Two facts stand out in the registry data. Forty-one of the 57 listings are on Webster St, and 55 of the 57 are registered under an individual dentist's name rather than an organization. This is a neighborhood of named practices concentrated on one street.
What is listed in Pacific Heights
Forty of the 57 listings report general dentistry as their primary specialty and 1 is registered as a dental clinic. The specialist coverage is broader than most neighborhoods manage: 6 in oral and maxillofacial surgery, 4 in prosthodontics, 3 in periodontics, 2 in endodontics, 2 in pediatric dentistry, 1 in oral pathology and 1 in orthodontics.
The clustering is extreme. Webster St carries 41 listings, with 1 more entered as Webster Street. California St has 6, and Pacific Ave and Washington St have 2 each. That means you can compare a large number of practices, including specialists, along a single street.
Fifty-five of the 57 listings are registered to an individual practitioner and only 2 to an organization. Forty were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005, so this is both a settled and an unusually individual set of listings.
How to choose between them
For routine care, you are choosing among 40 general dentists and a dental clinic. The near total absence of organization listings means most of these are practices attached to a specific named dentist, which usually points to continuity: the person you book with is the person you see.
The trade-off with single-dentist practices is cover. Ask what happens when your dentist is on vacation or unwell, and whether anyone handles urgent problems in the meantime.
The specialist depth is worth using. With 6 oral surgeons, 4 prosthodontists, 3 periodontists and 2 endodontists listed in the neighborhood, a referral is unlikely to send you far. For anything surgical or any large restorative plan, ask whether you can get a second opinion locally before committing.
- Ask who covers urgent problems when your dentist is away.
- For implants or full mouth work, ask which specialist they work with.
- Note the building and suite number, since Webster St holds most of the list.
If you need something Pacific Heights does not have
No main dental specialty is entirely absent from Pacific Heights, which is rare. Every category in our data has at least one listing here. The practical limits are depth and availability rather than presence, since orthodontics and oral pathology each have a single listing.
If you want more choice, the surrounding areas are very close. Japantown is 0.3 miles away with 16 listings. Cow Hollow is 0.5 miles with 70, Polk Gulch 0.5 miles with 67, Lower Pacific Heights 0.5 miles with 23 and the Fillmore District 0.5 miles with 3. Anza Vista adds 11 at 0.8 miles. Very few neighborhoods anywhere have this many listed practices within half a mile.
Insurance and paying
Ask whether the practice is in network with your specific plan, not just whether it accepts your insurer. Two plans from the same company can be contracted differently, and out of network work usually leaves you paying a bigger share.
For anything beyond an exam and cleaning, and especially for implant, prosthodontic or surgical treatment, ask for a written estimate that lists each procedure code, the practice's fee, the expected insurance payment and your portion. Ask for it before treatment begins.
Our listings are built 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 Pacific Heights, none of the 57 listings has a published website or published hours. That is why claimed listings matter: claiming a page is how a practice adds what the registry never carried.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a crown that has come off, or pain that has kept you awake, call the general practices nearest you and ask specifically whether they hold same day emergency slots. With 40 general dentists listed and 41 of all listings on Webster St, you can work through several calls 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 with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop under steady pressure.
If nothing nearby can see you, search by distance from where you are at dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Pacific Heights?
Our directory lists 57 dental practices with Pacific Heights addresses, across ZIP codes 94115 and 94109. Forty report general dentistry as their primary specialty, with the rest covering oral surgery, prosthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, pediatric dentistry, oral pathology, orthodontics and one dental clinic.
Why are so many dentists on Webster St?
We can only report what the registry records, and it shows 41 of the 57 Pacific Heights listings with Webster St addresses, plus one more entered as Webster Street. California St has 6, and Pacific Ave and Washington St 2 each. Check the building and suite number when comparing practices.
Can I see a specialist without leaving Pacific Heights?
Usually yes. The neighborhood has 6 oral and maxillofacial surgery listings, 4 in prosthodontics, 3 in periodontics, 2 in endodontics, 2 in pediatric dentistry and single listings in oral pathology and orthodontics. For more choice, Cow Hollow and Polk Gulch are each 0.5 miles away with 70 and 67 listings.