San Diego California Dental Group

I did teeth cleaning last year, the facilities and tech is out of date, and there is no difference before and after the cleaning.
Ok, it is not my point, what I want to say is they will hit you by charging extra what your insurance will NOT pay, though my insurance covered over500 $$$ fee for cleaning and 40 $$for extra. I called back the dental office, they said they would dismiss the extra bill payment.
Moreover, The receptionist told me if I I recommend friend there, they would give my friend a discount. My friend went there for wisdom teeth extraction, they overcharged CASH PAID patient since he had no insurance. That was funny huh!
When I called back to them to blaming their dishonest, they said there was sth wrong with communication, they speak Korean, English is not that good. Ok though they are not so good at communication by English, you are good enough to say prices, I mean numbers huh?!
I definitely switch dental office to another. My new DR is knowledgable, professional and HONEST.
Just stay away from San Diego CA dental group.
Review updated: I did wisdom extraction from another dental office, great service, great tech, nice rate and HONEST. I do not want to give single star to this Korean dental office.

Best dental office in the whole wide world ! And I think a these reviews says it all! I went in their and dr Kim took care of 3 cavities within seconds ! The office is very nice and high tech and all the staff are wonderful.

My family and I have been patients for several years so I have had many opportunities to observe all the dentists and most of the staff. Overall this is a good dental practice that I can recommend. The dentist’s are thorough and attentive. They will take the time to listen and explain to you when you ask questions. The price for the services I’ve had, while not inexpensive, are not exorbitant.
While I do recommend this dental office you should be aware that the standard practice is to give you full or partial x-​rays every 6 months. This is NO-​NO. The American Dental Association and my father, who is a practicing dentist in another state, only advise getting x-​rays every 1 – 2 years for average-​risk children and 2 – 3 years for average-​risk adults. Also the standard practice at this office (and, sadly, at other dental offices in San Diego) is to x-​ray first then perform a dental exam. This is another NO-​NO. Exams need to come first then x-​ray only if the exam indicates an x-​ray is needed. Any x-​ray exposure is cumulative. No matter how «low» the level is don’t take the risk without a good reason. You should always insist that your dentist follows the ADA guidelines:
1) exam first
2) use x-​rays only if the exam indicates they are needed (every 1 – 2 years for most children, every 2 – 3 years for most adults)
If you insist that the dentist and staff follow step 1 and 2 at this office, they will respect that decision and do a thorough job through the rest of your time in the dental chair, which is why I give it 4 stars rather than 2 or 3.
BTW, ADA x-​ray guidelines can be found by searching for «ADA x-​ray guidelines.» It’s the first link.

No pain at all! Dr. Taylor is great!
I just had a cavity filled on my back molar and had absolutely no pain at all before during or after!
They used topical anesthetic gel to numb up my gum and waited until it was numb before the dentist injected local anesthetic.
Then the whole job was done before I knew it!
And the wonderful staff make it pleasant to visit.

wow, i have never experienced such high tech scanning. I have never gotten a cranium x-​ray for regular dentist check up.
the facility is clean and nice, the staffs are friendly and welcoming. Parking is quite difficult, it’s hard to find parking on the street and in the parking lot, only TWO spots are reserved for SD CA Dental Group. i mean c’mon. you are expecting more patients than 2, so why not claim more spots?
Dr. Kim was really nice and patient. he was very careful with my teeth. My previous dentist was more rough and more careless. Dr. Kim is not like that.
I’m happy to have found this clinic through Unilocal; and another good thing is that they open on saturdays! perfect for those who don’t have time on weekdays. so far my opinion of SD CA dental group is positive. I will be going back to my 2^nd check in 6 months. A

Ever since I was young, I hated going to the dentist because there was so much pain. However, after I went to this dental group, my viewpoint changed. Dr. Eugene Kim treated my tooth with such intricate care that I didn’t feel a thing! I could tell he was very professional and knowledgable and that he really cared for each one of his patients. This dentistry was very clean and well-​kept and made me feel very welcomed. The lady at the front desk greeted me with a warm welcome right when I walked through the door and helped me with my painful tooth. Thank you Dr. Kim! I would highly recommend this dentistry to anyone!

I usually don’t enjoy going to the dentist, but after coming out without any pains after I decided to make this my go to dentist! It was quick, painless, and friendly. Dr. Kim takes good care of you. Also great with kids! Will be back soon.

On their MetLife posting it said they speak Chinese as well, so we called to make an appointment for my dad since he only speaks Chinese, upon calling they told us no Chinese speakers here, what? Asked the receptionist why did their site said they offered Chinese language but now they are not? She hung up on us, not a very good way to start business. I gave them 2 stars because maybe they are good, but not today. Please take the Chinese language off your site if you don’t offer it, prevents the waste of time.

I’ve had horrible experiences with crooked dentists using the scare tactic so they could make money at your expense while you get work done unnecessarily. After moving, I was extremely reluctant to find a new dentist for a cleaning/​check up but I have to say I had an extremely positive experience here. The staff are very nice and thorough. Dr. Taylor was extremely professional and I appreciated the extra detail she provided me. And best of all, she was very gentle when she was cleaning my teeth. I’m so relieved to have found a new dentist in my area that I trust. Highly recommend!!!

I got 3 of my wisdom teeth pulled here about 3 weeks ago by Dr. Taylor and I was honestly shocked by how fast and smoothly the extraction went! I went in expecting SOME kind of pain, but it went so well that I didn’t even realize she finished extracting all of them within several minutes. I was in and out of the office in no time, but even the waiting (for my mouth to get numb) wasn’t that bad since they have TVs in each room for the patients to watch.
The next couple of days, I had a bit of discomfort, but luckily my face didn’t swell up at all. My friends couldn’t even tell I had 3 extractions done! :D I went back to get the stitches removed by Dr. Kim after a week and my gums have been healing nicely since :)
My family has been going to this dental office for years, but this was my first major operation and I will definitely be returning! Their prices were fair and the service that I received was splendid :)

I’m getting a new job and found out I can only be seen on Saturdays –it’s hard enough to find good reviews for an HONEST dentist in San Diego and harder to find one open on Saturdays. Although there is a tiny bit of confusion (everyone speaks English with a Korean accent), they got me in right away and really worked with me on the prices since our insurance isn’t the greatest. They also have some of the best dental equipment I have ever seen and didn’t know existed. They give you tons of time with the dentist and hygienists so you feel very cared about. All in all, each time has been great and I will keep coming back. Don’t let some of the staff’s accents On the phone turn you away!

I have endured the pain of a lone wisdom tooth for the past couple of months because all my friends fed me horror story after story of procedures gone awry and nasty side effects. Plus, there is the huge misfortune/​inconvenience of not being able to eat what I want for a few days…
Well, I asked Dr. Kim about the procedure last time when I went for two fillings and he brushed aside my fear (quite wise in hindsight) so I finally caved and got it done this past Friday.
Friday:
Fridge stacked with soup and expecting a LOT of pain, I went in and… came out in just THIRTY minutes with two additional fillings! Whaaat.
I took ibuprofen only twice in addition to the antibiotics and I feel completely fine… no pain to take any note of and I slept like a baby after the surgery.
Saturday:
Went to the gym somewhat cautiously but no discomfort there. Back to solid foods today and had some fro-​yo.
I don’t know whether it is normal to be this fine after an extraction but I can’t believe the wonderful job Dr. Kim performed! I wish I came to him when I had braces back in the day… I think it would have been a much better experience.

I went to SD Dental Group because they were running a special for X-​rays, 2 teeth cleaning that includes whitening kit. The office is very clean and very modern. Waiting room has a TV and each dental office has TV as well. They have digital x-​ray machine. For the promotion I purchased, I never got a reminder call for my 2^nd visit. Also I was never even once asked to create whitening kit.
Dr told me I have cavities but never showed me x-​rays on the computer monitor even though the office is equipped with computer monitor. I decided to go to another dentist so I asked the front desk to transfer my x-​rays to another dentist. They only sent over 1 full mouth x-​rays only. I called them again and asked to send other x-​rays and they told me that it is going to cost me $ 35 and I have to go pick up the print out. I asked why they have to print it out since they have the digital x-​rays but I never got a understandable answer.
There is really big communication problem since most of the dentist and staffs are Korean. If you do not speak Korean then good luck trying to communicate. I was able to explain that I need to have my x-​rays transferred over to the new dentist. Front desk lady said that she is going to ask Dr. Kim and she will give me a call back, but I have never heard from them since then. The point of making dental record easily transferable is to minimize patient’s exposure to unnecessary radiation through x-​ray. They are not making the process easy at all and I am just going to have another set of x-​rays retaken at new office. I really felt that this practice does not care about me.

Great Staff and Great Services! Dr. Kim is the best!

Everyone in this dentist office is super nice!!! I usually hate going to the dentist, and hearing derogatory comments like «HEH, haven’t been FLOSSING everyday, have you? HAHAHAHAH!» Didn’t hear anything like that here. Seriously, super nice people, and the ambiance is nice and calming too. I had to have a deep cleaning done, and there were 2 people working on my teeth: the dentist, and an assistant operating the sucky tube. I only had to swallow maybe twice, and they numbed me up pretty good so I didn’t feel anything at all! I have to say this was the only time in my life I have ever been happy after a dentist visit.