The recorded specialties are 57 general dentistry listings, 6 oral and maxillofacial surgery, 5 dental clinics, 2 periodontics, 2 orthodontics, and one each in oral pathology, prosthodontics, orofacial pain and dental public health. That is a wide mix for a single ZIP code.
What is listed in Carthay
This is a one street neighborhood as far as dentistry goes. Sixty six listings are recorded on Wilshire Blvd, with four more filed under variant spellings of the same road and two on Commodore Sloat Dr. Many of those Wilshire addresses are office towers holding several practices, so a single building can offer a general dentist, a surgeon and a specialist on different floors.
Forty seven of the listings are individual practitioners registered under their own name and 28 are organizations, meaning a practice entity, group or clinic. Forty four of the 75 have been on the federal register since before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
- 75 practices listed, all in ZIP 90048
- Around 70 of them on Wilshire Blvd
- 57 general dentistry listings, 6 oral and maxillofacial surgery
- 47 individual practitioners, 28 organizations
- 44 registered before 2010, oldest dating to 2005
How to choose between them
Everyday care is not the constraint here. With 57 general dentistry listings and 5 clinics, the practical filters are insurance, availability for a new patient, and whether the building is easy for you to get in and out of. Parking arrangements differ between towers on the same street, so ask when you book.
The unusual feature of this list is 6 oral and maxillofacial surgery practices, which is a lot for one neighborhood. If you are facing wisdom teeth, a surgical extraction or implant placement, you have real choice locally and it is reasonable to ask two of them for an opinion.
Ask any general dentist what a new patient exam includes, whether x rays are part of the fee, and which procedures they carry out themselves.
If you need something Carthay does not have
Two gaps stand out. Pediatric dentistry has no listing in the neighborhood; the nearest concentration is elsewhere in Los Angeles, about 2.2 miles away, where we list 149 pediatric practices. Endodontics is also absent, and the nearest listings are in Beverly Hills, about 1.8 miles away, where we show 26.
For more choice generally, Beverly Grove has 44 listed practices 1.0 miles away, Miracle Mile has 32 at 0.7 miles, South Carthay has 20 at 0.9 miles, Mid-City has 11 at 1.4 miles, Park La Brea has 6 at 0.5 miles and Mid-Wilshire has 3 at 1.2 miles.
If a root canal is proposed and you want a specialist, ask your dentist to refer with images attached so the visit is not spent repeating x rays.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed a contracted fee schedule with your insurer, so you pay the negotiated rate. Out of network means you may still have coverage, but the practice sets its own fee and you often pay the gap. It is a billing arrangement rather than a quality rating, and it can differ between two plans from the same insurer.
Ask for a written estimate before anything beyond a routine exam, showing procedure codes, the practice fee, the expected insurance payment and your share.
Our listings come from the federal provider registry, which records names, addresses, specialties and registration dates. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In Carthay, one listing publishes a website with us and one publishes hours, and none of the 75 has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds the detail the registry never carried, so treat the absence of hours here as missing data rather than a closed door.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has stopped you sleeping, call early and say that you need to be seen today. With 57 general dentistry listings in one ZIP code, several calls in a row usually finds an opening, and the 6 oral surgery listings matter if a tooth needs to come out quickly.
Some symptoms need an emergency room, not a dentist: swelling spreading toward your eye or down your neck, difficulty breathing or swallowing, a fever with facial swelling, or bleeding that will not stop.
You can also search by distance from your location at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Carthay?
We list 75 dental practices in Carthay, all within ZIP code 90048 and about 2.1 miles from the Los Angeles city center. Fifty seven are general dentistry listings, six are oral and maxillofacial surgery and five are dental clinics, with periodontic, orthodontic, prosthodontic, oral pathology, orofacial pain and public health listings alongside.
Is there a pediatric dentist in Carthay?
No pediatric dentistry practice is listed in the neighborhood. The nearest concentration we show is elsewhere in Los Angeles, about 2.2 miles away, with 149 listed pediatric practices. Many general dentists do treat children, so if you would rather stay local, ask directly what age they see from.
Where in Carthay are the dental offices?
Almost all of them are on Wilshire Blvd. Sixty six listings give that address directly, four more use variant spellings of the same street, and two are on Commodore Sloat Dr. Several Wilshire addresses are office buildings holding multiple practices, so one stop can cover more than one option.