St Catherine Dental Center

I got 3 wisdom teeth removed. Dr. Do was gentle and easily removed the three. There was zero swelling zero puffy cheeks. No vicodin needed. No eating soups for a week. in fact, I was eating normally after one whole day. It was nothing like I expected. Nothing like any of the horror stories that my friends had. I would recommend Dr. Do to anyone. He also has a location in Santa Ana as well!

When the insurance company tells you to put in a for an office change — and never go back — you know there is something wrong!
This dental assistant told me that they emailed my daughter’s x-​rays to my insurance company — and in 5 mins?!? — had received a DENIAL for extractions! (which is impossible according to our insurance co — an x-​ray review would take closer to 3 weeks!) The office then wanted to charge me $ 100 for a covered procedure that was only $ 10 thru our insurance!!!
They also gave me misinformation regarding the process for a referral to a pediatric dentist. They are supposed to contact the insurance company, but instead they made me do it. When I called my insurance company, they called the dental office — and found out that the office was well aware of the proper protocol for referrals.
My insurance company was shocked by the scams they were pulling!
I knew something was wrong with this office, when they wanted to schedule my daughter for an appointment 2 weeks later to address a fractured tooth! After much noise on my part, they scheduled her next day — and when we went in there were NO other patients — NOT ONE!
…and the office is old and dirty too!

My son had an appointment, and when we walked in, no one greeted us. The dentist was sitting in the front the whole time on his phone and computer and didn’t even say hello. He said only three words to my son. My 5-​year old wasn’t even treated kindly like children should be treated, especially when we all know that children are afraid of the dentist. Their ad says «we love kids». That is very hard to believe after our experience there. Dentist never introduced himself, never explained anything to us. He had his assistant explain things while he went back on his phone behind the counter. I’m finding a new dentist.

Just an update — found another dentist who did all of the work my husband needed for less than ½ the price St Catherine insisted on charging. And the 4^th code Van said was needed (the one that brought it up to the original (over)price — the new dentist laughed and said that that’s something that’s just included in doing the procedure!
So my advise — if you go to this dentist, do your homework or else you’re at risk of getting gouged big time!

Recently went back because I had to get a root canal. :(Can I just say: pain free root canal with no anesthesia. Best. Dentist. Ever.

Welcoming and painless experience!
I got my braces on and now my smile looks perfect. The entire braces experience was painless, easy, and convenient. The facility and technology equipped in the office is well cleansed and up to date. The staff is GREAT, always smiling, welcoming, fun and easy to talk to. They are very informative of your procedure and don’t pressure you into getting anything you don’t want. GREAT WITH KIDS!!!

So glad I found this dentist! I hate going to the dentist but this place makes it so much better! Dr Do and his staff are friendly and professional. The care you get is top notch. Had a couple of fillings and didn’t even feel the needle :) Definitely will be going back to get regular cleanings here.

I was nervous about going back to the dentist since it had been a while but Dr. Do made my visit very comfortable. I felt like I was in great hands and he was so nice! The girl who works in the front was informative and easy to talk to. He is only open on certain days of the week so you have to schedule that carefully but it’s not like you randomly go to the office without scheduling your appointment first anyways. Highly recommend!

I would absolutely recommend.
After noticing a bump that looked like a growing wisdom tooth, I decided to do a search online about having 5 wisdom teeth (since I had already taken out all 4 of mine about 7 years ago).
From what I found… its not that uncommon… i SWEAR
I went to Dr. Do who confirmed it was indeed a 5^th wisdom tooth and it very common.
After some x-​rays we were set to take this bad boy out.
This man possesses the hands of an angel. He wasn’t rough and the procedure was painless.
If i ever grow a 6^th, 7^th, or even 8^th wisdom tooth, I will certainly be returning.

They are great been going here for years! Friendly staff & good with kids.

I don’t understand the negative reviews. I went to St. Catherine’s for the first time yesterday and it was nothing but pleasant. They went over — in detail — what my insurance covered and what it did not. They were very gentle (which is imporatant because I am a dental coward) and very understanding. I didn’t even wait 10 minutes in the waiting room! Dr. Do was very straight forward about the work I needed and what the best options would be for my budget. I think maybe the other people complaining about out-​of-​pocket fee’s didn’t really read what their insurance covered and just assumed. Never assume ANYTHING about insurance people! Read it all! Oh, and extra points for the advertising on the ceiling tiles in the office — I thought that was brilliant!
Overall, I had a very pleasant experience and I plan to make an appointment for my husband on my next visit.

Oh man, after reading the previous reviews, I’m a little worried about the work I just got done. My first encounter with Dr. Do was back in October at his Santa Ana office when I was scoping out orthodontists for my braces. I didn’t get much interaction with him back then; in fact, most of the talking was done by his receptionist. I think she’s the receptionist because she took care of the phone calls and billing, but maybe she’s his wife because she spoke like she was the one in charge. Anyway, fast forward to the present, I needed to get some general dentistry done before I could continue with my orthodontic work, so I decided to give him a try. Because he does braces too, he was able to take care of a cavity in between my teeth, rather than me having to go back to my ortho, take the wire off, go to the general dentist, fix the cavity and then back to the general dentist to put the wire back on.
I hope he’s not as shady as the previous Unilocalers claim, but I’ll update y’all if I see anything funny on my insurance claims. Just wanted to give my fellow brace-​faces a heads up that he’s a handy general dentist to go to if your orthodontist doesn’t do general dentistry.

Over charged and attempted to sell procedures that were NOT needed. Bonding fell off in 2 days! It’s all about the profit they can make, not what is in your best interest.