I really don't want to let out the secret about Dr. Lee, since good dentists are hard to find and kind ones are even harder to find. Dr Lee's a very kind and understanding person and experienced dentist. My family has been coming to him for several years now and at my recent appt, I noticed he got a Yelp award last year so it is definitely time for me to write a review, not that he needs it for his business, but b/c we appreciate his professionalism with a human touch.
It's been hard to find a dentist we trust with whom we can also feel comfortable sharing our health philosophies and preferences and who respect our choices. You'd think all medical (and dental) professionals would respect a patient's choices, but I've experienced quite a few brow-beating over the years that left me feeling disheartened and drained instead of encouraged rather than made to feel guilty and my family actually has decent to pretty good teeth!
We generally have good to very good oral hygiene and only occasionally get cavities, but we're human and of course there are times when we need some fillings (and hopefully not worse). Options are always presented by Dr. Lee especially with the option to WAIT and SEE, which I've found many dentists do not really allow. I have my thoughts on why they might push patients towards lots of fillings, root canals, crowns, and other procedures, but you, the reader, can probably fill in the blanks. Of course, there are time when those more invasive procedures are needed beyond just a small filling or two, but we really appreciate that he is open to discussion on options instead of strong-arming patients like we've experienced with other dentists.
For example, we regularly use coconut oil to practice oil pulling, which is an established hygiene practice of an aryeuvedic nature from the Indian culture (I believe several other cultures practice this too). While this is an alternative and not conventional practice, it has definitely worked for us. I have seen my kids' cavities on their baby teeth (at least) REMINERALIZE after oil pulling daily so that their emergent cavities closed back up some and those baby teeth naturally fell out before they really needed to be filled. Because Dr. Lee is open to these alternative practices even if he may not agree or believe in their effectiveness, he gives us time to try them, and that is how a good dentist-patient relationship is form, on mutual respect.
Dr. Lee is also a personable and well-traveled person which means he's open-minded and a globe-trotter and our family enjoys traveling too, so we also have a common conversation topic for when we have our mouths open and he's cleaning and examining our teeth, we enjoy listening to his latest adventures. He's kind and no-non-sense which is also nice. Finally, his practice is digitized enough so that at least his charts are not on paper anymore as our previous dentist still used paper charts post 2020, and it was hard to get copies of our charts when we transferred to Dr. Lee. I'm not 100% into all electronics, but where there's pro's to bringing the tech to the 21st century, I appreciate that Dr. Lee has invested into those modernizations when others still have really archaic processes like I have to call or email to confirm my appts instead of just respond to a text.
Finally, Dr. Lee has a gentle and professional dental assistant who assist him and she, along with the receptionist also make the office a friendly environment. My family has no anxiety when we come for our check-ups and minor dental procedures. Thanks again, Dr. Lee and we wish you a blessed holiday season till we see you again next year! read more