Bui Newton, DDS

This is my first Unilocal review and he definitely deserves this special first-​time-​review from me.
He’s the only dentist my brother and I have been to for the past 20 years, and most of our reasons for going are pretty typical: cleaning (he uses this special dentist-​y toothbrush and some special toothpaste) and… that’s it. My brother and I never had any cavities or any particular reason to visit Dr. Newton Bui outside of our regular cleaning schedule, so I didn’t think much of him or his place.
But about two years ago, I got my braces (just as I was graduating high school). And it was with him. Anyway, the braces so far have been doing a great job. I can already tell my teeth are seriously straight. But on that note, because my wisdom teeth also came out relatively recently, I had to get them removed. My top two, which didn’t require surgery, were removed by Dr. Newton Bui himself.
He used some topical anesthesia thing on my gum first before injecting (I think?) local anesthesia, and the procedure was EXTREMELY painless. A bit awkward, as I was awake to see him using a large clamp thing and feel this weird sensation (painless, but it was push-​y and pull-​y). And of course, I was awake to hear that hissing of pressure loss (?) as the wisdom teeth got yanked out. All in all, it was a very easy procedure that ended in ~30 minutes. He was very thorough and detailed in explaining how to treat the holes where the teeth were, what to do, etc. And about 4 days later, I was okay to start eating rice again.
Of course, the place is Vietnamese. Dr. Newton Bui himself speaks both English and Vietnamese fluently, but everyone else (I believe?) speaks mostly Vietnamese. But thankfully I have my mom, as I don’t speak Vietnamese. But I’d recommend him and his place to anyone! He’s a pretty legit, nice person (we’ve had some philosophical conversations regarding Buddhism haha), and he does ask how I’m doing. (He remembers I’m a human bio major from UCSD, etc.)

I’ve been coming to this dentist for as long as I can remember… Okay, so you can say I’ve been coming here for 21 years of life! It is best to say he is a family, bi-​lingual (Vietnamese/​English), and professional practitioner and the office always sends out the half-​yearly reminders to go in for a cleaning, which is much appreciated! I mean, who likes to come to the dentist willingly and remembers willingly? Every time I come, my experience has always been good, quick, and painless. They always give out free toothbrushes and gum, too! Dr. Bui is an amazing, university-​accredited, long-​term practitioner and can take care of anything concerning teeth, and he does it well. I got everything for my teeth you could think of done here. From stubborn teeth my mom couldn’t use the door-​to-​teeth dental floss technique to braces and retainers to cleanings and cavity fillings and x-​rays. Dr. Bui’s office is more on the traditional side in terms of their patient well-​being matters. They have a TV in the waiting room, music (usually Kost 103.5) playing in the background, Vietnamese magazines, American magazines, and a little play table for toddlers. When you’re sitting in the chair though, there’s not much to look at except the dentist working over you, but Dr. Bui does make conversation and when I don’t have that apparatus that sucks fluids and particles from my mouth IN my mouth, I talk back to him, too!
Overall experience (with a dentist!!!): A