Dental Express

Downtown

The Dental Express in Downtown, SD

Located on the bayside right down the street from Petco Park, our Dental Express Downtown location is here to keep the residents of downtown San Diego smiling. Providing a full range of family dental services, this conveniently located dental practice is home to a friendly, professional staff committed to servicing your smile.

Whether you call downtown San Diego home, you’re just visiting and in need of a checkup, or you have an emergency that needs attention, give us a call for more information or to set up an appointment today. Walk-ins and same-day appointments are always welcome. Let us help you discover your ideal smile!

Meet Your Downtown Dental Express Team

Dr. Casey Ashmore

Dr. Jenn Vale Cruz

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.

Clear Aligner Therapy

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.

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The Dental Express Core Philosophy

These days, dentistry has become more of a business than a genuine medical service. With patients being sold left and right on treatments they don’t need, integrity is hard to come by.

Not to mention, going to the dentist doesn’t exactly top everyone’s list of fun things to do. But who says trips to the dentist have to be something worth dreading?

At Dental Express, we turn all the common dental stigmas on their heads. Whenever you visit any of our locations, you can expect your experience to be warm, welcoming, comfortable, and consistent. Our goal is to provide you and your family with quality dental care you can trust. No upsells. No unnecessary treatments.

We believe discovering your ideal smile is a collaborative effort, with “For You, About You Dentistry” as our main philosophy. No matter where you are on your dental health journey, we’ll meet you there without judgment and build a personalized plan together to give you the empowering smile you’ve always wanted.

When you entrust us with your smile, you become part of the Dental Express family.

Have questions?

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.