Mao David DDS

Ever since I was a child, going to the dentist terrified me. However, I was able to get over this fear with Dr. Mao. He is no ordinary dentist! Dr. Mao is a caring, energetic, and happy person. He explains every procedure thoroughly and always calms me down when I am nervous. Usually singing a song with a smile on his face. The office is small, so definitely call ahead and make an appointment. The office never goes back on its appointments. Dr. Mao can get pretty busy, so have patience when scheduling. I trust him as my primary oral surgeon and look no where else!

Dr. Mao is an excellent oral surgeon but if you’re looking to book as a new patient, know that he might only accept certain cases over others. I trust him as my primary oral surgeon but you will be asked to go elsewhere for general dental work. As a doctor, he is one of the best I’ve had– attentive, meticulous, thorough. He is frank and explains procedures to you before doing anything. I had 2 extractions for my braces and his work enabled my orthodontist to complete my 7-​year treatment.

Let me start off by saying that I’ve always been traumatized by dentists in general. My very first dentist, also one in Flushing used to grab our faces and squeeze our cheeks, yelling at us to relax and not to cry when he was a surly man who had no bedside manners. But as kids, my brother and I were thoroughly traumatized and never looked forward to this man. After the 7^th grade when I got braces, we finally switched dentists because our old one had gotten a malpractice lawsuit.
Dr.Mao comes into the picture! He’s our family dentist for a very long time since then and I was no longer afraid of dentists because he’s such a friendly guy. He sings along with all the 106.7 Lite FM music, without really knowing the lyrics, speaks English very well, and is very comforting in general. He has excellent bedside manners and that was one of the reasons we kept going back to him. His staff, consisting of the dental assistants and his wife were very cordial and nice to us. He always explains a procedure beforehand and was very gentle and thorough with the cleaning and regular six month check-​ups.
Fast forward to this past July, I had just come home from a trip and gotten into an ATV accident where I chipped one of my front teeth. I was in pain, my tooth/​mouth were sensitive and I wanted nothing more but to go see the dentist for a diagnosis. My mom called Dr. Mao’s office repeatedly, pleading and asking for an appointment because it was an emergency. Dr. Mao’s wife, who mans the telephone lines and dictates whether or not you get to see the dentist said that «if it was truly an emergency, we shouldn’t be calling them and asking for an appointment but instead should be in the ER instead.» The audacity of this woman! We tried again and again because we were so used to Dr. Mao and didn’t want to have to seek out another dentist that accepted our insurance and didn’t know my dental history. After going to Dr. Mao for so many years, was it wrong to expect some type of compassion or at least a walk-​in appointment??? I understand that he was booked to the gills but it really didn’t excuse the behavior of his wife.
My mom recently called back again and tried to get an appointment for a check-​up and cleaning and ask about a wisdom tooth removal for my brother and they were booked until the end of January. You could be giving them business and your money but beware that this dentist WILL NOT see you during an emergency and really can’t find any shits to give if you’re in a pinch.

Doctor Mao has been my family’s dentist for a couple of years now. Both he and his wife are very nice, friendly people. They even gave my sister a summer job as a receptionist, a few years back.
The office is small, but clean. Doctor Mao himself is quite thorough and very energetic. He has an extremely quirky, youthful, sing-​song type personality that you will immediately recognize. He’s also fluent in English.
On the negative side, the wait can be REALLY annoying at times. They have a tendency to run behind schedule and today, was particularly bad. Even after having my appointment (for cleaning) pushed back 30 mins, I still had to wait an additional 40. UGH.
But I got over it pretty quick.