Yung Richard C

Have been going to Dr Yung for years and he treats everyone like family. Never have trouble getting an appointment when I need one and they are always prompt in bringing me back. Dr. Yung takes great care with my teeth and offers good eye protection for me as well as him wearing a full face mask so you can feel confident in his office’s hygiene practices. Definitely give him a shot if you’re looking for a dentist!

One of my biggest regrets of having to leave South Carolina was that I would no longer be able to go to Dr. Yung.
I come from a family background where little to no emphasis is placed on teeth hygiene. I’m not proud of it, but you can’t turn back time… But you can go to an honest, caring, friendly dentist.
I, unfortunately, had to get a root canal done despite being fresh out of college (not your usual demography for a root canal). They could tell I was super apprehensive. Let’s face it, I’m scared of going to dentists. That high pitched drill-​like sound scares me! The last time I had gone to a dentist, I had 4 teeth pulled out at once and felt like a vampire for the rest of the day (that was cool though).
At the age of 22, I humbly admitted that I was very comforted when one of the nurses (not sure if that’s the right term to refer to them) squeezed my arm and reassured me that I was brave and that I would get through it. She was there during the entire procedure. Her focus was 100% on assisting Dr. Yung and routinely she would ask me if I was doing okay, if I felt any discomfort, or if I needed anything. She was like a big sister; she really looked out for me (I wish I remembered her name!).
Dr. Yung himself is impeccable. He’s never pushed me into having my wisdom tooth pulled (random fact: I was only born with one, now I have none). He’s made gentle reminders and suggestions about how to take better care of my teeth/​gums, but that has been it. He always told me that if there was nothing wrong with the wisdom tooth, there wasn’t a huge need to pull it out.
A wise thought I wish I had remembered when I visited a dentist up in Maryland. Holy crap, I felt ripped off. Not only did the dentist in MD pretty much make me feel obligated to have the wisdom tooth pulled, during the procedure, he knock the crown off my other tooth AND he was also talking the entire time to the receptionist! There were times he wasn’t even looking into my mouth when the drill was inside!
No thanks to the above mentioned dentist, but to this day I am still scared of dentists — that is every dentist but Dr. Yung. I’ve even considered taking off work just to fly down to Dr. Yung, but of course, that’s not very feasible… Highly tempting though!
Anyway, if you’re new to the area or even looking to switch dentists, I highly, highly, with my life on the line: recommend Dr. Yung!

Dr. Yung, I’ve been going to since I was a little boy and I think he’s still good.
He actually cares about you and will do what he can to help your teeth.
Atmosphere? Great, lively, and friendly.
Service? It’s appointment only, so you get there, usually it’s not so busy so you don’t have to wait much.
If you’re getting a teeth cleaning, it’s pretty fast, but Dr. Yung does take his time and doesn’t act like a Know it all like some doctors I’ve been too.