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    Eileen McCarthy, DDS

    5.0 (18 reviews)

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    Tooth filling replacement or repair

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    Dr McCarthy is wonderful. She is knowledgeable, gentle, careful, and kind. I have been going to her for years.

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    Peggy Ambus, DDS

    Peggy Ambus, DDS

    3.9(33 reviews)
    1.9 km

    Great Dr!! Cares, understands and takes time. Office is clean staff is friendly. Recommend this…read moreplace

    My recent experience was similar to some of the other recent reviews. It seems the office staff…read morehas developed a rather poor attitude towards patients and is engaging in questionable insurance practices. Dr. Ambus, I hope you see this and the other reviews because your staff is doing a real disservice to your dental practice. My experience: Earlier this year, I enrolled in a new dental insurance plan. The insurance website listed Dr. Ambus as an in-network dentist that accepted new patients, so I called in February to schedule an appointment. The office staff checked my insurance, verified that it was accepted, and scheduled my appointment for May 31, 2021. In late March, I called to check if an earlier appointment date was available. The office staff checked my info again and informed me May 31 was still the earliest available, so I agreed to keep that date. In mid-May, my wife also decided to make an appointment for herself. Upon calling the office, the staff informed her that her insurance plan was not accepted. My wife was confused and explained that her husband (me) had the same insurance with an appointment set for May 31. The staff then looked up my name and stated that I was not on the "patient roster" and my appointment was already cancelled. This was very surprising because no one from this office had notified me about any cancellations or insurance issues. I then got on the phone to ask for clarification, to which I received a rude response that my insurance was not accepted and it was "not their responsibility to check a patient's insurance". This explanation appears to be a blatant lie because this office staff did in fact check my insurance back in February before scheduling my May 31 appointment! They also just checked my wife's insurance on the phone before declining her. When I asked her to clarify this again, she hung up on me. I then called my insurance and discovered that this office had recently changed its insurance policy to accept only higher premium plans and reject lower plans like mine. Now, I understand that the pandemic affected every business financially last year including dental providers, and dental offices are free to change their insurance policy at any time. However, it's very poor business practice to change insurance policy and cancel a patient AFTER the dental provider has already accepted that patient's insurance AND confirmed the appointment. Moreover, I am even more disappointed by the poor communication including the lies and appointment cancellation without bothering to call me to inform me. Had my wife not called them, I would have never known about the cancellation and just showed up for my May 31 appointment, only to be told no appointment existed. Although Dr. Ambus seems to be a capable dentist, her office staff treats people poorly with disregard for truthful communication. My incident is similar to what others have experienced lately, and I would recommend staying away to avoid dealing with the terrible office staff and questionable insurance practices.

    Millbrae Smile Center

    Millbrae Smile Center

    4.9(51 reviews)
    2.4 km

    So normally I'm not the biggest fan of going to the dentist, let alone writing a review about a…read moredentist. However, I had such a great first experience with Dr. Vasanth and Paola that I have to give credit where credit is due. My first visit was just for a routine cleaning, and the scheduling + new patient forms were all quite easy to do on their website. I also received a few reminder texts in the days leading up to the appointment. From the get-go, it was evident Dr. V and Paola had taken the time to properly review my insurance plan, as they made recommendations for x-rays and upcoming visits based on my plan benefits and timing. Paola also pointed out fluoride was not covered by my insurance before asking me whether I wanted it or not for my cleaning - this attention to detail and transparency is above and beyond what I've experienced at other dentists. As for the cleaning itself, Dr. V handled it thoroughly and with a gentle touch, while consistently checking throughout to make sure I was comfortable. She has a very bubbly, friendly personality and is super easy to talk to as well. Overall, just a very pleasant experience and I'm so glad I found this place to be my team for all things dental.

    Absolutely adore Dr. Vasanth and Paola! After not seeing a dentist for more years than I'd like to…read moreadmit, I was apprehensive about my first visit and all the work I knew needed to be done on my teeth. I also have pretty sensitive teeth and have not had great experiences with previous dentists. Dr. Vasanth's warm and kind demeanor immediately put me at ease, and the first cleaning she did was gentle yet very thorough. I've since had 3 more appointments for fillings and each one has gone so smoothly. Dr. Vasanth and Paola are constantly checking in throughout the procedures to make sure I'm comfortable and pain free. And an additional plus, they are both so fun to chat with that I actually look forward to seeing them at each visit. So glad I've found this office for all of my family's dental needs!

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    Serenity Dental & Orofacial Wellness

    4.0(4 reviews)
    1.8 km

    Over the past year I have had many visits with Dr. Tina Yoo at her new practice that she bought…read morefrom Dr. Linna. I was a previous patient of Dr. Linna. This place is state of the art. Beautiful office with very tech equipment too. Sandy her hygienist is a excellent addition to her Staff too! I will continue my huge treatment plan here as the care is very high level. Dr. Yoo cares about trying to make her patients happy and is willing to talk about different treatment plans despite her very busy schedule. She will make time for all your questions and concerns. I have older teeth now and there are lots of challenges. Lots more to fix. Also a tight budget at times. We are making this work one tooth at a time. The other office Staff is also very friendly and helpful. Thank you very much, Jeanne

    Dr. Tina Yoo is supremely knowledgeable, thorough, patient, gentle, caring, cutting edge, and…read moregenerally unmatched in her ability and expertise. I became her patient by default when my previous dentist sold her practice, and I can't believe my extraordinarily good fortune at landing in Dr. Yoo's proverbial lap! Serenity Dental lives up to its name without remainder. Any fears or worries about my middle-aged mouth that I bring to her office Dr. Yoo assuages completely. I've never trusted a dentist with my teeth--or my whole self, really--so much before. Dr. Yoo is simply magnificent! And her whole staff is a pleasure to interact with.

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    Halden Yu, DDS - ADA guidelines

    Halden Yu, DDS

    4.7(50 reviews)
    1.6 km

    I continue to be impressed with Dr. Yu. I had my cleaning today (2nd visit) to this practice and…read morehe notices an area of my mouth were the guns "aren't very healthy" just as he noted in the first visit. Dr. Yu proceed to clean the area paying particular attention to the unhealthy areas when all of a sudden, everything stopped suddenly. Dr. Yu grabbed a piece of gauze, pulled something out of my mouth, looked at it for 30 seconds and said a tooth fragment left from my wisdom tooth extraction was irritating my gums and causing them to be unhealthy. For context, the wisdom teeth came out 15-20 years ago and numerous dentists over the years were not able to figure this out. I've even been told that I may just have bad gums and tooth loss in the future are possibilities. Pretty wild Dr. Yu was able to figure this in 2 brief visits when nobody else was able to solve this for the last 15-20 years.

    I started coming to Dr. Yu since 2022. I came here for regular cleaning given that I have no issues…read morewith my teeth otherwise. During each of my visits Dr. Yu and his staff would push for an X-ray. I have disclosed that I am physician myself and I do not like to take or have taken X-rays without clinical indication. On my last visit (03/2024) Dr. Yu and his team tried again to force me to agree to an X-ray. I was told if I don't have an X-ray taken I cannot come to this dentist office again. He will basically kick me out. I repeated that I am physician and have zero indication for an X-ray. To prove his point, he took what felt like the metal handle of one of the instruments and hammered on each and every tooth of mine. This was very uncomfortable, but zero pain. He was firm that he won't accept me as patient if I don't have an X-ray taken. I have attached a summary of the guidelines from the American Dental Association (ADA) and the guidelines are very clear: 1) there is no fixed recommended frequency 2) as low as reasonably achievable 3) based on findings from patient history and clinical examination So, NO! based on ADA guidelines I do not need an X-ray. Instead of following ADA guidelines, Dr. Yu follows his financial guidelines and wants me exposed to unnecessary X-rays just to cash in. I can't recommend this dentist at all!

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    Froerer Joshua, DDS - Christmas Party 2011

    Froerer Joshua, DDS

    3.8(19 reviews)
    1.6 km

    I was a patient of Dr Scott Halsted for 25 years. Scott and his team were amazing.. a Dentist…read morephob.. due to some botched work as a kid.. Scott and Linda helped me over my fears and I looked forward to visiting the dentist.. Sadly Scott retired and Linda, others left. Josh took over the practice.. I cracked a tooth.. it took 3 months to get in.. When I finally got in.. Josh took impressions for the crown.. then placed the crown 3 weeks later. Unfortunately the crown he put in had a hole that had been sealed from the outside. (discovered from another dentist).. and overall poorly fitted due to gap with adjoining tooth constantly trapping food.. Was he rushing or just cutting corners with the process.. or a gross lab error.. I have no idea.. but I find it very difficult to believe he didn't see the defect before cementing in the crown. When I brought to his practices office attention.. I asked for my money back.. at least my out of pocket... which was just less than $1000.. He offered instead to replace the crown for free. I thought why would I ever get in your chair again... so sorry to leave this negative review.. but people need to know.. his office staff is great..

    I've gone to Dr. Froerer ( pronounced like thrower but with an "f" for "th") for a few years now…read more He's replaced a couple of very old fillings and I felt no pain. I really appreciate that the practice has dental hygienists. Fabi cleans my teeth with a variety of methods including hydro-sonic and scraping ( with water) with tools. Again, very little pain and I have sensitive teeth. I highly recommend this DDS and hygienist Fabi! Updated April 2025- still highly recommend!

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