Yamashita Lester

Dr. Yamashita is a very thoughtful and helpful dentist. I’ve been coming here several years and he always goes out of his way to take care of me and my teeth. I’ve called him several times and he always response to my dental needs. I highly recommend seeing him as a dentist.

Unfortunately I had to change dental plans after I retired. When I saw the house that Dr. Yamashita works out of, I knew I was in trouble. I parked behind the house & noticed a large hole in the house. The porch was a mess. I went around to the front & noticed that the address numbers & letters on the window were partially missing & the window was dirty. When I went inside, I noticed that there were no patients. My appointment was for a cleaning. He took me into a really small room that had chartreuse curtains that were filthy. In fact the entire room was filthy. There was an exceptionally old & outdated x-​ray machine that was probably from the 50’s. I told him I did not want x-​rays. I didn’t think the machine would be safe. I asked him what process he used to sterilize his tools. He did have a small autoclave, but when I saw the tools, they looked dirty. He put some paste on my teeth & polished them. It took about 2 minutes. He looked in my mouth & told me I needed a crown, etc. He did not scale the teeth for plaque. That was a blessing. The entire cleaning took approximately 5 minutes. What a disaster this guy is!!! This guy is not honest if that’s the kind of work he does. He definitely tries to convince you that you need a lot of work. This guy does not know what he’s doing. I could hardly wait to get out of there.

I went in for two separate visits and was not at all impressed. The office is extremely outdated. The chairs and equipment look like they’re from the 1960s. I couldn’t even have previous dental x-​rays sent to him because his office isn’t computerized (that’s what he told me). What’s even stranger is that he has no dental hygienists or anyone helping him. It’s literally just him and one receptionist whom he just recently hired. The last time I tried to see him I was on time for my appointment and waited for 45 minutes without being seen before I decided to leave. Maybe if he hired people to help him the wait time wouldn’t be so bad. When I actually was seen by him on a different occasion he only took x-​rays and literally did not even look at the inside of my mouth. He also kept leaving the room while I was trying to talk to him because he had another patient in the next room. There are so many dentists out there — why not find one who works in a modern office and provides a positive experience?

I’m 63 and the main concern I’ve developed in my experience with dentists is how some of them try to talk me into or even insist on more expensive procedures that are not necessary.
Dr. Yamashita, is simply the most down to earth, practical and honest dentist I’ve ever meet. He had no problem with doing the simplest, most effective procedure that my insurance will pay for and I’ve never felt the slightest pressure to spend more money on a more expensive procedure.

Dr. Yamashita was assigned to us by my insurance provider when my other dentist dropped out of the plan. What a raw deal! Dr. Yamashita is friendly, but this whole practice is brutal. The building is an old house, it’s a dump, and is about 30 years overdue for a renovation. There are 2 exam rooms, one has a newer chair snd equipment, the other is packed full of equipment from the 50s.
There are no assistants, there is no hygienist, and he seems to have no business. Twice I was able to book appointments for 8 am the next day… I think the appointment book is blank. Which sounds like it might be nice, until you wonder why they have no clients.
As a dentist, Dr. Yamashita has a rough touch, doesn’t seem very knowledgeable or experienced, and can’t seem to figure out how our insurance works (he’s part of their HMO network!).
I like to give a struggling business my support, but this practice just has nothing going for it. If your insurance company assigns you to this practice, save your time and ask to switch.

We have had terrible dentist before, some of them really did ripped us off. So we carefully select new dentist. When we found Dr. Yamashita, we are actually very impressed how honest he is. I am not sure what happened to the previous reviewer, and sorry for the bad experience with him. Yet, even though I have very small thought of his treatment, he really spending time for me to explain until it is clarified. I think previous reviewer can talk to him, I am sure he will try his best to solve any matter. My husband and I have seen him for years now, we have been happy patient.

DO NOT GO SEE THIS DENTIST!!! I would give him no stars or minus them if I could. He rips off seniors. My mother went to see him for a cleaning and he just polished her teeth, he didn’t even bother do a cleaning. He also told her routine services were an additional amount.