Viviane Stein, DDS

Love this office! Clean and bright. Lindsey, the hygienist, is so sweet and good at what she does. Dr. Stein is talkative, soothing and fast… really good at administering local anesthetic, too! I’ve got lots of facades that need to be replaced every once in a while and I’ve never felt any discomfort during procedures. Highly recommend!

I recently moved to Dana Point and I was looking for a new dentist. I found Dr. Stein through my insurance plan and I chose to make an appointment with her because she had great online reviews and her office was only 5 minutes from my house. The office is very nice and the views from the patient rooms are incredible. The office being on the 2^nd floor of the building provides for great ocean views. The hygienist that I saw first was very pleasant and extremely knowledgeable. During my cleaning, she was very thorough and took the time to explain any problem areas that I should focus on when brushing/​flossing. I have to say that this was the best teeth cleaning I have ever had. My teeth feel amazing! Dr. Stein then introduced herself and began examining my teeth. She was also very pleasant and very thorough. I have to say this was one of the best dental check-​ups I have ever had. Highly recommend Dr. Stein and her staff!

Wow, that is what I have to say, I had, really bad experiences with previous dentists, where one of them for no reason hit my front tooth by mistake or because he wanted more money, after he made a hole in my front tooth, he had to fill it up he told me don’t worry everything will be okay. 3 days later I was in so much pain and unfortunately, now i had to do a root canal because he actually damaged my root, the tooth slowly slowly darkened, I was told I need a crown but after seeing so many people with such noticeable front tooth crowns I literally had anxiety and I stopped smiling, and decided to hold off as long as i can. I had such beautiful teeth, and this made me depressed I didn’t want to smile or take pictures. Approx 15 years later yes I was so scared that I went for 15 years without a full smile, until one day while eating lunch with my kids my front tooth broke three-​quarters of the way almost to the top, I was in complete shock embarrassed and so nervous to be seen, I found Dr Stein through friend I called her almost in tears she assured me that everything will be ok and actually made me laugh I came in first thing in the morning on a Monday the whole staff was so nice and courteous Dr Stein was very nice understanding reassuring and professional and promise me that, within a couple of Hours I will be able to smile even though my crown will be temporary, and in 2 weeks I will have my new tooth, when Dr. Stein was Done I was literally in shock first off she made the temporary so smooth and looked maybe even better then my original, I can’t wait to get my porcelain, Dr. Stein is amazing, she is so professional and detailed, couldn’t ask for more, thank you thank you,
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Going to the dentist terrifies me. Every time they tell me something is wrong but this experience was refreshing. All of the staff is knowledgeable and friendly. Not only did they not push any extra services on me but they told me my teeth were perfect! That wasn’t what I was expecting. I can’t wait to come back!

I moved from Los Angeles to Orange County to be closer to my son after living in the same house for 40 years where we raised our children. My first and the most important concerns were finding a new doctor, a dentist and a hair dresser all of whom I went to for at least 30 years. My son assured me that I would be very happy with his doctor, dentist and hair dresser.
My first visit was with a dentist Dr. Stein. I had a bad partial denture that needed to be replaced. I was very apprehensive about trying a new dentist but Dr. Stein made me comfortable right away, and did a fantastic job with my partial.
I’m so glad my son helped me find Dr. Stein. She was so gentle with me and very careering. I would highly recommend Dr. Stein.

I have been a patient of Dr. Stein for over five years. Dr. Stein is a caring and compassionate doctor who truly looks out for her patients best interest versus sales tactics as most dentist do. Most importantly, I never feel her shots. Highly recommended!

I have been a patient of Dr. Stein’s for about 5 years after MANY years of visiting other local dentists and just not feeling well taken care of. The office is friendly, the care is exceptional, and — importantly — I don’t feel like I am viewed as an upsale opportunity every time I am in the office. I do have gum issues. Rather than immediately try and refer me to a periodontist or try and sell me other services in her office, she has taken a careful approach of taking measurements to monitor the progression and recommended incredibly inexpensive measures I can take to slow the progress (hydrogen peroxide at 99 cents a bottle and a new type of dental floss). I have referred more than a few friends, all happy clients… even my mom (a really tough cookie to please). If you want a quality dentist who operates with integrity, she’s the one… and a super nice person to boot.

After being traumatized for the first 25 years of my life I was referred to Dr. Stein. I have now been a patient for about 6 years. I adore her and her staff. I still have anxieties leading up to my exams but have been very fortunate that she is patient and kind with me. All repairs and suggestions are seemingly handled with my fears in mind. Its like she knows she needs the kid gloves with me and I appreciate that more than I can say.

Dr. Stein and her entire staff are friendly, caring and professional. I’ve been a patient for over 10 years and have referred numerous friends. Well done!

This update is way over due. I’m finally done with the Invisalign, and had some much needed bonding work done to my teeth to give them more ’ finished look’. I had one tooth that was misaligned, and the same tooth was very short causing it to look even worse. Now that my teeth are straight, Dr. Stein elongated the short tooth and fixed another front tooth which had a small chip. I thought I would be in her chair for at least an hour for this procedure. She was so fast, I was done literally in 20 min or so. You can tell when someone knows what he/​she is doing. Dr. Stein clearly knows what she is doing. She made what seemed like a difficult cosmetic work look so easy. Now it was my turn to inspect the results. I almost couldn’t believe how natural my new teeth looked. She created completely new shape to the short tooth and the other chipped tooth was also meticulously fixed. She matched the color exactly, and even with close inspection, I could not tell where the synthetic bonding material was. I’ve attached a pic of my teeth. Take a good look, and see if you can tell which two teeth were the ones she fixed.
I had always wanted to fix my teeth but never felt comfortable with my past dentists so I never did anything about it. I had a good feeling that Dr. Stein was the one, and I’m so glad I went through with it. It was a long journey but I would do this all over again.
If you are looking for a new dentist to go to or a talented cosmetic dentist who is going to help you obtain the most natural looking teeth you have always wanted, go see Dr. Stein. You will be glad you did!

At first, I really liked my experience at this dental office. She ha d a 0% interest payment plan that helped a lot; But after she put 10 crowns in my teeth, she totally ruined my smile as one side of my teeth goes up so much higher than the other side. Some of the crowns are the wrong color and don’t match the rest. Also, there was a big gap between one of my teeth and the crown where food constantly gets caught. Everyone is nice until you have a problem and then the whole attitude of this office changes, especially the doctor.

I needed a dentist closer to home and that took my insurance. I had some issues I needed to deal with and my former dentist wanted me to come three times, once for removal or old filling, then a fitting and the then the instillation of the new filling, too much info for me and all I saw was dollar signs floating across my line of vision. I asked at my office if anyone had a good referral and my bestie said she didn’t know the dentist but heard great things, so I went to see Dr. Stein. While getting my cleaning, I explained that the filling needed to be replaced and within about 45 minutes of entering I left her office with the new filling I place. I’m not sure why the other doctor told me it would be so tough and require so much effort. But this amazing Dentist was able to keep my visits to a minimum and save me the time and extra money just by having the proper equipment available to her in the office. I can’t tell you how many people I have recommended to see her knowing that she is so talented and amazingly kind. No fear of this petite beauty, she is a real pro and you’ll be happy you gave her a shot at becoming your new favorite doc in town.

Excellent location with private parking lot. The office is very modern with the highest technology. Dr. Stein is very knowledgeable and has a great personality which made my dental visit very pleasant. I will definitely recommend it to anyone looking for great dentist with reasonable prices.

I’m 41 and yes. Still afraid of the dentist. Two wisdom teeth still in my head and finally committed to taking them out. Stein is an amazing dentist. Very little trauma, no pain from any needle, and guess what, that was Friday and today is Sunday. It doesn’t even hurt and no swelling. If you can believe it I’m actually looking forward to the other one coming out. Not to mention removing the two silver fillings for porcelain. Very impressive Dr Stein and my daughter loves you too!!! Thanks for removing my fears of the dentist. Oh and the Review from Melanie regarding the 10,000 bill and then saving 9,000. Seriously… I was at Dr Murray a year ago who told me I had 6 cavities. Dr Stein said I had zero. No question of ethics here. She’s as honest as they come… Melanie, you need to re do your math because you sound ridiculous.

I have been going to Dr. Stein for at least 5 years and I don’t even live in Laguna Beach, I drive up from San Diego. She is an amazing, thoughtful, kind and funny doctor. I HIGHLY recommend going to her! I totally disagree with the previous post, we have NEVER had a problem with root canals and have certainly never paid more than a few hundred dollars for them. Our PPO has always covered a percentage. Possible it’s the insurance that she should have a beef with instead of the doctor? I personally wouldn’t go to anyone else!

I had a terrible experience at this office. They actually wanted me to spend about $ 10,000 on my teeth with three route canals and crowns and deep cleanings. It was joke. I went with my instincts and got a second opinion and ended up with two route canals and a filling and a regular cleaning from a great hygienist. Saved me about $ 9,000! I have a dental PPO plan so I could not figure out how that kept saying that all of these necessities were NOT covered! BEWARE!