Two hundred and twenty-five listings are recorded as general dentistry. The directory also lists 18 periodontists, 17 dental clinics, 15 prosthodontists, 15 endodontists, 10 orthodontists, 9 oral and maxillofacial surgeons, 3 pediatric dentists, one dental public health listing and one orofacial pain specialist here.
What is listed in Union Square
Two streets carry most of it. Sutter St has 177 listings, with 10 more recorded under the spelled out form Sutter Street, and Post St has 69. Stockton St has 11 and Geary St has 8. Those are office building addresses rather than storefronts, so a single door number can hold many separate practices on different floors.
Four ZIP codes touch the neighborhood: 94108, 94102, 94104 and 94103. Two hundred and thirty-six listings are registered to individual practitioners and 67 to organizations, so solo and small partnerships dominate even at this scale. One hundred and ninety-three have been on the register since before 2010, and the oldest registration dates to 2005.
- Sutter St, including spelling variants: 187 practices
- Post St: 69 practices
- Stockton St: 11 practices, Geary St: 8 practices
- ZIP codes covered: 94108, 94102, 94104 and 94103
Choosing between them
With this many options, the useful filters are not clinical, they are logistical. Which building is closest to your office. Whether the practice is in network with your plan. How soon a new patient exam is available. Whether the dentist who does the treatment is the one you meet at the consultation. Ask those four things and the list shortens quickly.
The dominance of individual registrations, 236 against 67 organizations, means most practices here are one or two dentists in leased suites. That usually gives strong continuity of care. It also means capacity is limited per practice, so if you want evening or weekend appointments, ask directly rather than assuming a large district means long hours.
Everything is represented here
Our data records no specialty as missing from Union Square. Endodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and pediatric dentistry all have listings inside the neighborhood, and there is even an orofacial pain listing, which is unusual anywhere. A referral from a general dentist here can often be to another suite in the same building.
Pediatric dentistry is the thinnest category, with three listings, so families may still want to look wider. Chinatown has 48 practices at 0.4 miles, South of Market 91 at 0.5 miles and the Financial District 78 at 0.6 miles. Lower Nob Hill has 6 at 0.5 miles, Transbay 8 at 0.5 miles and the Tenderloin 3 at 0.4 miles.
Insurance and paying
Network status matters more here than anywhere, because fees in a dense professional district vary widely. In network means your insurer has fixed the fee in advance. Out of network means the practice sets its own price and your plan reimburses a share of it, or nothing. With 225 general dentists nearby, insisting on an in network option is realistic.
For anything beyond an exam and clean, ask for a written estimate with procedure codes, the total fee and your expected share. Ask separately about anything cosmetic, which most plans do not cover at all.
Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. Across all 303 Union Square listings, one has a published website and none has published hours, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is the only route by which a practice can publish those details here.
If it is urgent
A neighborhood with 225 general dentists is the best possible place to need urgent care, but you still have to call. Start on Sutter St and Post St, explain the symptom plainly, and keep going down the list. Many suites keep a short notice slot each day, and being able to walk in within fifteen minutes makes you the easy person to fit in.
Some symptoms are beyond dentistry. Go to an emergency room if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if breathing or swallowing is getting harder, if you have a fever with facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop.
To sort by real distance from where you are rather than by neighborhood, use dentist directory.
Questions patients ask
Why are there so many dentists on Sutter St?
Our records show 177 listings with a Sutter St address, plus 10 more using the spelled out form Sutter Street. These are professional office buildings, so one street number can contain many independent practices on separate floors. The registry does not record suite level detail beyond the address, so check the suite number when you book.
How many dentists are listed in Union Square?
Three hundred and three practices, out of 1,886 across San Francisco. Two hundred and twenty-five are general dentistry, and the directory also lists 18 periodontists, 17 dental clinics, 15 prosthodontists, 15 endodontists, 10 orthodontists, 9 oral and maxillofacial surgeons, 3 pediatric dentists and two other specialist listings.
Is Union Square a good place to find a children's dentist?
It is the weakest category here. Only three pediatric dentistry practices are listed among the 303 in the neighborhood. Many general dentists see children for routine care, but for a child who needs specialist handling it is worth looking at neighboring areas too, such as South of Market with 91 practices half a mile away.