Richard Choi, DMD

After half a year of eating and drinking indiscriminately, one, check your pulse. You good? Okay. Two, it’s time to book an appointment with Dr. Choi.
For the past 10 years, Dr. Choi has been my family dentist. I have childhood memories of furiously brushing the night before visits and getting to choose a toy from the little treasure box afterwards. His son joined him in the past year and I’ve had my teeth cleaned by both. They’re thorough, getting between the cracks and into the gum line. I always come out shades whiter. I’ve also had several fillings done and they’ve been relatively painless.

Hidden away on the first floor of an apartment complex on Filbert/​Columbus, this is a great little gem for anyone looking for a dentist in the North Beach or Russian Hill area. There are two DMDs — Richard Choi and his son. The son treated me for a routine checkup and it was seamless. He was very thorough with the exam, took x-​rays, performed a cleaning, and provided tips on keeping my teeth and gums healthy. Looking forward to coming back in 6 months for my bi-​annual checkup!

Today was my 2^nd appointment with Richard and pleased to say, he is the man! Great guy. Not only did he master being a dentist but he also mastered his people skills. While he was working on my teeth, I definitely enjoyed our conversation. He made everything feel very pleasant.

Finding a good dentist is like trying to find a free parking spot in Russian Hill: nearly impossible, but oh-​so-​satisfying when completed.
Finding an excellent dentist is like trying to find a free parking spot in Russian Hill that doesn’t require reverse parallel parking up a 85% hill: one in a million, and you feel like shouting from the rooftops upon securely shifting into «P» — but you almost want to keep the secret spot to yourself.
In the spirit of altruism, I’m sharing my gem. Dr. Choi and his staff are WONDERFUL! Flexible appointment times, kind & friendly service and a good all ’round honest and trustworthy experience. In and out in a breeze — and with a smile on my face.
I’m a recent patient, but I can just *tell* that this will be my dentist for years to come.

My wife and I have been patients of Dr Choi for over 6 years. He is very professional and takes time to answer our questions. He has never pushed all the new gimmicks/​fixes (teeth whitening, grinding, etc) that a lot of new dentists promote to make an extra buck. We highly recommend Dr Choi.

great, wonderful dentist!!!
**if you have a fear of dentist-​Dr. Choi is the dentist for you.**
great bedside manner, provides wonderful care and is available when you need him. i’ve gotten 2 root canal’s from him and even had complications with my teeth during my pregnancy. i called him late at night for help and he followed up with me the following day to make sure i was able to manage my pain. really, wonderful care.
free parking can be hit or miss as he is in the north beach but there are meters around.

I don’t understand how equipment can be «outdated» if it does exactly the same job as the newest equipment and does it just as well. Do people need it to be shinier? More aerodynamic? Perhaps it should have an atomic clock or something mounted in it? If the good doctor is coming at me with some Roman Empire-​era contraption or a tool reminiscent of Inquisition torture devices, then I might find some more current dental technologies to be preferable. But things are just fine in Dr. Choi’s office as they are and I’m more concerned with my dentist’s knowledge and skill than the toys he employs to accomplish his task.
Dr. Choi’s staff are friendly and courteous as is the doctor himself and they do a fine job of taking care of myself and my dependents. Add this to the fact that his office is just steps from my front door and I’m all set! Five points for Gryffindor.

I’ve been going to Dr. Choi for years, and I think he’s terrific, personally and professionally. Of course he will refer someone on if they need dental surgery. My experience of his work is that it is very exacting, and he doesn’t overcharge. He does the cleanings himself and is very thorough. I have two crowns he has done for me which I don’t even notice, which is how it should be done. He also did some reconstruction when I broke a front tooth.

— In and out on time
— No discomfort in the chair
— Reasonably easy to schedule regular appointments
— Polite and friendly

Dr. Choi has been my dentist for about 2 years now.
Yes his office is in a commercial space below an apartment, but in San Francisco especially in north beach is that uncommon?
Dr. Choi always does an excellent job with cleaning, preventative care and checkups. I for one am not a big fan of going to the dentist but going to Dr. Choi definitely makes it easier!
I’ve already recommended him to several friends and co workers and will continue to do so!

Dr. Choi is personable and professional. His office and equipment are not state-​of-​the-​art, but it’s clean and comfortable. I’ll go there again, and would recommend him without reservation for routine dental care.

I went there cause my co-​worker recommended that place.
Well, it appeared to be not really what I was expecting. It’s in an apartment building. Really small with outdated equipment. I was hoping that at least the service will be good. No luck there either. Basically, the only thing that got out of the visit is a piece of paper that refered me to some other doctor, which Mr. Choi classified as «Professional», now I wonder who he is then? =\
Also I just got a bill from them with $ 100 Emergency Treatment what thinking what could that be: him talking to me or the cost of that piece of paper that he wrote the other doctors number on?