Benjamin Walline, DDS, MD

I had double jaw surgery in November, which Dr. Walline and his team make me feel at ease and did an amazing job! I am the type to worry a lot about big procedures, research negative outcomes and what can go wrong but I felt completely safe and confident in Dr. Walline and his team. After a lengthy procedure, I was only in the hospital overnight and part of the next day. It was a rather easy recovery for such a serious surgery. I was currently still in school and was able to go back to school after two weeks (I was also able to work on homework, turn it in, and study for my finals during those two weeks). The swelling went down relatively fast as well as feeling returning to my lips and chin area. I am very happy with the results today. It has positively impacted my life that I can now close my mouth properly and more confident in my appearance and in general. I am very thankful for Dr. Walline and his team!

Great doctor! Very understanding and approachable. I actually work for him and his 2 other business partners at LACOMS for the past 10 months and he took out my 4 complete bony impacted wisdom teeth yesterday. Even though I was knocked out the surgery went smoothly. Now I just have chipmunk cheeks with not too much pain. Bleeding stopped within 24 hours. He is simply great and definitely recommend him as my doctor and my boss :)

He did a great job on removing an extra tooth on my 7 ½ year old on November 2015. My son was back to normal within two hours of the surgery. Thank you so much!

He is efficient, and tremendously skilled with a big kind heart and a good sense of humour. It really doesn’t get any better.

I came here to do wisdom teeth removal. I’m so glad I came here, the people who work there are so nice and Dr. Willine is so fast doing it. It took 2mins… I’m very picky and I’m glad I found it here. Thank you again! I’m so happy and satisfied.

Dr. Walline and his staff are amazing!!! The moment I walked it every one in the office greeted me. His assistant were very nice and caring. They made sure I had everything I needed before I left the office.
During the procedure Dr. Walline kept checking on me to make sure I was fine. Very caring doctor! Strongly recommended Dr. Walline!!!

Before I begin, this review is not for Dr. Walline. He is absolutely fantastic! 5 stars like everyone said. Unfortunately my experience was tarnished by the way his staff handled my insurance and paperwork.
On the day of the surgery we worked out that the amount out of pocket would be $ 180 which I promptly paid. Five months later I received a bill for $ 1200! They had misfiled insurance under a different doctor — out of network. Later the staff argued with me about who actually provided me my initial consultation. It had always been Dr. Walline but they had filed paperwork under Dr Kupferman. I vehemently argued that I didn’t even know who Dr. Kupferman was. They finally accepted (I hope) and refiled insurance. Still waiting for the result…
Long story short, Dr Walline rocks! Watch out for mismanaged paperwork though! I had a hard week trying to digest a $ 1200 bill out of nowhere. Shame on you folks for not doing your work properly and not being detail oriented. This is negligence not honest mistake.

I’ve heard about after surgery discomfort and pain with wisdon teeth. However, I feel just great. This is my 2^nd day and I can’t belive Dr. Walline took all my wisdom teeth out and I can’t feel anything. I am so releived and happy about the result.

Got my wisdom tooth pulled yesterday. The surgery was really fast and almost painless. Stopped bleeding in 2 hours and I was able to eat soft foods soon. Dr. Walline and his staff were very friendly.

Dr. Walline is thorough. His office staff is extremely attentive and kind. Their office is very warm and inviting. My husband had an emergency and had been through the ringer. Can’t say enough about this office! Just exceptional …

Dr. Walline is a fantastic surgeon at the forefront of his craft. I was referred to him by my orthodontist (I also visited a couple other surgeons just to get more opinions) for some elective procedures.
After having spoken to a few oral surgeons I could easily say that Dr. Walline stood out from the pack, not only for his gracious bedside manner but his deep experience in newer procedures.
First I had two impacted wisdom teeth removed under general anesthesia. Everyone gave me their nightmare stories about having wisdom teeth taken out and I braced myself for swelling and days of pain and numbness.
But none of it came to pass. Dr. Walline is so skilled that I had basically zero swelling and I was pretty much back to normal within 24 hours. This is even more remarkable given that both of the wisdom teeth were at strange angles and needed some doing to be removed.
I returned to Dr. Walline for an elective procedure called micro-​osteoperforations, which help to speed up treatment time for orthodontics. Dr. Walline was experienced in both this procedure and a similar (but more invasive) procedure called Wilckodontics, which had been recommended to me by a few other doctors.
Very few surgeons have experience with either procedure, but Dr. Walline has done both, so his unique perspective and experience not only meant I was in good hands, but it also meant that I went with the simpler and less invasive micro-​osteoperforations option. Ultimately, I’m convinced that this saved me money, time and a lot of potential for pain and negative side-​effects.
If you need any type of oral surgery, from wisdom teeth extraction to more complicated procedures, I recommend Dr. Walline without hesitation.

Dr. Walline’s bedside manners were wonderful, but I cannot get a return phone call about a biopsy. I had soft tissue removed on November 26, and it is now December 18, and I still haven’t heard a word. I called three days ago and was told by a receptionist that results are in and he would call. I called again yesterday, December 16, and I received the same response. Whether the biopsy came back normal or with results I need to be concerned about (cancer?), it strikes me as really important information to share with a patient.

We went to visit Dr. Walline for our child, based upon the recommendation of our pediatric dentist. Dr. Walline himself seemed professional, courteous, and kind, despite the fact that our 6 year old was completely hopped up on sugar from last day of school festivities and couldn’t sit still. This review is not for his services, it is for his office staff. First off, the receptionist didn’t even look up when I said hello and checked in. She completely ignored me for the first 15 minutes we were there. The reception area is not kid friendly. We waited 30 minutes beyond our appointment time to see the doctor, who, once available was quick and efficient. Then we waited another 25 minutes for the insurance coordinator to come and see us to talk about paying for the procedure. When she did, she couldn’t find us an appointment time, so she suggested we do the surgery with one of the other doctors in the practice, who did not take our insurance. When I pointed this out, she said, «oh, well, we can just bill it out of network.» Why on earth would we do that, and pay much more? I explained this to her and still she kept pushing this option. Then she finally came back with a 3pm appointment — for our 6 year old son. Which meant he wouldn’t be able to eat from dinner time the night before until 3pm the next day. That’s not possible for a child –it’s torture. We finally got an early morning appointment, but it took some big wrangling and a lot of patience. We still haven’t heard back from her about how much the procedure will be — despite promises from her that she would call us last Friday. when I called this morning to check in and suggested we might need to postpone the surgery for a couple of weeks until we heard back from the insurance, the receptionist came back with a 3pm appointment on the first week of school. Wow. That’s 2 months from now, and again with the afternoon surgery for a 6 year old. I am not sure if they are just greedy and don’t care, or if they just don’t think anything through, but it’s still bad service. And we haven’t even had the surgery yet. Wondering if we need to look elsewhere, although I liked Dr. Walline. If we go through with the surgery, I’ll update my review.

Not only is Dr. Walline the nicest and coolest guy, but he is unbelievably skilled at his craft. I had TWO major double jaw surgeries to correct an extremely large and complicated open bite performed by him. I can’t express in to words how good of a job he did and how much better I look and feel! Thank you for improving my life Dr. Walline and for being excellent at what you do.
If anyone wants to see my case or pictures, I’m sure he’d be happy to show you. It’s really quite unbelievable. I think I go down as possibly one of the largest open bites ever. I was embarrassed and saddened by my bite for 20 years and too scared to do anything about it. The process, with braces took a few years, so I know him pretty well by now. I am SO HAPPY I did it and how it all turned out! THANK YOU DR. WALLINE!!! YOU ARE AWESOME.
Sorry if I’m coming across as too enthusiastic, but he changed my life for the WAY better and I am so appreciative. My teeth meet perfectly now and I am more handsome. Score! Winning!
Forever Grateful.
JP

I just came back from my last check up after getting all my 4 wisdom teeth extracted by Dr. Walline. He is an AMAZING surgeon! He and the staffs were all very patient with me and answered all my questions. The surgery went very smoothly, and the aftermath (aka the recovery) was more than manageable. Dr. Walline called me in the evening of the day I had my surgery to check up on me which I appreciated a lot! He seemed like a great guy outside of his profession too. If you need your wisdom teeth extracted, he is the best guy!

I was totally freaked out when I found out I had to get an impacted wisdom tooth removed — but enter Dr. Walline. My dentist highly recommended him and I finally got my troublesome tooth out this past November. And I have to say my experience was A+!
I was a bit of a nervous wreck even though I was only getting 1 tooth removed, but Dr. Walline was really nice, informative, and made me feel confident going into the procedure. I decided to stay awake (local anesthesia) and the actual surgery only took a couple minutes (and this included cutting into the gum, breaking the tooth in half and then removing it).
The offices are pretty swanky — and he even plugged my iphone into a speaker dock so that I had surround sound of my music during the surgery. Although apparently it only works on iphones before the iphone 5.
Parking is $ 9 (the 2^nd hour is free — so yes, it’s century city and they bite you on the parking) but for the peace of mind I had going to see someone top notch about my problem tooth it was worth it.
Lastly — I don’t have dental insurance so the office was really nice about working with me to make the consultation + procedure affordable and advising me of all of the costs. I highly recommend Dr. Walline!

I was referred by my husband’s co-​worker to Dr. Walline. I researched his professional background and was happy that he was UCLA educated, in addition to his glowing referral. I had an infected wisdom tooth that needed OUT ASAP along with the other three. I have avoided the dentist for 12 years because of this and had developed a large fear.
The office was very neat and clean with a friendly receptionist and business manager. The techs were also friendly and professional. When Dr. Walline entered the room, I was instantly put at ease. He was very kind and soft spoken. He actually told me how my wisdom teeth had progressed since 12 years ago and the future problems I would have if I didn’t have them all out. But he didn’t bully me into doing all four at once. His intelligence appealed to my logic and I decided to have all my wisdom teeth removed after our discussion, which shocked my husband as I had been crying in the lobby over having one tooth out.
I had general anesthesia and slept all day yesterday with very mild discomfort. Dr. Walline called to check on me and let me know that if I have any discomfort, I could come in to the office– even on Thanksgiving! I have no swelling or bruising and very little pain compared to the agony I was in before my extractions. Thank you, Dr. Walline! I will definitely recommend you to all my friends!

Dr. Walline called a few days after I posted this review. He apologized sincerely for the trouble I had, and said the first he heard of the problem was when he read the review. Our conversation 100% confirmed my initial impression — he’s a genuinely nice and decent guy and, as I said, he did a great job with my extractions. It’s an unfortunate problem I had with his office, but I believe he’s working to resolve the issue there and I sure appreciate him taking the time to reach out.

I was referred to Dr. Walline to have 2 root tips removed. From the moment I met him him he was personable and made me comfortable. He totally put me at ease! I wish all dentists were like him because he truly cares and wants to make you better. Turns out I was nervous for nothing because the whole procedure took about a minute and more importantly I FELT NOTHING! The injection didn’t even hurt. HE is magic!
It gets better. he called me that evening to see how I was doing.
I can’t believe I lived in pain for months because I was scared to go to the dentist and I felt no pain. If you are reading this and you are in pain… please go see Dr.Walline. I highly recommend.

We love Dr. Walline, my 9 year old son was equally comfortable with him and his staff, they made oral surgery as pleasant as possible!
In addition to making my son comfortable and doing a great job, Dr Walline’s staff couldn’t be nicer, they handled our insurance efficiently and their office is lovely, we utilized their wifi and watched «the Office» during the procedure. No offense to their office but we certainly hope not to have another procedure but if we do, we’ll come back to Dr. Walline.