Michelle Chu Dentistry
Michelle Chu, DDS:
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I hadn’t been to the dentist in a while and had a semi-emergency. A friend had recommended Dr. Chu. I called her on a weekend, left a message, and she called back within an hour. I saw her first thing the following Monday, and she was very gentle and explained everything, which I really appreciated. Going to the dentist is one of my least favorite things, but Dr. Chu was very nice, professional, and relatively painless. Her assistant and receptionist are also really nice and the office is very clean

During this pandemic, both my parents have been to visit Dr Chu on separate occasions. The measures being taken during this pandemic are so admirable. The doctor does not have an active waiting room and only takes one patient in the office at a time. She has you come prepared with your own pen, even a coat for the chilly air conditioning in the office! She is always gentle and kind and so concerned about her patients. Dr Chu is super competent, has helped the oral health of my entire family as well as a real comfort: my mom has always had a hard time going to the dentist due to fear but Dr Chu was so gentle and understanding that I don’t foresee us changing our dentist ever again!

Looking for a new dentist is like pulling teeth.  I had a cool dentist in Cerritos but he closed up shop few years ago and I just stopped going to the dentist all together because that’s how much I hate looking for a new one.  It’s such a gamble whenever you go to a new place.  Even the ones with good reviews may not click with you because health is a such a personal thing. I was finally forced to find a new dentist because I had such a bad experience recently with my wisdom teeth extraction by an oral surgeon at another office.  Some of my nerves got damaged during the extraction which left a numbing/tingling sensation in my lower lip area.  I just wanted to get checked out to make sure there aren’t any other problems with my teeth or gum because I wasn’t able to track down the oral surgeon that worked on my extraction.  He closed up shop shortly after my procedure.  Sounds kind of shady, right? I chose Dr. Chu based on the positive reviews on Yelp.  Although there were other dentists with more positive reviews, Dr. Chu sounded more competent and caring.  Actually, that’s a lie.  I chose her because her office is across the street from Belly Bombz.  By the way, don’t trust the iphone map.  It makes it look like the office is right next to Belly Bombz.  I almost went to the wrong place because there is another dental office right next to Belly Bombz.  Dr. Chu’s office is across the street in the Stater Bros shopping center, just slightly east of Stater Bros.  Sign says UR Dental. Other reviews are pretty accurate..  Dr. Chu is gentle and has a very calming voice.  Even though she had to break some bad news to me, she did it in a reassuring way so I wouldn’t go paranoid.  She just has the right tone and personality.  But it’s not just her personality, she has the brains to go with it as well. She is very analytical, competent, and intuitive.  She took her time analyzing my x-ray and shape of my teeth, and explained everything thoroughly.  I was very impressed.  She probably spent at least half hour just explaining things to me.  I don’t think I got more than 10 minutes with other dentists. Dr. Chu noticed I was grinding my teeth based on hairline cracks on few of my teeth and missing enamels on top of my bottom teeth. I’m not even sure how she saw those hairline cracks because they are very difficult to see.  She’s got some sharp eyes.  This was my first bad news but she said it’s mainly due to stress so I can manage it my controlling my stress level.  I know this is much easier said than done so she said the other option is to wear a mouthpiece when I go to sleep at night.  I like the fact she pointed out the root of the problem and not forced me to buy the mouthpiece, she just presented it as an option.  I think other dentists probably would’ve recommended getting some fillers or crown for the hairline cracks on my teeth but Dr. Chu thought that might be too excessive at this point. I also had to get deep cleaning done but it wasn’t too painful. Dr. Chu did the cleaning herself, not her assistants or other associates.  Instead of getting numbed out I just went with numbing gel on my gum and I barely felt a thing.  However, I think this is because I had deep cleaning done in the past so my gum may have gotten used to it. On a positive note, Dr. Chu mentioned the bones by my wisdom teeth extraction sites all healed nicely and there weren’t any damage to my gum near those area.  She even said the numbing/tingling sensation may eventually heal based on sensitivity test and how I’m moving my mouth.  Cool deal. I’m pretty impressed with Dr. Chu from my first visit so I will continue going back to her and will recommend her to my wife as well since she also needs to find a new dentist.   I was also impressed with Cynthia, the lady at the front desk.  I think it’s really important to have a good person at the front desk since they are the ones that first come in contact with patients.  Just from talking to her on the phone I had a good feeling about this place.  She sounded caring and tried her best to get me the earliest Saturday appointment.  I was originally scheduled for two Saturdays from the day I called but she moved the schedule around to get me in on the first Saturday.  I’m not sure if she has training in dentistry but she sure sounded pretty knowledgeable when I spoke to her on the phone.  I almost thought she was the dentist. After every dental visit, I can now go across the street and eat some Belly Bombz.

I have never been happy to see the dentists. Dr chu is the best dentist I’ve ever met. She is very friendly. I love the way she treated her patient so honestly. She offers the best recommendation that fit you. When she cleaned my teeth, I didn’t feel any pain. I would strongly recommend Dr.Chu, the best dentist

Dr. Chu is great. She is compassionate and professional. She truly cares about her patients. Prices are very reasonable. Wait is not very long. She has been my dentist for a few years now. I trust her with any medical recommendations regarding my teeth

Our whole family has been seeing Dr. Chu for the past five years. She is a great dentist and her office is very neat. Each time she explains everything very clearly to us, including the insurance coverage and our options. At first we thought she was not a pediatric dentist so we took our daughter to a children’s dentist group (won’t mention their name) for her first regular checkup but the experience was horrible. That children’s dentist group held a philosophy that kids hate dentists by their nature so they don’t allow parents to go in so that they can finish the job quickly. You can hear children crying from outside and the atmosphere was tense. Yes, they do it very fast. In about five minutes my daughter got out, still crying. Later we switched her to Dr. Chu and she was so patient and nice to our daughter (four years old). After she explained every step to her, our daughter went through a whole half hour procedure (to fill a little hole) without a sound. We were so impressed! Ever since then, going to see the dentist becomes a positive experience for the whole family and our daughter never said no. I would recommend Dr. Chu to anybody.

As you can see from my previous review, I have been coming here for several years. My son turned 5, and I decided to switch him from his pediatric dentist to Dr. Chu. Dr. Chu was great with my kid. She was patient and very encouraging. My son liked her and her staff. We had a great experience

If the very idea of going to the dentist paralyzes you with fear, Dr. Chu is the dentist for you.  Normally when any dentist talks to me, tears run silently down my face.  I can’t control it – it just happens.  It doesn’t even matter what they’re saying because it happens even when they just say Hello, how are you.  Clearly I have not had pleasant past experiences with dentists. Dr. Chu is super nice and extremely calming.  Her numbing method is pretty painless and she talks you through it, almost distracting you from the fact that she’s puncturing your gums so she can inject stuff into them.  On top of that, her staff is great, you don’t wait past your scheduled appointment time and they give you a free toothbrush kit after your annual cleaning.  I know most dentists do this, but it’s so much better when the dentist is awesome