This guide reports what the registry records hold and stops there. Counts, streets and ZIP codes are recorded. Prices, opening hours and insurance networks are not, and no amount of guessing on our part would make them so.
What is listed in Downtown Culver City
Twenty-three listings are recorded under general dentistry. There are also 4 dental clinics, 2 pediatric dentistry practices, and one each in oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics and prosthodontics. One practice is registered under two specialties, so those counts add to 32 against 31 practices.
Venice Blvd carries the largest group with 12 practices, and Hughes Ave has 9. Overland Ave has 4, Culver Blvd has 3 and Washington Blvd has one. Between them Venice Blvd and Hughes Ave account for two thirds of the neighborhood. The listings fall across three ZIP codes, 90232, 90230 and 90323.
Seventeen are registered as individual practitioners and 14 as organizations, close to an even split. Twenty of the 31 have been in the registry since before 2010, and the oldest registration in the neighborhood dates to 2005.
- 31 practices, 23 recorded as general dentistry
- Venice Blvd has 12, Hughes Ave has 9
- ZIP codes 90232, 90230 and 90323
- 20 registered before 2010
How to choose between them
Routine work is well covered. Twenty-three general dentists in a small area means you can shortlist on convenience, then compare on how a practice handles your first phone call and whether it gives you clear answers on cost.
Specialist depth is limited. Orthodontics, oral surgery and prosthodontics have a single listing each, and pediatric dentistry has 2. That is enough to be worth trying locally first, but not enough to shop around within the neighborhood. If the one orthodontist here does not suit, you will be looking outside Downtown Culver City.
The near even split between individual practitioners and organizations means both types of practice are available. Individually registered practices usually mean the same dentist each visit. Organizations usually have more capacity and are the better bet when you need to be seen quickly.
If you need something Downtown Culver City does not have
Endodontics and periodontics have no listing here. For both, the nearest recorded practices are in Beverly Hills, about 3.2 miles away, with 26 endodontics practices and 37 periodontics practices. That is a well supplied cluster, so a referral there should not be hard to arrange.
For more general dentists nearby, Palms is 0.7 miles away with 38 practices, Sunkist Park is 1.6 miles away with 31 and Fox Hills is 2.5 miles away with 28. Del Rey has 7 at 2.1 miles, and the Culver City Arts District, 1.8 miles away, has 3.
Palms alone lists more practices than Downtown Culver City does, and it is the closest of the lot, so it is the sensible first place to widen your search.
Insurance and paying
The in network question decides most of what you pay. A practice in network with your plan has agreed rates and your share is set in advance. Out of network, the practice charges its own fee and your plan covers part of it or none.
Verify network status with your insurer rather than relying on a website or a phone assurance, then ask the practice for a written estimate listing procedure codes, the fee, the expected plan payment and your balance. Keep it, and compare it against the final bill.
Our listings come from public registry data, which contains no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In Downtown Culver City, none of the 31 practices has a published website or published hours in the records, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice supplies that missing detail, and it is the difference between a name on a map and something you can act on.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or severe pain, call the closest general dentists and ask specifically for a same day appointment. Say what happened and when. Practices triage by symptom, and a clear description gets you further than a general request.
Certain symptoms need a hospital emergency room instead. Go if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if a fever comes with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If the Venice Blvd and Hughes Ave practices are all booked, search by distance at dentist directory. Palms is 0.7 miles away and lists 38 practices.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Downtown Culver City?
The directory records 31 dental practices in Downtown Culver City, part of 154 across Culver City. Twenty-three are recorded under general dentistry, with 4 dental clinics, 2 pediatric dentistry practices, and one each in oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics and prosthodontics.
Which streets have the most dentists in Downtown Culver City?
Venice Blvd has 12 practices and Hughes Ave has 9, which together is roughly two thirds of the neighborhood. Overland Ave has 4, Culver Blvd has 3 and Washington Blvd has one. The listings span three ZIP codes: 90232, 90230 and 90323.
Is there an endodontist in Downtown Culver City?
No. Neither endodontics nor periodontics has a listing in Downtown Culver City. The nearest recorded practices are in Beverly Hills, about 3.2 miles away, where the directory holds 26 endodontics practices and 37 periodontics practices. Your general dentist can usually refer you directly.