Los Angeles has 3,343 listed practices citywide, so no neighborhood guide can cover the whole picture. This one sticks to what the registry holds for East Hollywood, including the streets where practices cluster and the specialties you will have to travel for.
What is listed in East Hollywood
Forty seven of the 74 practices list general dentistry and 20 list pediatric dentistry. Six are recorded as dental clinics, three list orthodontics and two list oral and maxillofacial surgery. Some carry more than one label, which is why the totals overlap.
Two corridors hold most of it. N Vermont Ave has 30 practices and W Sunset Blvd has 20, with two more listed under Sunset Blvd without the W. Santa Monica Blvd has seven and N Western Ave two. The addresses fall in ZIP codes 90027 and 90029.
Forty nine listings are individual practitioners and 25 are organizations. Forty two of the 74 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration in East Hollywood dates to 2005.
- 74 practices, 47 listing general dentistry and 20 listing pediatric dentistry
- 30 on N Vermont Ave, 22 on Sunset Blvd in both spellings
- Two ZIP codes: 90027 and 90029
- 49 individual practitioners, 25 organizations
- 42 registered before 2010
How to choose between them
For families, the pediatric depth is the thing to use. Twenty listings means you can ask about wait times, network status and whether the practice handles nervous children, and still have alternatives if the answers are not right.
For adults, the pool is the 47 general listings. Ask what is done in house. That question matters more here than in some neighborhoods, because root canals, gum treatment and crown work are not covered by any local specialist listing, so an in house general dentist can save you a separate trip.
Twenty five of the practices are organizations, which often means a group where the clinician you see may change. Forty nine are registered under an individual's name. If continuity with one dentist matters to you, ask before you book rather than after.
If you need something East Hollywood does not have
Three specialties are missing entirely: endodontics, periodontics and prosthodontics. All three are available elsewhere in Los Angeles about 3.8 miles away, where the directory records 81 endodontic practices, 104 periodontic practices and 68 prosthodontic ones. The choice is enormous once you leave the neighborhood, but it is a trip rather than a walk.
Closer options add general and specialist listings within about a mile. Virgil Village has 10 practices 0.5 miles away, Los Feliz 24 at 0.6 miles, and Little Armenia 37, Sunset Junction 21 and Thai Town 28 all at 0.8 miles. Bicycle District has seven at 1.1 miles.
If your dentist refers you out, ask for two names rather than one. With this many practices within a mile, the difference in waiting time can be weeks.
Insurance and paying
Network status is the single biggest driver of what you pay. In network, your insurer has already negotiated the fee. Out of network, the practice sets its own and you usually cover more of it. Ask the practice directly, then confirm with your insurer, since two plans from the same insurer can differ.
For anything beyond a checkup, ask for a written estimate showing procedure codes, the practice fee, the expected insurance payment and your share. If you are being referred for a root canal or gum treatment outside the neighborhood, ask the specialist for the same thing before you travel.
Our listings hold registration information only: name, address, specialty, how long a practice has been registered. They contain no fees, no opening hours and no insurance networks. None of the 74 East Hollywood practices has claimed its listing or published a website or hours with us, so those details still have to come from a phone call.
If it is urgent
For same day care, call early and describe the problem plainly. A cracked tooth, a lost filling or pain that kept you awake are the situations most general practices try to squeeze in, and with 47 general listings along Vermont and Sunset you have a long list to work through.
Certain symptoms mean an emergency room, not a dental office. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop. Those are signs of a spreading infection or a bleed that needs medical care first.
To search outward from your own address rather than by neighborhood, use dentist directory, which orders practices by distance.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in East Hollywood?
The directory lists 74 dental practices in East Hollywood, across ZIP codes 90027 and 90029. Forty seven list general dentistry and 20 list pediatric dentistry, which is an unusually high share for children's care. Thirty of the 74 are on N Vermont Ave and 22 are on Sunset Blvd, counting both spellings the registry holds.
Is East Hollywood a good area to find a dentist for children?
On the numbers, yes. Twenty of the 74 listed practices carry a pediatric dentistry listing, which is a much larger share than most neighborhoods of this size. That gives you room to compare on waiting times, network status and how a practice handles anxious children rather than taking the first appointment offered.
Where do I go for a root canal near East Hollywood?
No East Hollywood practice carries an endodontics listing, though many general dentists perform root canals themselves, so ask first. If you do need a specialist, the nearest endodontic practices are elsewhere in Los Angeles about 3.8 miles away, where 81 are recorded. Periodontics and prosthodontics are also absent from the neighborhood.