Ho Victor, DMD

Awesome all around. The receptionist was very helpful and attentive to my needs when my insurance plan had changed and she made sure I got a rescheduled appt right away with all the necessary documents. Dr. Ho was also very nice and my wisdom tooth extraction was quick and painless. Definitely recommended!

Dr Ho and his staff are very nice and made sure I was completely comfortable before starting anything. Also they explained how my insurance would work and was very friendly. I will always recommend then

I came here for an emergency extraction of my wisdom tooth. It cracked after I bit into something hard. My regular dentist said that he could try to do it, but because of some complications, he thought it was best to have an oral surgeon extract it.
I called a few offices, and all were busy. Dr. Ho’s was equally busy, but he found time to fit me in. I went the next morning with the apprehension that many of us would have about surgery.
The visit was surprisingly smooth. The staff were accommodating and professional. Dr. Ho and his staff were all very patient in answering all of my dental and business (i.e. billing) questions.
The extraction itself was quick, and as painless as one could hope. I could hear my tooth being crushed as he did his work, but didn’t really feel anything. Huzzah for drugs. In total, I spent 90 minutes in the office, including time to complete the paperwork, do the extraction, and allow for an observation period after the operation.
I healed in a couple of days and had no complications in the weeks to follow.
Moreover, I did have a question about the billing that was resolved to great satisfaction. Briefly, the staff thought I had used up all of my visits from my insurer, although I wasn’t sure. They charged me for the total visit out of pocket. I forgot about all of this, but weeks later, I received a check from Dr. Ho’s office to reimburse me for some credit from my insurer. Of course, they are legally required to keep their books straight, but I know of some other dentists who are not so … shall we say, diligent. Moreover, the speed of this reimbursement puts most other providers to shame.
His office is not convenient from our home, but I’d definitely come back for any other major dental work.

Like Lawren’s experience, I too found their fees quite arbitrary and circular. In addition, each time I had a scheduled appointment (2 distinct visits for myself, and 1 for my husband), there would be approximately one full hour of delay before any procedure was ready to take place.
During my own surgery, they were yelling across the office to each other and fumbling to find missing tools, all while I laid there with a suction pipe in my mouth, making my gums sore and raw.
Horrible, horrible experiences and very unprofessional, incredibly disorganized staff.

I went to Dr. Ho for a consultation on 9÷14÷15 to determine if I am an implant candidate. The experience was totally pleasant; Dr. Ho’s «chair-​side» manner is great, and his staff is friendly and professional. I left with a complete understanding of the implant procedure, including costs and options. If and when I decide to undergo the procedure, I will definitely choose Dr. Ho at his Manchester Avenue office.

I was referred to Dr. Ho by a friend of mine whose daughter had all four of her wisdom teeth removed. I wanted to write this because from start to finish Dr. Ho, his front office staff and dental assistants were all very nice and professional. I was scared of having my wisdom tooth pulled because of the experience I had the prior week, but I felt at ease after speaking with Dr. Ho. Might I add, they have the best digital X-​ray instead of those painful things that goes in your mouth like other offices have. I went under anesthesia for the procedure and hardly felt the needle go into my arm for the IV.
Thank you so much Dr. Ho and staff, you all made me feel so comfortable and confident in your work. My procedure was done at 8 am this morning and I’m hardly experiencing any pain and haven’t had to take a lot of medication as yet.
I would definitely recommend Dr. Ho’s office for your dental needs!

I had a tooth implant from Dr. Ho’s office. The experience was very good. They took the time to fully explain the process and costs. For such a busy office, they are very personable and take the time to make sure everything goes excellently. Both of my children also had their wisdom teeth extracted by Dr. Ho. I recommend them.

Let me start by saying Dr. Victor Ho is a charming man and might be a very good dental surgeon. Based on his Unilocal reviews and a recommendation from a dentist (who I was also considering) I decided to check him out for 2 implants I needed.
I started by calling his office and setting up a consultation. Upon calling I was met with a pleasant woman who told me she could set up an appointment and that his fee was $ 110. I was somewhat taken aback by the high fee. «Why is it so expensive?» I asked. She replied by telling me that the doctor would be spending a full hour with me and that his time was valuable.
I did a search on oral surgeons and found that their average annual income was about $ 180,000. Given that, I thought the time he would spend with me for a consultation was well worth the $ 110.
Upon entering his office I found it to be very clean and organized, and was greeted in a pleasant way. I waited for only a few minutes when I was instructed to have a special x-​ray, so I went into the x-​ray room and they set me up to have an x-​ray camera circle my head. It was not an unpleasant experience, in fact, it all went very well and painlessly. I was then taken to another room where I would meet and speak with Dr. Ho. It took a little while for the x-​ray to be developed and placed in the room. Dr. Ho soon showed up and sat beside me to explain the procedures that would be needed.
Dr. Ho looked at the 3d x-​ray, but didn’t refer to it in any particular way, in other words, there was no indication given to me that this x-​ray provided him with any useful information, nor that it was necessary for my initial consultation. In fact he told me he couldn’t tell by looking at the x-​ray which of my teeth needed implants.
When I received my bill I noticed that it included the x-​ray in the amount of $ 113. So the total bill for my consultation was $ 110 for the consultation, and $ 113 for the x-​ray which came to $ 223. I have taken an iphone photo of Dr. Ho’s bill and posted it.
Despite having been given ample opportunity to do so, at no point did Dr. Ho or his office personnel indicate that the additional fee of $ 113 would be required for my consultation,
I paid my bill but was offended by Dr. Ho’s business practice and chose another oral surgeon to provide me with the two implants I needed. I am in the process of treatment now and will post a review when my implants have been completed.

Dr Ho is a rare gem in the medical world today. A professional who does above excellent work in his field and is a real laid back people person as well. Both wife and I have had broken teeth removed by Dr Ho. He puts you out and suddenly your awake, as in where did the time go, minimal soreness though it may increase as sedatives wear off.
His staff is polite and friendly. I told my dentist about him and he refers people to Dr Ho now.
Don’t hesitate to make use of his skilled hands.

I am very pleased with the outstanding customer service that I’ve received while getting an implant. The staff are all very friendly and always willing to go out of their way to please their patients. I would reconnect anyone to see doctor Ho or any one of the dentists in the office.
Thanks you
Arnaldo Scachetti

My husband did his wisdom teeth extractions with Dr Ho. He had no pain after and was satisfied with the service the practice provided.

Dr. Ho is very skilled oral surgeon. He is definitely a perfectionist and takes great pride in his work. My life was in his hands for 30 minutes (when he removed my wisdom teeth) and I’m alive! but it is a real shame that people have to pay an arm and a leg, for nonchalant, uncomfortable and sloppy service/​reception (continue reading for details)
8÷26÷2014
Unbelievable! I have called Dr. Ho’s office three times today regarding an appointment to remove my bottom wisdom teeth, and all three times I was treated very unprofessionally by the receptionist who was answering the phone (three times due to scheduling conflicts with work)
By unprofessional I mean answering the phone and responding with: «Well I don’t know your name.» And lets not get into detail about the other two uncomfortable conversations.

I can give him 10 stars. I was referred to him to get my wisdom teeth extracted and a cracked tooth that had bothering me for years by my dentist. Like any other procedure going under I was definitely scared. Dr Ho is very patient and his little nurse that kept me comfortable the entire time I was in the office. My mother was even cold waiting, and they asked if she wanted a blanket, surprising because she wasn’t eve the patient.
So going into my procedure, I decided Instead of going under anesthesia I could take the shots that numbed every bit of the area that was going to get extracted. I’ve only been under anesthesia once and it wasn’t by choice so of course I had reservations. He let me know that the 1^st couple shots would just be a 3 sec pinch after that I couldn’t feel any other shots given.
The entire procedure he just let me know to relax, asked continuously if I could feel anything, I did a few times but he didn’t fall short of numbing me more so I could be at ease. The wisdom teeth & cracked tooth took all of but 5 min. I would most definitely go back for any other surgery needed. Not to mention he himself calls to check up on how I was doing and how my mouth felt.
Thanks Dr Ho and entire staff for being so kind, and making me feel at home. You guys are definitely the best!

I work for a dental office in Marina Del Rey and have been referring patients to Dr. Ho for years. Everyone raves about how great he is, so when my daughter needed to have a bump on her inner lip checked, I had no doubt in my mind that Dr. Ho was the go to guy.
I came in to have the area looked at and Dr. Ho told me that my daughter had bit a salivary gland in her lip which became clogged, causing the bubble/​bump on her lip. He explained the whole procedure to me and was even able to perform the procedure the same day.
Unfortunately my daughter had a different idea. HIDE FROM THE NEEDLE! She freaked out about being anesthetized and the jaws of life couldn’t open her mouth. Dr. Ho explained to her that it would be a quick three second pinch and that after that quick pinch it would be nice and numb and she wouldn’t feel anything. Somehow she didn’t believe that and again cried that she was scared and wouldn’t let him anywhere near her. Dr. Ho calmly spoke to her and tried to calm her down. He had other patients waiting so he excused himself until she calmed down and then came back to try again. After numerous times of her clamping her mouth shut, covering her face and crying that she was scared, he finally got her to relax and let him anesthetize her. I was so impressed by how cool, calm and collected he was.
After she was numb, he started the procedure, explaining everything to her so that she would stay calm. Of course as a 9 year old anything involving a blade is going to be scary so she still gave him a hard time, but he was still patient and got the job done after 2.5 hours of her putting up the fight of her life. He removed the bump, removed the salivary gland in that area and sutured it up nicely. His assistant made sure she had enough gauze to take home for bleeding and we were on our way!
The office itself was beautiful inside. The staff was amazing and so friendly. His girls (front and back office) were so kind to my daughter, complimenting her and making her feel good about being there. Dr. Ho was even more amazing, definitely a top notch doctor. He even called later that night to see how she was doing. All around impressive. I would definitely recommend Dr. Ho for anyone’s oral surgery needs (and do every day in my general dental practice, Elegant Dentistry!).

Just to give you a glimpse of what I was going through at the time of my surgery, this is the scenario:
Full time student, Part time worker of 32 – 35 hours, absolutely no insurance and an impacted wisdom tooth that was swollen for weeks.
You probably ask yourself, why did swelling last for so long? Because I was too busy to take a weekend off lol.
Anyway, I was referred here and I’m glad I ended up here. I did my research on Dr. Ho and because I’m terrified, I did research on extractions of impacted wisdom teeth. So when I finally saw Dr. Ho, I had manyyyyy questions and he didn’t seem at all bothered by them. Mind you, these questions included something like «how many extractions have you performed this year and how many ended in nerve damaging?». I was comforted by his quick reassuring responses and with his stats compared to the average. He showed me my Xrays and explained where complications may or may not arise.
The day of the surgery, I waited less than 10 minutes and the assistant was very sweet. They began to put me under and I remember Dr. Ho talking about the Lakers and the Clippers, next thing you know– I blink and it’s done LOL. I woke up extremely out of it but absolutely no pain. I was given a bag with the instructions of how to clean, what to eat and with the pills of course. I unfortunately was asleep for most of the day and didn’t read it until the following day lol. Swelling was minimal, pain was nearly non existent and I really only took the pain killers so I can sleep and wouldn’t miss eating LOL.
Yes it’s scary, yes it cost me an arm and a leg, was it worth it? HECK YES :)

I am reviewing the Unilocal before I added mine. I am not sure why someone would rate the entire practice a 1 star due to an issue with billing and insurance. In my eyes that was someone needing a platform to rant about something. and not far to rate the practice 1 star due to some issues with communication/​billing.
I have my very last wisdom tooth removed under sedation. I would say ti was a great way to do and I am very happy with the results. I have have a few other extractions done over my life, and my case is not easy due to prior TMJ/​surgery. I am very pleased. NO BRUISING, no real pain, and sedation was the way to go!!!
I got a call later that evening to «check on me» from Dr. Ho. WHO DOES THAT? I am thrilled with this approach and was happy to report to him all is well… skilled hands, friendly staff, no issues with billing and over all a+!

First of all, Dr. Ho is an orthopedic surgeon, not your everyday dentist for regular check up. He works on the most tedious cases so you can say visiting this place is like getting the best doctor to work on your tough problem. In my case I wanted to remove two upper wisdom teeth.
Dr. Ho never spent too much time with me, he doesn’t need to (it’s a good comment believe me). The receptionist and assistant were very friendly people, really take care of your need.
The main reason I come to Dr. Ho was because of the prior two 5-​star reviews and most importantly THIS PLACE ACCEPT METLIFE DENTAL INSURANCE. My bill came out less than what my friends paid for their wisdom teeth, worth considering if you have Metlife and didn’t want to break the bank.
My experience with pulling teeth, which Dr. Ho said it’s real easy where no cut necessary, he literally spent 3 minutes removing both teeth, with perfect force and speed. After I get home, I only took two pain killers for the next 12 hours, stopped bleeding, and almost felt like I didn’t visit the office and I can start eating food as I used to, with caution.
I highly recommend this place along with Dr. Claire Ho (my dentist) in Marina Del Ray. I grow up absolutely hate to visit dentist, after recent experiences in this area there’s no reason to be afraid visiting dentist.

All his staff were very caring and considerate. I mentioned that the office was a little chilly and someone ran to fetch me two blankets. One woman even offered to pick up my prescriptions for me while I was in surgery. She took down my insurance info and credit card number. I had ibuprofen waiting for me as soon as I got out of the chair.
The surgery:
Well, there’s not really much I can say. One second, I closed my eyes, the next, I was awake and all my wisdom teeth were gone. I didn’t feel much (if any) pain the rest of the day. I haven’t even needed the vicodin so far, either. Experienced minimal facial swelling (you can’t even tell). Keep in mind that everyone’s post-​operative experiences will vary depending on the level of impaction. As far as I can say, I am in 0 pain 36 hours after surgery.
My only recommendation for future patients would be to arrive 15 minutes prior to your appointment to fill out paperwork. It’s right next to the airport so there’s always traffic at any time of the day. My appointment was at 9 am so I hit rush hour traffic as well.