It is a general dentistry neighborhood with three specialties missing entirely, and the nearest replacements are a long way off. This guide covers both halves of that picture.
What is listed in Dominican
36 of the 48 listings are tagged general dentistry. The rest are 3 pediatric dentistry, 3 dental public health, 3 endodontics, 2 dental clinic and 1 orthodontics. A listing can carry more than one tag, so the totals overlap.
The addresses run along a few streets: 16 listings on 4th St, 8 on Grand Ave, 8 on 5th Ave, 3 on 3rd St and 2 on Mission Ave. That is a compact area to call around.
42 of the 48 are registered as individual practitioners and only 6 as organizations, one of the strongest tilts toward solo registration you will see. 29 were registered before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005.
- 48 listed practices, all in ZIP 94901
- More than a third of the 131 practices listed across San Rafael
- 16 on 4th St, 8 on Grand Ave, 8 on 5th Ave
- 42 individual practitioners, 6 organizations
- 29 registered before 2010, oldest registration 2005
How to choose between them
With 36 general dentistry listings in a small area, the choice is mostly about availability and fit. Call two or three, ask how quickly a new patient can be seen, and ask what the first appointment covers.
The heavy individual practitioner count matters here. 42 of 48 listings are registered to a person rather than an organization, which often means you will see the same dentist at every visit and that the practice is small. If continuity is what you want, that is a point in the neighborhood's favor. If you want evening or weekend availability, ask early, because smaller practices often have narrower hours.
Ask, too, where they refer. Periodontics, oral surgery and prosthodontics all have no listing in Dominican, and the referral distances from here are not trivial, so it is worth knowing the answer before you need it.
If you need something this neighborhood does not have
Three specialties are absent from Dominican: periodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and prosthodontics. Our nearest listings for all three are in San Francisco, about 14.6 miles away, where we hold 82 periodontics, 64 oral and maxillofacial surgery and 57 prosthodontics practices. That is a real journey, so ask your general dentist whether they can do the work themselves or refer somewhere closer.
Within San Rafael, the options nearby are limited. Canal is 1.6 miles away with 13 listings and Terra Linda is 2.7 miles away with 24. Between those two and Dominican you have most of the city's 131 listings, so a local second opinion is straightforward even if a specialist referral is not.
- Canal, 1.6 miles, 13 practices
- Terra Linda, 2.7 miles, 24 practices
- Periodontics, oral surgery and prosthodontics: nearest listings in San Francisco, about 14.6 miles
Insurance and paying
Our registry holds no fees, no opening hours and no insurance information. It records who is registered to practice and at what address. None of the 48 Dominican listings has published hours or a website through us, and none has been claimed by its owner, so the practice itself is your only source for cost.
Ask whether they are in network with your specific plan, not just whether they accept your insurer. In network usually means a rate agreed in advance. Out of network can still be fine if your plan pays a share, but more of the cost falls to you.
For anything past a checkup, ask for a written estimate with the procedure codes on it. If you are sent to San Francisco for specialist work, ask the network question again there, because the referral does not carry your coverage with it.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a lost filling or pain that kept you awake, call the general practices on 4th St, Grand Ave and 5th Ave and ask directly for a same day emergency slot. With 36 general listings and 3 endodontics listings in the neighborhood, most urgent toothache can be handled locally.
Some symptoms need an emergency room rather than a dentist. Go to hospital if swelling is spreading toward your eye or down your neck, if you have trouble breathing or swallowing, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding will not stop.
If you would rather search by distance than by neighborhood, dentist directory sorts practices by how far they are from where you are.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are listed in Dominican, San Rafael?
Our directory lists 48 dental practices in Dominican, out of 131 across San Rafael, and all of them sit in ZIP code 94901. 36 are tagged general dentistry, with 3 pediatric dentistry, 3 dental public health, 3 endodontics, 2 dental clinic and 1 orthodontics making up the rest.
Is there an oral surgeon in Dominican?
No. Oral and maxillofacial surgery has no listing in Dominican, and neither does periodontics or prosthodontics. Our nearest listings for those are in San Francisco, roughly 14.6 miles away. Ask your general dentist first, since many handle straightforward extractions themselves and may know a closer referral than our data shows.
What does it mean that most listings are individual practitioners?
It refers to how the practice is registered, not how good it is. 42 of the 48 Dominican listings are registered to a person rather than an organization, which usually indicates a smaller practice where you see the same dentist each time. Larger organizations often offer more chairs and wider hours instead.