Our office at Sepulveda and National sits four to five miles inland from Santa Monica, fifteen to twenty-five minutes by the 10, Olympic, or Pico, with traffic casting the deciding vote. Call (424) 722-6124 and we'll hold you a same-day emergency appointment, Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, so the drive ends in a chair, not a waiting list.
The $89 covers the emergency exam and diagnostic X-rays. Treatment is priced separately and quoted to you in writing before any work starts.
Same-day appointments · $89 exam + X-rays · Phones answered 24/7 · Se habla español
How far is our office from Santa Monica?
From downtown, the Promenade and pier blocks, take the 10 east to the 405 interchange area and exit toward National, or skip the freeway and ride Olympic or Pico straight east to Sepulveda, then south to National. Fifteen minutes on a kind morning, twenty-five when the Westside is being itself. From Santa Monica College and the Pico corridor, Pico east to Sepulveda is the natural line. From north of Montana, add a few minutes to reach Olympic first.
A useful local truth: when the 10 east is red on the map, Olympic usually isn't. Sepulveda's corner with National is two signals south of where Olympic crosses.
Same-day emergency dental care for Santa Monica patients
Santa Monica has plenty of dentists and famously few same-day openings. When your own office can't see you today, or you don't have one, this is the gap we exist for: call first, get a held time, and have the problem treated by our dentists in one office:
- Severe toothache diagnosis with the cause on-screen
- Abscess treatment, drainage through root canal, in-house
- Broken tooth repair and lost crowns, beach volleyball's contributions
- Extractions, simple and surgical, without a referral detour
Everything follows the same visit shape: $89 exam and X-rays, a written price, your decision, then treatment, usually the same day.
What an emergency dental visit costs for Santa Monica patients
The exam and diagnostic X-rays are $89, and that's the only number this website will quote you, because it's the only honest one before an X-ray exists. Your treatment price arrives in writing before work starts. We accept most major PPO plans, including MetLife, Guardian, Delta Dental PPO, Cigna, Aetna, Humana, and Prudential, and financing options are available. The cost and insurance page explains the model end to end.
Getting here from Santa Monica
- From downtown / the Promenade: 10 east, exit near the 405 toward National Blvd, two signals to Sepulveda. Or Olympic east to Sepulveda, south to National.
- From the Pico corridor and Santa Monica College: Pico east to Sepulveda, then south. Surface streets the whole way.
- From Ocean Park: Ocean Park east becomes convenient to Pico or National; either lands at Sepulveda.
- By Metro: the E Line from downtown Santa Monica to Expo/Sepulveda station, then a half-mile walk south on Sepulveda.
The office is in the large shopping center at the Sepulveda and National corner, the one with a CVS in it: free parking, ground-floor suite, and no meter to feed while your mouth is numb.
After hours for Santa Monica callers
Weekday hours are 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM; weekends the chairs rest and the phone doesn't. A real person answers (424) 722-6124 around the clock, takes your details, and holds the first opening, usually Monday at 9:00 AM after a weekend call. If you're deciding between waiting for us and finding a Saturday chair somewhere, the weekend and after-hours page gives you the honest sorting rules, including the symptoms that should go to an ER regardless.
Frequently asked questions from Santa Monica patients
Is it worth driving past other dentists to get to you?
If one of them can genuinely see you today, no; take the closer chair. The reason Santa Monica patients make this drive is that "emergency" and "we can fit you in Thursday" don't mix. Same-day capacity, in-house treatment from X-ray to crown, and a written price before work starts are the trade for fifteen minutes on Olympic. You can weigh that honestly; the phone call costs nothing.
I knocked out a tooth at the beach. Do I have time to reach you?
If you act fast, yes. The tooth's window is about an hour, strongest inside thirty minutes: crown-side grip, quick rinse, into milk (a lifeguard station or nearby cafe will have some), and drive while someone calls us. The knocked-out tooth page has the steps. If it's Saturday, seek the soonest open chair anywhere and call us for follow-up; minutes beat loyalty here.
Does insurance from a Santa Monica employer work at your office?
Most PPO cards in Santa Monica wallets are plans we accept: MetLife, Guardian, Delta Dental PPO, Cigna, Aetna, Humana, Prudential among them. Read the card to the person who answers and you'll know before you drive. Our staff speak Spanish, and the service area page covers the rest of the Westside map.