Kensington-area dentist Dr. Pauline P. Tran, DDS brings an honors degree from the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry to her San Diego practice at 4365 Meade Avenue, where she completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency in Santa Barbara before treating patients in the 92116 corridor. The office operates as Tran DDS PC and handles the full general-dentistry scope from prophylactic cleanings and composite restorations through root canal therapy, crown fabrication, and fixed-bridge prosthetics for patients across Normal Heights and the surrounding Adams Avenue corridor. Acupuncture-based pain management from Justin Ehrlich, L.Ac. on the Normal Heights alternative-medicine corridor offers a needle-based sedation alternative for dental patients who respond to auricular acupressure protocols before chairside procedures. Dr. Tran's AEGD residency training included rotations in oral surgery, endodontics, and prosthodontics beyond the standard DDS curriculum, giving her procedural range across disciplines that many general practices refer out. The practice also maintains an affiliation with La Maestra Family Clinic, a federally qualified health center network that extends Dr. Tran's patient access into underserved San Diego communities through satellite locations on Fairmount Avenue and University Avenue. Pediatric patients with sensory-processing or developmental needs coordinate dental visits with occupational and adaptive therapy sessions at The Oas Center & Specialized Therapy Services, aligning behavioral preparation with clinical dental care in the same Kensington neighborhood network. The Meade Avenue office sits two blocks south of Adams Avenue in the Kensington residential grid, within walking distance of the Kensington-Normal Heights Branch Library and the village's independent shopfronts.