Ding Alfred S DDS Ms

Never ever go to him… he charged $ 75 to tell me that he might have to cut off my skull into two pieces to remove the upper canine teeth. says he cant remove single tooth which has problem per california state law… HEIGHT OF RIDICULOUSNESS… worst doctor i ever met… doctors are not gods who can just say that patients are going to die with stupid reasons… he scared the hell out of me and my husband… so ruthless and stupid… doesn’t have common sense or kindness to talk to people… completely useless… at the end says get 500 $ xray to analyze whether he can remove my impacted problematic teeth or not… worst worst worst… please dont go to him ever… recommended to me by Dr. Salins… who is another total waste, money minded person… its a business for these people… am glad i didnt go forward with them and ended up in good hands

I agree a little with Iris M., upon meeting Dr. Ding, I noticed that he was characteristically terse in his responses. But since his responses still gave me confidence in his abilities, I went with him anyways.
However, it was not until after the surgery where the problems arose. I had co-​paid an amount that was agreed upon before the surgery. Then a little while afterwards I was hit with another fat check. I received no phone calls, emails, or any other contact explaining what this was for. When I called their office to ask about it, one of the staff there greeted me with much hostility. They basically said that if I didn’t pay, they would take me to the small claims court. Ouch.
I called Dr. Ding for an explanation directly, and he explained it a little better. Basically insurance companies are not required to provide them with real time information on what they cover, so sometimes (read: usually) they overestimate the amount they cover, which explains why frequently you have to pay out of your pocket more. Then he also said if I don’t pay, he will take me to the small claims court. Sigh.

Got my wisdom teeth removed. Dr. Ding is very personable, respectful and knowledgeable. He answered all my questions thoroughly and told me exactly what to expect. I didn’t even realize when the procedure finished, painless! Highly recommended!

i had all 4 wisdom teeth pulled friday from doctor ding. they got my in for the surgery fairly quick and recommended i premake gel packs to be ready for when i get home. they told me how to make them and i had 6 ready to go. when i got there i paid and they double checked i had someone waiting for me to take me home. i was extremely scared but dr ding and his assistant were very calming and answered my questions. i was out pretty much the whole time, only waking up twice maybe for about 10 seconds each time. when it was all over i woke up with my ride next to me and the assistant was telling her what to do since i probably wouldnt remember, had my prescriptions ready to go and she walked me out to the car while my ride drove it around to the side. i wasnt in nearly as much pain as i thought i would be in, but it did still hurt after. i was up and moving a bit throughout the weekend cause i cant just stay in bed doing nothing, but i did watch alot of tv! i had a follow up appt for wed but he called me monday to check up on me and changed me to go in for the follow up today. i was definitely pleased with dr ding and his staff and will be referring my boyfriend to him instead of who his dentist referred him to.

We chose Dr. Ding because he is in the Metlife network. My daughter needed to extract all 4 wisdom teeth. We went in for a consultation and the whole process lasted about 10 min. Not much explanations but just the necessary expectations.
The whole treatment is okay and my daughter did not given the option to keep her wisdom teeth like some other friends did.
I’m concerned about the patient accounting part of the office. It gives me a feeling that they want to have more than the contracted amount.
Here’s my experience:
We paid $ 84 up front for the consultation although we have insurance.
On the operation day, we ask the office manager that the insurance already paid for the $ 84 and shown her the «explanation of dental benefit» from the insurance, so we will pay for the rest of the estimated amount minus the insurance payment for the consultation. But the office manager said that they have not received the payment yet, and we have to pay the all patient’s portion. So we ask the manager when will we get the difference back, she told us as soon as she receive the money from the insurance.
So we waited for a month and did not get anything from them. So I called them and then they sent me a check within a week.
I don’t know how many of you out there have not received your over payment yet. Make sure call the office for it.

Dr. Ding and his staff are very friendly and accomodating. I got 4 wisdom teeth extracted and he made the process very easy for me. I recommend him if you’re looking for a knowledgable oral surgeon.

I was referred to Dr. Ding by my mother who has had a lot of dental work done by him. I am a college student and not very picky, so if my mother liked him and he was covered by my insurance, I thought I would give him a try.
Oh boy…
I should have been a bit apprehensive after my initial consultation were he literally did not utter more than a few phrases on his own. He took my x-​ray, put it up on the screen in front of me, skipped any sort of explanation of what it meant, and just started telling me about booking my surgery. No if, ands or buts about it. I, on the other hand, had a lot of questions concerning why I had to extract all four of them when two of them look fine to me, or what I should expect before or after surgery, etc. etc. He answered my questions in the same way an experienced doctor would answer a lowly first year med student (basically throwing around obscure medical references and telling me to look them up/​read more about them).
Anyhow, that would have been all fine and dandy had it not been for the pre — surgery experience. I get to his office, not having eaten or drank a single thing in the past 12 hours (per his instructions) and sit down to begin the IV. Now I am TERRIFIED of IVS, I don’t know if it something from some traumatic childhood experience, but oh god, unless you want me to cry like a little kid who lost his favorite toy, don’t show me the needle you are about to stick in me. So I am sitting there trying to breath and looking away from the drugs he is pumping through the needle in my arm. He starts asking me all these boring questions to see if the IV is having an effect and he realizes that I am still full cognizant. He then sticks some more drugs in me and then the following conversation ensues:
Dr. Ding: «Do you do drugs?»
Me: «Me, what? No, I am terrified of needles as you can see, so no I definitely do not do drugs, especially IV drugs»
*pumps more drugs into me and I am still awake*
Dr. Ding ‘This is impossible, you must do drugs“
Me:“Um, no I swear I do not do drugs”
* I’m starting to get worried at this moment because he is seriously not kidding and I’m sitting there freaking out with a needle in my arm and tied down to this operating chair“
Me:” Really, ummm the only drugs I do is alcohol and even then I have only had one beer in the past week“
Dr.Ding «See, I told you you do drugs. Why did you lie to me?»
Me: «What? Lie to you? You never said anything about drinking for gosh sakes!»
Dr.Ding «You are lying to me. I know you do drugs. I cannot continue this operation with you lying to me. We are going to have to stop this if you continue to lie to me»
I remember being completely tongue tied at the moment, thinking, omg, I have just made it through having someone stick a needle in me and pump so many drugs through it and now he wants me to leave. What am I supposed to do now?
And that is all I remember. The drugs probably kicked in right then and I don’t remember anything I woke up and was led back into my car. All I can say is I already have an intense fear of dentist and having one them accuse me of doing drugs and lying to him is definitely a suboptimal experience.
I can’t wait for my post-​op consultation with him in a few days…

I was referred to Dr. Ding by my dentist, Dr. Okazaki. He extracted all 4 wisdom teeth during one visit. I went in for a consultation (at the Redwood City office) and then decided to have my surgery day something like a day later at the Fremont office. The dental assistants at both offices were very nice and accomodating. I couldn’t tell you anything more because I was knocked out from the anesthesia. I was disappointed that I didn’t get to keep any of my wisdom teeth like I know some people do. (Is that gross of me?)
Minus one star for the bruising. Pfft!
The Fremont office has a side exit from the dental rooms so that sedated patients are more easily transported.
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: Dr. Alfred S. Ding completed his undergraduate training in Chemistry at Stanford University. He then went to Dental School at the University of California in Los Angeles. To achieve his goal of becoming an oral surgeon, Dr. Ding completed a four-​year residency program at the University of Illinois. Today, Dr. Ding is a board-​certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon.