Serving Tippah County
Park Place Dental is in Booneville, roughly twenty-five miles east of Ripley, and we see Tippah County families regularly. Rural Mississippi has fewer dentists per head than almost anywhere in the country, so for many people in this part of the state the nearest practice and the right practice are not the same place.
If you are weighing up a drive, the useful question is what you actually need done and whether it can be finished in one visit.
The drive
about forty minutes
Roughly 25 miles, east across the county line.
The practice
403 N 3rd St, Booneville, Mississippi 38829
Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Friday hours may vary
What Ripley patients come to us for
One trip instead of three
Because the lab is in the building, work that elsewhere means an impression visit, a wait, and a fitting visit can often be compressed. When you are driving forty minutes each way, that is the thing that matters most.
Dentures, relines and repairs
Jawbone changes shape over the years after teeth come out, so a denture that fitted once will loosen. Relines and repairs are done here rather than sent away.
Family care across generations
We see children, parents and grandparents in the same practice, which for a family driving in from Tippah County means one appointment block rather than several separate trips.
Tippah County is one of many rural Mississippi counties where dental access is genuinely thin on the ground. We are not going to pretend a forty-minute drive is nothing. What we can say is that we try to make each visit count, and that appointments here tend to run to time.
I've been a Park Place customer for almost 5 years, and now I have to drive 90 miles to get here! But when you find a dental office that treats you well, professionally and with a smile, gets you in and out on time, you keep coming back!
Most asked for from Ripley
Ripley Questions
About twenty-five miles, or roughly forty minutes east. Most Tippah County patients tell us the drive is easier than the distance suggests.
We will try, and we would rather you asked than assumed. Tell the front desk how far you are driving when you book and they will group what can sensibly be grouped.
Call the office and ask about your specific plan rather than relying on a general answer here. Mississippi's adult dental coverage is narrow, and we would rather give you an accurate answer for your situation before you drive over.
Park Place Dental is at 403 N 3rd St, Booneville, Mississippi 38829. Call (662) 728-8171 and we will find you a time.