If you'd asked me what I thought of Dr. Suen years ago, when I was a gangly, awkward teen entering high school with hideous braces, I would have kicked, screamed, and bit you before I ever said a good word about him. My mom dragged me here my whole life and she spent thousands of dollars for him turn my mouth into a little freakshow. I hated the dentist, I hated that clinic, I hated TEETH. 6 years later, the far back of my gums were throbbing one night and then I knew... CRUD, 4 more extractions before I can rid myself of this heck-hole So I trudged into his office and glumly slid into the death-chair. I glared at them as they numbed my mouth and prepped the educational video. My heart pounded and I dreamed of how loud I should scream during the procedure. No general anesthesia? No vicodin? No percocet? Oh, Mr. Suen, you're going DOWN. You're going to regret the day you met my little wisdom teeth! And then, it started. With my head gripped between his arm and side, Suen jammed and twisted my two left wisdom teeth out of their sockets all with excruciating.....lack of pain or sensation? All under... 15 minutes?! I thought he hadn't even started before he declared, "Okay! All done! Do you want to look?" I shook my head partly in disbelief but mostly because I am terrified of my own blood. It seriously took 15 minutes. I felt NOTHING. NADA. ZILCH. There was minimal swelling (if at all?) and the pain wasn't disturbing, It was ... surprisingly wonderful.. And for that alone, Suen, I forgive you for ruining my middle school/high school social life. read more

I have had Dr. Suen since I was little. He is always professional and nice and patient with my strong gag reflex. It's always fast and always answers my questions about my dental health. When I had my wisdom teeth removed when I was 15 it was fast and minimal pain. After a couple of days of eating soft food and taking Tylenol for a couple of days, I was back at school with no visible swelling and able to eat most of the regular food. Awesome dentist I would always and have recommended. read more

Dr.Halton and his staff were amazing! A few weeks ago, I was in the bay area searching for a dentist that can provide a last-minute teeth cleaning procedure before heading back to New York. Usually, most offices take appointments a few weeks prior to the scheduled date. However, this was an issue for me because I was limited on time and had a plane to catch the next day. My orthodontist highly recommended Dr.Halton's, who was very accommodating and was aware of my situation. Dr.Halton had his staff crunch in an appointment for me on the same day! The service was fantastic! It was quick, clean and my teeth were feeling shiny and new again. If you're in the area and is searching for a dentist, check this office out. You won't regret it. read more

Had my 4 wisdom teeth extracted by Dr. Suen yesterday. I had 3 impacted wisdom teeth. I was extremely nervous before the procedure; I did not know what to expect. Overall, there was very little discomfort during the surgery. The procedure took about 40 minutes. I feel that Dr. Suen and his team genuinely care about their patients. He asked me to come back the next day to check that everything is ok and healing correctly. I highly recommend this dentistry. read more

I've been seeing Dr. Halton Suen since a teenager. He is knowledgeable, attentive and has taken very good care of my teeth. I have received so many compliments on my smiles. His staff is friendly and helpful as well. read more

I had my wisdom pulled. No pain and no swelling. Great!

Dr. Suen is a highly skilled and extremely professional dental surgeon. He removed my daughter's wisdom teeth with efficeint speed and was very engaged in educating and informing both my daughter and I about the procedure and the recovery. I would recommend and use Dr. Suen for all my dental needs. Thank you so much for the help you gave us. read more

What a great dentist! I never thought my best dental experience was going to be for a wisdom tooth extraction. I found Dr. Suen on yelp, and decided to give him a try after reading some good reviews about wisdom teeth. I'm so glad I did! He is extremely knowledgeable, caring, gentle, and fair. He really took the time to educate me before the surgery too. His knowledge and experience is impressive. He even called me after my surgery, to make sure I was doing okay. Wow! He also had me come in the next day, to check my progress. I have never felt so cared for by any dentist. I will definitely go back to see him for my next dental visit. I would recommend him to any friend or family member. Two thumbs up! read more

I am a college student. I have only been to a dentist 3 times in my whole life. I went to my regular dentist and they told me that they could not help me with my toothache. I had 2 impacted wisdom teeth and my dentist did not want to help me. I felt very sad. I went to search for local dentists and I have found Dr. Suen. From the moment I walked inside the room, I felt comfortable. They way Dr. Suen had talked to me and gave me the useful information about my condition and his way of execution was perfect! He helps you with a passion. How do I know? Well, as a dentist, you fix teeth that is it. But for Dr. Suen, he finds ways to help you even after you get home. He told me what I should eat, what I should avoid, and symptoms to be aware of. Additionally, he called me at 8:30 just to ask if I was OK. He spent his own time where he could be with his family or whatever just to make sure I was OK. This is why Dr. Suen is the best. It is not about money, it is not about YOU. This guy is great read more

I went to see Dr. Suen for an abscessed molar extraction, and was on the verge of a panic attack going in. Not only was I afraid of what the bill might look like (I'm uninsured and low income), but I also have pretty severe dentist phobia and was also worried about getting dry socket post surgery. Dr. Suen almost immediately put my fears to rest. He is a very calm man and patiently answered all of my questions, a rare trait in a field that requires multitasking and rushing around. He didn't try to hustle me, and even asked what type of X-ray I wanted (chose cheaper one). After the surgery he even called to check up on me from his personal cell phone... He obviously cares about his patients. He is very affordable and I believe I've finally found the right dentist. read more

Dr. Suen was very skillful during my wisdom teeth extraction. A very painless experience overall, especially after the extraction (where it should hurt the most but it did not). His instructional videos about the ice pack and pain medicine were very informative (both Cantonese and English versions). I did not need to take pain medicine =).The checkup was pleasant and quick. I definitely recommend him as a dentist. read more

Ever since I was a kid, my hatred for the dentist is strong! It's all the stuff a dentist does that creeps me out- the drilling, filling, and pilling parts. Also, because my previous dentist was rough and do not explain the issues thoroughly. Thank you, Lord! I was recommended to go Dr. Suen. I couldn't be any happier going to the dentist ever since. He's really precise and he make me feel like he really care about my oral hygiene. Most importantly! He is very gentle unlike other doctors that see your tears running down and still go on with the procedure. His staff Ivy is really nice, very accommodating and always give me calls to remind me for my following appt. I can assure you wouldn't be sorry if you decide to go with him! read more

No painkiller. Overall, it was a great experience considering removing all four wisdom teeth at the same time. I was able to talk few hours after the surgery. Impressive work! Thank you! read more

I have been Dr. Suen's pt for about 2 years. I like him very much because he is passionate and professional. I was really scared seeing a dentist since I'm afraid of being put something in my mouth and those dental tools are very horrible to me. but, Dr. Seun has been very experienced in treating my wisdom teeth. it was not as hurt as I thought. I gave him 5 starts for his passion, experience and profession. Thank you read more

This was the easiest tooth extraction I could have ever imagined. Dr Suen pulled out both my wisdom teeth in under a minute with no pain or discomfort at all. I am so grateful to have him be the one that did it. I would recommend him to anyone. read more

Highly recommended to come here for any kind of dental procedures!! Had my braces done here and it was painless. Much of appreciated to Dr. Suen for always going the extra miles as a professional dentist to make sure his patients are satisfied with his work, and his awesome team for always making patients feel comfortable and welcomed. I am very pleased with the work they do!! read more

Went in for a cleaning because the receptionist confirmed to me that my insurance would cover the cost. When I showed up for the cleaning I was notified that my insurance would not cover the whole cost. I agreed to pay my half of the cost because of the good reviews. What I received was a 5 minute plaque removal and no real cleaning that I'm use too! Worst cleaning ever! read more

5 stars to Dr. Suen. I needed 4 wisdom teeth taken out after about 2 years of pain, I scheduled 1 appointment to see him and the next week I had them out, literally no swelling at all and hardly any pain and was back to work within 2 days. Very friendly staff and would recommend it to anyone looking for dental care without insurance. Thank you guys again! Cheers. read more

I haven't received treatment from Dr Suen. But this review is for their sweet office staff who setup an 8AM appointment for me this Saturday to help me. I was in pain and so I went to another dentist the previous day and had to cancel my appointment with Dr Suen, so I caused some inconvenience to the doctor and staff. But they were nice. I went to Dr Suen later to ask him for a second opinion. He was upfront in letting me know how much it would cost and that my insurance may not pay again for switching dentists. I appreciate Dr. Suen's honesty. I decided to not receive treatment because I didn't want to pay out of pocket and Dr Suen was not in-network for my provider. But I am happy that he was forthright about the charges and the possibility of coverage being denied. read more

Ive been coming to Dr.Suen for over 2 decades (age 4) and I have never had a problem with him or his staff. I was always treated with care and kindness and I always felt welcomed. Ive never experience ANY pain from his work. He even removed all my wisdom teeth and I was literally eating steak the next day. I recommend him to all my friends whenever they are in the need for a new dentist because I know he will always take good care of his patients. Whether they are returning patients or new, I know he treats them all the same. read more

This a cool ass dentist I been going here since I was a little kid and I just got my wisdom remove here I highly recommend this dentist cause he cares about his patients 5stars everyone should go here read more

Dr. Suen is a really good dentist, I had all my wisdom teeth pulled by him recently and I only needed to take one pain killer, I don't even think I swelled. The process was not bad at all, i didn't feel any pain other than feeling some pressure. Even after the surgery he called to check up on me, and also when I needed to go back to get my teeth checked, he drove all the way to his office at night when it was raining really hard. There is a reason why Dr. Suen gets the dentist award, he is amazing, great person, and cares about his patients. I would recommend him to my friends read more

Dr. Suen Halton loves dentistry. That's all there is to say. He lives, breathes, eats, sleeps, and burns with dentistric intensity 24 hours a day. His service to me was so clear, thoughtful, precise, comprehensive and professional there was nothing left for me to consider, worry about or stress over. Everything was explained clearly; all questions were answered, all variables and alternatives weighed. This was a molar extraction, No. 18, and it was a toughie; he fought with it for the better part of an hour, finally sawed it in half and got leverage that way. I'd never had anyone ramming a spike down between the tooth and the jawbone, pounding away with a mallet. It was a new experience; but it made it possible to remove a very curved root without grinding into the jaw, saving me precious bone for an implant some day (which I will probably get from Dr. Halton). The pain was getting intense for a while, so I asked for more anesthetic, which he provided generously; the rest of the operation was smooth, even though he was putting up a terrific fight with the tooth. Though the assistant flubbed the first X-ray (thank the stars they're digital X-rays; another plus for this practice) she was adept at suctioning from the back of my throat, exactly where all the liquid collects; I was blowing air upward from there, guiding it into the tube. Together we managed something unprecedented in my experience: a throat clear of all of the mess that makes dental work so unpleasant. I give kudos for that. Finally, he gave me a great price for the work, and more than earned it. This is a respectable business, and it works hard to earn that respect. You owe it to yourself to give this dentist a try. You will never go back to any other. POSTSCRIPT: After, I bit down on a cotton wad for two hours, and then -no pain! no bleeding! What is going on here, I say! It's Dr. Halton's magic dentistry at work. Go see for yourself. read more

This place is a joke.horrible dentist.he will try to rip you off as much as possible.he will not spend time explaining anything but ask for cash.i've already changed dentist and ortho in san leandro.this guy is a complete joke.i wrote a review about a week ago,this guy deleted my bad review.i will continue to re write bad review for this guy until it stands on yelp.by the way,i already filed tax evasion to the irs against this guy.do not go here unless you want to get rip off and with a dentist keeps asking you for cash and try to add all type of fees on to your bill.$1200 to remove two teeth? are you kidding me.go to dr bruce in san leandro.this guy and place is a joke and the whole team is a waste of time.all they ever do is keep making you watch movie so this guy can scam chinese immigrants that just came to america and have no idea what's going on.trust me. read more

Treats Denti-Cal patients like crap. On top of that he tries to rip you off as much as possible. He basically traumatized me from wanting to ever see a dentist ever again. Very rough with patients and uses his dental assistant to work on patients he doesn't get paid much from. My teeth get cavities easily. It SHOULD occur to him that maybe I'd need a sealant. Even if my insurance didn't cover it I'd probably pay him extra. He never tells you what he's about to do. Very vague, doesn't inform his patients what he's going to perform on them or what kind of dental treatment they may need. I understand this place is in chinatown but there is no need to assume that every patient is an uneducated chinese immigrant. Don't even think of getting orthodontic treatment from this guy either. My close friend did and they took them off despite what she said about one tooth still being slightly crooked. Dr Suen insisted that that was just the tooth shape... read more

It was a Wednesday night... I started experiencing really bad pain on the right side of my mouth. I had a headache and a sore throat. My wisdom teeth were killing me, literally. I asked around and knew someone that went to Suen's office to have their wisdom teeth removed. The recommendation I got was decent so I figured that since it was an emergency, that I go and see what he could do for me. I WAS F*CKED UP. Just about every single person I talked to said their wisdom teeth only took so long to remove and that they healed rather quickly. I know that it depends on the person and the individual, but DAMN I was in pain FOR DAYS literally. I used up the whole bottle of pain medication and even called back a couple of weeks later still complaining of pain. It has been 2 months and it still hurts, not to mention I have a bump or lump of some sort in the back of my mouth where the teeth was removed. I chose to only remove 2 out of the 4 teeth and thank goodness I did. Now that I am in pain with my second set, i am sure as hell not going back here. They also insisted on charging me a $200 co-pay and couldn't find out my insurance information and I found out today that I owe more money. WTF is the purpose of insurance if the dentist charges you up the ASS for a F*CKED up dental job. I don't mind paying if it was painless or a job well done, but if I still hurt and they can't help me when I call or ask questions, WTH. I am frustrated and unhappy and I'm not going back. I made an appointment with ANOTHER dentist and specialist that WILL INDEED give me a break, a discount for what I've been through a dental job that won't make me want to slap the dentist. read more

I had braces with Dr. Suen when I was a teenager. He is knowledgable and I have no doubt about it. I just wish he could explain more and give me more options when I started. They need to work on their customer service skill as well. Sometimes they just yell at each other and scold in front of patients. There are occasions where Dr. Suen did the cleaning too quick and brief which I can understand, but I am not too satisfied. I will still recommend this place though because Dr. Suen knows his stuff, but things can be better. Therefore, I leave this a 3 star so it can improve. read more

There is never ever a time I wrote a review on yelp ,But this one is a must. My first time coming here . Dr Suen and his employees are so nice , polite, and well mannered .I had pain on my wisdom tooth . My bottom right side was coming out that infected the top one . Dr Suen literally took out all four teeth in like less than 10min and I didn't feel any pain on my top . The bottom I would rate it a 2/10 in pain so it didn't hurt at all . You'll feel it . But it didn't hurt nor felt pain like that. I thought I would been in so much pain . I paid 1070 for all 4 widsdom teeth removed . Plus my x-ray was 125 . So he basically did all my teeth for 900 . That's pretty darn cheap. And how fast it went . And no pain . I HIGHLY RECOMMEND anybody that's trying to get there wisdom teeth pull out , to go see Dr Suen , or if u have any other oral/teeth problems , Dr Suen was so cool about it he told me to call him when ever I want that he's always here to help . I belive him 100% I wish I woulda known about him when I was 19 . To get all my teeth pulled out . I did this today at 24 all 4 teeth . THANKS DR SUEN ! read more

The skills of the dentist is unbeatable. The only thing what you are concerned about is that the dentist would talk to his assistants while doing things in your mouth sometimes. read more

Amazing dentist. I had two wisdom teeth removed and the surgery went very fast, Dr Sen was done by the time I thought he's just getting started; not to mention that I had no inflammation whatsoever... I couldn't believe that's possible. I really enjoyed the visit, Dr Sen treats his patients with great respect and care, I completely recommend him! read more

Dr. Suen is a very accommodating and flexible dentist. My family and I were worried about the cost of wisdom teeth extraction, but Dr. Suen gave a discount when he found out our insurance wasn't that great. I had all four wisdom teeth pulled out on the same day using local anesthesia. Dr. Suen informed me before the procedure that if I were to feel any pain at all, I would just need to raise my hand and he would administer more local anesthesia. I had to do that just once, but other than that the actual procedure itself was rather quick and smooth. He tells you in advance when he is going to use a hammer/chisel, when to turn your head, open your mouth, etc. to mentally prepare yourself for any new force being applied. Overall, the physical sensation is a bit weird, but there was no sharp pain. As for post ops, I am currently on my second day and I have virtually no swelling at all. I had to take one pain killer to help sleep the night after the surgery and there is some dull pain on the roof of my mouth when I swallow, but nothing abnormal so far. Dr. Suen does call you the night after the surgery and does a follow-up checkup the day after to address any concerns. I will update if anything changes, but overall, I am happy about my experience with Dr. Suen! read more

Getting my wisdom teeth pulled was not what I expected. I had heard horror stories of people not being able to go to school for days because of the pain, so naturally, I was worried. Dr. Suen has been my dentist for as long as I can remember, and I'm truly grateful he operated on me. His staff reassured and explained the entire process so there would be no confusions and made sure I remembered what to do afterwards. All the people working are incredibly nice and attend to all your needs with a calm smile. Even after the anesthesia faded, the pain wasn't intense at all; it was more of a mild throbbing that one would associate with a scrape or a bruise. I made it through the entire recovery period with only one painkiller that was taken the night of because they reminded me that I would not want to wake up in the middle of the night because of pain. Honestly, I could have gotten the same good rest without the medicine. That's how professional and caring this procedure is. I definitely recommend that people who are getting their wisdom teeth pulled come to Dr. Suen's. It's painless! read more

i have picked three wisdoms at the same time, the dentist was very good, i didn't feel pain, and i didn't have any pain killer at all.

hi my name liv, s . and i went to dr. suen dentist yesterday to get four of my wisdom teeth pull. i never been to the dentist since i was about 8years old. so this my first time ever had my wisdom teeth pull. it was'nt any pain at all..it did'nt took long. i did'nt even have to take any painkiller meds. dr.suen is so great at pulling my teeth. i was'nt scared. i was comfortable. my teeth seems to be healing great..it only been a day since my teeth was pull and as of this morning i woke up smiling.. wow!! still no pain. thanks dr.halton suen. you so nice... big thumps up. : ) read more

just yesterday, i got my wisdom teeth extracted. all 4 at once. all my friends said that i am really brave at extracting all of them at once because of the painfulness and how worst i will look afterward. but the truth wasn't like that at all. all 4 of my wisdom teeth was successfully extracted and my cheeks doesn't swell more than i thought it will. in exact, for example, if i were walking down chinatown, nobody would notice that i took off my wisdom teeth. they will either think i am eating something or have puffy cheeks. i was surprise how it wasn't as painful as i thought during the process of extracting and afterward. though it somewhat does hurt but just not REALLY REALLY hurt. he also gave examples of how other patients of his doesn't swell and give advice to me of what to do and what not to do. i am satisfied with the result and recommend whoever reads this to go to dr. suen for their dental work. he is really professional compared to my past doctor. read more