Most are general dentistry, with an unusually strong showing for gum specialists and one specialty missing altogether. This guide covers the detail.
What is listed in Sawtelle Japantown
26 of the 45 listings are tagged general dentistry. The specialist tags are 8 periodontics, 4 orthodontics, 2 oral pathology, 2 pediatric dentistry, and one each for endodontics, prosthodontics, dental public health and dental clinic. A listing can carry more than one tag, so the totals overlap.
Eight periodontics listings in a neighborhood of 45 practices is a high share. If you have been told you need gum treatment, you have real local choice rather than a single option.
W Olympic Blvd holds 27 listings and Sawtelle Blvd has 8. S Bentley Ave has 3, Greenfield Ave has 2 and S Sepulveda Blvd has 1. 30 listings are registered as individual practitioners and 15 as organizations. 25 of the 45 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2006.
- 45 listed practices across ZIPs 90064 and 90025
- 26 tagged general dentistry, 8 periodontics
- 27 on W Olympic Blvd, 8 on Sawtelle Blvd
- 30 individual practitioners, 15 organizations
- 25 registered before 2010, oldest registration 2006
How to choose between them
With 26 general dentistry listings, most of them on one boulevard, the practical filter is availability rather than distance. Call two or three and ask when a new patient exam is free, what it includes and what it costs.
For gum treatment, use the local depth. Eight periodontics listings means you can ask your general dentist for more than one name and compare. Periodontal work often runs over several appointments, so a practice close to home or work is worth more than usual here.
The thin spots are endodontics and prosthodontics, with one listing each, and pediatric dentistry with two. For root canals, ask general practices whether they carry them out themselves before assuming you need a specialist appointment.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
One specialty is missing: oral and maxillofacial surgery. No listing here carries that tag, and our nearest are in Beverly Hills, about 3.3 miles away, where we hold 23 practices. Many general dentists carry out straightforward extractions themselves, so ask locally before planning that trip.
For everything else, the neighborhoods next door add a lot of choice. West Los Angeles is 0.9 miles away with 62 listings, Tehrangeles is 1.0 mile away with 39 and Sawtelle is 0.8 miles away with 37. Westdale has 18 at 1.1 miles, Westside Village has 17 at 1.4 miles and Rancho Park has 8 at 1.1 miles.
- Sawtelle, 0.8 miles, 37 practices
- West Los Angeles, 0.9 miles, 62 practices
- Tehrangeles, 1.0 mile, 39 practices
- Rancho Park, 1.1 miles, 8 practices
- Westdale, 1.1 miles, 18 practices
- Westside Village, 1.4 miles, 17 practices
Insurance and paying
Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. It records who is registered to practice and at what address, and nothing about what treatment costs. None of the 45 listings here has published hours or a website with us, and none has been claimed by its owner.
Ask whether the practice is in network with your specific plan rather than with your insurer generally. In network normally means a rate agreed in advance. Out of network can still be workable if your plan pays a share, but more of the bill is yours.
For anything beyond a checkup, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes. Periodontal treatment in particular is usually a course rather than a single visit, so ask for the total rather than the price of the first appointment.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices on W Olympic Blvd and Sawtelle Blvd and ask outright whether they hold same day emergency slots. With 26 general listings concentrated on two roads, a run of calls covers the neighborhood quickly.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If you would rather search by distance than by neighborhood, dentist directory orders practices by how far they are from where you are.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Sawtelle Japantown?
Our directory lists 45 dental practices in Sawtelle Japantown, out of 3,343 across Los Angeles, in ZIP codes 90064 and 90025. 26 are tagged general dentistry and 8 are tagged periodontics, with 4 orthodontics, 2 oral pathology, 2 pediatric dentistry and single listings for four other categories.
Is there an oral surgeon in Sawtelle Japantown?
No listing here carries the oral and maxillofacial surgery tag. Our nearest are in Beverly Hills, about 3.3 miles away, where we hold 23 of them. Ask your general dentist first, since routine extractions are often done in general practice without a specialist referral.
Where do I go for gum treatment near Sawtelle Japantown?
This is a good neighborhood for it. 8 of the 45 listings carry the periodontics tag, which is a high share for an area this size, and most sit alongside the general practices on W Olympic Blvd. Ask your dentist which of them they normally work with.