The listings are tightly grouped and heavily weighted toward general dentistry, which shapes how you should search. Everything below comes from the registry records: counts, specialties, streets and the ZIP code. Fees, hours and insurance are not in those records at all.
What is listed in Little Portugal
Twenty-nine of the 33 listings are general dentistry. The remaining four are 2 dental clinics, one orthodontics practice and one in oral and maxillofacial surgery.
Two roads carry most of it. Alum Rock Ave has 14 practices, with one more recorded under the spelling Alum Rock Avenue, and Mckee Rd has 12. E Julian St has 3 and Luz Ave has one. That puts 30 of the 33 on two streets. Every listing falls inside a single ZIP code, 95116.
Twenty-five are registered as individual practitioners and 8 as organizations, so small practices dominate. Twenty-two of the 33 have been registered since before 2010, and the earliest registration here dates to 2006.
- 33 practices, 29 of them general dentistry
- Alum Rock Ave has 15, Mckee Rd has 12
- One ZIP code, 95116
- 22 registered before 2010
How to choose between them
With 29 general dentists inside one ZIP code, and most of them on two roads, you are not really choosing on location. Availability and what a practice does in house are the more useful filters.
Ask that second question directly. Some general dentists carry out their own root canals, gum treatment and denture work; others refer all of it. In a neighborhood with only two specialist listings, the answer decides how often you will be traveling for treatment.
Twenty-two of the 33 have been registered for fifteen years or more, which is a high proportion and suggests a stable set of practices rather than a churning one. With 25 registered as individual practitioners, expect small practices where the dentist who examines you is the one who treats you.
If you need something Little Portugal does not have
Four specialties are absent: pediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and prosthodontics. All are recorded elsewhere in San Jose, about 3.1 miles away, where the directory holds 36 pediatric dentistry practices, 33 periodontics, 30 endodontics and 10 prosthodontics.
Closer than that, Alum Rock is 1.8 miles away and lists 52 practices, well over what Little Portugal itself holds. Little Saigon is 1.6 miles away with 21, Naglee Park is 1.4 miles away with 17 and Saint James Square Historic District is 2.1 miles away with 17. Luna Park has 6 at 1.6 miles and the Downtown Historic District has 9 at 2.1 miles.
If your general dentist refers you onward, ask them to check the specialist takes your insurance before you book the appointment.
Insurance and paying
In network or out of network is the difference that shows up on the bill. In network means the practice and your insurer have agreed rates and your share is fixed in advance. Out of network means the practice sets its own fee and the plan pays a portion, or nothing.
Confirm with your insurer directly, then ask the practice for a written estimate before treatment starts. It should show the procedure codes, the fee for each, the expected insurance payment and the balance you owe.
Our listings come from public registry data. That registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information for any practice. In Little Portugal, none of the 33 listings has a published website or published hours on record, and none has been claimed by its owner. Claiming a listing is how a practice adds those details, which is why a claimed listing is worth more to a patient.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that painkillers are not touching, phone the nearest general dentists and ask outright for a same day appointment. Say what happened and when, because that is what practices use to decide urgency.
Some symptoms mean a hospital emergency room rather than a dental chair. Go there if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you are struggling to breathe or swallow, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If nobody on Alum Rock Ave or Mckee Rd can fit you in, search by distance at dentist directory and try Alum Rock, 1.8 miles away with 52 listings.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Little Portugal, San Jose?
Our directory lists 33 dental practices in Little Portugal, out of 1,625 across San Jose. Twenty-nine are general dentistry. The remaining four are two dental clinics, one orthodontics practice and one oral and maxillofacial surgery practice, so specialist choice inside the neighborhood is limited.
Where are the dentists in Little Portugal?
Alum Rock Ave has 15 practices once the registry's variant spelling is included, and Mckee Rd has 12. E Julian St has 3 and Luz Ave has one. That accounts for 30 of the 33 listings. The whole neighborhood sits inside ZIP code 95116.
Where is the nearest endodontist to Little Portugal?
There is no endodontics listing in Little Portugal. The nearest are elsewhere in San Jose, about 3.1 miles away, where 30 endodontics practices are recorded. Periodontics, pediatric dentistry and prosthodontics are also missing here, with 33, 36 and 10 practices respectively at the same distance.