes. We see children and adults, from a first check-up to dentures and implants, so a family from anywhere in the county can keep its dental care in one place.
What should I do in a dental emergency?
See to the tooth first: a knocked-out adult tooth goes back in its socket or into milk. Then call and tell whoever answers what has happened. They will get you seen. For swelling that is closing an eye or spreading down the neck, trouble breathing or swallowing, a suspected broken jaw or bleeding that will not stop, go to an emergency room.