Lee Wai C, DMD

The receptionist was very rude and wasn’t willing to assist in rescheduling my appointment, saying I’m such a hassle.
I was brought into the room later than my scheduled appointment time as well.

I was worried I had a cavity so I went to see Dr. Wai for a cleaning and check-​up. As a first time patient I thought the facility was a little rough around the edges but the Dr. had all the tools I required. He used one of those electronic cleaners that spray water at the same time. It was pretty quick. He talked to me about my concerns and spent time examining the tooth. He told me that because I was pregnant my gums may just be sensitive and told me to watch it for 2 weeks and come back if I did not see any improvement. I am so glad to report he was right.

Dr. Peter Lee (Lee Wai C) is awesome! I got a tooth decay resulted from a bad filling that had fell off recently. I needed a root canal pretty bad and my father recommended Dr. Lee since Dr. Lee had done good work with my father’s teeth. My father told me Dr. Lee used to be a professor in a dental school in New York. So, I wouldn’t doubt Dr. Lee’s experience. There is another dentist in the same office whom is Dr. Peter Lee’s brother.
Dr. Lee was able to examine my bad tooth and performed the first root canal procedure on my first visit; 2 more visits are needed to complete the root canal and then another one for the crown. The price he quoted is much lower than the quote I got from another dentist who is much younger with less experience compared with Dr. Lee.
The root canal was less painful than I expected and I am sure Dr. Lee’s experience helped a lot to minimize the pain! It was not painful at all and nothing too scary except the burring smell and the high pitch drilling noise; no dentist can help with the last two unless if you are completely knocked out by heavy anesthesia…
Dr. Lee is not the talkative type but he was extremely professional when answering all my questions and concerns about my root canal. He even told me not to brush my teeth for 30 minutes after consuming acidic foods and drinks such as orange juice, coke etc. The acid would soften the tooth enamel and should not be brushed immediate until the softness goes away after 30 minutes. You always learn something new!
Most of Dr. Lee’s patients are elders and Dr. Lee gives everyone extremely reasonable rates, so I personally think he is not in it for the profits and more for the joy of helping people!
BTW, this is right next to the Brookline Centre street municipal meter parking lot so parking is always not an issue unless on a Red Sox game day. Warning, the parking lot uses payment machines and not individual meters; you pay at one of the machines and put the receipt on your car’s dash. More detail at

I don’t really like going to the dentist but I really like Dr. Wai Lee as a dentist. He is friendly and efficient.

This guy is all business. He’s a one man show in the ‘dentist room’.
It took me a little while to get taken back but once I was there, he made quick work of things. He briefly covered my medical history and went to work. There is no small talk, no hygienist, just Dr. Lee getting in there and cleaning teeth.
He didn’t take any x-​rays but said he didn’t ‘see’ any cavities. I think that’s a bit of a ploy to get be back as a repeat patient. Otherwise, I’d say 4 stars.