El Camino Dental

Dr. Huang is my dentist and she is really helpful, patient and kind. I have a lot of decays filled here. She does everything really carefully. If you have any question, she is very patient. Highly recommend her for any dental problem. The only thing I don’t like is that they only accept cash if you need to copay more than 100, so remember to bring enough cash if you have a lot of dental issues to be taken care of.

Procrastinating on finding a dentist and finally a sensitive tooth motivated me to look. Set up an appointment with Dr Lin based on reviews here and that was a week later. After setting up the appointment I realized the sensitive tooth might have lost the filling. I called El Camino Dental to see what they could do. First 2 times I got a busy signal, not sure why. I waited a few minutes and called again. I was able to finally get through and explain what was happening. The person on the other end of the line said Dr Mindy Haung could see me the next day at 2:45pm. I was fine with that and appreciated the quick response.
Dr Mindy Haung is a VERY good dentists. She first cleaned my teeth and then proceeded to put in a filling. The cleaning and the filling took about 1 hour. Dr Haung is calm, competent and did a great job.
I will be going back to Dr Mindy Haung again and have already recommended her to a friend.

If I could give Dr. Lin a higher rating, I would. Dr. Lin was highly recommended to my Mom by one of her friends. He did not disappoint. My Mom is 80 years old and had not been to a dentist for a long time. She was having major problems with her teeth. Other dentists I spoke to only offered major work to be done with extreme measures of extracting a lot of teeth and requiring almost a full year of work. Dr. Lin assessed her situation carefully and was able to offer a more moderate solution. His philosophy is one that is more conservative: salvaging and maintaining one’s own teeth first. His solution did not require such drastic measures for my Mom and could be done in a fraction of the time, a couple of months overall. He did not just offer some expensive option that we felt other dentists had done. Dr. Lin worked diligently to come up with the «right» solution for my Mom. He was so personable, conscientious, and dedicated. He is always available for questions, and extremely patient in explaining everything to us. My Mom could not be happier. We are all very happy. She is also no longer afraid to go to the dentist, as long as it’s Dr. Lin, and is willing to go for her semi-​annual cleanings without a fuss. Dr. Lin’s staff is also very helpful and friendly, especially Su, his assistant. Kudos! Excellent service and care. You will not regret having Dr. Lin as your dentist. I rarely give any type of review, but felt this one was so warranted.

Dr Lin is great. These guys are nice, professional, on-​time, and gentle. Saturday hours a plus. I highly recommend. Thank you!

I am so glad that I found Dr. Mindy Huang. She is very nice, patient and professional. Unlike my previous dentist, Dr. Huang didn’t push me for fillings, instead she made treatment recommendation based on my own situation. Also office/​equipment is clean and updated, staffs are generally welcoming. In all fair price with excellent service, would recommend.

What the hell?
My insurance told me that this place takes covers me. I call to schedule an appt and the lady tells me, «we aren’t accepting new patience for that plan… There are patience that come here with that plan, but we aren’t taking any new patience with that plan.»
How is a place «booked» with Liberty dental plan patience? That sounds to me like they just don’t want to deal with my insurance… This is after 2 other offices got me in and then told me right before I went in that they don’t cover my insurance…

Before I went to Dr. Steven Lin, I stopped by San Antonio Dental once for checkup and was told I had 4 cavities. I’ve never had cavities before so I was shocked by this news. I then made a follow-​up appointment with them to get the fillings done.
Well, part of me was skeptical so I went to Dr. Lin to get second opinion. He checked my teeth and told me I had ZERO cavities. He said the black dot on my teeth were just stains, and didn’t even charge me for the appointment since all he did was «look at my teeth.»
I can’t thank him enough for saving my teeth from getting grilled for nonexistent cavities! I obviously changed my dentist and stayed loyal to him ever since. I definitely recommend Dr. Lin to anyone looking for a dentist.

SO SO SO glad to have found Dr. Lin! I have terrible teeth – I didn’t have dental care growing up, and ate tons of sweets. As a result, I’ve spent most of the past 10+ years searching for a good dentist. I’ve learned first-​hand how difficult it can be to find a good one… and how *nightmarish* things can be when you use a bad one.
Which makes Dr. Lin seem almost too good to be true! Very smart and skilled (he’s faculty at UCSF), extremely honest, very patient, great listener, super honest, and genuinely caring – pretty much the exact qualities I would look for in my ideal dentist =P.
Dr. Lin was strongly recommended to me by a close friend who was taught by him at UCSF, so I had high expectations – and my experience totally blew those expectations out of the water. Some examples:
*Expert, Caring, Individualized Problem-​Solving*
I’m a complex case, because of my terrible teeth, and because I’ve had bad dental work in the past (I learned the danger of bad dentists the hard way…). That was one reason I went to see Dr. Lin – to tap into his expertise as a professor at UCSF. While most dentists gloss over my more complex issues – it obviously makes financial sense for them to just get me in and out like a factory – Dr. Lin took the time to really understand my issues, and provided excellent advice.
*Extremely Patient*
As a result, my initial appointment took TWO AND A HALF HOURS. Not only that, but my appointment was at 11am, so it stretched straight through lunch, 11am-​130pm! I felt bad that it was taking so long and he was missing lunch, and kept voicing this, but Dr. Lin was totally focused on helping me, and didn’t even charge me extra. He let his assistant leave for lunch and stayed with me.
*Super Honest*
It gets even crazier. After my appointment, I’m eating lunch, and I get a call from Dr. Lin! There had been an ancillary treatment that I had asked him about. He’d laid out a few options, and I was going to go home and research, and then call his office later that week with my decision.
He’d gone ahead and done that research for me – I’m not sure he even ate lunch! What’s more, he had found another place where I could do it cheaper, so he was even undercutting his own business!
When I said I still wanted to do it through him so that I could make sure it was done correctly, he then outlined the research he had done showing which option through his office would be best… and the option he recommended was the one that, quite obviously, had by FAR the LOWEST profit margin for his office.
So he basically went the extra mile, AFTER having already gone the extra mile during the appointment, to bring me research that would hurt his business. I was so impressed.
There were similar instances during our appointment, where I would suggest a treatment that I was totally willing to do, and he would decline and say that if he did it, it would just be taking my money.
*Great Listener and Humble*
I don’t like getting dental x-​rays, and I hate how dental offices will just take new x-​rays for new patients even when you’ve brought recent x-​rays. As if they can’t be troubled to transfer your recent x-​rays into their system. As if they’d rather dose you with unnecessary radiation (and charge you for new x-​rays) rather than spend an extra 2 minutes transferring files.
I understand that my radiation concerns may be overblown, and most dental offices are extremely dismissive of them. But Dr. Lin, who as UCSF faculty would have far more right to be dismissive of my concerns than your typical dentist, was totally amenable and understanding of my preferences. Even when it turned out my previous dentist had given me an incomplete set of x-​rays, Dr. Lin very amiably worked around my preferences, even though it clearly made his job more difficult.
Finally, his assistant (who seems to double as receptionist) may be the nicest dental assistant I’ve ever met. Infectiously cheerful, which is great for those of us who have some dental anxiety. I didn’t get her name, will update this review when I do. But it all adds up to a top-​notch dental experience in every possible aspect.

I have been going to Dr. Lin for regular check up and cleaning in the last 3 years. He is very gentle, honest, and friendly. He is also knowledgable and skillful as he is an associate clinical instructor at UCSF (he trains dental students to become skilled dentists!!!)
I moved to LA 2 months ago. Probably due to the stress from moving, my old filling broke. I had no pain, but it’s freaked me out. I knew the tooth needed to be fixed, but I was too scare to see other dentists. Luckily, I had plan to go back to the Bay Area a few weeks later and was scheduled with dr. Lin after work hour (he was already booked for the day). My first filling with Dr. Lin was easy breezy, in and out with no pain.
I can’t wait to see him again in 2 months for my check up and cleaning! Btw, his office is very nice looking and clean, his assistants are very friendly too, and the location is great, closed to all the good restaurants!

Love, love, LOVE! What’s not to like about Dr. Lin! Been looking for a new dentist for my family since our last one retired. Saw Dr. Steven Lin for the first time today, got a cleaning. The Unilocal recommendations on him do not disappoint! He has a great caring demeanor and is calm, thorough, and efficient! My teeth feel clean! It has been a long time since I encountered a dentist who was not only knowledgable with helpful, relevant tips, but also actually helped me walk out of there with that wonderful squeaky-​clean feeling on my teeth. His staff is friendly and answered all questions and requests. Availability is awesome — he’s got availability on weekends as well as my kids’ short school-​day of the week. Glad we found Dr. Lin!

Dr. Lin, one of the partners here, is maybe the seventh or eighth dentist I’ve ever been to, and he’s by far the best. He is funny, punctual, and considerate to his patients and, in the few interactions I’ve heard, his staff. The other staff are similarly pleasant and effective at their jobs. My wife and I are very happy to have found this practice and would highly recommend to anyone. Weekend availability is a big plus.

I’ve been going to Dr Lin since he was working at his previous dental office. He is like a family member and has always made my dental work easy and painless. One quick anecdote to illustrate his honesty — I needed a root canal and Dr Lin said that he would refer me to another dentist. I told Dr Lin that I prefer not to go there but he insisted, saying that while he could do it, the other dentist is better equipped and is one of the best in his field. I am not sure if most dentists would turn away a lucrative opportunity by sending a patient to someone else.
Another time impactful event — I was leaving on an international business trip on Tuesday and cracked my tooth on Monday AM. It was late in the evening and he drove from his home to the office to temporarily fix my tooth so I could travel and eat. Who else would do that?

This is my very first Unilocal review. Dr. Lin is the best dentist. He is very knowledgeable and experienced. I did my 2 wisdom teeth extraction and deep cleaning with him. I’ve had the same thing done with a few other dentists, but Dr. Lin is the best. Quick and painless. I would highly recommend him to everyone. Now my entire family go to him.

I can’t believe no one has written any review for Dr. Mindy Huang yet! I’m sure Dr. Lin is a great dentist but so far I’ve been loving Dr. Huang and I’ve been going there for a year so I am confident at my final verdict!
Dr Huang is super friendly, patient, skilled and professional. She even recognized my voice on the phone after only one visit!
So far I’ve had my teeth examined, cleaned, and filled by her and I always left with a big smile on my face! She really takes the time to perform any procedure unlike other dentist I’ve been to. She also doesn’t push me to get filling and always try to encourage me to brush and floss more so I don’t have to get them filled !! I have cracked and rigged front teeth and she fixed them to look like a million bucks!
Did I mention the office is always so clean and organized and the assistant Elizabeth is always so nice! She hold my hands when I was super nervous about the needle!
I was hesitated to post this review because I want to keep dr Huang all to myself but decide that good doctor deserved to be recognized!

I love Dr Lin! Even though my husband and I moved to the East Bay, we drive back to Mountain View for our dental cleanings because he and his staff are so great. His office is close to Castro so it’s easy to access from 85. There’s also a big parking lot behind his office so no struggle to find free parking.
I’ve never had a problem getting an appointment that works for me (he works Saturdays!) and I never have to wait long once I arrive at the office. Dr Lin doesn’t judge (no guilt trips about drinking too much coffee) and I never feel like I’m being lectured. Dental cleanings are thorough, efficient and surprisingly pleasant.
Finally, maintaining dental integrity is very important to me. I have never had a cavity and don’t intend to let any dentist drill just because he sees a tiny shadow on a dental X-​ray. Fortunately Dr Lin shares my philosophy. He is approachable, friendly and always offers good answers to my many questions. I have complete confidence that he would never recommend any unnecessary procedures. A great dentist!

Dr. Steven Lin is my dentist and I’m so grateful for such a knowledgeable, patient, kind, caring, and honest dentist. I’m usually really anxious (maybe terrified) about going to the dentist, but with Dr. Lin, I’m much more calm, and happy to give my teeth all the love and care needed. His assistant, Elizabeth, is also such a sweetheart.
My experiences here (includes check up, deep cleaning, pulling out 4 wisdom teeth, whitening…) have been nothing but really positive, and I would recommend Dr. Lin to everyone. I live in San Francisco but he is the only person I trust with my teeth so I don’t mind the travel time.
Highly recommended!

Having had great and not so great dentists before, I’m extremely careful when it comes to finding a new dentist that is nearby my work place to make easy for me.
Luckily, my best friend recommended me Dr. Steven Lin. After having two dental treatments from Dr. Lin, I found that Dr. Lin is really a «one of a kind» dentist in the bay. He is very gentle, knowledgeable, experienced, honest, friendly and professional.
He does work for his patients’ best interest. He never recommends or suggests you to do any dental services that is not necessary. Even the most difficult case, which was the case of my tooth, he did his best to save me my tooth which I can never thank him enough for that effort. If I went to other dentists, I must have had a root canal already. It’s been more than a month now and my tooth is performing great which leads me to writing this recommendation because I truly appreciate his amazing work! Thanks so much again Dr. Lin for saving my tooth!
Last but not least, Dr. Lin’s office service charges are very reasonable. Dr. Lin’s working ethic reflects through the way he does business. If you need dental services, give Dr. Lin a call. You’ll be thankful as well!

Dr. Lin is the best most caring dentist that I have every worked with in my dental patient history. I have had great dentists, but Dr. Lin is the combination of what you would love for a family dentist. He’s is very attentive, incredibly diligent with his follow-​up and provides solid direction with the next steps needed for any treatment.
I moved from NYC 4 years ago and needed immediate care for a crown that he did not restore initially. He contact my former dentist, found out how best to replace and match my other teeth, then restored me beautifully.
I recently had an accident (running and broke my jaw!!) and will be needing extra care so I looked up Dr. Lin and although I live in SF, and now have a dentist there, who I adore, too, I know Dr. Lin’s expertise and care will give me peace of mind as I plan the next steps.
I’m glad that I found him again!!!

I usually give recommendation to restaurant, but I am so happy with Dr. Lin’s service that I want to acknowledge his great work.
Dr. Steven Lin came highly recommended by my friends when I first moved to the Bay Area. Upon my first visit, I was immediately impressed by the clinic’s clean environment and newly equipped facility. Dr. Lin was very thorough and diligent in my teeth cleaning, he even followed up with after a few days. To say I was satisfied with his service is an understatement.
Last month, I decided to consult with Dr. Lin about my chipped front teeth that previous dentist had trouble fixing. Dr. Lin kindly took his time to explain all options and helped me to choose the most cost effective plan and performed the procedure to perfection. Ever since then I have received many compliments about my new smile.
I am sure a score of happy patients will agree with my review and would definitely refer others to visit Dr. Lin for their dentistry needs.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Steven Lin for years. He was originally based at San Antonio Dental, but had moved out. However, San Antonio Dental actually told us he was in an accident and they didn’t know when he’d be back, referring me to one of their other dentists. OMG!
Thank goodness I kept in touch with Steven and found out he had moved to this new dental office. He is the most friendly and caring dentist I’ve ever met and strong recommend him for anyone looking for a great dentist.