Looking for a Dentist in the Albany/Berkeley area
Hello;
I am looking for a dentist who is up to date and living in the 21st century, with excellent qualifications and who
embraces a holistic approach (no mercury, etc.). Is there such a person? Would be very grateful for some
recent recommendations, many dentists mentioned on the BPN have retired, or are too far away for me to commute to.
Thanks so much!
Aug 2, 2017
Parent Replies
Laura Lawson on Solano Ave in Albany is exactly who your looking for!
Dr. Koppel is the BEST dentist on the planet!! I'm so fortunate to have found him on Yelp and UC Berkeley parents network. I was so tired of seeing dentists who recommend unnecessary costly treatments. He is gentle, attentive, credible, meticulous and highly skilled and truly cares about your teeth. His staff is very efficient, friendly and professional.
I can't recommend him highly enough!!!
We all switched to Dr. Edward Yeh who is located in Walnut Square in North Berkeley, right next to Peet's. He is very unusual in that he is super careful, slow and deliberate. Incredible staff. I'm sure he can deal with your no mercury request. Also, he does NOT push for doing work that is unnecessary. It's like an old fashioned practice----kind, thorough, and just terrific.
Sandor Hites in Berkeley specializes in mercury removal and other wholistic dentistry options.
Yes, Dr. Laura Lawson in Albany, on Solano. The only complaint I have is that there is often a long wait, and if you have to cancel a cleaning a couple of weeks in advance, they can't fit you back in for several months. If you go, book an early appointment!
Dr. Marjan Rusta on Gilman Street in Berkeley is fantastic. She has a very wholistic approach, recommends homeopathic remedies, does
Cranio Sacral work and I think might also be a wholistic doc or ND. She has a machine that vacuums the bad stuff when she removes amalgam fillings,
and also gives ozone injections for deep nerve healing. I've had a ton of work done in the past several years (replacement crowns, fillings, extractions, etc) due
to really bad teeth genetics and also bad dental work from other dds's and while a lot of it was traumatic and not fun I totally trusted her and all went really well.
Good luck.
I second the recommendation of Dr. Marjan Rusta. I've been seeing her for many years, now she sees my daughter, too, and we both love her. No mercury.
We LOVE Dr. Ricky Singh on The Alameda in Berkeley!