Elements Dental Office

He is the man. I dread dental visits and fear dentists. After my teeth cleaning trips and after three fillings, he is great. Painless, efficient and attentive to my questions and fears.

_​_​SERVICE_​_​
Dr. Boren Chen is my dentist, and he does the cleaning himself. He is extremely friendly, communicative, and professional. The service at Elements is very personable, not only from Dr. Chen, but also from the other staff including Makiko (or however it’s spelled).
Makiko speaks with a pretty thick accent, but I can still understand her without any issue. She is always the one who calls me to remind me it’s time to schedule a semi-​annual teeth cleaning, and she also calls usually a day in advance of the appointment to give another reminder. I appreciate her efficiency, and these processes that are in place at Elements Dental.
_​_​WISDOM TEETH REMOVAL_​_​
Dr. Chen did this himself for me, a year or two ago. We split it into 2 visits, for 2 teeth each time. The first time around, I had been thoroughly scared by family’s and friends’ horror stories, so I was expecting to be in terrible pain and had a friend drive me to and from the dentist. I had been so worried that I asked him if I could be put under, for the process. Dr. Chen said that they use local anesthesia to numb my mouth, and that he did not recommend nor feel it necessary for me to be unconscious. He reassured me that it would be OK. During the actual process, he was also very friendly, calming, and communicative about what he was doing and what kind of feeling to expect. I think it may just be my own personal experience, but I surprisingly felt barely any pain, and was completely fine to continue along with my day immediately afterwards. The same held true for both visits, so for the second visit I just drove myself home and went on with my regular business afterwards.
_​_​PRICING_​_​
I don’t really remember specifically the cost of my wisdom teeth removal, anymore. With my insurance, it was around $ 100 – 200 per tooth. Nowadays, I just go for my routine semi-​annual teeth cleaning, and this is always paid for completely by my PPO insurance. After each visit, I’m always given a freebie bag with a toothbrush, travel-​sized toothpaste, travel-​sized mouth wash, and floss. It’s great and useful as carry-​on luggage, for vacation.
_​_​COME BACK?__
Prior to being recommended to Elements Dental, I went to Dr. Michael Yung DDS in Pasadena a few times. I had a horrible experience there, and all my cleanings had been performed by different minions of Dr. Yung’s. Elements Dental is a godsend in comparison. I continue to come back here for Dr. Boren Chen, and highly recommend him and Elements Dental to my friends and family.

:scared: of the dentist?! not anymore~
preparation/​/​
spacious parking in the lot next to the middle school
facility/​/​*****
dr. chen’s office is brightly lit with VERY modern equipment and distractions
you know cable tv takes my mind off the next novacaine shot quite well
haha~ his restroom is decorated like a hotel bathroom… zen garden and all~
service/​/​*****
they receptionists are very nice about scheduling your appointment at pasadena or his rowland height office (they are also fluent in japanese)
dr. chen always discusses what he will do beforehand and is very gentle, in case you have elderly or sensitive teeth!

In Chinese Unilocal,the dental office is named Chen Boren HC DDS. oh~
The office is so nice, clean, and comfortable. I’m picky at this part. I visited so many Chinese dental offices for consultation, this is the best of the best! The nurses are fine, except the Japanese nurse. She smiles good, but her spoken English is so hard to catch, and so unlucky so hurt if it’s her turn to help suck out the mouth water. Sometimes she will say something stupid .
Boren Chen is a patient, honest, efficient, professional and excellently skilled dentist, he will tell you everything about beauty and health that you need to know before you ask, helps you to make a good decision. If he says no pain, then no pain. If he says a little pain oh, then a llliiiiiiiiiiitle pain. I love him!
The price’s level is $$$, but for his service and the office enviornment is not high.
The negative review is that it takes a long time to get his appointment. oh… Your next appointment is by 2 weeks or 1 month later. SIGH!!! BAD!!!

I went here only once for teeth cleaning before I moved away, but this will always be the benchmark that I measure other dentists by. The facility is clean and state-​of-​the-​art (including TV screens on the operating chairs). Their x-​ray service for first time patients is very quick yet thorough. The staff is courteous and it’s always nice to walk out with some floss, toothpaste, and a toothbrush. It just underlies their efforts to got hat extra mile to make you feel appreciated.

Dr Boren is a great dentist! He explains things very clearly (in laymans terms), and there’s virtually never any pain (and I have had some «big» procedures done, like getting a crown, and wisdom teeth extraction).
The dental chair has a TV screen too, which is nice.

I have been going to Elements dental for many years now. The office is new, clean, modern, and good location. Dr. Boren Chen is an EXCELLENT dentist, who he is very personable, offers good advice and service and friendly. He is also young, professional and very caring to each of his patient. Elements dental also has a staff team that is super friendly, courteous, and professional behind him. Another major plus is with his confident and excellent skills that any procedure was always painless. All I can say is how good Dr. Boren Chen is and I highly recommend Elements dental is the places to go for your healthier, brighter teethes. I grade him A++++

You would not feel like you are in a dental office when you walk into Elements Dental Office. You would feel right at home. You can tell how much thoughts they have put into every little detail. The WHOLE staff are super friendly. They treat you like one of the family!
I would not go to anyone else but Dr. Boren Chen!
You HAVE to come and check it out yourself!
Once you go you will not go anywhere else!

Dr. Boren Chen is a consequential professional. I have been going to Dr. Chen for over 9 years now, and year after year the quality of dental service is always top notch. With years and years of dental experience under his belt, Dr. Chen always strives to improve himself by learning the newest dental techniques and equipment, always providing the best dental care possible for his patients.
The staff at Elements Dental is always friendly and professional. The décor is serene and tranquil. Each dental chair comes with an LCD display where you can select your own channel and where X-​Rays are shown to you.
I’ve recommended numerous friends and colleagues to Dr. Chen and everyone that has gone to him are still his regular patients till this day. I think his patient loyalty probably speaks volumes of the quality dental care he provides.