Dean M. Osumi, DDS

Great experience. Dr Osumi actually sits with me, patiently answers all questions, never rushes, every time. His staff is excellent and also have the same bedside manner. Scheduling is always easy. Live this place.

I started out as a patient of Dr. Osumi’s father fifteen years ago, and switched over when senior retired. I completely agree with the glowing reviews, Osumi is the best dentist I’ve ever seen. He’s talented, honest, and forthright about your options and what he recommends. On a side note, I went to see another dentist for teeth whitening thanks to a Groupon, and he claimed to have found a cavity, even though I’d been to Osumi the week before. Total scam– a year later, still no cavity. Best dentist in San Francisco, hands down.

The nicest dentist ever, always takes his time with you and his staff does as well. They never keep me waiting and answer all my questions patiently and thoroughly. Can’t recommend highly enough!

Dr. Osumi has been my dentist since he took over for his dad who was the best in town. Now Dr. Dean is the best. Very pleased with him and his staff. Wouldn’t even think of going to anyone else.

I have been going to Dr. Osumi for 3 years now and he is absolutely the best. Not only is he caring and professional, he definitely knows his stuff and he doesn’t treat you like a customer. He actually treats you like a patient. He takes time to explain things, asks you questions, asks you about your health background, etc.
Since I moved here from the east coast, I had to find all new doctors, and Dr. Osumi is the only one that I can say is an absolute keeper. If you are looking for a good dentists, trust me, he is the one to go to.

I would highly recommend Dr. Osumi to anyone looking for a good, honest, caring, friendly, down to earth, professional dentist. Like one other Unilocaler said (which is the reason I visited him in the first place): «Dean is like a small town doctor in a big city, friendly and he takes the time to know his patients.»
2 years ago I moved to SF and the hardest part about moving is finding a good dentist. I first went to Dr. Alexander Chukreef on Union Street and he told me I had 10 cavities that needed to be filled immediately! Since I’ve only had 2 cavities in my life and I go to the dentist 3−4x per year, I was shocked so I, like several other Unilocal reviewers, went to Dr. Osumi for a second opinion.
I scheduled an appointment for Dr. Osumi to look at my x-​rays and give me his opinion BEFORE showing him the chart of all the fillings Dr. Chukreef ordered to be filled. Dr. Osumi was as shocked as me. We thoroughly went through the list of so-​called cavities and did not find one one thing he would fill. I will cavity free.
One year later (last month), I had another set of x-​rays take and Dr. Osumi still states that I’m cavity free. What a relief!
Thank goodness for an honest dentist! I trust him 100%. Thank you Dr. Osumi!

Dr. Osumi is simply the best. I’ve gone through a few dentists since moving here from the Midwest. The dentist I went to before Dr. Osumi told me I had 5 cavities that all needed to be filled immediately. I’d never had a cavity, so I was floored. Luckily I had the good sense to get a second opinion. A friend recommended Dr. Osumi and after looking at my x-​rays, he said, «There is nothing in your mouth that I would fill. You have no cavities.» That was 5 years ago and I still have zero cavities.
Dr. Osumi is fair, honest, and I trust him 100%. That’s enough for me.

What a terrific dentist! I was referred to Dr. Osumi by a friend who has a fear of dentists. If that’s not a glowing referral, I don’t know what is!
During my first visit, he took a full history, including measuring my gums and checking my bite. He discovered that my previous dentist had mis-​filed my fillings, so my teeth were not meeting in the right place (totally explaining the pain on that side). He fixed that in 5 minutes, and by that night my teeth already felt better.
Also, my earlier (very bad) dentist had previously told me that I need to get a full set of very expensive x-​rays every year. My new dentist told me that, unless something was wrong, I shouldn’t get a full set of x-​rays more often than every 5 years. Otherwise, I would be needlessly exposing myself to radiation.
He did the first cleaning himself and was very gentle. If I could give him more than 5 stars I would!!!

Dean is a great dentist who I have nothing but praise for. He’s so good that I choose the more expensive dental plan so that my visits would be covered! I never feel like he’s in a rush to «get in/​get out.» I don’t know if he does this for everyone… but he’s usually my hygienist as well. This makes me even more confident that he knows my teeth well. (meaning, he doesn’t just peek in for 30 seconds, and then say, «see you in 6 months)
At the front desk, Susan makes sure that I get the appointments I want… and puts up with my insurance questions (both in person and on the phone).

Dean is like a small town doctor in a big city, friendly and he takes the time to know his patients. I like to think I’ll still be seeing him thirty years from now when I’m ready for my dentures. Great staff and he doesn’t greedily overbook patients, leading to noisy, crowded waiting rooms like so many dentists seem to do.
He explains the procedures very well and gives you options when applicable. Dean clearly values his patients and his staff. Great location above Super7 in Japan Town. You can buy a Kikaida DVD or Godzilla toy for your kid (alright, yourself) as a reward for a clean checkup.
Highly Highly recommended!!!

He doesn’t take credit cards, but did a good job on a cavity I had on a molar. He might split his time at another location because he only schedules things in San Francisco on Monday and Wednesday.
His father was an incredible dentist, but Dean went to UOP and also does a careful job without wasting your time or money talking about silly cosmetic dentistry. I already have beautiful teeth, thank you very much. And I am not an English Patientl