John R De Lucia, DDS

I have been a patient of Dr. DeLucia for over 30 years, dating back to when I worked at Disneyland. He is the Best! He is a magician and as result you never see the needle when he has to inject. He cares that his patients are pain free. The work that he has done has never had a problem. I recommend him without hesitation. I would also concur that his assistant Karen is wonderful.

Dr. DeLucia has been my dentist for well over 20 years. He is as good as they get, both in his skill as a dentist, and his care and concern for his patients. His long-​time assistant Karen is just as wonderful. Dr. DeLucia never suggests any unnecessary work, and refers patients to the highest quality specialists. I never hesitate to recommend him to my friends.

I have been going to Dr. De Lucia for what feels like a million years. Seriously, it was elementary school and I had terrible braces when I first went to him. He’s such a nice guy first off, and a really damn good dentist.
He’s a diving pro and even teaches diving classes and goes on diving trips all over the world. He’ll tell you all about it when he’s cleaning your teeth.
He’s really gentle and you can tell him without fear if it actually hurts [but usually he’s numbs you up if you need it so it won’t hurt]. I love that he uses water to clean your teeth, it’s like this intense water-​pic and it’s amazing.
His assistant Karen is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met, especially when you’re nervously going into the dentist. She’s so helpful with billing issues, and with getting you in ASAP if needed.
My parents will drive all the way up from Vista, CA, about a hour & a half drive, just to see him because he’s that good.

I admit my review is biased right off the bat. Dr. De Lucia is a very close family friend who met my stepfather back when they were both working at Disneyland and going to graduate school in the 70s. Nonetheless, I have seen Dr. De Lucia since I was tiny and absolutely adore him. He is super patient and never lets his patients experience any pain. One thing I really, really like about Dr. De Lucia is that he never suggests procedures which are unnecessary.
I say this because I once went to a dentist (who I will review in the near future) on one of my company’s HMO plans in Los Angeles and he wanted me to have at least $ 2000 work of dental work, most of which was NOT covered on my plan. This included scaling, which, for a 25 year old who brushes and flosses regularly and sees the dentist every 6 months, is totally unnecessary. His assistants tried to get me to make an appointment and set up a payment plan for all these procedures (including treating a cavity) before I left his office. I walked out and said I don’t think so!
I took the X-​rays to Dr. De Lucia and I needed NONE of the procedures the other dentist suggested… I didn’t even have a cavity that the other dentist insisted I needed to have treated (I have never had a cavity in my entire life!).
Also, Dr. De Lucia’s one and only (and long-​time) assistant, Karen, is super cool. I absolutely adore both of them. I haven’t bothered to find a dentist up in Northern California since moving because I rather make the trip once a year for Dr. De Lucia’s superb service.
Finally, he takes all kinds of insurance plans (which is important for someone like me in graduate school), too.