Best Dentists in California (2026)
23,856 clinics in 529 citiesUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank
23,856 dental clinics in 529 California cities are listed here, 479 of them cities with 3 or more clinics. By DR Score, the top-ranked clinic state-wide is Dr. Allen Tsai, DDS in Bakersfield.
Top 10 dentists in California by DR Score
Ranked state-wide on the same DR Score used on every city list.
Dr. Allen Tsai, DDS
Bakersfield · #1 in Bakersfield · open 7 days until 11 PM
80/100OC Dental Center
Santa Ana · #1 in Santa Ana · open evenings until 7 PM and Saturdays until 3 PM
80/100EMERGENCY DENTIST - Amigos Dental for Kids & Adults (24/7 urgent dentist)
Los Angeles · #1 in Los Angeles · open 7 days until 12 AM
79/100My Smile Family Dental
Santa Ana · #2 in Santa Ana · open 7 days until 7 PM
79/100E Z Dental Center
Santa Ana · #3 in Santa Ana
78/100Dullat Dental Cosmetic & Implants
San Jose · #1 in San Jose
77/100Emergency Dentist of El Segundo
Los Angeles · #2 in Los Angeles · open 7 days until 12 AM
77/100Farshad Farzam, DDS
Los Angeles · #3 in Los Angeles
77/100123 DENTAL
Santa Ana · #4 in Santa Ana · open evenings until 8 PM and Saturdays until 5 PM
76/100Brentwood Dental Spa
Los Angeles · #4 in Los Angeles · open Saturdays until 3:30 PM
76/100
Largest cities for dentists in California
By number of listed clinics, with each city’s #1 by DR Score.
| City | Clinics | #1 by DR Score | DR Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 904 | EMERGENCY DENTIST - Amigos Dental for Kids & Adults (24/7 urgent dentist) | 79 |
| San Jose | 635 | Dullat Dental Cosmetic & Implants | 77 |
| San Diego | 586 | Nimmi Shine Dental of San Diego | 76 |
| San Francisco | 450 | Advanced Dental Imaging Center | 73 |
| Sacramento | 362 | Emergency Dental of Sacramento | 76 |
| Bakersfield | 194 | Dr. Allen Tsai, DDS | 80 |
| Long Beach | 243 | Innovative Smiles - Long Beach Dentist | 74 |
| Irvine | 237 | Irvine Smile Design | 72 |
| Santa Ana | 214 | OC Dental Center | 80 |
| Riverside | 201 | Norma Vazquez, D.D.S. Dentistry | 75 |
| Fresno | 223 | Coalinga Regional Medical Center | 73 |
| Anaheim | 214 | Melind Do DDS | 73 |
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All California cities with 3 or more dentists
479 cities, A to Z, with their clinic counts.
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- Calabasas25
- Calexico6
- California City8
- Calimesa4
- Camarillo68
- Cameron Park19
- Camp Pendleton North4
- Campbell53
- Canoga Park17
- Canyon Country14
- Canyon Lake5
- Capitola12
- Carlsbad54
- Carmichael57
- Carson74
- Castaic8
- Castro Valley61
- Cathedral City40
- Cedar Glen3
- Ceres13
- Cerritos66
- Chico58
- Chino53
- Chino Hills49
- Chowchilla6
- Chula Vista182
- Citrus Heights62
- City of Industry14
- Claremont32
- Clayton3
- Clearlake3
- Clovis71
- Coachella5
- Coalinga10
- Colma4
- Colton30
- Commerce4
- Compton62
- Concord69
- Corcoran12
- Corona118
- Corona Del Mar10
- Coronado27
- Corte Madera11
- Costa Mesa79
- Covina66
- Cudahy28
- Culver City72
- Cupertino68
- Cypress62
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- La Cañada Flintridge24
- La Crescenta-Montrose18
- La Habra61
- La Jolla7
- La Mesa116
- La Mirada46
- La Palma15
- La Puente52
- La Quinta30
- La Verne35
- Ladera Ranch27
- Lafayette51
- Laguna Beach18
- Laguna Hills75
- Laguna Niguel55
- Laguna Woods17
- Lake Arrowhead5
- Lake Elsinore53
- Lake Forest64
- Lakeside10
- Lakewood54
- Lamont7
- Lancaster91
- Larkspur6
- Lathrop4
- Lawndale51
- Lemon Grove22
- Lemoore28
- Lennox5
- Lincoln41
- Lindsay7
- Live Oak4
- Livermore54
- Livingston16
- Lodi57
- Loma Linda31
- Lomita31
- Lompoc25
- Long Beach254
- Los Alamitos47
- Los Altos35
- Los Angeles914
- Los Banos20
- Los Gatos75
- Los Osos7
- Lynwood54
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- Madera45
- Malibu11
- Manhattan Beach60
- Manteca63
- Marina15
- Marina Del Rey18
- Martinez25
- Marysville7
- Maywood20
- McClellan Park18
- McFarland3
- McKinleyville10
- Mendota3
- Menifee35
- Menlo Park55
- Merced61
- Mill Valley52
- Millbrae40
- Milpitas132
- Mira Loma9
- Mission Viejo77
- Modesto100
- Monrovia44
- Montclair42
- Montebello77
- Monterey74
- Monterey Park64
- Montrose17
- Moorpark27
- Moraga15
- Moreno Valley67
- Morgan Hill48
- Morro Bay5
- Mountain View67
- Murrieta76
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- Pacific Grove3
- Pacifica12
- Palm Desert60
- Palm Springs52
- Palmdale84
- Palo Alto96
- Palos Verdes Estates4
- Panorama City4
- Paradise23
- Paramount37
- Parlier11
- Pasadena165
- Paso Robles40
- Patterson12
- Perris43
- Petaluma59
- Phelan7
- Pico Rivera54
- Piedmont7
- Pinole55
- Pismo Beach5
- Pittsburg34
- Placentia55
- Placerville39
- Playa Del Rey8
- Pleasant Hill51
- Pleasanton56
- Pomona56
- Port Hueneme67
- Porterville49
- Poway52
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- Ramona16
- Rancho Cordova43
- Rancho Cucamonga58
- Rancho Mirage44
- Rancho Palos Verdes19
- Rancho Santa Margarita65
- Red Bluff26
- Redding55
- Redlands57
- Redondo Beach60
- Redwood City91
- Reedley27
- Rialto68
- Richmond31
- Ridgecrest29
- Ripon11
- Riverbank15
- Riverside237
- Rocklin60
- Rohnert Park36
- Rolling Hills Estates15
- Rosamond8
- Rosemead57
- Roseville82
- Rowland Heights38
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- Sacramento444
- Salida4
- Salinas47
- San Anselmo14
- San Bernardino102
- San Bruno34
- San Carlos33
- San Clemente55
- San Diego622
- San Dimas19
- San Fernando51
- San Francisco453
- San Gabriel101
- San Jacinto35
- San Jose638
- San Juan Capistrano59
- San Leandro98
- San Lorenzo22
- San Luis Obispo74
- San Marcos52
- San Marino11
- San Mateo93
- San Pablo26
- San Pedro54
- San Rafael67
- San Ramon76
- Sanger16
- Santa Ana238
- Santa Barbara85
- Santa Clara85
- Santa Clarita79
- Santa Cruz64
- Santa Fe Springs17
- Santa Maria89
- Santa Monica57
- Santa Paula23
- Santa Rosa94
- Santee39
- Saratoga56
- Sausalito6
- Scotts Valley13
- Seal Beach25
- Seaside21
- Selma24
- Shafter14
- Sherman Oaks64
- Sierra Madre8
- Signal Hill3
- Simi Valley57
- Solana Beach26
- Soledad13
- Sonoma27
- Soquel9
- South El Monte22
- South Gate62
- South Lake Tahoe41
- South Pasadena51
- South San Francisco60
- Spring Valley25
- Stanford3
- Stanton23
- Stevenson Ranch9
- Stockton139
- Studio City24
- Suisun City7
- Sun City9
- Sun Valley17
- Sunnyvale111
- Susanville21
- Sylmar14
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- Ukiah49
- Union City52
- Upland52
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How California dentists are ranked
Every clinic has one DR Score from 0 to 100 built from 6 factors: reputation 45%, review volume 15%, recency 10%, access 15%, services 10% and profile completeness 5%. The state top 10 compares those scores across all 23,856 clinics; city lists compare clinics within one city.