Twenty-eight of the 32 are recorded as general dentistry. The directory also lists two orthodontists, one endodontist and one dental clinic here. In other words, routine care is well covered inside the neighborhood and most specialist work is not.
What is listed in Tierrasanta
This is a single street neighborhood for dentistry. Tierrasanta Blvd carries 26 of the 32 listings. Baroque Ln has 2, with one more recorded under the spelled out form Baroque Lane, and Camino Playa Malaga and La Cuenta Dr have one each. If you want to compare offices in person, almost everything is on one road.
One ZIP code, 92124, covers the whole neighborhood. Twenty-one listings are registered to individual practitioners and 11 to organizations. Twenty-two have been on the register since before 2010, and the oldest registration dates to 2005, so the large majority of these practices have held their address for well over a decade.
- Tierrasanta Blvd: 26 practices
- Baroque Ln and Baroque Lane: 3 practices
- Camino Playa Malaga and La Cuenta Dr: 1 each
- ZIP code covered: 92124
Choosing between them
Twenty-eight general dentists on essentially one boulevard makes comparison unusually easy. You can call several, ask the same questions, and visit the shortlist without a long drive. Useful questions are whether the practice is in network with your plan, how soon a new patient exam is available, and whether they can see you the same day if something breaks.
The 22 practices registered before 2010 stand out here. Long registration is not a guarantee of quality, but it does suggest a settled practice, which matters if you want your records and your dentist to still be in the same place in five years. Ask how long the current dentist has personally worked at that address, since a practice can change hands without changing its registration.
What is not here
Four specialties have no listing in Tierrasanta: pediatric dentistry, periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics. All four are nearest elsewhere in San Diego, 2.8 miles away, which lists 116 pediatric practices, 67 periodontic practices, 90 oral and maxillofacial surgery practices and 37 prosthodontic practices. Depth is not an issue once you leave the neighborhood.
For more general choice, StoneCrest lists 19 practices at 1.5 miles and Spectrum Center 17 at 1.7 miles. Grantville has 20 and Kearny Mesa 10, both 2.4 miles out, Serra Mesa has 7 at 2.7 miles, and the Convoy District has 57 at 3.2 miles, the largest pool within a short drive.
Insurance and paying
Whether a practice is in network with your plan usually matters more than its advertised prices. In network, the fee has been agreed with your insurer already. Out of network, the practice sets the fee and your plan reimburses a share of it, or nothing. Ask before the first visit, not at the end of it.
For anything past an exam and clean, ask for a written estimate listing the procedure codes, the full fee and your expected share. If you are being referred out of the neighborhood for a specialist, ask for that estimate from the specialist directly.
Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. None of the 32 Tierrasanta listings has a published website or published hours in the record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is what lets a practice add those details, which is why claimed listings are more useful than unclaimed ones.
If it is urgent
For a cracked tooth, a lost filling or pain that has kept you awake, work down Tierrasanta Blvd from opening time. Twenty-six practices on one road means several calls take only a few minutes, and being nearby makes you the obvious person to fill a cancellation. Describe the problem rather than just asking for an appointment.
Some symptoms mean an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital 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 from the mouth will not stop.
If nobody on the boulevard can help, search outward by distance at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Tierrasanta?
Thirty-two practices, all inside ZIP code 92124. Twenty-eight are recorded as general dentistry, and the directory also lists two orthodontists, one endodontist and one dental clinic. Twenty-one are registered to individual practitioners and 11 to organizations, and 26 of the 32 have a Tierrasanta Blvd address.
Is there a children's dentist in Tierrasanta?
No pediatric dentistry practice is listed in the neighborhood. The nearest are elsewhere in San Diego, about 2.8 miles away, where 116 pediatric practices are on the register. Many of the 28 general dentists here see children for routine checkups, so ask locally before traveling for an ordinary appointment.
Where do I go for an oral surgeon or gum specialist?
Neither oral and maxillofacial surgery nor periodontics is listed in Tierrasanta. Both are nearest elsewhere in San Diego, about 2.8 miles away, with 90 oral surgery practices and 67 periodontic practices there. Prosthodontics, for dentures and complex restorative work, is the same distance with 37 listings.