Gary Bratman, DMD

Been seeing Dr. Bratman for years. My three kids too. Have a good relationship and work well with our orthodontist too. All three required braces. Park in rear. Very convenient and always willing to be flexible with schedule.
Judy efficient, affable and terrific with handling our dental insurance. I also appreciate the fact that his rates for dental work are reasonable. My husband’s dentist in Playa or charges a whole lot more !!

I really like this place. I had the same dentist from 5^th grade all through college. But he’s in Long Beach and only does weekend appointments once a month. I was super nervous about finding a local dentist, but Dr. Bratman is as good as it gets. He’s nice, he didn’t judge me for not flossing (oh, like you floss everyday) and he’s efficient. He also doesn’t overcharge you or try to upsell you on braces or teeth whitening that you don’t need.
I’ve never had to wait more than 5 minutes to be seen. And not like, «oh let’s just get you in the chair and make you wait another half hour.» When you make an appointment, they keep it.
His assistant, Judith, is also the bees knees. She’s easy to reach by both phone and email.

I had a terrible toothache when I visited LA for vacation and had to see a dentist. Called several local dentistry and Dr. Bratman’s assistant Judy had me come in at their earliest convenience.
Dr. Bratman is very gentle and professional. He explained everything in details so I could understand what was going on with my tooth, and more importantly my toothache was gone after the treatment, so I could enjoy my trip. He is also very careful with prescription. He called my dentist to inform him of my condition as well. Very careful, professional and gentle. Definitely saved my vacation in LA!

H’m — I thoughtt I’d already reviewed Dr. Bratman here — how could I have forgotten? So now I’m the first :) He’s fabulous!
I have been going to Dr. Bratman for many years, and recommended him long before Unilocal even existed. He’s calm, professional, very gentle /​painless, and will only do what you need — he won’t «up-​sell» you anything don’t need. Classic, careful dentistry at competitive prices.
His longtime assistant, Judy, is also very friendly, well-​informed and helpful.
Call them first to find out which insurance they accept. But even if you need to pay it yourself, this is the place to go. Usually I only need cleaning or an occasional refurbishing of an old filling, but I also had 2 teeth extracted here when I had braces. Dr. Bratman did that quickly and painlessly — it was almost fun!
Over the past year I also had some tooth & gum sensitivity, and Dr. Bratman had some simple solutions for that that worked right away :)
This past weekend, my roommate had excruciating pain from an old broken tooth, so I gave her Dr. Bratman’s number. It was a Saturday, and though they do have some Saturday hours, they weren’t in right then. Dr. Bratman did call my roommate back though, assessed her situation, and they all agreed to a Monday appointment.
So today, my roommate went in first thing, had preliminary work done for a root canal, and came home a couple of hours later, pain free and fresh as a daisy. She kept calling Dr. Bratman «a magician!» She agreed that it was virtually pain free. She still needs to finish the root canal, so I’ll update this later.
[Update: my roommate did go back to finish the root canal, and said it was all totally fine — no trauma, and she still calls him «a magician»!]
So, if you’re looking for a Westside dentist, or even a great dentist anywhere in LA — try Dr. Bratman. You’ll save yourself some pain for sure!