Washington Dental is your neighborhood dental care provider. We pride in offering quality and affordable services for all your family’s dental needs. Our services rank among the top in Long Beach.

Our services are tailored to address your dental needs. The process of accessing the dental packages available starts with a simple appointment scheduling. Our team will then conduct a free exam inclusive of an x-ray to determine what service package you need. We further offer various payment platforms to complete the convenience and quality service package. This is the business model that ensures you access the best care thanks to a highly trained team, top-quality equipment, and approved dental services.

Washington Dental’s team of dentists is made up of UCLA, UPENN, and USC graduates. The years of experience guarantee top dental care and quality services for all family, general, specialized, and emergency dental consults.

Oral health is an individual’s initiative. Regular brushing and flossing top the list of personal dental care. Having regular dental reviews by your dentist also contributes to your overall oral health. In fact, following the American Dental Association’s recommendation of two annual visits to your dentist will help you address tooth, gum, and problems early enough. Furthermore, tooth extraction, brace fitting, tooth implant services, and dental emergencies are services you can only access from dental professionals. Therefore, having a dentist on call is vital.

Our Dental Care Services

Residents of Long Beach can access the Washington Dental comprehensive dental care package. Our offices endeavor to provide quality and affordable dental services to ensure you have a reason to smile. Be part of our smiling and healthy patient community through the following services:

Free Dental Checkups

Early detection is the difference between developing long-lasting dental problems and having a healthy smile. Regular checkups, every 4-6 months, ensure early detection and treatment of mouth problems. Expect an assessment of your gums as well as your teeth for signs of weakening or decay in your first visit.

Dental Cleaning

Based on the checkup report, a dental cleaning procedure may be recommended. Cleaning involves the removal of plaque build-up and tartar. Regular teeth brushing eliminate plaque and tartar build-up. However, a build-up requires scraping, polishing with a high-powered electric toothbrush, and other dental procedures that ensure your mouth is as good as new.

Dental Implants

Dental implants are missing or broken teeth’s best solution. Once fixed, the implants become a permanent replacement for your broken or missing teeth. Our implants are crafted to match your teeth’s color, crown, and contours.

We will discuss other comprehensive services further below.

About Us

Washington Dental is an oral healthcare provider offering quality and affordable dental care services. You can access our services from Long Beach, Lomita, Carson, and Downtown LA offices. We incorporate both traditional and modern techniques to ensure that we deliver on our promise of offering quality and affordable care to our patients.

Expect discounted prices and a wide array of financing options to help you access the care you need. We accept major credit cards and dental insurance plans. We, however, do not offer extended terms and interest.

Who We Are

Washington Dental has two qualified lead dentists, both of whom graduated from the top dental schools in the US. Doctor Sam Ganji is Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine honors graduate with a degree in DMD (Doctor of Dental Medicine). Doctor David Ganji is also an honors student from South California’s University with a degree in Dental Surgery, DDS.

Both dentists pride themselves in offering dental care that is a product of their everyday experiences as well as their education. The two regularly update their expertise by keeping in touch with the global developments in dental care and attending dentistry educational programs as a priority.

Dental assistants in Washington Dental are qualified with skills born of state-approved education and experience in dental care. The team is customer-oriented, thus ensuring you get timely assistance when you need it.

What We Do

Our mission is to be an active participant in improving the oral health of Long Beach residents. As such, our services are tailored to ensure we are your dental care provider of choice. You will see that our services seek a partnership with our clients to oral care, thus ensuring you have a healthy smile as you take on life.

Finding the right dentist is often a difficult task, one that we understand. Our quality services and the convenience of accessing them place us in a unique position to be your ideal dentist. This is a promise we endeavor to fulfill to all our patients.

How We Can Help

Oral health is one that is achieved through preventative, diagnostic, and therapeutic initiatives. Add cosmetic care, and you complete the oral health package to address teeth and gum-related diseases and challenges. By offering the above services, we ensure that we are active participants in oral health in the community.

A Highlight of the Services at Washington Dental

Our services, coupled with the use of technology and a wide array of dental procedures, ensures that we fulfill our promise of providing healthy smiles. Patients can be assured that Washington Dental’s service packages will help improve their oral health.

Our service packages are summarized into the three categories below, with a particular focus on dental implants. Many dentist offices do not offer dental implants. The growing need for the implants creates a gap, one we at Washington Dental seek to address.

Free Dental Examination 

Regular dental exams ensure that dental problems are detected and addressed at the early stages. We look for any signs of teeth weakening or decay during your first visit. We will guide you step by step on what measures to take based on the results of the examination. We further recommend having a dental exam every 4 to 6 months. It is the first step to preventing any dental issues you would otherwise suffer in the future.

The Use of Digital X-rays

The use of modern digital x-rays helps us get high-quality images instantly and is displayed on an LCD monitor. You and your doctor get to see the x-ray pictures with exceptional detail. Our use of the x-ray machines is further informed by the fact that they emit 90 percent less radiation. We use intraoral micro cameras to pinpoint any teeth and gum problems. With the images from the cameras, we will be able to know what is happening in your teeth and gums.

White, Composite Fillings

Tooth cavities can be a dental examination or a personal assessment discovery. If you have any teeth cavity, there is an urgent need for teeth filling. We will seal the cavity using natural-colored white resin fillings. The resin we use is stain-resistant, sturdy, and durable. It also reduces the quantity of tooth material that has to be removed, experiences patients with silver and amalgam fillings are familiar with. With white, composite fillings, you never have to worry about your tooth cavities.

Frequently Used Dental Terms and Frequently Asked Questions

Cosmetic Dentistry

Individuals looking for an aesthetic appeal through dental procedures can access the cosmetic dentistry service. Cosmetic dentistry is not a specialization in the dental field. A qualified dental practitioner can carry out a cosmetic dentistry procedure. You are sure to find this service at Washington Dental.

Oral Surgery

Washington Dental’s team is inclusive of experienced oral surgeons. They are on board to handle all maxillofacial procedures, that is, mouth, face, jaw, and teeth surgical procedures. Our clients receive tooth extractions, corrective jaw surgery, and cleft lip/palate surgery from one of the best maxillofacial surgeons.

Endodontic Therapy

Root canal complications progressively lead to significant pain and tooth decay. Endodontic treatment or root canal therapy addresses root canal challenges. Patients should expect treatment of the infected root canals that begins with the removal of the pulp in the tooth, cleaning, and disinfection of the affected area. The procedure is completed by tooth filling.

Periodontics Therapy

Teeth require a sound structure made up of healthy gums, jaw muscles, and bones. Some diseases affect the muscles, bones, and gums, thus compromising the structure of the teeth. Such a problem is treatable, and a periodontist is up to the task. 

Orthodontics

Teeth formation problems often lead to cases of over biting, under-biting, cross-biting, and open bites. Some patients suffer from a misplaced midline, teeth spacing, or teeth crowding challenges. It is up to an orthodontist to determine the best solution for such teeth and gum problems. They will use braces and envisaging to corrected these teeth challenges.

Pediatric Dentistry

Handling the oral health of children as young as a few months old to 7 years old requires a professional touch. Our team of pediatric dentists ensures that they provide the best care to children who check-in for dental-related issues.

Dental Implants 

Dental implants are metallic frames or metal screws embedded in your jawbone. They offer a base to which a dentist mounts replacement teeth. Dental implants ensure that bridges installed to implants and dentures do not shift or slip in your mouth.

Not all patients are candidates for dental implants. Those with sore spots, gagging, or weak ridges cannot have dental implants. The implants require excellent bone support and healthy gums. A dentist will recommend to you whether you need dental implants or not.

The American Dental Association recommends the following two types of Dental Implants.

  • Subperiosteal Implants – The metal frame in these implants is fitted below the gum tissue. Once the gums heal, the structure becomes affixed to the jawbone. Posts attached to the metal frame protrude through the gums to allow for the mounting of artificial teeth.
  • Endosteal Implants – These implants require two surgical operations. The first involves implanting the endosteal into the jawbone. Once the gum tissue is healed, a second surgery is done to connect a post onto the original implant. An artificial tooth can then be attached.

Dental Bridge 

Dental bridges are used to close or bridge a gap for those missing teeth. It is a false tooth held in place by teeth on either side. The false tooth, pontic, is made from gold, silver, or porcelain. However, the porcelain option is preferred because it aesthetically blends with your natural teeth.

Invisalign

Invisalign is an orthodontic treatment that is used as a teeth straightening technique alternative to metal braces. Patients wear clear plastic aligners that help shift teeth in the right position. Invisalign is friendlier than metal braces. They are lighter to the teeth, and their clear appearance offers a better aesthetic feel.

Crowns

Crowns are teeth-shaped caps placed over teeth to restore the teeth to their size, shape, and strength. They further help improve their appearance. Crowns come in handy when you need bridges that need to be held in place, to cover severely discolored or misshapen teeth. Furthermore, the crowns restore severely worn down or broken teeth. In some instances, the crown is useful in protecting weak teeth from breaking or decaying.

Crowns in children help save teeth that have been severely damaged by decay to the extent it cannot support a filling. Furthermore, the crown helps prevent tooth decay in instances where daily oral hygiene is a challenge.

Amalgam

Amalgam is a common substance used to fill teeth. It is a combination of several metals, namely zinc, silver tin, mercury, and copper. Traces of indium or palladium may be found in some amalgams. Whereas the use of amalgam has been prominent in the past 150 years, health concerns have been raised, primarily because of the mercury content. The concerns have informed the decision by many in the dental field to look for alternative fillings such as the white composite resin filling.

How Can I Take Charge of my Oral Health?

Oral health is a concern for many, and with good reason; Poor oral hygiene could lead to tooth decay or gum disease. There is a need for you to play an active role in your oral health to avoid suffering such dental issues. Brush your teeth, gums, and tongue regularly, at least twice a day with a fluoride toothpaste. Doing this helps get rid of bacteria that thrive in the acidic conditions of the mouth. You should also consider flossing your teeth daily.

Taking charge of your oral health also involves visiting your dentist every 4 to 6 months for teeth assessment. This examination could be what you need to detect a tooth or gum problem early.

Why do I have Tooth Sensitivity?

Tooth sensitivity is the pain sensation most patients experience when they consume sweet, acidic, hot, or cold products. The sensitivity is a result of thinned tooth enamel, thus exposing the dentin to extreme temperatures. Aggressive teeth whitening techniques chipped or fractured teeth, teeth grinding during sleep, or receding gums can thin out tooth enamel.

When Do I Need a Tooth Extraction?

Teeth can be extracted through either a simple extraction or a surgical procedure. Your dentist chooses the method to use depending on the need for a tooth extraction. The following are some of the reasons that inform the decision to extract a tooth.

Teeth extraction is recommended when:

  • Your teeth are severely damaged due to decay
  • A tooth blocks another from popping out, which is common when wisdom teeth prevent new teeth growth
  • The patient suffers from gingivitis. This gum disease is treated by tooth extraction as one of the solutions
  • Tooth extraction is the solution to teeth overcrowding

When it comes to tooth extraction, it is best to leave the decision to your dentist.

What is the Procedure used in Dental Implant Processes?

Dental implant surgery is conducted in several stages. Each procedure is succeeded by a healing period. The procedure includes:

  • The removal of the decayed or damaged tooth
  • Jawbone preparation or grafting if recommended by the dentist
  • Placement of the dental implant
  • Healing and growth time for your jawbone after the dental implants have been placed. An abutment placement is thereafter done
  • The process is completed with an artificial tooth placement

The process may take months to complete. Depending on your situation, the time could also be reduced by combining several procedures.  However, your dentist should advise you on this.

When Should Children Experience Tooth Fall Out?

Patients are different, and as such, they may experience tooth fall out at different times. However, most children start shedding their wisdom teeth between the ages of six and eight. In light of this, it is best to have a regular dental checkup from early infancy to the age of two years. Your dentist will be in a position to advise you on when to expect the shedding off process.

Get in Touch With Us Today 

At Washington Dental in Long Beach, quality service in dental healthcare is our driving force and forms who we are as a practice. Our qualified team, coupled with the use of modern equipment, enables us to offer the best oral care to our patients. Call us at 310-217-1507 to set up an appointment or seek further information. You will access the best dental care at competitive prices.