Barry Hoch DDS

I really like the staff and Dr. Hoch they are all very comforting and great with people like me that hate dentists etc. The first root canal I had with him was perfect and not one problem. The second one was a little harder and Dr. Hoch made it perfect. Great office and staff!

I never would have thought, in all my years of dental chicken hood, that I would go through with a root canal with just a local anesthetic and conversation. I was recommended to Dr. Hoch by Dr. Gregory Hong who told me before hand that Dr. Hoch was caring and gentle with the procedure. I asked Dr. Hong if I would need sedation or gas and he said «No». Dr. Hoch explained everything as he went along. The procedure was painless — so much so that my attention began to focus on the remarkable skills of Dr. Hoch. Dr Hoch and his whole staff made for an experience that would bring me back to them for their services. I highly recommend Dr. Barry Hoch if a root canal or other dental work is required.

Today, I had an appt. with Dr. Barry Hoch for treatment and re visit to a previous root canal I had done years ago. He was so thorough and patient with all my hundreds of questions. I particularly had a concern over the ultra sound treatment and my Pacemaker. He did his research and got the okay from my cardiologist before proceeding with my procedure. Being the worrier that I am, I still had concerns even though I had go ahead from my doctor. I asked if we could just cover my Pacemaker with the drape they put on for x-​rays and he said, with a smile, that he would be glad to give me that added assurance. He explained everything along the way in a calm and peaceful manner. I can truly say this was the most relaxing and comfortable feeling I have ever had in the chair of a dental office. I had no pain after the treatment. I felt like I wanted to hug him when I left! I also wanted to say that his assistant, Katie, was a great cheerleader along the way. She kept telling me I was doing great and that meant so much to me. Thank you for such a wonderful experience.
(Patricia) Dawn Klement

I had my first appointment with Dr. Barry Hoch today. I am a super nervous patient and will avoid going to the dentist until I absolutely have to — which is how I ended up in his chair today! I needed a root canal on a tooth that had already had that procedure preformed on it. I was scared and told him so and he was so sweet and gentle throughout the whole procedure. His assistant was also exceptionally sweet and kept talking to me and checking to make sure I was ok. They made me feel so comfortable that it was over before I knew it. I also have to mention the front desk/​billing coordinator was really nice and funny. Hopefully, I won’t have to have another root canal, but if I do… I know where I’m going!

I had severe pain in my rear molar. I was referred by Dr. Karen Yee to Dr. Barry Hoch for a Root Canal. I’m not a big Dentist guy but Dr. Hoch was extremely explanatory in the procedure and what to expect. I gave him the go ahead and it took less than an hour. Great guy, great staff and super professional. I feel great again… I Highly Recommend this guy.

Very professional and trust worthy. My Dentist thought I had an infection in my tooth that would need a root canal. He referred my to Dr. Hoch.
Dr Hoch took an X-​ray with his stat of the art equipment and determined that, in his opinion, we should wait and see if I really needed the procedure.
A lot of people would have just done the procedure to collect the money so I appreciated his integrity.
Cant go wrong at this practice!

Call me a traditionalist, but I’ve always thought Unilocal was a place to provide food reviews. However I see (even myself) it really become this wonderful free search tool that spans other industries, professional services, etc. I know coworkers and random people have privately messaged me or in person, thanking me for writing good reviews on mechanic shops, window tinting places, etc.
So today I want to write about how awesome of an experience I had with Dr. Barry Hoch. After over 20 years, my very first root canal with a crown popped off. I went to see my dentist and after examining the old style root canal filler, he referred me to Dr. Hoch. To make a long story short, and to admit an uncomfortable truth, I’m the biggest _​_​_​_​_​when it comes to two things: 1) swimming in open ocean water (because I look like shark bait; I strongly believe I look like a seal in open water and sure swim like one) and 2) the dentist. Nothing freaks me out more than going to the dentist. The whine of the drill, sticking all kinds of needles in my mouth, that nasty pain of the numbing juice. Arrrggh.
So my procedure today was to pull out the old root canal fillers, which I was told was a cheap kind used by old stye dentists (which was true; my mom’s cheap Korean dentist down in LA). If they broke off while pulling out, then I’d be screwed. Knowing that, I was dreading today.
Well Dr. Hoch is a miracle man, very patient with his explanation, and his voice and demeanor is perfect for a dentist. He’s quite the funny guy too, which made the experience today all the more fun. First thing first though, he was an expert with the numbing needle. He applies a q-​tip to the injection sites and then gently pokes and administers the numbing juice and then lets that area marinate in its numbing goodness. Then he applies some more. Repeated until the tooth was properly numbed.
So while he’s working on my tooth, we’re all having a good time talking about hiking trails in the area, our phobias caused by watching the Omen, the Exorcist, Jaws, etc. as young kids, his family outings, etc. His assistants are top notch and funny themselves too.
After paying my bill, the last thing I said to the staff was «You know, I hate to admit it, but I had a great time today.»
How many of you could say that about going to the dentist? If he was a general DDS, I’d go to him for everything. If your insurance company would allow you to get a root canal at the same rate as a general DDS, go to him. I would!

I don’t like to write negative reviews but I must share our experience and warn people about the type of dentist and office this actually is. My wife was referred to Dr. Hoch by our primary dentist for a root canal on one tooth. When we arrived the office seemed nice and professional. Dr. Hoch seemed nice although very young.
During my wife’s procedure Dr. Hoch recommended doing another root canal on an adjacent tooth to the original root canal. My wife did not have any problems with that tooth at all and our regular dentist had never expressed a concern about that tooth but not being a dentist ourselves, my wife and I trusted Dr. Hoch. We came to find out later that this tooth DID NOT need a root canal as it was perfectly healthy. Of course the bill was twice as much now because of the addition of the second (and unnecessary) root canal. We paid Dr. Hoch’s office over $ 4000.
In order to get my wife numb for these two root canals Dr. Hoch used something called an Osseous injection. This is an injection INTO the bone between the two teeth. Dr. Hoch never warned us of the complications of this type of injection. He never even mentioned it! Unfortunately for us (and especially my wife) we trusted Dr. Hoch. That was our biggest mistake.
My wife was in a lot of pain throughout the procedure. The pain got worse when we got home. A few days later when my wife’s pain was unbearable Dr. Hoch gave her antibiotics. The pain got a little better. A few months later my wife was still in a lot of pain. She returned to her regular dentist only to find out that she would need oral surgery! The injection performed by Dr. Hoch had disintegrated the bone in her mouth and jaw. She would likely need either a bone graft or implants or both. The oral surgery would cost over $ 6000 and there was still a chance she would lose one or both of her teeth. We were shocked! We had no idea this could be a complication of what Dr. Hoch did to her. My wife has already had one oral surgery and she is scheduled for another surgery to try to fix this.
To top it off we received another bill from Dr. Hoch’s office for $ 125 many months later. We called our insurance to find out what was going on as we had paid our portion in full (over $ 4000!) and our insurance (Blue Cross at the time) told us it had just been billed incorrectly. We sent back the bill explaining that it had been billed incorrectly and to please fix it, resubmit the bill correctly to Blue Cross and they would pay it. We never heard anything back from Dr. Hoch’s office. We assumed they had fixed their mistake and this was handled.
A long time later we went to buy a car and come to find out that Dr. Hoch’s office had not billed the insurance but instead sent us to collections for $ 125! After everything we’ve been through with this office and all of the money we’ve paid to them they are now too incompetent to fix their own mistake!
We have never been treated so horribly by a health care provider. We tried to resolve the situation but unfortunately this office is just awful. They only care about money. They certainly don’t care about their patients and apparently they don’t care about their reputation either. All of our friends and family have seen what we’ve had to go through because of Dr. Hoch and his office. Be careful when choosing an endodontist! Dr. Hoch recommended another root canal on my wife just so he could charge us twice as much when it was completely unneccesary. He performed an osseous injection without warning us of the dangers of it just so he could charge more. This office doesn’t care about what is best for the patient they just care about money. We are still dealing with the nightmare of trusting Dr. Barry Hoch.
(side note: our dentist no longer refers patients to this office)

Had a second root canal done on my top molar. The first was by Dr Sue Hoch. Which she did an awesome job. I came to him only because I was on vacation and could not wait due to the pain I was in. Also I had Appointment with my regular dentist so it would have been to many days out to see Dr Sue Hoch.
She called me and told me I was in good hands with Dr Barry Hoch. I came in to meet him and we went over my treatment plan after looking at my tooth. I decided to have a root canal after his advice on my molar seperate than the one Dr Sue Hoch did.
He was very informative, kind, patient, and explained if you would feel any pain and for how long. My roots are very long on my molar. Dr Barry Hoch was patient and very skillful in controlling my pain level.
If you are in much pain as I was level 20 out of 10, and you need a root canal go see Dr Barry Hoch. I’ve had a bad root canal done prior before meeting the Hoch’s dentistry that even charged me more and the procedure was horrible.
I think Dr Barry Hoch and Dr Sue Hoch are awesome at what they do.

Dr. Hoch is fabulous – really takes his time to explain your situation and determine the best next step. His office is also wonderful. I have (unfortunately) had two emergency root canals, and Dr. Hoch has taken care of it asap! Thanks so much!

I was very nervous about getting my first root canal. Dr. Hoch was patient and informative and answered all of my questions prior to the root canal. During the root canal, Dr. Hoch and his staff talked to me and walked me through every step of the process and were very attentive to my needs. I am very sensitive to dental pain. Dr. Hoch did an excellent job of managing my pain. If he knew he was going to cause pain, he would tell me and let me know how much pain I would be in and for how long. He released much of the anxiety regarding the procedure. I experienced very little (and manageable) pain. It was a great experience and relieved chronic pain.

I was referred to Dr. Barry Hoch for a root canal, two actually, and couldn’t be happier with the care, professionalism and service I received. I just had the first root canal yesterday and already my tooth feels so much better. I cannot wait until my next appointment to finish up my second tooth and get rid of the pain I am currently experiencing. Dr. Hoch was so nice and thorough and fully explained everything he was doing. The office staff at the practice was very welcoming and even followed up later in the day to make sure I was doing well after the procedure. I would highly recommend Dr. Hoch to anyone in need of a root canal/​endodontist.

Al M
I had a root canal from Dr Barry Hoch about two months ago… everybody in the office was personable and professional. The follow up care was great in every detail. Dr. Hoch also takes the time to get to know you as a person and makes it a good experience .
I would recommend him anytime to any body in the TRI Valley

The last time I had a root canal procedure was over 30 years ago and it seemed brutal, so when my dentist informed me that my tooth needed to have one of these I was terrified. Dr. Hoch has wonderful skills to calm any anxious patient and he is totally informative on how the process will be completed. I paid an additional $ 75 for the nitrous which was helpful with my anxiety. Dr. Hoch was very gentle and I hardly felt the anestesia as it was administered because he gives you a tiny bit, waits 5 minutes, comes back and gives you some more. He does this several times and I can say I was free of any pain. He informed me on how much time was left and where he was in the process. I must say it was the most pain free root canal I have experienced.
I am very pleased my Dentist referred Dr. Hoch to me!
I hope I never need another root canal procedure and if I do Dr. Barry Hoch will be the guy I go to! He is gentle, has a very friendly staff and has all the latest state-​of-​the-​art tools to do his work.

I have gone to Dr. Hoch for 2 different issues, and he has been very thorough, very caring and very professional on all levels. I was pleasantly amazed at the time he took to explain in detail (and it required detail) the potential problem I was experiencing and all of my options. I have never had a doctor who did this to the same extent. Dr. Hoch is a man of high integrity and skills and deserves 5 stars!

I don’t think my root canal with Dr. Hoch could have gone any better. You hear these nightmare stories about root canals, but to me, it didn’t seem any different from getting a cavity taken care of. He explained everything before and during the process — he was pleasant, gentle and professional. He also has a great office and staff. I would highly recommend Dr. Hoch.

I was referred to Dr. Hoch by my dentist, Dr. Sean Anderson. I needed a root canal and went in yesterday. The staff is so friendly and the office is very nice. Dr. Hoch is such a pleasant man, and explains everything that is going to happen which is very reassuring. It sounds bizarre to say that having a root canal wasn’t hideously painful, but it really wasn’t. The whole experience was as good as having to have a root canal can be. I felt like Dr. Hoch was at the top of his game, and was so thrilled to have had my dentist refer me to him. Highly recommend!