Steven K. Cook, DDS

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Kenneth Cook and Dr. Steven Cook since 1969. I’ve grown up with Susan and Dr. Steven Cook and their families. I can’t imagine going anywhere else. It’s like coming home when I go to the dentist and they are the best!!!

I have had a fear of the dentist for most of my life… but now I have found the office of Dr Cook and it’s all changed. Every member of the office is friendly and attentive. I have been seen by both dentists and they are equally great. I have never had to wait long and and the work I have had done has been quick and painless.
The best dental office ever!!!

I love this dental office! They have been keeping my teeth healthy for decades. I have a veneer on my front tooth but I can’t even remember which one because Dr. Cook did such a great job. Susan is the best hygienist and I recently got a great cleaning from her daughter who also works in the office now. Reyna and Jessica couldn’t be better administrators and never let you miss an appointment. Beautiful, state of the art and friendly office that is worth the drive even after I moved to South Bay. They are simply the best!

I have been getting my teeth cleaned by Susan, (Dr. Cooks sister) who has been my dental hygienist for close to twenty five years.
She is amazingly good. She is so through, absolutely the best I have ever been to. She does such a good job and can point out something small so I can take care of it before it becomes a huge expensive problem.
Highly recommend this office. Thanks

I grew up at this office (I’ve been going here 44 years) and I won’t consider going anywhere else. My teeth are clean and I was well taken care of. Everyone is professional and the office is top notch.

I love Lucy and her mom! The service here is beyond excellent. Most dental offices have a cold, uninviting ambiance. :) They really do a great job at making me feel at home.

This is hands down the best dentist office I’ve ever been to. It had been a few years since I have visited the dentist (due to a small dental phobia that I’m sure plenty of people have), but the staff here is excellent!
The hygienist, Lucy was so nice, professional, and most importantly, very good at her job! She had a very warm and comforting demeanor, and my teeth looked great when she was done.
Dr. Cook without a doubt was the best dentist I have ever visited. He was very personable and explained each step of the procedure very well — which put me at ease.
The other hygienist, Susan, was also very nice. Gloria, the dental assistant, and the rest of the staff were great, too.
Safe to say I’ve found a new home and already have my next appointment scheduled! Can’t wait to tell all my friends about this office!

100% recommended. Tried them for the first time today and I’m definitely making them my full time hygienist & dentist. Extremely friendly and wonderful at explaining their practice.

Been coming here for 15+ years. The Cooks are wonderful people and darn good dentists.
You feel like family when you are here as well as getting A+ service. This is rare anywhere, especially L.A.

First time here and I was super impressed. The hygienist Lindsey gave me the most thorough cleaning I’ve ever had. Dr Cook is very personable and warm. Am definitely recommending this office to all my friends.

I came here today for my first cleaning with them and it was spectacular! I hate going to the dentist — it’s my «thing» in life I always know I have to do but I always dread. My old dentist (who I liked — Dr. Feist, in case you can’t come here for insurance purposes) stop taking my insurance so I was forced to find a new place. A coworker of mine recently started going here and so I took the plunge.
The hygienist, Susan, was AMAZING! She was friendly, sincere, and walked me through all the steps she was taking. She really took the time to make sure I was comfortable and give me an honest evaluation of my teeth. I cannot stress how wonderful she was and I actually left feeling GOOD about coming back. Dr. Cook was also very friendly and considerate. For those of us who cringe at the thought of coming to the dentist, do yourself a favor and come here! I’ll see you in six months!
Friendly staff, clean office, appointment was on time — what more can you ask for?
Thanks Susan & Dr. Cook!

This place makes me excited to come to the dentist. Everyone is so nice, and my teeth always come out super sparkly. Rena at the front desk is amazing, and his sister Susan always asks (and remembers!) how I’m doing and what I’m up to. A lot of my friends are LA transplants and I tell them to come here for dental work. Btw… I live in the Valley and come out here, it’s that good! Thanks Dr. Cook & team!
Word to the wise: Parking can be tricky; give yourself a little time.

Started seeing Dr. Ken Cook in 1976.
Started seeing Dr. Steve around 1998.
The crown I got done in Utah years ago is good but the color never quite matched.
Dr Steve’s work is the best in my mouth.

I recently had to have two front caps replaced. I freaked! I should have never jumped off a moving car at age 14, but I did. I have had to have my front caps replaced over 3 times in my life. It is a very grueling event for me. As I tend to always break my temporary’s and end up driving to the dentist a couple (four) times during the process.
My partner had been using Dr. Steven Cook for years and swears by he and his sister, Susan, who have been running this family business for years (not that they are old, but they are very knowledgeable and detailed). I had been using Susan for 3 or 4 years for my cleanings and was always happy after I left.
I visited Dr. Cook and he told me that not only had the piece of toffee from the Farmers Market at Third/​Fairfax had a part in chipping my current cap, but that I also needed a Dental Implant. He recommended another trusted doctor to perform this procedure and said he could put on new caps in 6 months after it had healed. I had the implant surgery and returned to Dr. Cook after the healing period. Not only did he fit me with temporary’s that did NOT break but he also fitted me with two perfect caps! And matched the color perfectly. I am 5+ stars happy with the overall experience.
I do not live close to there office, as I am in Hollywood, but I will ALWAYS drive to see them with ANY Dental concerns. They are a diamond in the rough. I highly recommend a visit to see them with any dental concerns.

Dentists, so hard to find good ones! I went here due to a recommendation from a friend. Boy was she right, I really had a pleasant experience here!
First off people on the phone to make reservation was super nice, and super helpful. They explained to me where to park or not to park (street meters worked fine), and how to find the office.
I had to call about three weeks in advance, so make sure to call ahead! It’s always a good sign when a dentist is booked up for awhile!
I went for a regular clean, and the hygenist was super nice, friendly, and really good at her work. She explained everything she was doing in detail, and even let me see the xray results in person while she explained everything.
Dr. Cook was also super friendly, he came in and examined my teeth post cleaning ot make sure everything was a ok. I got out of there with no cavities! yay!
Insurance: they take Delta Denta, especially the UCLA one, so great for us students. I just paid a copay of $ 25, and the rest is being billed to the insurance company.
Goodie bag: They also even give you a goodie bag of small toothpaste, floss, and a toothbrush! I’d come back here again!

This is the only dentist I’ve ever been to in my 28 years and it’ll be the only dentist my family will ever go to. The original Dr. Cook, Steve’s dad was the sweetest man in the world and he definitely passed that on to his kids.
This is the only story you need to know to tell you how great these people are: I was getting veneers which was a two appointment job. First Steve filed down my teeth and gave me my temporaries. He quite clearly told me no hard food. Of course, I disobeyed and broke of part of my temporary. I called the office and they listed an emergency number: Steve’s home number. Right away, Steve got back to me. I came in on Friday (a day that the office is usually closed) at 8am. Steve, Susan, and Rena were all there to greet me and right away Steve got to work. I noticed that no one was coming in and Susan was just sitting there. I asked when the next patient was coming and they said I was their one and only today. Unbeknownst to me, Steve had had emergency gallbladder surgery earlier that week and had taken the whole week off. When he heard about my broken temporary, he didn’t want to leave me with that over the weekend so he had his sister, Susan drive him all the way from Thousand Oaks (Steve wasn’t allowed to drive yet after surgery) to the office in Santa Monica just to see me. Rena the receptionist even came in too just to answer the phone. The whole staff came in for 2 hours just to see me!
The Cook family is like our second family. Do yourself a favor and come on in. You won’t regret it.

I have seen a few bad dentists in my life, and I had a decent one as a teenager. Dr. Steven Cook, and his entire staff, are by far the best I’ve ever seen. They came highly recommended by a co-​worker and I have been happy with my dentist ever since. You know how some receptionists can be short and snippy? Well the receptionist here (who has been there as long as I’ve been going, which is around 8 years) is kind and welcoming. Genuine smiles and helpfulness everywhere. The hygienist is gentle, sweet as pie and makes the entire regular checkup a pleasure. I’m also very skittish about getting a lot of x-​rays taken, so in addition to having newer technology (less radiation), they are very low pressure when I say I’d rather wait another visit or two to get check-​up x-​rays. I always feel informed, but never pressured to do something. The other benefit of that is that I know that if I ever really need something, I can 100% trust them to tell me if I urgently need it. The well-​being of the patient is always placed above making money here and consequently, so many of their patients are as loyal as they come. I wish more businesses operated this way.
And Dr. Cook is a kind man as well, and great at his job as well. I had a filling that was deteriorating (not his original work, btw), and he let me know that I probably had more years left with it as it was, but his suggestion was to start thinking about a crown. No pressure, just something to think about. A year later I got it done and it was fit perfectly the first time. One year after that, not one issue with it.
If you are looking for a good dentist, look no further, I’d be surprised if it got any better than this.

After going to a dentist and being told I needed to repair several fillings and needed a full scaling done on my entire mouth. ($ 3000.00) I deceided to get a second opinion and went to see Dr. Cook. After seeing Dr Cook and getting a full examination of my mouth with x rays. He determined that my teeth and gums were healthy and I didnt need any further work done at this time.
My over all experience with dentist has not been good at all. After seeing Dr. Cook I will look no further.
Honest, friendly, and an over all great experience.
Thank you Dr. Cook and Staff for all your help.

My experiences with dentists were so bad, I didn’t visit a dentist for 13 years. About four years ago, I had a toothache so bad I couldn’t avoid going any longer. Friends who used to live in L.A. recommended Dr. Cook. quite enthusiastically. Actually, that’s an understatement. «If we could afford to fly back to L.A. to go to the dentist, we’d do it, just to see Dr. Cook,» they said. They live in Tallahassee now, so this seemed like a serious recommendation.
Anyway, I went, trembling in my boots, scared to see a dentist after it had been so long, scared PERIOD because dentists, in my experience, were just scary. I was immediately set at ease by Susan, the hygienist, who is Dr. Cook’s sister. They have an amazing rapport, and seem to genuinely enjoy working together. Susan promised that I could stop at any point in the cleaning if I couldn’t deal. It ended up taking two appointments to get my teeth clean (the person after me had cancelled) but I made it through to the end. Susan was gentle, and explained everything she was doing. She was also great fun, and would have been fun to chat with if I’d been able to have a conversation.
Then Dr. Cook arrived, pronounced me cavity-​free (after 13 years… actually, I think that’s both luck and genetics), but did need to do some work on my front teeth. I’d had bonding to repair some scarring due to a childhood injury when my little brother smashed me in the mouth with a toy truck. Even though I had to come back to the office for a second visit, I was much less apprehensive, and Dr. Cook was wonderful. Friendly, professional, very gentle, and zero flak about me not having been to a dentist in a decade and a half. The experience was so positive, I went back for my 6 month appointment… and even looked forward to it.
The highest recommendation I can give, though, is that I took my twin (then four) year old daughters to see Dr. Cook, and continue to take them there. Though Dr. Cook is not a pediatric dentist, he is everything you’d wish for – very approachable, explains what’s happening, makes the visit a pleasant experience. Susan is amazing, gives the kids lots of positive reinforcement and praise, and makes them smile. I wouldn’t say my daughter look forward to their dental appointments, but neither do they approach them with the cold dread I remember having for those visits as a kid.
So, all that was a long way around to saying: Best. Dentist. Ever. (And without Susan, none of it happens. Bravo to the most gentle hygienist ever.) Try Dr. Cook, whether you’re phobic like I was, or an old dental pro. I promise you won’t regret it, and that you’ll be back.

What more can you say, I’ve been going to this same family operated dental office for about 30 years?
First it was Dr. Steve’s father Kenneth R Cook DDS a wonderful guy, who I started seeing when he was on 2362 Westwood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90 064, the old phone 310−475−8529 still connects to the new office.
I’ve always enjoyed how much attention to detail they show. As well as careful and meticulous too!
Now Dr. Steve has moved his offices to a spacious open, bright cheery place in the city of Santa Monica at 2901 Wilshire Blvd, 310−829−4335. If you get a chance ask him about the «designer crown» story. ;-)
Susan the dental hygienist is great, sometimes she has flavored toothpaste to use after the cleaning, ask what the flavors of the day are! She always gets my mouth to feel super clean!
If you go, don’t forget to say hi to Rena at the front office too!