This guide comes from the registry records behind those listings, covering addresses, ZIP codes, provider type and registration dates. There is nothing here about who is best, because that is not in the data. What is here is an accurate picture of the local supply and its gaps.
What is listed in the Convoy District
All 57 listings share a single ZIP code, 92111. Clairemont Mesa Blvd holds the largest group with 21, and Convoy St has 13. Dagget St has 5, and Ronson Rd and Engineer Rd have 3 each. That leaves a scattering elsewhere, but two roads account for well over half the neighborhood's dental care.
Thirty five listings are registered to individual practitioners and 22 to organizations. Some dentists appear under both forms, as with the entries for Anthony Tai Q Pham, DDS, which is why the listing count and the number of separate offices are not the same number.
Thirty one of the 57 were registered before 2010, and the oldest dates to 2005. So a small majority have held the same registration at the same address for fifteen years or more.
- 57 practices listed, from 2,181 across San Diego
- 46 general dentistry, 8 dental clinics, 5 specialist listings
- 21 on Clairemont Mesa Blvd, 13 on Convoy St, 5 on Dagget St
- One ZIP code, 92111
- 35 individual practitioners, 22 organizations
- 31 registered before 2010, oldest in 2005
How to choose between them
For everyday dentistry there is a lot to pick from, 46 general listings plus 8 clinics inside one ZIP code. Since almost all of them are within a few minutes of each other, choose on how the practice works rather than on where it is. Ask about seeing the same dentist each visit, waiting times for cleanings, and how they handle a patient calling in pain.
For specialist care, a single listing in a specialty is not a choice. Endodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics and pediatric dentistry each have exactly one. If that practice is full, closed to new patients or not in your network, you are traveling, so ask your general dentist for referral options early.
None of the 57 publish a website or opening hours in the registry, which means the phone. Confirm new patient availability and network status before you commit to a visit.
If you need something the Convoy District does not have
Two significant specialties are missing entirely: periodontics and oral and maxillofacial surgery. Both point elsewhere in San Diego, about 0.7 miles away, where there are 67 periodontic listings and 90 oral surgery listings. That is one of the shortest gaps of any neighborhood, so the absence is far less of a problem here than it would be elsewhere.
General care nearby is also plentiful. Clairemont has 36 practices at 1.6 miles, Mesa College Area has 22 at 1.2 miles and Spectrum Center has 17 at 1.7 miles. University View has 15 at 1.4 miles, Kearny Mesa 10 at 0.9 miles and Clairemont East 8 at 1.1 miles.
Insurance and paying
Start by asking whether a practice is in network for your plan. In network means agreed rates, so your share is calculated from a discounted fee. Out of network means no agreement, and you can be responsible for the difference between the fee charged and the amount your plan allows.
For any treatment beyond an exam and cleaning, ask for a written estimate with procedure codes and send it to your plan for pre authorization. That gives you a number you can compare and hold someone to.
These listings are built from a federal provider registry that records names, addresses, credentials and specialty codes. It holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance networks. That is why a claimed listing matters, because claiming is how a practice publishes what the registry cannot carry. None of the 57 here have been claimed yet.
If it is urgent
For a cracked tooth, a lost crown, or pain that is getting worse, call general dentistry practices on Clairemont Mesa Blvd and Convoy St and ask for same day care. With 46 general listings in one ZIP code your chances are good, though with no published hours you will be finding out by phone.
Some symptoms need an emergency room, not a dental office. Go to the ER if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down into your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if there is fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nothing local can see you, search by distance at dentist directory, which ranks practices by how far they are from where you are.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in the Convoy District?
There are 57 dental practices listed in the Convoy District, out of 2,181 across San Diego. Forty six are general dentistry and 8 are dental clinics. The five specialist listings are one each in endodontics, prosthodontics, dental anesthesiology, orthodontics and pediatric dentistry. All are in ZIP code 92111.
Where is the nearest oral surgeon to the Convoy District?
There is no oral and maxillofacial surgery listing in the neighborhood itself. The nearest group is elsewhere in San Diego, about 0.7 miles away, where 90 practices are listed. Periodontics is missing locally too, with 67 listings at the same short distance.
Which streets have the most Convoy District dentists?
Clairemont Mesa Blvd has 21 of the 57 listings and Convoy St has 13, so those two roads hold about 60 percent of the neighborhood's dental practices between them. Dagget St has 5, while Ronson Rd and Engineer Rd have 3 each.