John Song Dentistry - Santa Monica, California

Monica S.

Dr. Song Is a sensitive caring dentist. I am one of the Biggest dental chicken on the planet😁I feel safe letting him work on My mouth.

Highly recommend him.

Karra B.

Dr. Song and his whole team are excellent. Gentle and soothing for people afraid of dental work. My family has been going for many years and always recommend!

Travis T.

I had a very pleasant experience with Dr. Song and his assistant, Sharon.

I broke a crown 2 weeks ago and my typical dentist is not in the office 5 days a week. Dr. Songs office was able to book me same day and get the impressions taken for a new crown. The crown showed up right in time before I was to leave on a 17 day Antarctica trip expedition. The process was as painless as it could be (for a broken crown)! Will definitely be using Dr. Song going forward for my dental work. Thank you!

David H.

After years of living without dental problems, I found myself in crisis and with complicated decisions to make. The first was an awareness my existing dentist was not capable of giving the best possible care. I spent a year looking for the right Dentist and within five minutes of the first time they worked on me, knew his practice was the one. In two years, I have never had an alternate experience. This is a brilliant team and they genuinely take pride in giving priority to patient treatment/experience at a fair and reasonable fee.

Edward C.

Dr. Song is kind, thorough, and provided a practical solution for a vexing problem I had with a bridge. Happy to have him as my regular dentist, too.

Elena L.

I’ve been going to Dr Song for 5 years - can’t imagine seeing anyone else. From routine cleanings, to treating cavities, to Invisalign, he always has your best interest and never pushes for procedures. He will always inform you of all your options. Not to mention his staff, from front desk to hygienists are friendly and efficient. The cherry on top is being able to wear wireless headphones and watch a Netflix while you get work done!

Dr M.

After COVID hit, my wife and I were scared to go out of the house. I had a tooth ache and put off my cleaning. I was recommended to Dr. Song through a friend because he has a reputation for being gentle, communicative and excellent at what he does. When we opened the door, we were greeted with the highest COVID safety standards and felt very comfortable having my tooth fixed. We would highly recommend Dr. Song and his team to anyone in Santa Monica or the westside needing help with their teeth.

Sue S.

Dr. Song shares his office with his wife Mary Shannon, DDS who manages the pediatric dentistry side of the practice. Both are top 1% and we have been going to them for over 6 years (and now I’m scared too many people will flock to them).

My husband and I are both healthcare providers with a high bar for excellence. We both see Dr. Song and all 3 of our children, ages 1 to 7, see Dr. Shannon.

We were referred first to Dr. Shannon by a fellow health care provider who had also been referred by another friend (tons of word of mouth referrals). As a paranoid helicopter overprotective parent of one daughter, he assured me my kids couldn’t be in better hands and wouldn’t let me take my kids anywhere else even though I had booked an appointment at another practice in Santa Monica. He started taking his daughter to Dr. Shannon when she was 3 and now she is 13. He and his wife see Dr. Song too. I couldn’t agree more. I was told both Drs. Song and Shannon teach at the UCLA dental school and are the preferred dentists for many UCLA dentists themselves as they were their professors.

Dr. Song is soft spoken, gentle, meticulous, detail oriented, and extremely ethical. He is also a prosthodontist. Both providers do what is in the best interest of the patient not for personal profit or to increase their revenue. The work is high quality and if you have any outstanding issues, they rectify it without charging you for the same original issue unless it’s something different.

Their dental hygienists and staff are superb as is Esther who works front office. They take COVID precautions to limit people in their office by calling you when you arrive to come up to protect patients and staff. They get you in quickly and have electronic forms. They respond quickly if you have any concerns even with their busy schedules.

Billing is easy and straightforward. They take Delta Dental PPO I have through UCLA. I have never felt taken advantage of and they never order unnecessary imaging or procedures unless indicated (they will let you know the rationale if you need anything else other than standard cleaning). I’ve recommended them to NextDoor as well as to friends and patients.

Parking is at meters in front of the building and along Wilshire unless you can find neighborhood parking. I believe they have garage parking if you want to pay too. Plenty within 2 blocks.

There is an Erewhon next to the building if you need to kill time at the market plus Milo and Olive for coffee and eats across the street.

Highest possible commendation and recommendation. We used to see Cynthia Cheung in Westwood who is also great, but this practice fits our family needs the best (plus love Esther - front office sometimes has the greatest impact on the office you choose and ultimately stay at).