Angela Chow, DDS

I was tempted to only give 4 stars because the office no longer accepts my insurance (Cigna DHMO) but my daughter was so well taken care of here I have to give 5 stars! The office is beautiful! (I remember when this location was a liquor store!) It is definitely appealing to children. The exam area is open and inviting and every chair is equipped with a screen so the children can watch a movie. Dr. Chow is so sweet and seems to know exactly what to say to put their minds at ease. Her staff is also very friendly. Just an all around great place. I’d recommend this practice to anyone!

My little sister needed 2 cavities to be filled and was very nervous about getting a shot in her mouth, but luckily Dr. Chow explained that she has a laser machine called «waterlase» that would allow her to take care of the cavities without a shot or any pain. That immediately put my sister at ease and she was able to go through with the procedure without any problems. I am very impressed with the fact that her machine allows for little ones to get their cavities treated without the need of a shot which is the main reason most kids fear dental treatment. I was also very impressed with Dr. Chow’s patience and the way she put my sister at ease. I’m very pleased with our visit and we will continue to see Dr. Chow for my sister’s regular cleanings.

I fell in love with this place at first. Beautiful office, very nice staff, state of the art equipment, and seemed fantastic with my then 3 year old. On our 3^rd visit, she had told me that on our 2^nd visit they noticed a cavity in my sons teeth, which I found odd because she didn’t tell me or my husband about it. She wanted to fill it, so I asked to see the x-​rays. She put them in front of me and said that I wouldn’t be able to see it on his x-​rays because it’s sooo small, but it does need to be filled, then she proceeded to bring out another child’s x-​rays and show me what cavities on x-​rays look like (Does HIPPA not apply for dental offices???). Ok, fantastic, but show me my own childs x-​rays. After questioning this she offered to wait on filling it (which is good, because there was no way it was going to happen at that point!). Beyond this, there are a few eccentricities that did not sit right with me. On our first visit, she pulled out a picture of what she called «sugar bugs,» basically rotting teeth, and explained to our 3 year old that it was very important that he brush his teeth or the sugar bugs would eat through them. I understand that it’s important to brush your teeth, but I really don’t appreciate what I would consider scare tactics with a 3 year old. An 11 year old that refuses to brush, maybe; their brains are developed enough to understand cause and effect, but a 3 year old, who’s parents are the ones that are actually responsible for brushing his teeth it’s unnecessary. Needless to say, we’re dentist shopping at the moment. Hopefully we can find one that is a little less shady.

My son had his first time dentist appointment today and it went very well. I know it’s very important to choose a good childern dentist, especially for little one’s first time. I’m so glad that I found and chose Dr. Chow. She and her staff are very patient and caring.

I just took my 2 kids to see Dr. Chow today for their first dental visit and it was a great experience! The office is VERY clean and organized, so organized that our appointment was only 40 minutes– and that included the wait time! The staff is warm and welcoming and Dr. Chow explained everything she was going to do in «kid talk» which put my children at ease. There was Disney décor everywhere and each chair in the office has television screens where movies play while they kids get their teeth cleaned. All in all, Dr. Chow and her staff are wonderful and I highly recommend this office for all of your pediatric dental needs!

Have been coming with Dr Chow for two years now, she is an excellent doctor, patient and takes the time to cater to my 5 year old. Explains in great 5 year old lil persons detail how to care for his teeth. My kids love going to the dentist thanks to her and my 3 year old dtr who was traumatized by her previous dentist now looks forward to her appointments.

Dr. Chow’s staff enjoys caring for patients. The facility is like a new home with the latest technology.
I run my own practice, and like that Dr. Chow let’s her competent staff run the office.

Dr. Angela is amazing she knows just how to handle children she has a very sweet soft personality which is a great quality to have when your a pediatric dentist. My daughter loves going to this office! The atmosphere is great and very kid friendly I never wait more than a few minutes which is awesome when you have very active children. The office itself is very clean and well maintained and the staff was great they knew exactly how to treat my daughter so that she had a good experience at the dentist! I recommend them 101%

I happened upon Dr. Angela online, explored her website and figured we would try her, given her impressive credentials. I’m so happy we did! Her office is new, clean and nicely tailored for the little people. She has toys in the waiting room, kids can watch movies while getting teeth cleaned and in the xray room, and she lets them select a toy from the goodie basket at each visit. But more importantly, she is professional, makes you feel like she has all the time in the world for any questions, and has great skills with kids to be able to get them to open up and submit to an exam and cleaning. I would highly recommend her to anyone in the area.

This Dental office is awesome and I wish that they weren’t only a pediatric office because who wouldn’t want their teeth cleaned while they are watching TV? My sons and daughter like it here, the staff make it fun and easy for them and speak in their language. Dr. Angela has an enormous amount of patience (I seriously don’t know how she does it). During our visits the whole staff is always professional and happy to help.
Definitely recommend this office to everyone!

My kids love going to see Dr. Angela! The office is beautiful and spacious with plenty of toys and tvs to keep the little ones busy and distracted. Dr. Angela is AMAZING with kids and takes the time to explain everything she is doing. My 4 year old actually gets excited when its time to visit the dentist even when my nephew received treatment he never even realized he was given a shot which is as awesome as it gets.
I never wait for more then a few minutes, the staff is friendly, the office is clean and up to date and most importantly we feel welcomed.

I absolutely love this dentist. Dr. Chow is great with the kids. I’ve had nightmare experiences with other «pediatric dentist» who had no clue how to interact with children. Dr. Chow goes out of her way yo make the kids feel at ease. I have been taking my kids to her since she opened and wouldn’t change for anything… would recommend to everyone. The kids love her and her office. The staff are friendly and accommodating. I really have nothing but good things to say about Dr. Chow, her staff,& her office.

I just had the worst experience with this office. Every single employee that works there doesn’t seem to know what they are doing. Do not go here!
My daughter was seen about a month ago by the Dr. Chow, who seems like a good dentist, and was recommended to be put under anesthesia for her treatment. After her appointment, I had to call several times to give my daughter’s health insurance information and was even misinformed by Andrea to call the anesthesiologist directly to provide my health insurance. This was strange and a big waste of time to hear from the anesthesiologist that the dental office should be taking the insurance info themselves. So, I notified the office and spoke with Andrea again and was never given an apology. She told me it was a misunderstanding on my part and she would send the insurance herself. 3 weeks later, I called because I didn’t hear back and and was told they still have not received a response from insurance because my insurance only accepts requests via mail and it may take longer than usual. So, I called my insurance and was told they receive requests via email or fax only and have not received a request from my dentist. After hearing this I immediately called the office and asked to speak with the office manager. Marina answered and advised me that the dentist, Dr. Chow, would call me later that day. I told her how upset I was and how my daughter is now in pain since she has not been treated, still no apology. Later that day I received a call from Marina, not the doctor, indicating she followed up with the insurance and will need to wait for a response. Also, she stated I can pay out of pocket for my daughters treatment if she really needs it now. RIDICULOUS! I could not believe this. Never in my life I have dealt with such horrible service!

She is kind and gentle and professional. Great office and staff. I pay out of pocket for her services because she is worth it.

I was determined that my 3 year old’s first dental visit be a positive experience, so I made numerous phone calls and read various reviews on different pediatric dentists. Since I didn’t know anyone with actual first-​hand experience, I felt a bit tentative making the appointment with their office but I would have felt that way with any dentist for the first time. Fortunately, my apprehension was unnecessary.
The visit was intentionally scheduled for a Tuesday, as suggested by the lady who made the appointment so that her first visit wouldn’t be on a busy day, and that the doctor could spend the appropriate amount of time with my child. Parking was easy, there was only one other patient when we arrived, sign in/​up took less than 5 minutes and my daughter (who hadn’t yet had her nap that day) happily waited while watching a kid’s movie on their waiting room TV. Everyone was helpful and friendly, no problems at all.
The part that I truly appreciate is that, during the x-​rays, checkup, and cleaning, Dr. Angela and Andrea were both very good at explaining each step to my daughter before they did anything and even let her touch some things. My daughter was very relaxed and actually enjoyed the visit (which means I did too!!!). This place is definitely a keeper, we’ve already scheduled her next appointment.

I brought my kids & I will continue to bring them here. This office is VERY peaceful & pleasant. The Dentist & all of her employees are great. This office does not overbook their patients, they take their time with each child.

Ugh. I do not like this place. Here are some specific reasons why:
— They do a horrible, horrible job of explaining the justification for various procedures. For example, they’ll ask if you’d like your child to have X with his procedure, for an additional $ 75 (I’m just making up the numbers). So you decline, since they’ve given you no reason whatsoever to believe that X is valuable or helpful. Only after you’ve declined do they say, «Oh, this is actually really important to prevent Y, and your insurance will probably cover it.» Well, great – but why on Earth didn’t you mention that in the first place? I have never been anywhere where the staff were so friendly but still managed to be so unhelpful, by simply withholding necessary information.
— I once called and said that my son had an appointment with Dr. Chow that needed to be rescheduled. At first, the receptionist said that Dr. Chow was busy doing a procedure and I would have to call back. I said, «Really, just to schedule an appointment? Can’t you do that?» At which point the receptionist caught up with reality and said that yes, she could reschedule the appointment, and when would we like to come? Heaven knows what kind of run-​around I might have ended up with if I hadn’t reminded her of her job.
— Dr. Chow once offered to do an expensive repair job on one of my son’s baby teeth. It wasn’t a root canal or anything, he didn’t have a cavity, just a tiny chip off one of the corners, strictly cosmetic. And it was a tooth he was set to lose in about four months. Naturally, I turned her down. She asked with a sort of hopeful tone that gave me the sense that she was fishing and she knew it.
With all of the above, I feel like I have to be on my guard every time I go in or even call. I have no confidence in anyone there to do their job correctly or volunteer enough information for me to make informed decisions. Every interaction with them is – pardon the expression – like pulling teeth.

I have nothing but great things to say about Dr. Chow and staff. I can’t believe no one else posted a positive unfiltered review. I’ve been taking my kids to her for about a year now. All appointments were great positive experiences for my kids.
In regards to negative review, all procedures but preventive dental care has a copay. I too have a PPO with great options and benefits but understand certain procedures require a small co pay. There nitrous charge is a lot less than other pediatric dentist’s I’ve been too. Well, it must have been a bad day for the Unilocal reviewer and office staff that particular day, so don’t let that negative review miss the opportunity to give your child a truly caring pediatric dentist.
Here is a summary of the great things about this practice:
— Facility looks new, modern and very clean. It has magazines and toys/​books for the children. All the latest dental equipment and a TV for your child to watch while getting work on.
–Open from Monday to Saturday. One time, Dr. Chow was very flexible with her own schedule when my son needed emergency same day dental work.
–Dr. Chow treats my three kids, ages 4, 8, 15, like there were her own. She is very patient, caring, and knows how to gently and tactfully administer the not so nice shot or drill. And your allowed to sit right next to your child during the whole procedure.
–She graduated from Colombia University specializing in pediatric dentistry.
Lastly, she is a true professional and goes out of her way for the kids and I definitely recommend going to her.

I was referred to Dr. Chow from my family dentist because my 6 year old had a bad cavity that required a crown. She was in a lot of pain and they were able to take us the same day. We had a great experience here. The staff is caring and friendly (and yes, a little talkative, but it didn’t bother me), the facility is clean and the equipment is state of the art. But most importantly is the dentist. Dr. Angela is competent, gentle and kind. We have been back three times and my daughter had a total of 2 crowns and 3 cavities filled, full x-​rays, cleaning and sealants without any trauma. The doctor is comfortable with parents being in the room during procedures which made all the difference in the world for both myself and my daughter. They were very up front with me about what I would have to pay for and what my insurance covered, which I really appreciated and they worked hard to make sure I was getting all the benefit from my insurance that I could and that I understood everything. I simply will not be taking my children anywhere else. Dr. Angela is hands down the best pediatric dentist in the area. She has impressive training and credentials and is truly caring. She gets kids, she gets parents.

The problem with this place is that they probably won’t be around very long. It’s a beautiful office, with state of the art equipment. However, the dentists and assistants are soooo laxidasical… even my teenage daughter picked up on the fact that they really really really didn’t care about what she was telling them… and they turned down $ 300+ in insurance payments and a good regular patient because I was $ 15 short on a $ 35 co-​pay one day… We have a great dental PPO insurance and we can go anywhere we want — we thought we’d try this one out.
First and most obvious problem: The lady at the front desk (the older one) can’t stop talking. She’s nice enough, but she is so random. Seriously! I know way too much about this lady… her kids, where she shops. ugh just let people sit and wait in the waiting room — we don’t come to the dentist to converse with people.
So anyway, we got my daughter x-​rays, exam and cleaning, and a couple of sealants, and my insurance covered it all (about $ 250). My daughter was found to have a cavity — so we made an appointment for this. Nobody at the office told me I had a share of cost for this — so I showed up at the appointment somewhat unprepared. I had $ 20 with me and the share of cost was $ 35. I told the front office lady (Ms. Talkative) that I could give her $ 20 and bring the other $ 15 in a couple of days. She said no, but that she would check. She then proceeded to tell me about the higher prices if my daughter got laughing gas (more money, more share of cost). I told her my daughter would probably need the gas, but regardless, if the share of cost is more than $ 20 on THAT day, I would have to reschedule.
Well, Ms. Blabbermouth went back to talk to my daughter about it… why??? She established that my daughter did not need the laughing gas, but why did that matter? I still didn’t have the full co-​pay with me (for the price WITHOUT the laughing gas)… Maybe she thought my daughter would pressure me to pull the additional $ 15 out of my ass? Crazy lady. So, instead of billing the insurance for the filling and taking $ 20 that day and $ 15 two days later, they got NOTHING. Great business sense people… We won’t be back. We found a place that is easier to tolerate.