Excel Dental

I’m so shocked how great my visit went here at Excel Dental. Dr. Xa is literally the best dentist I’ve ever encountered. She is very informative, thorough, and caring. The visit was painless, fast, and fun! The staff was also very friendly and professional.
I highly recommend Excel Dental to everyone!

I really don’t like going to the dentist — childhood trauma with x-​rays, don’t ask. But, I came here on recommendation of a friend when I was a UCSD student. Dr. Xa really cares about you, your teeth, and the quality of her work. I felt really comfortable from start to finish. The place is easy to locate, parking is ample, staff is friendly, making appointments was easy, x-​rays were painless (!!!), and my teeth were taken care of nicely. Everyone is very accommodating. I recommend this place to any UCSD students or any one in the area.

Dr. Xa is one of the best dentists I’ve been to. I had to switch dentists after I moved down from the OC. I was recommended here by one of my friends and she has lived up to the recommendation. Customer service here rivals my dentist back in the OC, who is by the way, a family friend of mine. Dr. Xa treats her customers like family. I’m not switching dentists as long as I’m in sd.

As a student of UCSD, I have always come here because of its reliability and friendly staff. Because of the great service, I don’t mind coming to this dentistry even though its a 20 – 30 minute drive from campus.

Very friendly, very good service overall.
Dr. Jennifer Xa is easily one of the best dentists I met, and I regret not having met her sooner to have all my crowns, fillings, etc. done before.
That aquarium in the lobby freaks me out though– don’t ask me why but it spooks me. Cool, but spooky.
¹⁰⁄₁₀ would easily come again

Excellent service and friendly staff. Highly recommended for people of all ages! Very neat aquarium tank in waiting lobby.

Not bad at all. I am very picky about which dentist to go to and Dr. Xa is just a terriffic person. She was very patient and answered all of the questions I had. I will definitely come back.

Excellent service and friendly staff! Very welcoming to all ages without feeling judged. The place alone gives off very positive vibes!

I’ve been here three times to get regular check up cleanings and they were all great experiences. They are super friendly, honest, and helpful and do not try to do any extra procedures that may be unnecessary.
Straight forward, do not beat around the bush but was super nice and professional about it told me i needed to floss more.
I feel comfortable and at ease the moment I walk in to the minute and walk out.

One of the most caring dentists I’ve been with. Always looks out to provide the most affordable and fastest service around. I’ve switched dentists at least 3 times ever since I’ve moved to San Diego but I’m confident this is a dentist I will be staying with and would recommend to my friends!

I have been frequently going to this establishment for the past year since I have transferred here from the Bay Area due to being a student at UCSD. I was in the search for a dentist while I stay here for the rest of my undergrad education. This is a long overdue review of one of the best dentistry experiences I’ve ever had.
First off, shout out to Dr. Xa for being the most friendly and informative dentist I’ve ever met. Dr. Xa clearly knows her job. Every question, procedure, etc. is clearly explained so that even a econ major like me knows. She is clearly passionate about her job always enthusiastic at doing what she does.
Not only is the staff great, but the equipment and machinery at this establishment is state of the art. I usually just get normal X-​rays a ton of times to see how my teeth are doing at my dentist back in the bay, but here, the iCat 3D Cone machine they have here is state of the art and can acquire a 3D picture of all your teeth at such a high detail. This dentistry always try to stay state of the art to make sure that all their patients get the best of the best.
One small final note, I really like the UCSD made EcoQube they have here. It not only looks good, but its nice that they support their local community.

Worst place ever. I have been going here for over a year. I don’t know what their problem is. I feel like they judge the crap out of me assuming I’m a completely spoiled Americanized girl that doesn’t know how to speak Vietnamese, or they think I don’t know my own culture or something. I came here to get work done on my teeth, not to be treated like crap. When I’m physically there, they always give me awesome service, fake smiles, but when it comes to appointments… they ALWAYS reschedule me. I’m a hairstylist & run a restaurant in Oceanside, I don’t have time to always be flexible. My appointments are always a month or longer apart, why? I understand you’re busy, but why is it that ALL of my Mom’s friends (who told me about how amazing they are) always get appointments SO easy? Is it because I have tattoos & piercings? Stop judging American Asians. Nobody else I know has this problem, except for my other girlfriends who HAPPEN to have colored hair, tattoos, & piercings? They ended up leaving this place because they didn’t want to be treated differently. I hate complaining on Unilocal,but this has happened more than 4 times.
I was supposed to have work done so I can get braces. This was over a year ago because they always space out my appointments so far apart! I spoke to other dentists & they said that shouldn’t happen. I don’t need a whole month to get 1 filling fully «healed» before waiting another month just to get a clean up. After that, suddenly I have 4 cavities… & you didn’t see this or take care of it the last time I was there? Now they call me a day ahead changing my appointment saying an emergency happened. How many dam emergencies do you have? After I snapped at her, explaining that I made this appointment more than a month ago, I had to bend over backwards to get this day off & now she’s calling me & saying they need to change it again? Anyways, after I snapped at her, she understood why I was upset. Suddenly, for some reason, she gave me the original appointment time again… When she clearly just told me that there was no way I can get another appointment until another month. Clearly, she’s lying. The dentist here needs to check her employees & their poise at work, especially the receptionist. I’m not a difficult person, I’m a business owner so I understand the stress & things that go on behind the curtains, but this is absolutely NO way to treat your customers.

Best and most experienced dentist expert in town.
She has the best equipment in town as well. I will never go to another dentist again, because my last dentist hurts. Ms. Xa makes sure you’re not in pain at all!

Best dentist I have ever been to. Especially good if you have Vietnamese relatives. My mom has forced me to go to 4 other Vietnamese dentists in San Diego that were all lacking, but I was pleased with this one. She is well trained, and cares highly about the quality of her work. She decided to quickly remould a really bad filling from one of my previous dentists simply because it irritated her. Best of all, she has some killer finesse that made having random instruments in my mouth surprisingly comfortable.