Donald R Joondeph, DDS

I worked for Dr. J. many years ago between undergraduate and graduate school. I was doing a little research today on different medical offices and decided to look him up, and am not at all surprised to see that he is still cutting-​edge, state-​of-​the-​art, and that his staff and patients are still happy as can be. I see two familiar faces from way back (1995−96ish) and one woman I worked with at a different orthodontist office, and I’m happy to see her there; she deserves to work in such a fantastic practice.
He is a phenomenal orthodontist, the consummate professional and a great boss. His practice is run like a well-​oiled machine. Operationally, he has been very smart to make sure that he is the one «doing the teeth» and the rest of the business part is taken care of by his business/​practice manager and treatment manager.
I am happy see his smiling face and that he is still practicing.

This is an excellent doctor with an outstanding staff. Two of my kids were patients of his. The only complaint: He is very, very expensive. But it’s worth it and the staff is very accommodating with payments.

Absolutely outstanding! Agree that there should be more positive reviews about Dr. J and his staff here. They are amazing.

I have two kids seeing Dr. Joondeph and he is outstanding. He is very good at explaining issues and great with kids. He is patient and thorough. His office is a model of efficiency.

Agreed with Bonnie, Dr J is the best. I’m a 30-​something guy who he fixed up, and my sister too, so don’t think you’re too old for this.

I cannot believe there are no reviews yet!
Dr. Joondeph is not only famous nationwide as the reigning chair of the Association of Orthodontists (or whatever their group is called), but he’s also the sweetest man in aesthetic dentistry!!! Every time I come here, he gives me a hug and says that I’ve gotten taller (well, I am 23 now but I’ve been coming here since I was 11! Seriously!)
So I have always had a permanent bottom retainer, since Dr. J closed a gap after I had a bad tooth pulled at 11 years old. The retainer recently broke and I had to have it fixed. I live in Los Angeles now, and went around from ortho to ortho looking for a quote. Dr. Paz in Marina Del Rey quoted me $ 125 to fix it and $ 400 to replace it.
I decided to wait until I got back to Bellevue to have Dr. J fix it. And guess how much it cost me? $ 0! Even though I haven’t been a regular patient for about 9 years now, which means I haven’t paid him a dime since 1999 (yeah I’m a rapper), he still treats you like a lifelong customer and gives you the benefit of customer service even after you have long forgotten about the painful and awkward teenage years when you had braces.
AND… to add icing to the cake, my only available time to come into the (new) office was on a Friday, immediately after my flight landed. But alas! They are closed on Friday!
No problem.
He comes in on his day off! Can you believe this guy? Both himself and his technician, Lori, who is amazingly nice and talented, came in to fix my bottom retainer. And it feels great now.
Their new office is spectacular. Seriously. They’ve got the same layout, like 10 chairs lined up next to each other looking out over lush Bellevue greenery, oh and they have these ENORMOUS flat-​screen TVs! Like 52-​inch screens, seriously. And the parking situation is MUCH better at the new digs.
I love Dr. J and to anyone looking for a family orthodontist (both my two younger brothers also got their braces from Dr. J) who will be there for you (who would’ve thought you could have an orthodontic emergency?) when you need him, he’s your guy.
Oh, and I say he’s famous because when I was looking for a quote in Los Angeles they were all like «Oooooooh you’re a patient of Joondeph’s? He’s the President of the AAO… let me see your lower bite!») Hahaha… anyway, he is a HIGHLY recommended orthodontist and has the best staff ever. I brought them chocolates as a thank you (since his patients actually aren’t supposed to eat them, ha!)
Dr. J is the best! Hopefully he’s in Bellevue forever.