Family Dental Plus — Serving Bixby Knolls, CA
Bixby Knolls is one of Long Beach’s oldest planned neighborhoods — 120 acres east of Atlantic Avenue laid out in 1929 on land that once formed part of Rancho Los Cerritos. Families who live here have a long-established dental practice nearby: Family Dental Plus, in Wilmington, offering six specialties under one roof since 1995.
Rancho-era roots and the 1929 plat
When Jotham Bixby died in 1916, the remaining 3,500 acres of Rancho Los Cerritos were subdivided into the neighborhoods of Bixby Knolls, California Heights, North Long Beach, and part of the city of Signal Hill. On October 17, 1929, the Long Beach Press-Telegram announced plans for a 120-acre residential area east of Atlantic Avenue and between Bixby Road and San Antonio Drive — the paper compared the planned community to what the Wilshire section was to Los Angeles.
The homes that followed were custom-built between 1920 and 1940, producing a variety of architectural styles rather than the identical tract subdivisions found elsewhere in Southern California. That variety is still visible on residential streets throughout the 90807 ZIP.
Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site
The neighborhood’s best-known landmark is at 4600 Virginia Road. John Temple built the two-story Monterey-style adobe in 1844 as the headquarters for his cattle operation. In 1955, Avis Bixby deeded the 4.7-acre property to the City of Long Beach to serve as a history museum, research library, and public garden. The site carries four separate landmark designations: National Register of Historic Places, U.S. National Historic Landmark, Long Beach Historic Landmark, and California Historical Landmark.
Atlantic Avenue: theater and local history
Two institutions anchor the stretch of Atlantic Avenue just north of Carson Street. The Long Beach Shakespeare Company, founded in 1990 with a mission of promoting literacy through exposure to classical theater, performs at the Helen Borgers Theatre at 4250 Atlantic Ave — the only full-time classical theatre company in Long Beach. The venue was formally renamed for its founding artistic director at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 27, 2018. Directly adjacent, the Historical Society of Long Beach operates from 4260 Atlantic Avenue, maintaining a gallery, archives, and research center with exhibits on local history and culture.
The business district and local demographics
The Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association was founded in 1989 by the Long Beach City Council at the request of local merchants and incorporated in 1994 as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit. Its district runs from north of the 405 Freeway to 46th Street, and from the west side of Long Beach Boulevard to the east side of Atlantic Avenue — a corridor of more than 800 member businesses. The neighborhood’s median household income is $121,799, compared with a national median of $80,734. Long Beach Unified School District serves the 90807 ZIP; Longfellow Elementary School and Long Beach Polytechnic High School are among the public schools in the area.
An early aviation site
In 1919, barnstormer Earl Daugherty opened the 20-acre Chateau Thierry Flying Field and flight school at Bixby Road and Long Beach Boulevard, at the neighborhood’s southwest corner — one of the earliest formal airfields in the Long Beach area.
Family Dental Plus, serving the 90807 ZIP
Family Dental Plus has operated since 1995, with Dr. John Cohen, DDS as owner and lead dentist. The practice offers six specialties in one office: general dentistry, pediatric care, orthodontics, dental implants, oral surgery, and cosmetic dentistry. Bixby Knolls residents can bring the whole family — a child’s first exam, braces in adolescence, a wisdom-tooth removal, implant placement in adulthood — to a single practice that keeps one set of records and handles each stage without sending patients to separate offices elsewhere.
Staff speak Spanish every day the office is open. Most major PPO dental plans are accepted; the front-desk team submits claims directly to your carrier and provides a written estimate before any treatment begins. For the current list of accepted plans and financing options, see the insurance and financing page. Call (310) 830-3452 to confirm coverage for your specific plan.
The office is at 104 W Anaheim Street, Suite C, Wilmington, CA 90744. Hours are Monday 10:00 AM–5:30 PM and Tuesday through Friday 9:00 AM–5:30 PM. To schedule, use the online appointment form or call (310) 830-3452. Descriptions of all six specialties and office directions and hours are on the site. The full service area lists other communities the Wilmington office serves.
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This page is general information about our practice and the communities we serve. It is not dental advice, and it is not a description of any specific treatment outcome. Please speak with us about your own situation.
Last reviewed November 1, 2026.