Top-Rated Dentist in San Diego | The Dental Express

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Discover Your Best Smile at San Diego’s Best Family Dentist

Walk-Ins & Same-Day Dentist Appointments Welcome

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With five convenient locations in the San Diego area, affordable, family-friendly dental care is right around the corner. We have offices in:

Our Mission

We Want Your Smile To Empower You

Our mission is to help you discover the smile that YOU want. Whatever that may be. Maybe you want to straighten your teeth. Or, you might want those pearly whites you see on TV. Your version of ideal might be as simple as chewing without pain or discomfort again.

Whatever your goals are, we’ll create a plan together to get you there in the best and most budget-friendly way possible. We believe dentistry is a team effort, and when you trust us with your dental health, we aim to make your smile a source of confidence.

Our Affordable Services

Dental Exam

Regular dental exams are one of the pillars of dental health. When you come in for your exam, we’ll take an in-depth look at your mouth and teeth to evaluate issues like tooth decay, cavities, or gum disease. From there, we’ll plan the best course of action to create your ideal smile.

SmileCorrect Aligners

Need to straighten things out? Using clear, removable, personalized aligners, you can even out your smile without the hassle and dietary restrictions of metal braces. Whenever it’s time to eat, just pop them out. No food getting stuck in your teeth. No flossing around metal braces. Just a straight, happy smile!

Pediatric Dentistry

Fostering healthy dental habits at a young age is the best way to ensure your little one has a healthy smile for years to come. We’re happy to provide pediatric dental services in a fun, comfortable, and educational environment that will have your child excited about dental health. At Dental Express, taking your little one to the dentist is nothing to stress about.

Dental Sealants

Think of dental sealants as raincoats for your teeth. Once in place, they block the buildup of bacteria, tartar, plaque, and food particles, protecting your teeth from decay and cavities. Sealants are the perfect treatment for children who struggle with cavities or have difficulty maintaining healthy dental habits at home.

Fluoride Treatments

Fluoride treatments use concentrated fluoride levels to provide an extra line of defense against tooth decay and cavities. These treatments are usually included as part of your routine dental cleaning and help patients of all ages maintain a healthy smile.

Teeth Whitening

With all the coffee and sugar-heavy drinks we consume these days, maintaining a white smile can be challenging. To help you reach your ideal smile, we offer both in-office and at-home teeth whitening treatments. See results in just twenty minutes at the office and within a week at home.

Tooth-Colored Fillings

If a cavity eats away at your enamel, then protecting your teeth and choosing the right filling for you is our main priority. Tooth-colored fillings help stop further decay, restore the strength of your teeth, and blend in with the rest of your smile. If you want a natural-looking solution to cavities or to replace your amalgam filling, ask your dentist about tooth-colored fillings.

Root Canal Therapy

When tooth decay gets out of hand, it can cause an infection in the pulp of your tooth. Also called endodontic treatment, root canals are how we treat these infections. During treatment, we remove the damaged pulp, clean the cavity, and fill the tooth, leaving you with a repaired and fully functioning smile.

Dental Crowns

A crown is like a suit of armor for your tooth. If one of your teeth is cracked, decayed, or discolored, a crown can protect it from further damage. Crowns can be made of porcelain, metal, or both and can be colored to blend in with your other teeth, maintaining a natural-looking beautiful smile.

Dental Bridges

Dental bridges help bridge the gap between missing teeth. Whether supported by your natural teeth, a dental implant, or both, bridges keep your remaining teeth from shifting and causing chewing issues. If you’ve lost multiple teeth, getting a bridge can improve your oral health and restore the look of your smile.

Dental Bonding & Contouring

Have a chipped or discolored tooth? Bonding and contouring involve using composite resin to correct your tooth’s shape and color, without the hefty price tag of other cosmetic procedures.

Porcelain Veneers

Just like crowns are a suit of armor for your teeth, porcelain veneers are like protective helmets. Customized and secured to the front of your teeth, veneers renew your smile by covering up crooked, chipped, stained, or decayed teeth. This quick and painless restorative treatment usually takes just two visits.

Emergency Dental Care

Did your kid lose a tooth at soccer practice? Did one of your fillings fall out on Christmas Eve? Whatever your emergency may be, we’re here to provide you with fast, quality treatment to manage your pain, fix the issue, and get you back to smiling as soon as possible.

Tooth Extractions

We do our best to preserve your natural teeth as long as possible, but when a tooth is beyond repair or threatening to disrupt your overall dental health, an extraction may be the best step forward. We offer different sedation options to make the experience as comfortable as possible and set you up with all the information and necessary medications you need for a speedy recovery.

Wisdom Teeth Services

Not all of them need to be removed, but if you’re experiencing pain or discomfort due to impacted or emerging wisdom teeth, we’ll evaluate your situation and come up with a plan that’s best for your dental health. We offer wisdom teeth extraction services at all six of our locations to remove any problem teeth and make your smile pain-free again.

Dentures

Dentures are an excellent solution for anyone who’s lost several or more teeth. We offer customized partial, full-removable, or implant-retained dentures to give you back your smile and have you chewing and speaking with confidence again.

Dental Implants

Dental implants are the most reliable and natural-looking way to restore your smile after losing a tooth. This treatment involves placing a metal post – usually made of titanium – into your gums that acts as a strong base for a crown, bridge, or denture. Dental implants are beneficial for anyone struggling with speaking or chewing issues due to a missing tooth.

All-on-4 Dental Implants

Tired of your removable dentures? It might be time to look into All-on-4 implants. This treatment involves four dental implants put in place to support a full set of dentures. The process usually takes place over several months and requires several follow-up appointments. Believe it or not, you can treat these dentures just like your natural teeth, without the hassle, adhesives, or dietary restrictions that come with regular dentures.

Nitrous Oxide Sedation

If you have an intense fear of going to the dentist, we’ll work with you in any way we can to make your experience as comfortable as possible. When longer procedures or even regular dental cleanings become too stressful, we’re happy to offer nitrous oxide sedation to help you relax. When you come to Dental Express, we want you to feel welcomed without judgment, no matter your comfort level.

Periodontal Dentistry

If you have periodontal disease, then protecting your smile is our main concern. Our periodontal dentistry services eliminate plaque and tartar from your teeth, stop the spread of gum disease, and keep periodontitis at bay. We also offer laser gum treatment for any patients who want to reduce their “gummy” smile.

Scaling & Root Planing

This powerful treatment helps fight gum disease by cleaning out tartar and plaque beneath the gum line. Once we remove the harmful bacteria, we’ll smooth out your enamel to discourage any further buildup. If this treatment sounds scary, don’t worry! We’re happy to offer local anesthesia to numb the area.

Laser Gum Treatment

It’s as cool as it sounds! We use high-tech laser technology to zap away periodontitis. This state-of-the-art treatment is a faster, more accurate treatment for periodontal disease than traditional procedures — Not to mention, you’ll recover much faster too.

Crown Lengthening

Crown lengthening is usually an aesthetic treatment that removes some of your gum tissue to reveal more of your tooth. In some cases, it’s used to create space for a crown, filling, or other restoration. This treatment is perfect for anyone who feels their smile is too “gummy.”

Caries Risk Assessment

Believe it or not, tooth decay is the most common infectious disease affecting children in the US today. By the time they reach kindergarten, 28% of children in the US have cavities. And it’s no surprise, considering how almost everything we eat and drink these days has some amount of processed sugar in it. To identify early risk factors and get a head start in the fight against tooth decay, Dental Express offers Caries (Cavity) Risk Assessments to infants and children between the ages of 0 and 5. When you bring your little one in for an assessment, we’ll ask you a short series of in-depth questions and perform a dental exam to determine their risk level. Based on the results, and if your child shows signs of early childhood tooth decay, we’ll come up with a plan to treat, manage, and prevent cavities in the future.

Top-Rated Dentists

Your smile is in good hands

What makes Dental Express unique is our dental team’s wide range of expertise. Our dentists have decades of combined experience helping patients all across America. Some have worked in hospitals doing oral surgery rotations while others have cared for patients in foreign countries with limited access to dental care. Having such a knowledgeable team of doctors lets us offer many treatments that would require specialist referrals at your typical dentist.

Thanks to our team of all-stars, you don’t just get to enjoy a relaxed, fun, and family-friendly atmosphere at Dental Express, you get all your family’s dental needs taken care of under one roof, and you avoid many of those expensive specialist fees in the process.

Insurances Accepted:

No Insurance? No Problem.

With our Membersy savings plan, you & your family can still get the care you need—without breaking the bank. For a low annual fee, Membersy gives you 30–40% off most dental procedures, from cleanings and fillings to crowns and more. It’s an affordable alternative to insurance, with no deductibles, waiting periods, or surprise costs.

Dental Express Is Honored to Serve Military Men and Women With TRICARE

Every day, over a million brave, selfless Americans devote their time, energy, and careers to serving our country and making the world a better place. As our way of saying thank you, we’re committed to providing affordable, top-notch dental care to our men and women in uniform.

That’s why Dental Express proudly accepts Tricare dental insurance for military service members and their families. Helping our troops save on dental treatments and keeping their smiles healthy is the least we can do, and we’re more than happy to do it!

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Olga

Thank you all for mi teeth dr.jamie!

Sharon C.

My experience was great at dental express the doctor and the staff was just amazing. The made my experience absolutely wonderful

Omar V.

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Oh my goodness! Let me tell you. Walked in and dentist and employee's are very friendly and had very warm smiles. Normally I don't like going to dentist. Made me feel comfortable and relaxed. What else can I say. ✨🌟✨🌟✨🌟

Diane

I started going to Dental Express earlier this year and am so happy that I did. I see Dr. Martin Feinstein and he's done quite a bit of procedures on me, and they've all gone very well. I highly recommend this dental group!

Randalll J.

Very Nice People. They do get Busy in the afternoon. I'm one of those People Who Nod to indicate I Understand. And My Mind could be in Ireland. Some Procedures take time and Multiple Visits. Thank You Dr. Nasafi for Your Patience with this Patient!

Christopher C.

Called today booked an appointment same day. Got sat down in a chair within tens and started the work. Great nurses and doctors everyone was polite and smiling. Thanks

Michael P.

Dr Marty is the BEST Dentist Ever. The whole staff is friendly and professional. I’ve avoided the dentist for years. So far, since this year I’m having my 4th visit with amazing results and a prideful smile. Thank you D.E. Team.

Kristina K.

Sarah didn’t give up and solved my issue!🙏

Mike N.

Dr Marty is the best

Luis Alberto Huitron P.

Went in there for a check up and a deep cleaning, office looks clean, the assistant named Laly that took my xrays was very friendly, doctor was great and clear with everything, good experience in general

Luz

Bere and Laurie has the most pleasant smile and great sense of humor . Kayla the assistant she was so very kind and thoughtful and caring. Arturo clean my teeth and I was very comfortable. . I will definitely keep coming back . Thank you for making me feel welcome.

pınar A.

Sara and Loli you are amazing.Thank you for everything

Lacey F.

Excellent service! Office is super cool, the whole visit was informative and I felt well taken care of! Thanks Dr Casey! 🙂

Sydney leanne H.

I absolutely love the dentist especially this Dentist they do it's amazing work and they got amazing staff I highly recommend this clinic to come get your teeth done at they do walk-ins and they do same day appointments they don't ever turn you away I highly recommend coming here.

Jim V.

Dr. Jen was proficient, thorough, quick, and simply great! She discovered in short time what 2 other dentists failed to see, and that was my far back bottom tooth had cracked due to the age and size of the the filling, when the others thought I had a nerve problem under a crown....which is wrong!

Elizabeth G.

10/10 Best experience at a Dentist! The staff all around so nice and funny! Needing a lot of work, have made 2 visits now and they are just amazing! Highly recommend them!!

Benjamin C.

I like to go here

Shantel C.

Dr. Eli is the BOMB! I’m such a scaredy cat when it comes to the dentist. He made it almost enjoyable. Zero pain! Even when he was numbing me! I’m so happy I found him.

Brett M.

Honestly, this place has been great to me so far. The front desk is always professional and kind. Sarah, the dental assistant, has been personable and thorough with everything she’s done. And Dr. Nasafi has a calming presence that really stands out, along with doing excellent work.

Melissa M.

I have been going to Dental Express for years now. Have had lots of work done by Dr. Jenn to undo many years of neglect. I am happy to say that after several root canals, crowns, a deep cleaning and taking out my wisdom teeth, my mouth is finally forgiving me for all the bad I did. I had my 6 mo check up last week and guess what, no issues?!? What?! I am so happy, my mouth doesn’t hurt anymore. Dr. Jen rocks and everyone at the office is super friendly and encouraging. Never felt shamed, I recommend this dentist to all my friends and family!

Dana D.

This is my 2nd visit back to finish up the left side for deep cleaning. My anxiety was already high, especially since the last time I didn’t feel so comfortable with the hygienist I had. But today I had Marwa and she was absolutely amazing. She was so kind, welcoming and understanding. She made me feel at ease and was very thorough.

Baban H.

Hygienist Marwa did an incredible job, very efficient and careful! Deep cleaning went well.

Marco Moona T.

Great atmosphere, even better staff and dentists. Wouldn't go anywhere else.

THE W.

I make the extra drive here to see my Dentist Dr Marty, because they always squeeze me in with my hectic schedule! But mostly because his work is unmatched! With a gentle touch, he always fixes the problem right the first time, teeth look amazing when hes done! Awsome dentist!

Kevinn V.

I don't usually leave reviews but I had to for Dental Express. My hygienist Danna was absolutely amazing. She was gentle, thorough, and made the whole experience comfortable from start to finish. You can tell she genuinely cares about her patients and not just going through the motions. The office itself is clean, professional, and the staff is friendly all around. If you're looking for a great dental office in San Diego, Dental Express is it. And if you get Danna as your hygienist consider yourself lucky.

Our Philosophy

linical team, every member of the Dental Express family embodies our core values:

Empathy

Compassionate and judgment-free dental care is one of the cornerstones of our philosophy. No matter your condition, we treat you like family and care for your teeth like we would our own.

Integrity

We’ll never ask you to pay for a treatment you don’t need. If times are tough and you need treatment, we’ll figure out a plan that works best for you and your wallet.

Collaboration

Quality dental care is a collaborative effort between dentist and patient. We promise to consult, inform, and educate you with full transparency at every stage of your dental health journey.

Whistle While You Work

We love what we do, and it shows. Our passion for dentistry and helping our community makes every day at the office fun and fulfilling.

Adaptability

Plans change, problems develop, and emergencies can happen when you least expect them. At Dental Express, we’re always ready to adapt your dental care plan to changes in your life and dental health. We happily accept walk-ins and same-day appointments, and we offer emergency dental services at every one of our locations to provide care when you need it most.

Careers

Join the Dental Express Family

Our employees are our patients too. Looking for a career in dental care with a company that treats their employees like family? Let’s talk about your career

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Worried About Going to the Dentist?

Many people who haven’t been to the dentist in a long time are afraid to go back. They’re usually scared of having to empty their wallets to afford all the treatments they’ll need. At Dental Express, we’ll never ask you to pay for a treatment you don’t need or can’t afford. Building your ideal smile is a team effort. We meet you where you are and tackle your issues one at a time at a pace that’s comfortable and affordable for you. No matter how long it’s been, you can set up your next visit at Dental Express with peace of mind.

Concerned About Your Dental Health?

If you have questions or concerns about your dental health, feel free to give us a call during our office hours to chat or set up an in-person consultation. We’ll team up and discuss the best course of action to achieve your ideal smile together.

Have a Dental Emergency?

Dental emergencies often happen when you least expect them. They can be sudden, scary, and sometimes incredibly painful. Whether you’ve developed a sharp pain in your jaw or your child got their tooth knocked out, it’s vital to seek emergency dental care as soon as possible to prevent any further issues. Whatever your situation may be, our Santee location provides emergency dental services six days a week and happily accepts walk-ins. Your smile is safe with us.

Is it Time for a Dental Cleaning?

Dental cleanings are a crucial part of maintaining your oral health. Whether it’s time for a routine cleaning or you haven’t sat in a dentist’s chair for years, our team will take care of any built-up plaque or tartar, leaving your mouth healthy and fresh.

Looking for a Routine Dental Exam?

The proactive approach to dental care is our favorite here at Dental Express. We place a strong emphasis on prevention and improving your dental health by catching issues before they come up. If you have an issue that needs attention or you just need a routine exam, our team is happy to take an in-depth look at your mouth and provide honest feedback to help you discover your ideal smile.

Give us a call or schedule online to set up your next dental exam at one of our locations today.

Questions About Dental Insurance?

At Dental Express, we accept most PPO insurance and Medi-Cal (Denti-Cal). Before and after meeting with your dentist, a treatment planner will review your dental insurance breakdown, making sure you understand your policy, maximize your benefits, and have full transparency. Our team is dedicated to helping you receive the best dental care at the most affordable price.

During your meeting with the dental planner, we encourage you to ask questions and get to know your policy. Once we’ve identified your needs, we’ll talk to your insurance to calculate your coverage and any out-of-pocket expenses. If you don’t have dental insurance, Dental Express accepts many payments, including medical financing. Our team is happy and committed to work with you and help you find an affordable option.

Come Visit Dental Express

With six convenient locations in the San Diego area, affordable, family-friendly dental care is right around the corner.

Downtown

Clairemont

Escondido

Point Loma

Santee