Vivian Lu, DDS

Best dentist by far in the 626 area Dr. Lu is kind pleasant and knows what she’s doing. She goes over everything before she even exams your teeth. She’s up front and honest and mostly she’s great at her work. I actually enjoy my dental visit since coming to see Dr. Lu. Her office is very clean and her staff is helpful they speak both Chinese and English. I would definitely recommend Dr. Lu.

I’m a new patient of Dr. Lu’s… after a few referrals from my friends, including Anthony T. Currently I’m in the process of getting an implant done for one of my molars and she is assisting me in making it affordable — in a combination of payment plans, dental insurance and so forth.
I can’t believe that I didn’t go to her sooner. Dr. Lu and her staff are wonderful! They are compassionate, helpful, great at what they do. They all all personable and soothes my fear of the dentist. My cleaning and extractions have been quite tolerable. I just can’t thank her enough.
Parking is wonderful there. There have been times where the wait was long — but the receptionists, assistants, and Dr. Lu have been extremely apologetic with the wait time.

Dr Vivian Lu is awesome very sweet and very knowledgeable, I drive all the way from Torrance Ca for dental work to her office.
Highly raccomand her you’ll have a great experience for sure.

I love Dr. Lu. I wish I could have taken her to Boston with me, where I recently moved. She has been my dentist for years. I think it will be very difficult to find a dentist as honest as Dr. Lu.
Once I have been to another dentist where there are many doctors who are rotating. They did not even talk to me and pushed unnecessary procedures. After examination they said I have to do these fillings on around 7 teeth (It was a long time ago, so I do not remember the exact number) and tried to push many procedures that was impossible for me to pay.
Then I found Dr. Lu upon a friends’ recommendation. She told me none of those fillings are necessary. She monitored my teeth for years, and those teeth that the previous dentists wanted to do fillings for and said would get cavities within two months if he did not do the fillings now, never got a cavity.
Dr. Lu is very attentive and caring. She knows who you are, monitors your teeth and you can completely trust her professional opinion. After years of being her patient, I am absolutely certain that she will never push an unnecessary procedure to her patient. She is a very very good doctor.

I owe this dental office a review. Dr. Lu is very professional and knowledgeable. At times the office maybe overwhelmed with patients and at other times they may not. I happen to be one of the patients to show up without an appointment because I had a serious toothache. In emergency situations like this, I’m glad i was able to see a doctor right away and not schedule an appointment for the next available date.
Everyone’s fear from the dentist is pain. I am intolerant to pain but her teeth cleaning is pain free. Basically the more you take care of your month and the more regular check ups you do, the less pain. The more crud and build up in your teeth will obviously lead to more scrubbing and possibly pain.
If there are any issues in your mouth Dr. Lu will explain to you what is going on. With a background from USC she is very knowledgeable. I had an abscess drained one time, not knowing what one was.
Floss, brush and rinse. Keep your teeth in good condition and you will be rewarded with a pain free visit. Prevention is the cure to any problems. Keep that in mind.

I had a 10:00 am appointment. As I was waiting in the lobby, a woman rushed in and the receptionist took her right away. I waited 45 minutes, so upset. When the dentist finally saw me, I asked her, what time was «that» lady’s appointment, because I arrived before she did. She told me that her appointment was at 9:30 am.
This is the thing, if your patient is late, you need to have courtesy for your other patients who are on time. That 9:30 lady should have waited because it was her own fault for not arriving on time. And it’s the dentist and/​or their staff to see to that. How ridiculous it is to make your on-​time patients wait 45 minutes? That’s just poor business policy.
I had no idea there was only one dentist working at that office. Had I known that, I would have realized that the woman was cutting in front of me and the office allowed it. There won’t be a next time.

I am rating this a 3 star because of the price and how unwelcomed I felt at here.
Pulling out wisdom teeth cost $ 500 for 2 [so $ 250 each wisdom tooth].
They do not accept Medicaid/​Medical.
Check ups/​cleaning cost $ 50
Although I have not met Vivian Lu in person [she seems like a nice lady over email], but the reason why I am rating this place 3 stars is because the other dental assistant (I believe) that speaks cantonese was incredibly rude. I would give this place 2 stars because she made me feel incredibly unwelcomed. The receptionist was nice. But that dental assistant lady was really rude! The was she was talking to me was similar to the way a person would talk to someone that they want to leave
but anywho, this is not the place to go if you are not covered by insurance because it’s just really pricey :/​I wish I had a better experience here like many of the Unilocal-​ers. But I didn’t, so here is my ratings

Nice dentist with great techniques. Great experience in all aspects with this dental office. Highly recommended.

I came to Vivian Lu when I bought Delta Dental insurance from UCLA. My previous dentist was not under the Delta Dental network.
The Good
— Affordable!!! I did not have to pay extra for a deep cleaner or extra x-​rays. Amazing!
–Booking appointments is really easy. Call her or email her (
).
— She is very skilled in her practice. I trust her skill and experience.
— She is smiley and chatty like many reviewed.
The Bad
— She repeats a lot when explaining the procedure. I understood her the first time.
–The dental assistant that polishes my teeth at the end always does a half ass job. I have been to other dentists where the dentist, not dental assistant, polishes my teeth.
FINAL VERDICT
— Very affordable for a college student. However, I miss my old dentist, Dr. Helen Lai (
)

I’ve been going to Dr. Lu since 2002. Of all the dentists that I’ve been to Dr. Lu is the best. She’s always confident with her work. Always very knowledgeable and explains procedure. She is is very personable and makes you feel comfortable. 5 Stars is what i give her and her dental office!

I love coming to Vivian Lu. I first came here while looking for a dentist to extract my wisdom teeth out. Other places told me that it would cost a lot (I don‘t have dental insurance) because I need a specialist due to the fact that my wisdom teeth were still hidden. I came to Dr. Lu and she told me she can do it for me and she did the procedure that same day I visited her. The process was quick and painless, thus I didn‘t need to pay twice as much because Dr. Lu helped me.
Dr. Lu is super nice, funny, chatty, and just great. I‘ve been coming here for 3 years now and nothing has changed. Same great service.
I highly recommend anyone to go to Dr. Lu.

I visited Dr. Lu office back in 2008. Among the dentists I visited, she is only honest one I’ve met. I have gingivitis and every dentists told me to do gingivitis treatment which would cost a fortune. But Dr. Lu cleaned it up, taught me how to prevent it to get worst, and prescribed some medications for it. And my teeth have not been bleeding for quite a while. She gives really good advice and explain the situation very well.

Dr. Lu is awesome! I had my wisdom teeth pulled from her a few years ago and was very impressed by how little pain I felt. I had always heard stories of people crying in pain not being able to eat for weeks but I was up and ready to rock and roll in under 24 hrs. I am sure everyone has a different story but I guess I was lucky. She spent awhile taking her time with my wisdom teeth because they were in a awkward shape and she actually took 45 mins carefully breaking one of my upper ones into small pieces to pull out.
The next time I came to visit I needed to replace my old fake tooth. Last time I replaced it was over 7 years ago. I always hated how awkward it felt but I was very surprised how well Dr. Lu made my new tooth. It fits perfectly and looks real! She was very good on explanation of each options I was afforded and price, she did not force me to choose her method but let me do my own research.

My husband and I have been going to Dr. Lu for almost five years now, and she is awesome! She has a great sense of humor and always a smile. She is very reasonable with her prices. I’ve saved a nice amount of money when compared to the prices I had to spend with my previous dentist.
I love her recpetionist/​front desk girl, what a sweetheart!
I have to agree with Sophia W that Dr. Lu can be a little chatty, but a lot of times she’ll just tell you funny stories while she is working on your mouth. It does make the time go by quick. In fact, I think my last cleaning really only took about 7 – 8 minutes (and then a few more minutes for the flouride polish… which totally tickles me!) Maybe cuz I’m a good girl, and go every six months like you’re supposed to!
I have referred Dr. Lu to a ton of my friends, and they all love her too!

Dr. Lu is great! She is quick but detail with her ultrasonic scaler. I feel almost no pain while she cleans. Her staff is also very friendly! My visits usually only last 20 – 30 minutes and my mouth feel clean and refreshed after.

My brother used to work for Dr. Lu. That’s how I started going to her.
She’s quick, but thorough with her cleaning. She’s also really chatty, which is a lot better than some other dentists who don’t say anything and never let you know what they’re doing in your mouth. That makes for a pretty awkward situation.
Well, I guess having a dentist ask you how you and your entire extended family are while your mouth is full of sharp metal objects is awkward too…
Anyway, Dr. Lu and her staff are awesome. Soooo awesome that I’d rather drive back home (2 hrs) just to get my teeth cleaned from her than go to some dentist in SD.