The listings spread over several major streets: S Vermont Ave has 14, Beverly Blvd 12, W 8th St and Wilshire Blvd 10 each, and W 6th St seven, across four ZIP codes, 90005, 90004, 90020 and 90010. Everything here comes from the registry record, which holds addresses, specialties, registration dates and nothing about what each practice is like.
What is listed in Little Bangladesh
Alongside the 74 general dentistry listings there are five orthodontics, four dental clinics, two periodontics, and one each in dental anesthesiology, dental public health, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics. The specialist coverage is broad but thin: several fields are represented by a single practice.
Fifty-six listings are registered as individual practitioners and 33 as organizations. Forty-two of the 89 were registered before 2010, with the oldest dating to 2005, so the neighborhood is a mix of long established addresses and more recent arrivals in roughly equal proportion.
Four ZIP codes across 89 listings means the neighborhood covers ground. When you shortlist, check the street as well as the name, because two practices in the same ZIP can still be a fair walk apart.
- 89 practices, 74 of them general dentistry
- S Vermont Ave: 14 listings. Beverly Blvd: 12. W 8th St and Wilshire Blvd: 10 each
- ZIP codes 90005, 90004, 90020 and 90010
- 42 registered before 2010, the oldest in 2005
How to choose between them
At this density the useful filter is distance, then availability. Pick the street nearest you, take three or four general practices from it, and call them all. Ask whether they are accepting new patients, which insurance they are in network with, what a first exam and X-rays cost if the plan does not apply, and how soon they could see you.
Ask whether you will see the same dentist each visit. In an area with this many practices it is easy to end up somewhere that rotates staff, and for long term care seeing the same person matters more than almost anything else you can ask about.
For specialist work, note the counts before you assume you have a choice. Five orthodontics listings gives you options for braces, but a single prosthodontics or oral surgery listing may mean waiting or looking a little further out.
If you need something Little Bangladesh does not have
Two specialties are absent. Pediatric dentistry has no listing here, with the nearest options elsewhere in Los Angeles about 2.5 miles away, where 149 practices are registered. Endodontics is the same story: nothing in the neighborhood, and 81 listings about 2.5 miles away in Los Angeles.
Neighboring areas are close and large. Koreatown has 146 listings just 0.8 miles away, Westlake 120 at 1.2 miles, Pico-Union 60 at 1.0 miles and Historic Filipinotown 32 at 1.2 miles. Smaller pockets sit even closer, with the Bicycle District at seven listings and the Wilton Historic District at five, both 0.9 miles away. Very little is more than a short trip from here.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed fixed fees with your insurer, which lowers your share and makes it predictable. Out of network is a pricing difference rather than a quality one, but it can mean paying more or paying up front and claiming back. Confirm with the insurer as well as the practice, since network lists change without much notice.
For anything more than an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate that lists each procedure with the expected plan payment and your portion. Our listings are built from registry data that carries no fees, no hours and no insurance information, and none of the 89 listings here has been claimed. Claiming a listing is how a practice publishes those details itself.
If it is urgent
With 74 general practices in the neighborhood, a same day appointment is realistic if you start calling early. Say plainly that it is an emergency and describe the problem, since many practices hold a small amount of time each day for exactly that and will not offer it unless asked.
Skip the dentist and go to an emergency room if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you are having trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop. Those are hospital problems.
If the practices nearest you are full, dentist directory lets you search by distance rather than by neighborhood, which quickly picks up Koreatown and Westlake as well.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Little Bangladesh?
Eighty-nine dental practices are listed with addresses in Little Bangladesh. Seventy-four are general dentistry, with five orthodontics listings, four dental clinics, two periodontics and single listings in dental anesthesiology, dental public health, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics. They sit across ZIP codes 90005, 90004, 90020 and 90010.
Where is the nearest pediatric dentist?
No pediatric dentistry practice is registered in Little Bangladesh itself. The nearest listings are elsewhere in Los Angeles, roughly 2.5 miles away, where 149 pediatric practices appear. Many of the 74 general dentists here also see children, so ask when you call rather than assuming you need to travel.
Do I have to leave the neighborhood for a root canal?
Possibly. Endodontics has no listing in Little Bangladesh, and the nearest specialists are about 2.5 miles away in Los Angeles, where 81 are registered. Many general dentists perform straightforward root canals themselves, so start with your own dentist and see whether a referral is actually needed.