Dennis H Lee, DDS

This was my second time going to Dr. Lee for wisdom tooth extraction. I had one out the first time and two out today. I cannot say enough good things about my experience, both times! No pain during the extraction, I have no swelling, and I have very little pain right now (and this was at noon today). Dr. Lee does a great job of putting people at ease and explaining what he’s going to do. And all of the staff are lovely as well.
One more time and I’ll be wisdom teeth free: D

This review is for Dr. Pong only. I wish I could give my experience less than one star. I went in for a consultation, hoping to schedule wisdom tooth removal. I very clearly stated on my chart that I am allergic to penicillin, and have had issues with fainting after receiving local anesthesia in the past. Dr. Pong essentially told me what I already knew: one of my wisdom teeth is sideways, the bottom two are painful and infected. He kept going back and forth about how many teeth I needed removed, and in what order, which was already unsettling.
Then, when discussing sedation options, he said that he generally works on «healthy teenagers who aren’t very nervous,» and that because of my need for IV sedation (which is listed on the practice’s website as a speciality) and my history with local anesthesia, he did not feel comfortable doing the procedure. He very condescendingly explained that «there are people who work in hospitals and put people to sleep for a living» (no way!), and then basically said good luck finding someone to do the procedure. I tried asking for advice on where to look and was simply told to «try the residency programs.» No referral, and no real answer as to the severity of my infection.
At the end of my very short visit, Dr. Pong wrote me a prescription for a mouthwash and an antibiotic — after he handed me the prescriptions he said, «oh wait! you’re allergic to that!» and quickly wrote another without explaining to me what the new prescription was for.
Maybe this place is great if you’re a healthy teenager with no nerves, but my experience was terrible. I don’t even feel comfortable taking the antibiotic he prescribed. I felt like I was talking to a nervous first-​year resident, not a supposedly-​experienced medical professional.

Dr Dennis H Lee is quite possibly the most trusted and well respected oral surgeon in Chinatown. I had my gum contouring procedure completed about a year ago. During my consultation, Dr Lee was very thorough and patient. In the days following the procedure, he stayed in contact via email to advise on wound healing/​management– even offering me a medicated oral rinse after I experienced some issues with a canker sore.
I only realized the true expertise and world class care Dr Lee had provided me when I had a consultation with my orthodontist today. My orthodontist said whoever decided on my course of treatment for the wisdom teeth area maintenance was one smart cookie as most oral surgeons would have said «pull the teeth out.» But, Dr Lee apparently gave me a solution that 1– relieved the pain I was experiencing and 2-​allowed me to keep my wisdom teeth!
Basically, Dr Lee received totally unsolicited praise from a separate, non acquainted orthodontist and I am forever grateful to Dr Lee for his care!
P. s. My father, sister, and aunt go to Dr Lee with their most complicated extractions and oral surgeries. I am the fourth in my family to be Dr Lee’s patient. He is clearly precise, efficient, and very effective. We hope he never retires.

The review is for Dr. Pong.
I had wisdom tooth in lower jaw extraction with him. Before the surgery, I was super nervious because I had heard countless stories with painful and miserable experience.
Dr. Pong was patient and kept calming me down. He explained every step clearly and executed the surgery precisely and efficiently. The whole process took about 30 – 40 mins. I didn’t feel any pain and didn’t even realize that he had completed the surgery. I was amazed!
After surgery, the nurse called to follow up my case. The wound healed smoothly in a week. I also went back to remove stitches as scheduled. I was really satisfied with the whole experience. The only thing is that it was competitive to make appointment. But Dr. Pong is highly recommended for his professional practice!

I very very very rarely review anything. Ive needed to have my wisdom teeth removed for some time now, and just procrastinated. Its always tough finding a new doctor or vet or dentist, and even some who get great reviews I sometimes dont mesh with. My experience with Dr Lee is one of the best ive ever had with a medical professional. He is very well liked as you can see by all of the 5 star reviews and for a very good reason. I wont attempt to comment on his surgical skills which are impressive, because lets face it. Ive only had one oral surgeon remove my wisdom teeth, and likely youll be in the same boat. Where Dr Lee shines is as a person. Too many Doctors are just so damn busy and arrogant, they treat you like a number, its in and out as quickly as possible, have a problem call the office. From the moment Dr. Lee walked in I knew this was a special type of Dr. Nice, friendly, funny, comforting, reassuring, are just a handful of the adjectives that ANYONE would apply to Dr Lee within a minute of talking to him. Its one thing to have a good doctor/​dentist, and yes their primary role is to provide top notch care and treatment. Its a real TREAT when you find a great doctor who has all of the medical skills and know how but also phenomenal bedside manner, and just generally great people skills. I have been in constant contact with Dr lee since my procedure (i dont follow directions very well and went and screwed up a blood clot and got dry socket, yea i suck…) and he has just been absolutely wonderful to deal with every step of the way. Ive had a few questions and he gets back to me faster than i ever got back to the girl i had a crush on in high school. Thank you Dr. Lee!

I couldn’t recommend Dr. Lee more highly to anyone who needs to get their wisdom teeth removed!!! I got all 4 wisdom teeth removed 2 days ago and have had no swelling at all and very minimal pain. Dr. Lee is kind, attentive and funny. He makes sure you are very relaxed before the procedure and follows up with a personal email the night of the surgery to make sure you are doing okay. So glad that I read the reviews on here and went to Dr. Lee for my wisdom teeth :)

Absolutely the best experience I’ve had at a medical office. My Dr. was Dr. Pong. He was professional, funny, and helpful.
If you are looking for a great oral surgeon, I would go here.
Troy

I had my wisdom teeth taken out by Dr. Lee and I loved him, very very gentle, caring understanding and patient. I can’t tell you enough how much I dislike going to the dentist… ever! It’s not them, it’s me. I just don’t like the tools that they use, the pleasure of sitting on that chair, the pain, discomfort, everything. So just imagine myself going to an oral surgeon… wow it took a lot of courage (I was dying in fear). Everyone was telling me once you go, have them all taken out because you would not want to go back. Actually, after my experience with Dr. Lee, I don’t mind doing it again the second time if I have to take one more wisdom out. It was pretty quick, easy and a successful operation. My tooth was impacted and super deep, it was scary that’s why I have been putting it off since forever! I thought it was impossible to remove, but with the anesthesia, the laughing gas that made me relax and kind of put me to sleep but aware AND the magic of Dr. Lee… it was a success! Thank you so much for being my hero. I’m glad I did it.

Had all four wisdom teeth removed. All office personnel were friendly and helpful and were able to squeeze me in on a Friday. Dr. Lee was incredibly friendly and I felt absolutely nothing. Had my earbuds in during the whole procedure and it was over in nearly 30 minutes. Would absolutely recommend him to anyone looking for pain free wisdom teeth removal. W

Thank you Dr. Pong! He did such a good job, it was a painless experience. It was quicker than I expected. He checks on the patient through email a day after their surgery. Amazing surgeon! Two thumbs up Through this experience, I would highly recommend Dr. Pong, and I would definitely go back to him to get my second set of wisdom teeth removed

Dr. Lee is one of those wonderful doctors that, once found, you should never let go of. He explains everything you ask and lets you know exactly what your options are.
I had a very quick extraction of a broken tooth that I had never gotten removed. Preparation (which includes some gas and anesthetics) took 10 – 15 minutes, operation took 3 minutes.
Dr. Lee’s assistants also check in with you at night. Very thoughtful office, would recommend to anyone.

I waited for half a year to write this review just to be sure that I’m not misleading any of my fellow Unilocalers. Dr. Lee is absolutely amazing!!! He’s super funny, chill, and most importantly he knows exactly how to save you from pain. I would definitely recommend him to my family, friends, fellow Unilocalers, and future kids… I praise you Dr. Lee!

THANK YOU Dr. Lee and his amazing wife. I wouldn’t say my procedure was entirely painless but what surprised me the most was the healing process when the anesthesia was gone — barely hurts considering how impacted my teeth were.
Thank you for being SOOO patient no matter how hectic your schedule was. Will go back for the other two wisdom teeth for sure!

Dr. Dennis Lee is the most wonderful doctor! He understood how nervous I was and explained everything throughly along with answer all the questions I had. He explained to me how my teeth are based off the X-​rays they took. He put me on laughing gas to ease my nerves while preparing. He then began to shoot my gums with lidocaine. He waited until I was fully numb in the mouth to begin. The extraction was quick and painless. Overall the extraction took no less than 15 – 20 minutes. It was a surprisingly quick procedure. I would highly recommend Dr. Lee to anyone of my friends. He has quick the sense of humor too which is always a plus!

Definitely 5-​Star! Dennis is the best! No pain, no puffy face, nothing to worry about. I sent my husband to Dennis as a test for me. He had his top wisdom teeth extracted on both sides. He assured me it’s painless as everyone says here. And it was true. I had my first tooth extraction here. How lucky that I found this place. Highly recommend to anyone in need. You’ll experience the same!

Dr. Lee is amazing as he is funny! My collegues and friends all got referred to him by their dentists’ and I highly recommend him as well. He’s very catering and caring to your needs. He will go beyond to make you feel at ease and to ensure that your procedures and your healing process go smoothly with the least possible pain. I had all 2 of wisdom teeth extracted and there was minimal swollen I’m kind of sad I won’t need to see him again but that’s probably a good thing.

Really just as painless an experience as everyone else here had and the price can’t be beat. This review is for my wife. She actually was scared to go in the first time I scheduled an appointment for her, but don’t be put off by the setting. The dentists are super friendly and professional and amazing. The desk staff can be a little abrupt but again, don’t get fazed by the unimportant stuff. My wife put a song on her headphones and had 2 teeth out before the song was ½ way finished, with no pain. This is for wisdom teeth that have been impacted and problematic for several years.
In the end she didn’t even need the pain medication she went home with and she healed up very fast. I can’t say enough good things about her experience here and at a price that beats everyone else.

Dr. Lee is hand down the best oral surgeon in the city. I had my tooth implant done at Dr. Lee’s. He is thorough, caring, patient and professional the whole way through.
Before going to Dr. Lee’s, I had research for more than 2 years and saw a number of dentists and oral surgeon for advice. Tooth implants is a scary process, it takes more than a year to complete an implant. It’s also very expensive and the surgeons that i had met with really worried me so i had pushed it off until my cousin recommended me to Dr. Lee’s (who by the way is in the dental business). I’m so glad that I did!
After I gotten my lifeless tooth taken out, I had to wait about 4 months before having the implant. The implant procedure itself took probably less than 30 minutes. I had anticipated a lot pain post procedure and to my surprise, I was able to eat! Dr. Lee checked in with me that night to make sure i was feeling alright — hard to find a good medical professional that does this in NYC! I can’t say enough good things about this place and Dr. Lee. What a gem!

I usually don’t write reviews, but I have to highly recommend Dr. Pong! Just got two wisdom teeth removed, the entire process took less than an hour and was completely painless. The staff was super friendly and very helpful.
I had a scheduled wisdom teeth extraction today with another dentist but didn’t follow up because of the high, unexplained cost and a really rude staff. I didn’t want to continue seeing a dentist who seemed uncaring and money-​hungry.
Luckily Dr. Pong and his office were the complete opposite and really seemed to have my best interest in mind! I got quoted a very reasonable price and also didn’t get charged for the X-​Ray after telling the nurse I had already gotten an X-​Ray at the other dentist’s office and didn’t know if my insurance will cover a second one. Dr. Pong was really detailed in explaining what was happening to my teeth and easy to talk to. The other dentist who I didn’t see told me the procedure would be difficult because of the nerve going along my jaw, and maybe because of that he charged me a lot more. Dr. Pong was honest and told me the procedure wouldn’t be so bad because there is a lot of space between that nerve and my teeth, and showed me on the X-​Ray.
I was so glad to have gotten my teeth pulled on the same day as well, no hassle with a second trip! The entire procedure was so quick and painless, a few shots to numb the mouth and some laughing gas. I left with a explanation on how to take care of my mouth, a pamphlet with the same information, prescriptions to pain killers, and a decent amount of gauze for my mouth.
Shout out again to the super friendly and personable staff there, and although it’ll be Chinese New Years and most of the staff will be off for the holiday, I was told to not hesitate to contact Dr. Pong with any questions, and was given his email. I have a scheduled quick follow up next week as well to make sure everything is ok.
Again, it was so nice to see a medical staff genuinely caring about a patient.

Talk about a painless procedure. My periodontist said I had to get all four of my wisdom teeth out and he suggest Dr. Lee and Dr. Pong. It was good call.
My review is for Dr. Pong, as he was the one who took out all 4 of wisdom teeth. I had to do it 2 separate times. Dr. Pong was very friendly doctor. He was very informative. He told what he was going do during and before the procedure, what to expect, and how to handle my teeth after the procedure was done.
Before the procedure Dr. Pong gave me some laughing gas. It was very relaxing. He then used local anesthesia on my gums. Painless. Nothing I couldn’t handle. Now, for the fun part… the extraction. It took only about 20 minutes for each procedure. I didn’t feel any pain at all. Dr. Pong did quick work. I was surprised it took that little time to pull it out. Dr. Pong will always ask how you’re doing during procedure. It was pretty cool to see my teeth getting pulled out. Haha.
After the procedure, I was sent to a resting area. The room has a bed for you to relax for little a bit until the nurses say you ready to go home. They give you an ice pack to help with the swelling. Nurses will give you more than enough gauze for the bleeding, but it stopped rather quickly.
Very satisfied with this office. Painless!!! I’ve heard from my friends that getting your wisdom teeth pulled out hurts. Pfft, man up. LoL. It didn’t hurt for me. I was okay. I just couldn’t eat for two days and I had chipmunk cheeks.
I highly recommended this office if you need an extraction.
FYI. Dr. Pong emails you to make sure you are okay after the procedure.