Dentist - Torrance, CA

Our kids go to Dr. Shitabata. She is great! Very friendly staff. We don't ever have to wait. In fact, when we walk in, it's like the whole office has been waiting for us with charts and files in hand. Nobody leaves us to go anywhere until we say good bye. The kids get toys galore, so they're always excited to go to the dentist. It's off of Skypark and Madison (Near Hawthorne Blvd) We have Delta Dental. I don't know what other insurance they take.
Check out her site: http://www.firstsmiles.com/
You could also check with Dr. Timothy Quon. My husband and I go to him. He works with kids also. Really nice guy. I haven't met a hygenist I didn't like at his office. All very professional people, excellent cleaners, very friendly personalities. He's in the Torrance Memorial block of buildings. ###-###-####. 3440 Lomita Blvd, Ste 340.
Good luck finding a good dentist!

If you are in the South Bay area (I am in Redondo) contact the South Bay Childrens Health Center:

South Bay Children's Health Center 410 S. Camino Real, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 | Telephone ###-###-#### | Fax ###-###-####.
sbchc.com

I do not know what I would have done without them. I would probably be a couple grand in debt. I started @ Dental Ass. of Torrance too! They got me good.

Good Luck :)
-M.

Hi E.,

I recently switched to Safeguard and also was told even though I have the insurance card, I could not make an appointment until May. I really hope in person, it's better experience.

The very best is Pacific Dental Aesthetics in Manhattan Beach. They cater to moms and can take care of children at the same time either in the waiting room or for treatment. They are gentle, patient and non-judgemental. The office is very high end but very reasonable. They have coupons on their website for whitening. Not sure all the insurances they take but both me and my girlfriend go there and I know we have tottally different insurance, so you should ask that. They are great with making apointments too.

Their office phone number is ###-###-#### and their website is pacificdentalaesthetics.com

I take my son so Janell Holden in Manhattan Beach. She is great - he loves going to the dentist!

Hello E.!
I am so sorry you are having such horrible experiences with dentists here in the south bay. I, too, live in the south bay, but my family (me, my husband, and our four year old twins) goes to Dental Oasis of Orange County in Huntington Beach. They are WONDERFUL and always run on time. They are very gentle and everything is high tech. For the kids, they have TV's in all of the rooms and the kids can watch any movie/channel that they choose. They are very family friendly, and the hygenists and dentists all have great personalities and it is an overall pleasant environment. My kids actually love to go the dentist and have not been scared since day one. The owner of the dental office, Dr. Toorani, has a four year old and a two year old, so he knows how to make children feel at ease - and his wonderful, caring personality pleases the adults as well. They are right off of the 405 freeway at Beach Blvd. located in the Huntington Beach Mall. I hope that this information helps. I know it is a little bit of a drive, but it is well worth it. I have been seeing them since I was a little kid and I would never imagine changing to a different dental office. I have no idea if they take the insurance that you have, but you could definitely call them and find out. Their phone number is ###-###-#### and their website is www.drbriantoorani.com if you would like to check it out. Hope this is helpful!

Sincerely,
T.

I take my son to Dr. Stella in Long Beach off the 405 freeway on Bellflower. He loves it, the entire staff is friendly and helpful. We arrive early for his appointments and have only had to wait a few minutes. They get him in shortly after we arrive. I love not having to wait. They explain as they go along what's happening to make the children feel calm. I love it, I wish they would take adults.

E.,
OUr family had the exact same experience with Torrance Dental Assoc./Magicland Dental for me and my daughter (husband is militarty). I even went so far as to send in a "suspected fraud" request on some services they had me pay for that I am positive I didn't get.
Anyway, we were told about Dr. Janelle Holden in Manhattan Beach and she and her staff are INCREDIBLE! Our daughter (adopted from China at 1 year) has terrible teeth and Dr. Holden just did 3 hours worth of work on her and my daughter still loves the dentist and loves to floss! Our insurance does not cover everything Dr. Holden charges - we pay $12.00 out of pocket for a regular visit/cleaning which we think is completely worth it after the experience we had Torrance Dental Assoc. The 3 hours worth of work we had to save up for (thank you tax return!!) but it would have been very expensive anywhere and at least my daughter had a good experience with a very good dentist!
I can't reccomend her highly enough! Plus, her office is the coolest children's dentist office ever - it's decorated like a huge jungle:)
I just started seeing a new dentist, also in Manhattan Beach, Dr. Shultz and like her pretty well, too. Again, almost anything is better than Torrance Dental Assoc.!!! But again, we're paying a little out of pocket.
Hope this helps:)

You might've got some great suggestions already,b ut I recommend my dentist - Dr. Annie Goh in Lomita (on Western). It is a very small office and she is very good and personable.