Bo Y Jun, DDS

If I could, I would give this place no stars. I 100% agree with the 1 star reviews. I’ve had similar experiences with Dr. Bo Jun. I didn’t realize 2 of my friend’s were also clients of this practice. We shared similar notes. One of my friends is a pastor’s child and she was telling me her mom was getting suspicious/​upset with their service and the amount this place charged. Interestingly enough, I was walking in as another one of my friends was walking out just having finished a root canal procedure.
My 2 moments of clarity was (1) when they quoted me $ 10,000 for 1 dental implant. Yes, just one. I got my implant done somewhere else where they charged me $ 1,000 and (2) He claimed I had «so many» cavities. He would point out all these «cavities» on the x-​ray knowing full well that I would not be able to interpret what the x-​ray really showed. Every time I had a check-​up, there would always be 5 – 10 cavities he had to fill.
I was not going to let this guy get any more money from me, so I switched dentists. When I had my first check-​up with my new dentist, I asked him if I had any cavities. He said no. Basically he said Dr. Jun was being dishonest. He said teeth are porous and has holes, not all of them are cavities. Basically, Dr. Jun was filling all the non-​cavity holes claiming they were cavities. Thinking about this still makes me very angry.
My review is of an experience that is several years old, so hopefully this practice wised up and is walking more on the straight and narrow when they realized they may lose all their clients. Still, I would never refer this place to anyone.
Oh, and as an update, in the last several years, I’ve had maybe 1 real cavity.

I go to Jun Bo for all of my family’s dental work. They were able to work within my budget. They have high end equipment.

UPDATE: Over 10 years ago he told me I would need a root canal soon. I have been to three other dentists since… NONE of which mentioned the words ‘Root Canal’ to me. Good thing I went with my gut and didn’t trust him. I also had to get his fillings redone because he did a bad job. I asked if I needed a root canal (for the tooth that he shaved and said I would need a root canal for (see below)) and they said NO!
SHADY SHADY SHADY…
Have you gotten a ROOT CANAL BY HIM?
Guess what? So has every other person and their mother, father, brother, sister, cousin, friend, son, daughter, etc that has been there. Did he charge an arm and a leg? Surprise, Surprise.
HE REALLY NEEDS TO BE AUDITED
A couple of dentist friends told me root canals were last resort procedures & are usually done only for older people b/​c they only last ~7−10 years! My poor family and friends that are so young (junior high) ALL got root canals!
sample costs (2009): $ 2000 for root canal. $ 400 for fillings
–The dentist I go to now (2014) charges $ 80 – 100 for fillings.
–The new dentist told me that the next thing to do are NOT root canals, but rather, inlays ~$ 5 – 600 or crowns. He skips all of these because who wouldn’t want $ 2k over $ 5g (he probably charges a lot more for this procedure seeing that he charges 4−5xs the cost of a filling).
Funny how the two 5 star reviews both mentioned they got Root Canals… little do they know they probably didn’t need one or that he caused them to need one (see Hypothesis below). Yes, things are high tech because they are making a killing on overcharging people and giving EVERYONE (& their family and friends) root canals.
I grew up going to another dentist for 10 years (prior to visiting him). I had two cavities.
My mom decided to go to this new Korean dentist in town and he said I had 14 cavities… hm… fishy. I told him that was strange. He could tell I didn’t believe him and then he asked if I wanted to see the teeth pictures he took and I told him yes. By his reaction, I could tell he thought I’d say no. So he proceeded to show me the xrays and pointed to blk or white dots that he claimed were cavities… I said I didn’t have time (I didn’t trust him) so to only fill 2−3… but as he was cleaning out one tooth, he kept drilling/​shaving my tooth… I asked him why he was drilling so much (so he stopped). Almost my whole tooth was shaved away. :(
–PEOPLE, pay attention to what is done on your precious teeth…
HYPOTHESIS: the reason he may shave away your tooth is to get it in worse condition. He probably does this and then does a bad filling job — leaving a little opening — for bacteria to find its way there, so that by the next time you go in it will have gotten worse and you will be in a lot of pain… he will tell you that you will need a root canal. SHADY!
I told my mom and she said to trust him b/​c he was a family (church) friend.
So before I left town (I live 5+hrs away), I had to go to him to do some more work… he told me I would have to do a root canal soon… FISHY!!!
–I didn’t have much pain from the beginning, how could he foretell I was going to need a root canal (see above hypothesis and update above)?
I thought this was SHADY so when I got home I asked my mom what work he did on her and the rest of the family… ALL 5 of my family members got root canals as well as ALL our family friends that were going to him. My brother was in Junior High!
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND to STAY AWAY FROM THIS DENTIST.
He and his wife are heartless & selfish. They do not care about you… stealing money from people who really trust them so they can have all that extra money to buy all their expensive toys (business & personal)… no conscience!
DO NOT GET YOUR TEETH DONE HERE!!!

Wow honestly. I don’t understand how there are so many one star reviews. There is seriously something fishy going on. I’ve had nothing but good experiences at Hillcrest Family Dental. The staff was very friendly and didn’t give me any of the trouble others seemed to have experienced.
The place is extremely clean and they have multiple rooms, each with their own 40+ inch hdtv screen that shows your xrays on the spot. I think they also use them to show childrens movies when little kids are getting their teeth done. Also the main waiting room has an HDTV showing blu-​ray movies, usually Disney/​Pixar movies to keep the little ones occupied.
I’ve had multiple dentists work on me, from simple check ups to root canals and crowns and my teeth feel great, especially since I do such a horrible job taking care of them. I’ve been going here for 10+ years now and it seems that the office keeps getting more hi-​tech every year. Don’t be scared to check this place out — you get what you pay for, and you’re going to get your moneys worth here.

After seeing Unilocal reviews, I decided to called ahead at Dr. Jun Bo’s (aka. Dr. Bo Jun) dental office and asked for a quote for a first time visit with x-​rays and cleaning. A young woman quoted me at $ 150.00. I asked her to double check and she promised me this was correct and I was assured that this was a new customer rate.
I had an OK visit, I had not been to the dentist in years and this was much overdue, however no major problems were found he said I had a few very tiny cavities that he would wait to treat since they were so small (I have never had any cavities in the last 30 years, so it was surprising but it was to be expected).
When I am done with the dental visit and leaving they bring me a bill for $ 400.00! I was really upset and I had been promised a deal of $ 150.00 over the phone was the new customer fee. The woman at the front desk literally starts laughing at me, very unprofessional. She does not listen to anything I say and she charges me.
I call back in the next few days and ask for my dental records. Another immature young girl working at the desk gives me a headache with her response, «well, I have to ask the dentist, it will take many days.», OK then call me back please. Her phone call back to me explains that she will get me the records but not the x-​rays. When I go to pick up the records, they are not ready– it appears they forgot. I go through this same request routine for my dental records two more times before I get my dental records. And surprise, surprise the dental records I am given are a copy of my billing (which was never given to me when I paid) and a photograph of all my x-​rays, which is cut off and no other records, no summary, no x-​rays. It took me over a year to get these stupid, half done dental records.
If the various young girls (I think I met 5 different girls) at the front desk were fired and replaced with one knowledgeable adult it would probably make me feel better about my dental visit. As a result I left feeling like Dr. Jun Bo was amateur dentist and can’t afford competent staff and may not be worth his expensive dental services.
UPDATE: I have a new dentist, I was told I don’t need any fillings for cavities unlike Dr. Jun Bo’s recommendation. I showed my new dentist Dr. Jun Bo’s «dental records» and he said due to the lack of modern technology in Dr. Jun Bo’s office it was most likely an error in their reading of the x-​rays.

If there were a negative star option, Dr. Jun Bo would earn it. I really hope this review sheds light to his true colors. My mom found him because he was Korean and Christian so she trusted him blindly. BIG MISTAKE!
My family and my mom’s friends families all went to him for many years and we paid a hefty price tag. When we first started going to him, he lived in San Bruno, or a similar city. Now he lives in Hillsborough and his home is worth millions of dollars.
My bf’s dad is a dentist/​oral surgeon. He and many others have all said a root canal is supposed to be done in last efforts to save a tooth. It’s not and never should be the go-​to procedure; however, it’s the one surgery for dentists where they make the most profit. Dr. Jun Bo gave everyone in my family root canals within our first few trips to him, all 6 of us. He also gave root canals to my mom’s friends, friend’s families, and children.
During my first visit to him, he supposedly found 9 cavities. He filled 8 of them and drilled one of them forever which eventually turned into a root canal. A few years later, the root canal area was hurting a lot. I went to a dentist and he told me there was an infection. He put me on antibiotics and told me the root canal would have to be redone. Apparently, Dr. Jun Bo left a tiny gap and didn’t cap it 100%. Food particles were free to travel under my gold cap which caused great pain. I had to go to a root canal specialist or lose my tooth and get an implant. Luckily, I found a root canal specialist who could save my tooth. In the end, I had to pay twice to save the same tooth. Dr. Jun Bo’s negligence cost me and my family a lot of money.
Please, please. Don’t go to this dentist. He’s a crook and his practice needs to be audited. My mom paid out of pocket for 99% of our procedures but when he billed my sister’s insurance, she found inconsistencies and had to bring it to their attention. His wife runs the office and is just as dishonest as he is.

my time is very valuable so i like things to be done fast but efficient manner. it took 15 min on a job which normally takes about 25−30min.
I asked him why did you finish me so fast. i am just good”… funny guy… then i realized he had 8 dentists underneath him.
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i went again this time… it took me 13min and 30 sec. & Perfect job!

Dr. Jun Bo and his staff are really friendly, but I think there is some fishy stuff going on in this office. I received a bill of statement from my insurance company and it said I had a root canal… huh? What? Really? AND the patients portion due is $ 590!!! I called his office immediately about it and he asked if I received a bill from his office I told him, «No» he said «Oh, okay then don’t worry about it.» I was shocked… what is going on here? I’ll let you decide that one.

i’ve been going to this dentist ever since i moved to the bay area, when i was in elementary school, its def been at least 10 years. long time… nicest dentist i’ve ever been to in my life, always pleasant and greeting me w/​a smile!!! never had any problems. i don’t even have to take time off of work, since he does appointments on saturday morning. since my mom is korean, as a kid it was nice for her since he is korean speaking as well. he has good education credentials, went to UCSD for undergrad majored in chem i believe, and UCSF denistry. it pretty much can’t get any better than that… the waiting room has tons of up to date magazines, and has a TV, usually playing a movie (princess bride) to keep the kids occupied. he’s been taking care of me and my brother’s teeth for 10 years.
if you take good care of your teeth, you’ll probably see your dentist twice a year, since i usually forget, i will always get a reminder call a day or two before my appt time, that way i can reschedule if there is conflict.
i had my first root canal this summer and i’ve heard tons of horror stories about it. i had a friend who once had to take a couple days out of school b/​c of it, so when he had informed me that i needed one (b/​c i haven’t been to a dentist when i had gone off to college for 4 years… my teeth were in bad shape.) so this was my first time back from school w/​my new job, and dental insurance, i decided to replace some of my silver fillings w/​white ones. he took a digital picture of the affected area and showed me where the cavity was, and where the root canal would be performed. it took an hour, but i didn’t feel much pain after the drugs kicked in, and had no trouble after it wore off a hour later! i was a little confused. i didn’t know that a root canal was so simple? maybe it wasn’t that bad compared to my friend’s? but maybe it was his sheer talent!!! maybe…
def a good place for family dentistry. aslo good if you’re looking specifically for korean speaking and spanish speaking since many of the dental hygenists there are fluent in spanish too.