aspen dental, Melissa M Thompson DMD PC

Dental offices in strip plazas aren’t exactly rare, but finding one that handles everything from routine cleanings to dentures in the same spot saves time. This practice covers the basics—checkups, fillings, extractions—without sending patients elsewhere for follow-ups. It’s the kind of place where you’d go for a chipped tooth one visit and a bridge consultation the next, no referrals required.

The office sits in Hillside Plaza, directly across from the Home Depot on Broadway in Saugus. That stretch of Route 1 is all big-box stores and chain restaurants, so the plaza’s lineup of smaller businesses stands apart from the usual retail noise. Parking’s shared with the plaza, which means no circling for a spot when you’re already running late.

With 155 reviews and no star rating displayed, it’s one of those places where opinions seem split between routine maintenance crowd and patients dealing with more involved work. Either way, the volume suggests they’ve seen just about every dental scenario walk through the door. Appointments get scheduled over the phone—(781) 231-2100—so there’s no online portal to navigate if you’d rather just talk to someone.

First visits or emergency slots, the map’s the quickest way to confirm you’re heading to the right entrance in the plaza. Directions are here.