General dentistry accounts for 31 of the registrations, with five oral and maxillofacial surgery listings, three pediatric dentistry, and one each in periodontics, orthodontics and dental clinic. Some practices register under more than one specialty, which is why those numbers add to more than 38. Everything below comes from the registry record and nothing else.
What is listed in Valley Hi / North Laguna
Bruceville Rd carries the most addresses at 15, followed by Mack Rd with eight, Hospital Dr with six, Timberlake Way with five and W Stockton Blvd with one. Having five oral and maxillofacial surgery listings in a neighborhood of this size is worth noting, since oral surgery is often the specialty people have to travel furthest for.
Twenty-seven listings are registered as individual practitioners and 11 as organizations. That is a filing choice rather than a description of the practice, so it tells you less than the street or the registration date does.
Fourteen of the 38 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2006. That makes this a comparatively recent set of listings: most of the practices registered after 2010, so if a long track record at one address matters to you, ask directly how long they have been there.
- 38 practices, 31 of them registered under general dentistry
- Bruceville Rd: 15 listings. Mack Rd: 8. Hospital Dr: 6
- One ZIP code, 95823
- 14 registered before 2010, the oldest in 2006
How to choose between them
For routine care you are choosing among 31 general practices, which is a comfortable number. Shortlist by street, since Bruceville Rd and Mack Rd between them hold over half the listings, and then use the phone to compare.
Ask whether they are taking new patients, which insurance plans they are in network with, what a first exam and X-rays cost if the plan does not apply, and how far ahead they are booking. Ask whether you will see the same dentist each time, because continuity is what makes small changes get noticed early.
If you have children, three pediatric dentistry listings gives you a choice without leaving the neighborhood, though many general dentists here will see children too. Ask before you assume you need the specialist.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
Two specialties have no listing here. Endodontics, the root canal specialty, is nearest elsewhere in Sacramento about 7.1 miles away, where 27 practices are registered. Prosthodontics, covering dentures, bridges and larger restorative work, is the same distance with 14 listings. Both trips are into the wider city rather than to a neighboring suburb.
For general care closer by, Parkway has seven listings 2.3 miles away and Southeast Village four at 2.8 miles. A little further out, Woodbine has 12 at 3.7 miles, Fruitridge Manor seven at 3.8 miles, Lawrence Park 12 at 4.5 miles and South City Farms four at 5.1 miles. None of the neighboring areas is as well supplied as this one, so the 38 listings here are your best starting point.
Insurance and paying
In network means a practice has agreed set fees with your insurer, so your share of each bill is smaller and predictable. Out of network is about pricing rather than quality: the fees are the practice's own, and you may pay more or pay first and claim back. Check the insurer's list as well as asking the front desk, because network membership changes.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate listing each procedure, the expected plan payment and your share. Our listings are drawn from registry data that holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information, and none of the 38 listings here has been claimed. Claiming a listing is how a practice publishes those details on its own page.
If it is urgent
For sudden pain, a broken tooth or a filling that has come out, call general practices on Bruceville Rd and Mack Rd and ask specifically whether they keep same day emergency time. Many do without advertising it, and calling first thing in the morning gives you the best chance.
Go to an emergency room instead of a dentist if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever together with facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop. Those need hospital care the same day.
If nothing nearby has an opening, search by distance rather than by neighborhood at dentist directory, which will reach into the rest of south Sacramento.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Valley Hi / North Laguna?
The directory holds 38 dental practices with addresses in this neighborhood, all within ZIP code 95823. Thirty-one are registered under general dentistry, five under oral and maxillofacial surgery and three under pediatric dentistry, with single listings in periodontics, orthodontics and dental clinic. Sacramento as a whole has 1,173 listings.
Is there an oral surgeon in the neighborhood?
Yes. Five listings here are registered under oral and maxillofacial surgery, which is more than most neighborhoods of this size have. That covers extractions, wisdom teeth and jaw procedures. Referrals usually come through your general dentist, so mention that local options exist if you would rather not travel.
Where is the nearest endodontist?
No endodontics practice is listed in Valley Hi / North Laguna. The nearest are elsewhere in Sacramento, about 7.1 miles away, where 27 are registered. Many general dentists carry out straightforward root canals themselves, so ask your own dentist whether a specialist referral is really necessary first.