For a neighborhood of this size the range of specialties is wide, and that shapes most of what follows. Everything on this page is taken from the practice registry rather than from any impression of the area.
What is listed in Friendly Hills
Twenty eight of the listings are general dentistry. Around them sits an unusually complete set of specialists for 42 practices: seven orthodontists, four periodontists, four in oral and maxillofacial surgery, three prosthodontists, two endodontists, two pediatric dentists and two in oral pathology, plus five dental clinics.
Two roads carry the neighborhood evenly. Fifteen practices are on Whittier Blvd and 15 on Colima Rd, with five more on Whittwood Ln and two on La Entrada Ave. A single listing appears under La Entrada Drive, which is the same road written a second way in the registry.
Twenty four listings are registered as individual practitioners and 18 as organizations. Twenty one have been registered since before 2010, and the oldest registration here dates to 2005. None of the 42 has published a website or opening hours through this directory, and none has been claimed by its owner yet.
How to choose between them
The practical advantage of this mix is that a treatment plan can usually be completed without leaving the neighborhood. If a general dentist here refers you for gum treatment, an extraction, a root canal or a crown on an implant, the specialist is likely to be on one of the same two roads.
For routine care you are choosing among 28 general dentists. Ask each the same set of questions and compare the answers: are you taking new patients, are you in network with my plan, how soon can I be seen, and what do you refer out. Seven orthodontists also means it is worth getting two opinions before committing to braces or aligners, since plans and prices differ.
- Whittier Blvd and Colima Rd hold 30 of the 42 listings between them, so comparing two practices in person is easy.
- Two pediatric dentists is a small number for 42 practices. Ask general dentists whether they see children and from what age.
- Eighteen listings are organizations. Ask how many dentists work there and whether you can request one consistently.
If you need something Friendly Hills does not have
There is no specialty missing here. Every one this directory tracks has at least one listing inside the neighborhood, which is uncommon at this size. The reasons to look elsewhere are practical rather than structural: no availability, no practice that takes your plan, or wanting a second opinion on expensive work.
If you do widen the search, the nearby options are all in Whittier. East Whittier has 28 practices 1.6 miles away, South Whittier has five at two miles and West Whittier has 17 at four miles. Between them and the 42 here, most of the city's 218 listings are within a short drive.
Insurance and paying
Our data comes from the national practice registry, which records the practice, the address and the specialty and nothing more. There are no fees in it, no opening hours and no insurance information, so no listing here can tell you what you will pay. Claiming a listing is how a practice owner adds that detail, and none of the 42 in Friendly Hills has been claimed.
Do the checking yourself before you commit. Ask the practice whether they are in network for your exact plan and confirm the answer with your insurer, since two plans from one company often differ. Ask for a written estimate with procedure codes for anything more than an exam and cleaning, and for implant or prosthodontic work ask which stages the quoted price covers.
If it is urgent
For a broken tooth, a crown that has come loose or pain that painkillers are not controlling, call along Whittier Blvd and Colima Rd, asking each general practice whether they hold same day emergency appointments. Four oral surgery practices are also listed here if the tooth needs to come out. You can search by distance from where you are at dentist directory.
Some symptoms belong in an emergency room. Go to hospital rather than a dental office if swelling is spreading toward your eye or into your neck, if breathing or swallowing is becoming difficult, if you have a fever alongside facial swelling, or if bleeding from the mouth will not stop.
Questions patients ask
How many dentists are in Friendly Hills, Whittier?
Forty two dental practices are listed, out of 218 across Whittier. Twenty eight are general dentistry, with seven orthodontists, four periodontists, four oral surgery practices, three prosthodontists, two endodontists, two pediatric dentists, two oral pathology listings and five dental clinics.
Do I have to leave Friendly Hills to see a specialist?
Not usually. Every specialty this directory tracks has at least one listing in the neighborhood, which is unusual for 42 practices. You would travel only if the specialist you need has no availability, is out of network for your plan, or you want a second opinion.
Which streets have the most dentists in Friendly Hills?
Whittier Blvd and Colima Rd, with 15 listings each, which together account for 30 of the 42 practices. Whittwood Ln has five more and La Entrada Ave has two. The neighborhood covers ZIP codes 90605 and 90603. One further listing appears under La Entrada Drive, which is the same road recorded a second way.