Stephen Lockwood, DMD MAGD

Dr. Lockwood and his staff are super professional and friendly. This place is busy but why is that a bad thing? It’s a good thing in my opinion, a lot of people come here because you get quality care and great service. Have no problem waiting an extra 5 or 10 minutes for that. I went in for a crown and build up and left a happy customer. If you live in La Jolla /​UTC area and you are unhappy with your current dentist, give them a try. They have been in business and the same location for 30 years says a lot to me.

I’ve been going to Dr. Lockwood’s office for just about 20 years now. His eye for detail is amazing — I took my fiancé to his office after she had gone to her own dentist for years, and Dr. Lockwood was able to find a problem that she had complained about for years, but that her previous dentist was unable to find. The experience in the office is incomparable: little to no wait time and the service is efficient, spot-​on, and quick. I had a wisdom tooth and two fillings replaced in about an hour.
When I changed insurance providers I went to another dentist, but it simply wasn’t the same, so I ended up going back to Dr. Lockwood, even if I have to pay out of pocket. It’s definitely worth it.

Worst dental experience ever. Do not come here.
I arrived for my 3 PM appointment, which was to get a minor chip on my tooth fixed, 5 minutes early and was taken to the dental chair a few minutes later. I then waited while Dr Lockwood had a 35 minute conversation about his mortgage with the patient scheduled before me (I know he was not working on the other patient bc the patient was talking to Dr. Lockwood and I could see them). After another 10 minutes (I have been sitting in the chair for 45 minutes now and someone only came to check on me once) Dr. Lockwood came over and started to work on my chipped tooth. After working on me teeth for about ten minutes he left to take a personal call, which lasted about 10 minutes and was about whether he was eating at home tonight or going out for dinner.
I have been sitting in the chair now for well over an hour now (on a weekday when I should be at work) and little dental work had been completed.
In the process of fixing my chipped tooth Dr. Lockwood accidentally chipped the tooth next to it. When I noticed the additional chip after he was done and asked him to fix that tooth as well and he replied: «It is already after 4:30, would it be possible for you to come back another time to get it fixed?».
I came with a chipped tooth, sat for over an hour while the Dr discussed his mortgage and dinner plans for the evening, left with a different tooth chipped (bc the dr chipped it!) and Dr Lockwood had the audacity to ask me to miss work again and come back another day.
Save yourself the headache and go to another dentist.

I actually look forward to my dental appointments with Dr. Lockwood from the moment I walk in the door and am treated with respect and caring until I see the beautiful results of Dr. Lockwood’s work. My caps on my teeth are works of art! They even are partially translucent just like my other teeth. He genuinely cares about his patients and the results of his work. I also like that when I needed a root canal, I didn’t have to be referred out to a different doctor and that when I needed braces, he could do those as well. His bedside manner is excellent. I feel that I can talk with him about any of my concerns. He is skilled, compassionate, open minded, and very professional. I feel I can trust him to only do procedures I really need. His staff make me feel like I want to come back to see them again soon, and I will see them, because they are still there year after year. As others have stated, you will feel like family.

My brother had an accident and needed an urgent dental procedure. Dr. Lockwood opened his office at 9:30pm on a Saturday night to treat him. His selfless and caring effort, saved my brother a lot of pain. Dr. Lockwood and his staff did a great job and my brother is recovering. Thank you very much!

Dr. Lockwood and his dental staff are the best in the business. I had a troublesome eye tooth since I was a kid. This tooth had 2 root canals performed on it in the last 40 years. Recently, when a 3^rd infection developed above the tooth, I decided to go forward with a dental titanium implant to replace the tooth. This is where science meets creative artistry and Dr’ Lockwood has those special gifts to make it all work out. Because of insurance delays, I opted to take the process slowly. It’s usually a 4 month process, but I took 6 months to complete the entire procedure. Today, I received my crown over the titanium post and it is so natural looking that it looked my old original eye tooth. Color, spacing, etc were perfect. Dr. Lockwood is a wonderful professional and so personable. It just feel like family when you walk thru the door. *I was afraid of dentists before I was referred to Dr. Lockwood. Absolutely hate Novocaine injections, but he made it all comfortable for me. He accepts Tricare insurance and is on network.
Thanks Doc!

Recently I had a very delicate dental job done at Dr. Lockwood dental practice in regards to my front teeth with awesome results. He is a perfectionist and his staff
is most experienced, professional and courteous. Dr. Lockwood is one of the best
DMD’s in San Diego and I cant say enough about his bedside manners as well as
the great customer service experience. He’s just the best.

This is the most professional dentist practice that I’ve ever been to.
Dr Lockwood and his team are extremely friendly, fair, and sincerely care about their patients. His novacaine shots are relatively painless and he only recommends procedures if he truly believes that you would benefit from them. I appreciate a good dentist who will go out of his way to be conservative in order to preserve a patients’ natural tooth.
Furthermore, his team will explain the costs to you before the procedure which is helpful for the budget conscious.
Dr. Lockwood has years of experience and if you’re looking for a trustworthy dentist with a steady hand, come here!

How often does this happen? While tucking my ten year old daughter into bed, I asked her what she was grateful for… a nightly ritual we share. She replied, «going to the dentist.» How often is a child grateful for that? Probably quite often if Dr. Stephen Lockwood is the dentist.
Once it was clear she need orthodontics, we knew where to go. As an adult, my husband had braces under the care of Dr. Lockwood, who practices general dentistry and orthodontics. In this dental office, patients become like family. He is doctor with a soul. His goal is help make everyone healthy and as beautiful on the outside as he knows they are on the inside. His words, not mine.
There is no turnover in the office because the culture of treating everyone like family is obviously carried out with the staff as well as the patients.
And the professional care is unmatched. Dr. Lockwood is experienced and takes utmost care in treating patients to ensure everything is done right. But when you treat your patients as family, would you expect anything else?

I love this place and I love the people in there. I have been going to Dr. Lockwood since I was 12 years old and they have watched me grow up and love to hear stories and see pictures of different experiences we had. At the same time I love hearing stories about Sharon and Rox’s kids and how they are doing and what they are up to. There is nothing better when entering into a dentists office than seeing and hear a smiling and energetic Jenny.
Dr. Lockwood is very amiable and has great skill with the drill, ask for some laughing gas and he will have some with you, have a grand olé’ time! No he wont, but he will make sure that you are taken care of and that you are getting the best treatment.
I am never afraid of the dentist because I look forward to going and interacting with everybody as they clean and repair my teeth. Thanks Doc!