This guide uses only what the national provider registry records: reported specialty, street address, ZIP code, registration date, and whether a listing belongs to an individual or an organization. It will not describe the neighborhood, but it will tell you what dental care is registered here.
What is listed in Old Pasadena
Forty-one of the 60 listings report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 2 more are registered as dental clinics. The specialist presence is broader than usual: 8 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 3 in orthodontics, 3 in prosthodontics, 2 in pediatric dentistry, 2 in periodontics and 2 in orofacial pain.
Eight oral surgery listings in one neighborhood is notable. So is the presence of orofacial pain, a specialty covering long-running jaw and facial pain that many areas have no listing for at all.
The addresses spread over several streets. S Fair Oaks Ave has the most with 16, followed by E Colorado Blvd with 7, E Green St and S Los Robles Ave with 4 each, and N Madison Ave with 3. The strongest pattern in this pack is the ownership split: 47 of the 60 listings are registered under an individual dentist's name and only 13 under an organization. Thirty-four were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration dates to 2005.
How to choose between them
With 43 of the 60 being general dentists or dental clinics, most people start with a general practice for exams, cleanings, fillings and crowns. What is different here is the depth of specialist options within the same neighborhood, so a referral may not mean a long drive.
The heavy tilt toward individual registrations, 47 out of 60, suggests a neighborhood of named practices rather than large groups. In practice that often means seeing the same dentist each visit, though it can also mean fewer appointment slots and less cover when the dentist is away. Ask about both.
If you need oral surgery, wisdom teeth or implant placement, the 8 listings here mean you can compare more than one opinion locally, which is worth doing for anything surgical.
- Ask what happens if your dentist is away and you have a problem.
- For surgical work, ask about a second opinion before committing.
- Check the ZIP code as well as the street, since four are in play here.
If you need something Old Pasadena does not have
Endodontics is the one specialty missing. If you need a root canal handled by a specialist rather than by your general dentist, the nearest listings are elsewhere in Pasadena, about 0.8 miles away, where 14 endodontic practices are registered. That is a short trip for what is often a single course of treatment.
The neighboring areas are close and well supplied. Madison Heights is only 0.4 miles away and lists 84 practices, more than Old Pasadena itself. Orange Heights has 25 at 0.8 miles and Bungalow Heaven 32 at 1.2 miles. Washington Square lists 18 at 1.7 miles, San Pasqual 10 at 2.1 miles and Normandie Heights 9 at 2.3 miles.
Insurance and paying
Ask whether the practice is in network with your specific plan, not just whether it accepts your insurer. That distinction usually matters more to your final bill than anything else you can check in advance.
For treatment beyond an exam and cleaning, and particularly for surgical or prosthodontic work, ask for a written estimate that lists each procedure code, the practice's fee, the expected insurance payment and your share. Get it before treatment begins.
Our listings come from the national provider registry, which records name, address and reported specialty only. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. In Old Pasadena, 1 of the 60 listings has a published website and 1 has published hours. That is why claimed listings matter: claiming a page is how a practice adds what the registry never held.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost crown, or pain that has stopped you sleeping, call the general practices nearest you and ask specifically whether they hold same day emergency slots. With 41 general dentists listed and 16 of all listings on S Fair Oaks Ave alone, several calls can be made quickly.
Go to an emergency room instead of a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop under steady pressure.
If nothing nearby can fit you in, search by distance from where you are at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Old Pasadena?
Our directory lists 60 dental practices with Old Pasadena addresses, across ZIP codes 91101, 91105, 91103 and 91109. Forty-one report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 2 more are registered as dental clinics, with the rest spread across oral surgery, orthodontics, prosthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics and orofacial pain.
Can I get oral surgery in Old Pasadena?
There are 8 practices listed in oral and maxillofacial surgery with Old Pasadena addresses, which is a strong showing for a single neighborhood. That covers work such as wisdom tooth removal, complex extractions and implant placement. For anything surgical it is worth getting more than one opinion, and here you can do that locally.
Where is the nearest endodontist to Old Pasadena?
Endodontics is the only specialty with no listing in Old Pasadena. The nearest are elsewhere in Pasadena, roughly 0.8 miles away, where 14 endodontic practices are registered. Ask your own dentist first, as many general dentists carry out root canal treatment without referring you to a specialist.