Our family dentist for over 20 years. We love the staff and doctors are great. Even my elderly in-laws love Caanan dental (and they usually don't like dental appointments). I found them long ago as a referral from several physicians who went to Dr. Ted Chou. His son Dr. Shane Chou is also a wonderful dentist. read more

Thanks to everyone who left reviews on Yelp for Canaan Dental: finally I am able to find my family's go to dentist in Bay Area because of your reviews! I started grinding my teeth during sleep around 2-3 years ago. The situation becomes more and more serious past year. My previous dentist told me that everything was fine, as I have my retainer as the "cushion". Starting from this year, my previous dentist no longer accepts my company's dental insurance. And this change turned to be an opportunity getting me to Canaan. The office is so clean, modern, and high-tech. The front desk and Dr. Chou's assistant are super nice, welcoming and professional. Dr.Chou asked many questions to fully understand my dental history, dental hygiene habits, if any concerns or issues as I am a new patient. After a thorough examination, check my retainer status and my X-ray result, Dr.Chou immediately told me that I don't need a new pair of retainer but a customized night guard immediately to resolve the grinding problem: several teeth are being grinded and getting flattened. This observation matched the signs on my retainer. After a detailing explanation, my decision of getting the night guard, and the front desk's estimate of my insurance coverage, Dr.Chou took the impression of my teeth using a digital scanner -- I was concerning that I had to experience the "jelly mold" nightmare when I got Invisalign years ago -- the first time I saw a dentist office equipped with that high-tech digital scanner. Technology does make life easier. After this 1-hour appointment, I got home with next appointment email in the inbox. And I called back to transfer all my family members to Dr.Chou/Canaan Dental:) read more

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Canaan dental is very family friendly as Dr. Sheng is very relational and makes sure all your needs are met. Their team is super easy to talk to and very organized and making sure you feel welcomed and served properly. Their dental office might be a lil hard to find with all the other dentists in the area but its the middle building with the ramp and steps with rails when you park (see picture) 10/10 would recommend! read more

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Hello, Our baby was born during the peak of Covid time, 2020 with very severe cleft palace. From the very beginning, Dr Yue of Canaan Dental had been with our child when he was 2-3 weeks after birth! She and Dr. Costa Melinda had mapped out a treatment plan to help our baby with the wearing the Nasoalveolar Molding (NAM) We were worried and skeptical at first but after just 1-2 weeks we sincerely trust in the process and keep up with the treatment. Our little baby needed to see Dr. Yue every week so she could adjust NAM, monitor the progress and advise us what to do next. My child had 2 surgeries when he was 6, then 9 months old and... now he is a healthy, happy, strong and talkative 5 years old boy! :) Words alone cannot describe our gratitude to Dr Yue and all Canaan Dental staffs who had supported and guided us during our most difficult times as parents. If anyone who happens to have a child who must wear NAM and need to gain some experience, you can contact Canaan Dental and Dr. Yue will let you to contact us. We are more than happy to share with you our experience and help you whatever we can. Forever grateful, Trang N / Don H read more

Canaan Dental is great! Really appreciate Dr Chou and his staff. They take care of me and my family with compassion and take time to explain everything. read more

I called Canaan Dental on a Saturday morning because my crown had come loose and my regular dentist was out of town. Even though I was not a regular patient, they welcomed me in that same morning and quickly fixed my crown. A very capable and caring team and I'm so grateful. read more

Wonderful team who go above and beyond to help your appointment run smoothly. It was easy to book and their patient intake forms were extremely detailed. I was very well taken care of. My dentist, Dr. Ho, and his assistant were great. Dr. Ho had a very gentle touch and phenomenal bedside manners, making sure to inform me ahead of time on areas which may be sensitive. He was also extremely thorough in addressing my concerns and explaining the information. I'm also a healthcare worker so I appreciated the attention to detail and patient education. Overall I had a great experience here. read more

Doc Chou , the dentist, who was amazing dentist in the Bay Area for years ,currently working on my dental implant And I m expecting to get my teeth done within a couple of months thanks so much for his arduous work read more

Dr. Chow is the best dentist I ever have. Skillful, gentle, careful, patient and always taking time to answer all your questions. Front desk, Kim is also an efficient, respectful and resourceful. I love Canaan dental team. read more

Canaan Dental is a very interesting and friendly place to visit, specially Dr Chou is very knowledgable on all dental issues, he surely is very trustable dental specialist. read more

I really appreciate everything Dr. Chou and his staff do to provide a positive, effective dental experience. A few weeks ago I came in for a cleaning, which was extremely detailed but gentle at the same time. Dr. Chou came in for the dental check-up and provided some suggestions on future work to be done, and also addressed my concern about grinding/clenching. They gave me a customer intake bag with some dental care items. There was also a fridge in the waiting area with some excellent goodies (soy milk drinks, etc.) that are complementary, I believe. There are mandarin and English speakers at this office. What is amazing about Dr. Chou's office is the history behind his practice. Their family came from Canada, and Dr. Chou essentially continued his father's practice by taking up the art & science of dentisry. Thanks Dr. Chou! read more

I really would love to show my appreciation! (**) I just visited this dentist office for my teeth emergency yesterday. Their young receptionist was very kind and helpful to schedule me in next day when I called. Dr. Shane was very thoughtful and friendly. He quickly found where is a problem and finished a filling a cavity under my old filling. Other impressive thing was his assistant ( I failed to get her name ) was really good at taking x-rays. I generally got lots of pain in my mouth during taking x-rays because my mouth is really tiny side. And mostly required many many re-taking x-rays, which make things worse. But this time I had no pain. So quickly done. She was really amazing! All my experience here was superb! Thanks lots read more

After few years away from bay area, my first regular check with Dr Ho was pleasant. Very professional and detail. Highly recommend

I just had a 6-month dental check and cleaning at Canaan Dental with Dr He (Ho?). His service is great! I highly recommend this dental office to anyone who needs dental care. read more

Had a great experience at Canaan Dental! A front cap fell off and was in need of being put back in. Dr. Chou did a great job explaining the process. Got my tooth pasted back in! All the staff was friendly and answered all questions! read more

The service was good. The treatment efficient and friendly. The place was very clean. Would recommend coming here.

Great team with skill and long term care. Two adults and two young children all have great experiences here.

Simply, Dr.SHANE is the best dentist! He has been our family dentist for several years. He is very professional, friendly and responsible. If you are looking for a good dentist,I highly recommend to visit Canaan Dental. read more

Absolutely the best. Caring, knowledgeable, skilled, informative, fair, immaculately clean. Just awesome. Truly 5 stars.

Dr Shane Chou made my 1st visit easy and comfortable. So pleased for his professionalism and patience. Many thanks for your services! I recommend this business! read more

10/10 would recommend. There's always a bit of apprehension when trying out a new dentist but by the end of my first visit, I was confident in my decision to set up bi-annual checkups! Dr. Shane Chou was thorough and patient in his process. He also took his time to explain the pros and cons of different options without pushing any particular path aside from what he believes is most in line with what I want to have accomplished. Bonus pro tip from him: if you are using an electric toothbrush, don't apply more effort/pressure than just to move it across your teeth. Thanks Shane & co. read more

This review is about the Dr. Shane and his young staff. I've been to this dental office for over 17 years, and continued to keep going even after moving to San Francisco. I was being well taken care of by Dr. Ted Chou and his wife, the old school yet very caring and respectful way. Ever since I agreed to be seen by Dr. Shane, Dr. Ted's son, at first things went well. Then the scheduling messed up by their young staff with new technologies. Mind you I'm in high tech so naturally I'm good with new technologies. The first incident was they rescheduled me for an appointment for a month later when they told me on the phone that it's a week later. A week later, I drove all the way from SF and showed up bright and early at their door to find their office closed for the day. Dr. Shane was in Singapore and was kind to reply an hour or two later yet put me on the spot by asking if I received a notification of the appointment and that it was today, looking to shift blame. Well, if you were like me, always calendar date, time and set alerts for an appointment on your smart phone as soon as an agreed upon time was said, most instinctively you'll follow your calendar to get to appointments. Second incident happened yesterday (Saturday). The mother and I spoke face to face over a month ago to set my deep cleaning appointment for the full mouth, all in one treatment. We discussed how going to their office 2 times for a deep cleaning appointment is too much windshield time for me. So the appointment was set for 1 session instead of 2. The original appointment set was Wednesday and the young staff called to move my appointment to Saturday. Because of the bad experience with the first incident, my instinct told me to call them as soon as they open to double check if my appointment is a one shot full mouth deep cleaning or it's separated into 2 sessions. Because this time I got cleverer, I reread their text notification and email from Ann. The time and date read perfectly and the email read: "Mrs. C (I'm not married and it was insulting btw when she addressed me Mrs by my birth last name and I had corrected them a few times in the past)" Her email continued, "your first appointment..." I immediately knew it wasn't scheduled exactly as what I discussed with the mom. When I called, they put me on the phone with Dr. Shane, he didn't sound very impressed with me when I said it seems like you guys messed up my appointment again, and he was argumentative when I said I had to call you to confirm because you guys messed up last time and this time your appointment notification said something about "first appointment". He immediately lashed back and said last time was different and we don't have those wordings on our notification. He then went on to tell me deep cleaning has to be done in 2 separate sessions as requested by insurance companies. And I wasn't aware of this, it was the first time in 17 years that I finally was told the right protocol is a full mouth deep cleaning has to be done on 2 separate days because I'll be injected with numbing solution. No one in their office ever explained to me in a way that he just did and I appreciate he helped me understand. Yet again, he tried to shift blame to me for the lack of communication they had with me, and even insulted me when I asked if he could give me a few minutes to make a decision and if there are other appointments later in the day because I just was rear ended and I have to decide what I need to do. Immediately, the insult he placed on me was: "Patricia, we're very busy here, we cannot just schedule you in for today anytime you want!" I meant WOW, really? Did he really have to bring out that ego and try to put me down and make me feel bad so he feels better about himself?! I definitely feel extremely not cool with Saturday's incident. I felt insulted being a loyal customer for 17 years. read more

Professional, easy to work with doctor and staff, very smooth extraction of wisdom tooth. Clean work and top notch care! Highly recommended! read more

My family's only dental office, both of Dr Chou are professional and patient, highly recommend!

Extremely clean and friendly. Excellent services made it easier to see a dentist :) Highly recommend!!! read more

Highly recommended Dr. Chou. The overall dental office is very nice. Staffs are very friendly. The best teeth cleaning experience I have so far. read more

The father and son pair are excellent and knowledgable dentists, not only providing top notch subject matter, but also personalized services. They make you feel at home while taking care your teeth. read more

I lost my 1st molar tooth for many years and it made my 2nd molar tooth tilted without the support from the 1st molar. The 2nd molar tooth developed a cavity gradually. Several dentists recommended having a crown on the 2nd molar tooth to cure its aching. I went to see Dr. Shane Chou. He carefully examined my 2nd molar tooth and found that the problem may come from the microfracture of the adjacent wisdom tooth. It's to my surprise that no dentists found the microfracture before. read more

I came across with Canaan Dental when I was browsing available dental clinics that would work with my insurance. As most of the people would raise safety concern during COVID pandemic, Canaan Dental did a great job on sanitation measures such as body temperature check, alcohol spread, dentist and assistants with surgical face mask + plastic face board. Needless to say about the dental treatment parts. Dr. Chou provided the most cogent feedback and advices. I went for a deep clean and filling, absolutely pain free. Canaan Dental is the place you want to go for a dental treatment. read more

I was referred to Canaan Dental by my long-time dentist, who retired in 2020. I found both Dr. Ted Chu and Dr. Shane Chou are very experienced and friendly. They always put the patient's interest in mind. The staffs are very friendly, and they always do their best to accommodate the last-minute appointment request due to unexpected situations. It's extremely helpful from our busy schedule. And the clinic is very bright and clean, which does make me feel safe and comfortable to visit during the pandemic. read more

I enjoyed Canaan dental as they are very professional and provide excellent customer service along with great quality care.

I was hesitant to go to dental this year due to COVID. But at the end of 2020 I decided to go in person and give my teeth a chance to be healthier. Canaan Detal offers excellent service including timely and responsive follow up, strict precautions like survey, sanitizer, mask, temperature taken are all essential to current situation, and the most importantly detailed inspection and perfect filling. read more

I have been coming here for a number of years. Dr Choi's office is clean, professional, and service is rendered as quickly and painlessly as possible. read more

They have good environment and equipments, nice people, and Dr. Chou is very professional.

Would highly recommend! Dr. Chou and his staff are super friendly and informative. I went for my first visit and already recommending all my friends and family. read more

I have been a happy client of this clinic for almost 20 years. They have grear good facilities and the dentist is very professional and always very skillful during the procedures. Also, the clinic is currently opened and well prepared for handling the pandemic protocol. I felt very safe during the whole appointment read more

My sons doctor is Dr.Olivia Yue. She is super great both professionally and as a human being. The office also makes you feel safe and comfortable as they're all very nice, treating you, receiving you with smiles, etc. Dr.Yue has been very patient with me and my family and enjoy/trust having her as our sons Doctor. Thank you Dr.Yue / Cannan Dental (San Jose, Ca) read more

I've seen Dr. Chou for many years. He is very patient and always listens to my description of my tooth condition carefully. After further examination, he gave me proper treatment or referred to other specialists. I am very happy to have him as my dentist. read more

Great office staff that fit me in the next day, and thank you Shane for your expertise getting me out of pain. We will be making this our family dentist now! read more

I have gone a few times since March and the office has done a great job with COVID procedures. All pre check-in forms are contactless, they check your temperature, and the spaces are kept very clean. Office staff is accommodating and friendly as well. I've been treated by both dentists in this office for several years now and their expertise and advice are top-notch. read more