Finding a good dentist in Sylmar starts with the 26 dental practices Dental.me tracks across this northeast San Fernando Valley community. Fourteen of them have a Google rating, and those 14 average 4.56 stars across 818 reviews. The other 12 have no rating on file, so a rating-first shortlist here starts from 14 offices.
What the Sylmar dental market actually looks like
Sylmar sits in the far northeast corner of the San Fernando Valley, at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains where the 5 and 210 freeways knot together. It is a large, spread-out neighborhood of Los Angeles, and its dental options reflect that: 26 practices are on file, three of them on the orthodontist list. Of those 26, 14 have a Google rating, a little more than half the market, and five of the 14 rest on seven or fewer reviews.
Across the 14 rated Sylmar practices, the mean rating is 4.56 stars, and those offices hold 818 reviews between them. The reviews are concentrated: the six most-reviewed offices hold 716 of the 818 (88%), and half of the 14 rated offices have 29 or fewer. The chart below breaks those 14 rated offices into star bands so you can see how the ratings are distributed.
Eight of the 14 rated practices land at 4.8 stars or higher, but the band is uneven: four of the eight are 5.0 averages on 7, 6, 3 and 3 reviews. The middle two bands each hold two practices. The two below 4.0, Fawzy Tadros (3.3) and Family Dental Connection (3.8), rest on 29 and 21 reviews, more than any of those four 5.0s, so check the review count beside every rating before you shortlist.
The top-rated dentists in Sylmar
The table below lists the six Sylmar practices with the highest Dental.me Score, sorted by Google rating and then by review count. They are not the six highest Google ratings: four offices with a 5.0 on seven or fewer reviews rank below them. Five of the six are also among the six most-reviewed; Shafa & Arshadnia Dental Corporation (4.0, 42 reviews) is sixth by count and is not in the table, while John D Lajoy Dental Group (30) is. Each name links to its full profile, where you can see the practice’s location within Sylmar and its rating and review count.
| Practice | Rating | Reviews | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylmar Dental & Braces | 4.9 | 134 | View profile |
| John D Lajoy Dental Group | 4.9 | 30 | View profile |
| Norman Sarafian D.D.S. Inc. | 4.8 | 96 | View profile |
| Twin Palms Dental | 4.8 | 87 | View profile |
| Simon Masood Imanuel DMD, Inc. | 4.6 | 182 | View profile |
| Rosemary E Navarro, DDS a Professional Corporation | 4.5 | 175 | View profile |
Within the table, two practices share the highest rating, 4.9 stars: Sylmar Dental & Braces, with 134 reviews, and John D Lajoy Dental Group, with 30. A 4.9 across 134 reviews rests on more than four times as many reviews as the same average across 30, so the two tell you different things even though the star number is identical.
Rating and review volume are two different signals
A star rating is the average of the Google reviews an office has; the review count tells you how many reviews that average rests on. In Sylmar those two signals do not always point at the same office. Simon Masood Imanuel DMD, Inc. has the most reviews of any Sylmar practice, 182, paired with a 4.6 rating, while Rosemary E Navarro, DDS a Professional Corporation sits just behind at 175 reviews and 4.5 stars. Those are the most-reviewed offices in the neighborhood, even though neither tops the rating chart.
The chart below plots review counts for the six practices in the table so you can weigh volume against the star scores in the table above.
Use the two together. If you want an average built on many reviews, the offices at the top of this chart have the most. If you are chasing the highest possible star score, the table is your guide. The best-documented choice is a practice that scores well on both.
Website coverage and reaching a Sylmar office
Of the 26 Sylmar practices on file, 10 have a website URL recorded in the directory. That leaves 16 with no website URL on file, which does not mean those offices lack an online presence, only that Dental.me does not have a link stored for them. Nine of the 10 websites belong to rated offices. A phone number is on file for all 26 practices, and posted hours for 12, so for most of the market a phone call is the direct way in.
When you call, keep the two signals from the charts above in hand and ask the concrete questions: whether the practice is taking new patients, whether it takes your insurance or offers a self-pay plan, and how soon it can see you. Those answers, combined with a practice’s rating and review depth, are what turn a directory listing into an actual appointment.
Cosmetic and specialty care in Sylmar
Beyond general dentistry, Sylmar’s 12 service lists are short. The cosmetic dentistry and teeth whitening lists hold the same eight practices, which are also the eight most-reviewed rated offices in Sylmar, from Simon Masood Imanuel (182 reviews) down to Fawzy Tadros (3.3 on 29). The other lists are smaller: dental implants and pediatric dentistry 4 each (none of the four on the pediatric list is a pediatric practice by name), periodontics, emergency care and orthodontics 3 each (the orthodontist and Invisalign lists hold the same three), oral surgery 1, and endodontics, dentures and prosthodontics none.
If cosmetic work is what brought you here, start with the dedicated cosmetic dentists in Sylmar list, then narrow to the teeth whitening providers in Sylmar if that is your specific goal. Cross-reference either list against the ratings table above: the eight run from 3.3 to 4.9 stars, so being on a list says nothing about the rating.
Looking just beyond Sylmar
If the right fit is not in Sylmar itself, the neighboring communities widen your options. San Fernando, a separate city carved out at Sylmar’s southern edge, has the largest directory nearby (72 practices, 35 rated). Pacoima (16) and Mission Hills (28) lie to the south, Lake View Terrace (1 practice listed) to the east, and dentists in Arleta (18) a little farther south past Pacoima. Together the five list 135 practices, 75 of them rated, and each hub lays out the same rating and review data, so you can compare a neighboring practice on identical terms.
Because these communities all sit within a few miles of one another along the 5, 118, and 210 corridors, treating them as one search area is reasonable. Start with the Sylmar list; the neighbors are the next step if your insurance, schedule, or a specific specialty points you across a boundary line.
How to use this list to choose
The Dental.me directory pulls Sylmar’s 26 practices into one place and applies an independent Dental.me Score that weighs a practice’s rating, its review volume, and whether its office details are confirmed, so that a glossy listing cannot outrank a well-reviewed office. The Score is earned from that record, never purchased; the only element that can be paid for anywhere in the directory is a Featured placement, which is labeled and does not change how a practice is scored.
Put together: start from the full Sylmar dentist directory, look at the eight practices in the 4.8-plus band with their review counts beside them (four of the eight rest on seven or fewer), weigh review depth using the volume chart, confirm which offices have a website URL on file or plan to call the rest, and layer in a specialty list if cosmetic or whitening care is your aim. Fourteen rated offices averaging 4.56 stars across 818 reviews is a starting point for a shortlist, not a verdict on any one office.
Frequently asked questions
How many dentists are there in Sylmar, CA?
Dental.me tracks 26 dental practices in Sylmar. Of those, 14 have a Google rating, and together the rated offices hold 818 reviews and average 4.56 stars.
Which Sylmar dental practice has the highest rating?
Four practices hold a 5.0 Google average, but on 7, 6, 3 and 3 reviews: Esteban Piotraszewski, DDS, PDC, Jennifer Vu, Rouzbeh Vossoughi and Sylmar Dental Center. Among offices with more than seven reviews, Sylmar Dental & Braces (4.9, 134 reviews) and John D Lajoy Dental Group (4.9, 30 reviews) are highest, and Sylmar Dental & Braces has the top Dental.me Score.
Which Sylmar dentist has the most reviews?
Simon Masood Imanuel DMD, Inc. has the most reviews of any Sylmar practice: 182 reviews with a 4.6 rating, followed closely by Rosemary E Navarro, DDS with 175 reviews and 4.5 stars.
How many Sylmar dentists offer cosmetic dentistry or teeth whitening?
Eight of the 26 practices are listed under cosmetic dentistry and eight are listed for teeth whitening. The two lists hold the same eight practices, about a third of the 26, and they are also Sylmar’s eight most-reviewed rated offices.
Do Sylmar dental offices have websites?
Ten of the 26 Sylmar practices on file have a website URL recorded in the directory. The other 16 have no website URL on file, and a phone number is on file for all 26, so for those offices a phone call is the direct way to make contact.
What nearby cities should I check if I can't find a dentist in Sylmar?
Nearby San Fernando Valley communities with their own directory hubs include San Fernando (72 practices), Mission Hills (28), Arleta (18), Pacoima (16) and Lake View Terrace (1), all within a few miles along the 5, 118, and 210 freeways; together they list 135 practices, 75 of them rated.
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