SoCal Perio

Dr. Wong just performed my oral surgery yesterday. It’s been 24 hours and I couldn’t be more pleased (mostly relieved) that I am not in any pain what so ever. Now, of course everyone is different, but I can only attest to my experience.
Why should you trust this review? I have two dentists/​oral surgeons in my family; My uncle and my cousin up in Los Angeles, therefore I am accustomed to the best in oral care. Of course when family was working my teeth, they took take EXTRA CARE of me because I was the baby of the family. So my expectations are higher than most, sometimes unreasonably higher, but I have the experience to know what a patient should expect. I know what injections should feel like, I know what kind of bedside manner a dentist should have, and I settle for nothing but the best in the overall experience. So please read on…
Dr. Wong has an incredibly thoughtful best side manner, she made me feel at ease right away. Although I was sedated, I remember her whispering to me in a soft, angelic voice «you’re doing so well» «just a little more» and repeating how well I’m doing. I remember that soft voice making me feel safe, and in the hands of someone who truly cared about me. After the surgery she spoke to my husband and I about aftercare, still in her natural soft, ethereal voice.
I was in absolutely no pain when I awoke, and I am still in no pain 24 hours later. I haven’t had to take any pain meds today, I simply don’t even feel as though I had oral surgery except for the proof: sutures!
I took two pain medications last night, the evening of my surgery, in the event some pain would have crept up on me and I couldn’t sleep. I didn’t want to take a chance that I would suddenly be in pain, and awoken in the middle of the night, so for precautionary measures I took them.
As she described to me, I have some minor swelling, but it’s minimal and expected. I had (according to the Doc) a lot of gum tissue removed from both sides of the roof of my mouth, then grafted to three teeth. Did I mention how gentle she is and that I have no pain? Yaay me!
Of course dental block injections pinch a little, as they all do, but very minimal. Yet because of her gentle nature, it didn’t bother me. I was numb in no time. I was highly nervous and anxious, she recognized that immediately, and sedated me appropriately (I had someone to drive me) staying by my side every moment, talking to me until my anxiety subsided.
Dr. Wong is sweet, intuitive, delightful, caring, thoughtful and charming. You don’t learn these things in dental school, you are either a natural or not. The Doc is a natural.
I would highly recommend Dr. Wong at SoCal Perio. Oral surgery, gum grafting etc. can be all very scary, it’s dreaded, and the day we have to go in most of us are EXTREMELY anxious, and honestly don’t want to go. If you need the work done, trust this doctor, please do yourself a favor, do your mouth a favor and seek out the best in the field; Dr. Wong. She has a superb educational background, gentle skilled hands, and a natural care for her patients.
I am overwhelmingly impressed :)
Thank you Dr. Wong and all the wonderful staff at SoCal Perio :-)
–Kim McD.