Almost all of those 37 do the same thing, which shapes how you should search. Everything here comes from the registry records: counts, specialties, streets and ZIP codes. The records carry nothing on price, hours or insurance, and we say so rather than guess.
What is listed in Little Armenia
Thirty-two listings are recorded under general dentistry. There are also 3 oral and maxillofacial surgery practices, 2 dental clinics and one orofacial pain practice, the specialty that deals with jaw joint and chronic facial pain. One practice holds two registrations, so those counts total 38 against 37 practices.
Two corridors carry nearly everything. Santa Monica Blvd has 15 practices. Sunset Blvd has 14 once you combine the variant spellings the registry records, and N Western Ave has 7. That is 36 of the 37 on three streets, which makes Little Armenia one of the easier neighborhoods to compare on foot. The listings fall in ZIP codes 90029, 90027 and 90038.
Twenty-one are registered as individual practitioners and 16 as organizations. Nineteen have been registered since before 2010, and the earliest registration here dates to 2006.
- 37 practices, 32 recorded as general dentistry
- Santa Monica Blvd has 15, Sunset Blvd has 14
- ZIP codes 90029, 90027 and 90038
- 21 individual practitioners, 16 organizations
How to choose between them
With 32 general dentists on essentially three streets, geography will not separate them for you. Ask instead what each practice does in house. Some general dentists do their own root canals, simple extractions and dentures. In a neighborhood with no endodontist and no prosthodontist listed, that answer decides how much traveling you end up doing.
The orofacial pain listing is worth knowing about if you have persistent jaw pain, clicking, or headaches that your general dentist has connected to your bite. It is a specialty most neighborhoods do not have at all.
The three oral surgery practices cover wisdom teeth and surgical extractions locally. For anything else specialist, plan on a referral out. Between the 21 individually registered practices and the 16 organizations, you can choose between a single dentist you see each time and a larger setup with more appointment capacity.
If you need something Little Armenia does not have
Five specialties have no listing here: orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and prosthodontics. All are recorded elsewhere in Los Angeles, roughly 3.4 miles away, and in quantity. The directory holds 150 orthodontics practices, 149 pediatric dentistry, 104 periodontics, 81 endodontics and 68 prosthodontics.
Nearer neighborhoods have far more listings than Little Armenia. East Hollywood is 0.8 miles away with 74 practices, Larchmont is 1.3 miles away with 52 and Thai Town is 0.6 miles away with 28. Los Feliz has 24 at 1.2 miles, Virgil Village has 10 at 1.0 miles and the Bicycle District has 7 at 1.3 miles.
East Hollywood is the obvious first place to widen a search, being both close and twice the size.
Insurance and paying
Whether a practice is in network with your plan sets most of what you pay. In network means the insurer and practice have agreed rates and your share is predictable. Out of network means the practice charges its own fee and the plan pays part of it, or nothing.
Ring your insurer to confirm before you book, then ask the practice for a written estimate covering the procedure codes, the fee for each, the expected plan payment and your balance. If a treatment plan runs across several visits, ask for the whole thing in writing rather than visit by visit.
Our listings are drawn from public registry data, which holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information for any practice. In Little Armenia, none of the 37 listings has a published website or hours recorded, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice supplies that missing information.
If it is urgent
For a cracked tooth, a lost crown or pain that painkillers are not touching, phone the nearest general dentists and ask for a same day appointment outright. Explain the symptom clearly, because practices sort urgent cases by what they hear on the call.
Some symptoms belong at a hospital emergency room instead. Go there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if breathing or swallowing has become difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If the Santa Monica Blvd and Sunset Blvd practices are all booked, search by distance at dentist directory and try East Hollywood, 0.8 miles away with 74 listings.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Little Armenia?
Our directory records 37 dental practices in Little Armenia, part of 3,343 across Los Angeles. Thirty-two are recorded under general dentistry. There are also 3 oral and maxillofacial surgery practices, 2 dental clinics and one orofacial pain practice, which handles jaw joint and chronic facial pain.
Where are the dentists in Little Armenia?
Santa Monica Blvd has 15 practices and Sunset Blvd has 14 once the registry's variant spellings are combined. N Western Ave has another 7. That accounts for 36 of the 37 listings. The neighborhood covers ZIP codes 90029, 90027 and 90038 in total.
Where do I go for braces near Little Armenia?
Orthodontics has no listing in Little Armenia. The nearest recorded practices are elsewhere in Los Angeles, about 3.4 miles away, where the directory holds 150 orthodontics listings. East Hollywood, 0.8 miles away with 74 practices of all kinds, is a sensible closer place to start looking.