Richard Robert Jr, DDS

Here is my unfiltered review after having 3 wisdom teeth extracted and a coronectomy performed on a severely impacted close to «the nerve»:
I was petrified of having this procedure done. Diagnosed back in August I waited patiently for insurance to roll over Jan 1 and scheduled the procedure Jan 14^th. I’ve never had surgery up until this point of my life (age 27) let alone go under general anesthesia, so take it from this scaredy cat, this really isn’t as bad as you think it is and Dr. Robert and his staff will guide you through it with ease.
First off, Dr. Robert is in my opinion a well trained and well educated surgeon. I never felt pressured into anything and he simply stated that fact that if I didn’t remove these impacted teeth, I’d be in for a world of hurt later. He also explained the risk of removing the impacted tooth close to my alveolar nerve and suggested the possibility of doing a coronectomy which would involve leaving only the root of the tooth in place to prevent permanent nerve damage and loss of sensation in my face. I agreed and we move forward to surgery day.
Took all the pre-​op medicine I was told to take, still nervous, I was placed in the chair, and the assistant came in to do her thing. I explained to her I was super nervous and elected to no nitrous oxide gas to calm the nerves. Soon after, Dr. Robert came in, cracked a quick joke, and we were off. Feeling buzzed on the gas the stuck in the IV (no pain) and I asked «is the anesthesia in?» «Oh it’s coming, the train is coming, the train…» boom, out.
I wake up in what felt like a minute feeling pretty great and with zero discomfort other than the fact my face was completely numb and there was gauze in my mouth It was done. What a relief!
Fast forward to recovery, this is really the hardest part which in and of itself is (was) not unbearable. I was prescribed some hard stuff and some ibuprofen for which the ibuprofen was my main drug of choice along with ice packs and rest. I took only ¼ the dosage of the hard stuff when I needed which by the end of it all, I maybe took 2 pills. Its been roughly a week now and the major discomfort has gone, stitches are slowly dissolving and I can eat most foods now carefully. I was experiencing some minor discomfort in the gums in a particular area and I was able to call Dr. Robert up on a Saturday morning and he gave me some reassurance that it was normal and some pointers if things went south. This was super awesome being able to call him up at will.
I just had my first follow up appointment which is to be followed by another in 2 weeks. Overall I am extremely pleased I went with Dr. Robert on this one. He staff speaks highly of his ability as a surgeon and it shows in my particular case.
If you are apprehensive about dental surgery and are looking for a skilled dental surgeon, look no further than Dr. Robert.

Dr. Robert was excellent. I had four very impacted wisdom teeth and due to my hectic work schedule, I had put off the extraction for two years. I was very comfortable before and after the procedure, given that wisdom teeth extraction is so painful. Also, I did it right before Christmas and drove down to southern california 4 days after. When I had a problem with pain 5 days after the procedure, they arranged for me to see someone down there.
Also, I asked a lot of stupid questions and Dr. Robert and his team never made me feel embarassed ;)
Thanks for going above and beyond!

This was the first time I need to pay $ 25 for the transferred my personal record (s) to another dentist, that’s ridiculous! That’s not the correct way to ask for money! The x-​ray that the office had already been paid by the insurance company, I don’t understand, why do I need to be charged?! I didn’t regret transferring to another dentist at all! I won’t recommend any of my friends or my family members to this office!

I received great service from Dr. Robert and his team from beginning to end. During my consult he said that I would have minimal pain after the surgery. I got intravenous anesthesia and didn’t feel a thing; I fell asleep trying to remember what lake I went to when I went camping and it was a great distraction. I had all four of my wisdom teeth removed and after what felt like 30 minutes, I was woken up to, «You’re all finished!».
I had my surgery done at 10 am this morning and when it was complete, i’ve just been in and out of sleep all day (also because I was up since 3 am!). It’s now midnight and I have not experienced any pain and the bleeding has already stopped– it’s amazing! If I had to work on the weekends then I would go. I’ve heard so many horror stories and i’ve been so nervous leading up to my appointment but trust me, you’ll want to get your extraction done from Dr. Robert and his team.

Went in to have some work done. One of the surgical assistants was super hot. The one with the curly hair. She can fix my mouth any time she wants ;) pow chicka powow

I was referred to Dr. Roberts by my dentist, Dr. Maria Arrobio. After continually putting off surgery for almost two years, I finally had underwent my wisdom teeth extraction last Thursday. The staff at the office are warm and welcoming, from the receptionist to the nurses, and everyone makes you feel very comfortable. Dr. Roberts was thorough in explaining everything to me pre-​op, was gentle while administering my anesthesia before the operation and has been nothing but helpful to me post-​op. While I’m still in a bit of pain and on soft foods for the time being, I am so glad I was in the care of Dr. Roberts and his office! Would definitely refer him to anyone looking for an oral surgeon.

Dr. Roberts and his team from beginning to end gave exceptional and friendly service. My son had wisdom teeth surgery, it took less than 2hrs, Dr. Roberts answered all our questions made us feel relaxed and took good care of my son along with techs and nurses. Also front desk, was very sweet girl, bablyine they also provide free wifi in office. I highly recommend them for any of your oral surgery needs.

Dr Roberts is the BEST oral surgeon! The staff is friendly and professional which really helps when you’re apprehensive about seeing an oral surgeon. I’ve sent my daughter to his office to have her wisdom teeth out, and I’ve also had a tooth removed followed by an implant and each experience was better than I would expect. Easy and best of all, close to pain free!

My husband was referred to Dr Robert by another oral surgeon because he needed special procedure, coronectomy, done for his bottom two wisdom teeth. He had a special consideration that the location of the teeth was too close to the nerves. Regular extraction would have been to risky (damaging nerves for loss of sensation). In any event, Dr. Robert greatly exceeded our expectation from the pre-​op appointment, to the surgery, to the post-​op follow up and to the staff at his office.
According to our referring surgeon, Dr. Robert is the «guy» to go to for coronectomy. He actually teaches the technique at UCSF. My husband’s surgery certainly proved that Dr Robert was highly skilled. The actual surgery took about 90 minutes with extraction of four wisdom teeth. The swelling was very minimum and he was mostly recovered over a long weekend. The pre/​post operation instruction was clear and easy to follow, which helped to calm the nerves.
A side note, Dr. Robert’s staff was very helpful and friendly. Christina who worked at the billing/​financing side, was so helpful in writing letters to insurance company and get the most coverage possible. The front desk was always courteous, answering questions and concerns.
All in all, we would highly recommend Dr. Robert as he made a «painful» situation as smooth and as easy as possible.

Back in August, I noticed that my gums were bothering me so I scheduled an appointment with my dentist to find out what had been causing the pain. It turned out that 1 out of my 2 wisdom teeth were coming in and she immediately referred me to Dr. Robert for a wisdom tooth extraction. First impressions are important, so when I called Dr. Robert’s office and was greeted with a warm, organized, and knowledgeable staff, I decided to set up a consultation with Dr. Robert.
On the day of the consultation, his assistant, who also happens to be a family friend, took x rays of my mouth. I then was brought into a room where Jason explained the procedure and put on a short video of what to expect. After the video, Dr. Robert examined the x rays and told me that I had 2 wisdom teeth that needed to come out, gave me a prescription for an antibiotic to reduce the swelling, pain pills, and 4 pre-​op medications that his assistant went over. After the consultation, I was sent to their billing department where they calculated the price of the wisdom tooth extraction. After the swelling went down from the use of antibiotics, I actually forgot about setting up an appointment to have my wisdom teeth removed.
Fast forward to 6 months later, my wisdom teeth were bothering me again, so I called Dr. Robert’s office and set up an appointment. According to his staff, Dr. Robert does wisdom tooth extractions on certain days in the morning, so be aware of that. I also asked for another prescription for an antibiotic, and Dr. Robert and his staff were able to send it over to my pharmacy in a timely manner, which was great. A couple of days before the surgery, I went to his office to see if I could pick up one of the four pre-​op medications that I had lost, and they gladly gave it to me without hesitation.
On the day of the operation, I came in with my mom, as expected and they instructed me to use the restroom beforehand. They then gave me a nose mask that had nitrous oxide (commonly known as laughing gas) for about 5 minutes before Dr. Robert came in and inserted an IV. I was out after 30 seconds! I woke up not feeling a thing and was gauzed up. When they tell you to use the restroom, make sure you use the restroom, as I had to use the restroom after the surgery and it was not a pleasant experience. To this day, I still think about if I flushed the toilet lol. Basically you feel like you’re all drugged up!
The recovery was such a pain in the behind, but Dr. Robert made sure to check up on you later in the evening and was always available to call if you had any emergency. After 4 – 6 days, I had my follow up appointment with Dr. Robert where his assistant taught me how to use a water syringe to get all the food debris out of the extraction site. Overall, I think Dr. Robert is a friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient oral surgeon and I highly recommend him, not only because his assistant is my family friend, but he truly knows what he is doing (did about 5 of my family members wisdom extractions, small world!)

I got referred to Dr. Robert after my regular dentist noticed that my top two wisdom teeth were tricky to pull out, since they were positioned in a funny way. Since I have a small mouth, they were also difficult to access. I made an appointment with Dr. Robert’s office, and the first visit was a consultation and X-​ray capture. From the start, I had a good feeling about him– he was friendly and explained the procedure very thoroughly. I also got to watch a video about the procedure of pulling wisdom teeth which I found helpful. I was then presented with the choice to do general or local anesthesia. Dr. Robert and I discussed the pros and cons, and finally settled on local, and during this conversation again I found him very nice a receptive to my concerns.
I returned a few weeks later for the surgery, which took less than an hour and was easy as pie. He puts some numbing gel on the gums before injecting the anesthesia, and that is much appreciated. The injections still hurt a little, but nothing major, really. The rest was a breeze, I was out in no time. I would recommend him to anyone in a heart beat.

Front desk is very welcoming nd makes you feel at ease. Dr robert is a great surgeon quick and knows what he is doing. He will answer any crazy questions you have and is always on call if you need him. I had 2 bottom wisdom teeth extracted one was semi erupted and the other was fully impacted. Unfortunately i got dry socket and infection on one side and had to come back again (free of charge) to debride the hole. Both times staff was sweet and efficient. Both times i was in and out in no more than 45mins. Im recovering now from the 2^nd procedure and hopefully this will be the end of it. The financial aspect was great at giving two full estimates of with sedation or with just local. I chose to do it with only local to save money. It wasnt too bad. The lidocain stings but only for less than a min. Goodluck!

Got reffered by my dentist to Dr Roberts office to have my wisdom teeth removed just last week and I couldn’t be happier. Dr Roberts and his staff were terrific, They made me feel very comfterble about the procedure and all had a great sence of humor. He explained the entire process of the tooth extraction as well as the recovery. He was not pushy about me getting all my teeth taken out, Just the ones that were bothering me. Over all I was super happy and if I have to get the other teeth removed I will definitly be back! :)

Just recently had 4 wisdom teeth removed and am still in the second week of healing. Dr. Roberts and his staff were amazing, and Dr. Roberts is incredibly kind. The procedure was easy. I was asleep and didn’t feel a thing. I’ve had some complications afterwards though, I came down with an ear infection and strep throat during my healing which has made everything 10x worse. I also got dry socket on my left side. However, The dr. responds pretty well to pages and he was more then willing to prescribe any needed pain medication to make me comfortable. I would have them removed from here again if needed. He has made the entire process very easy.

I got both my bottom wisdom teeth removed this morning. Honestly I wasnt nervous at all, & if this is the Dr. you’re going to… have NO fear!
Dr. Roberts & his staff are VERY informative & take all the proper measure to make sure everything goes nice & smooth. I don’t have too much memory about the actual surgery & even up to when I got home.(which I am actually glad!)
The only part that is a pain in the a** is dealing with the last bit of anesthesia & when the numbness goes away. They prescribe pain medication which obviously works wonders. The pain will be severe if you delay on taking the pain meds, which I had to learn the hard way.
Overall, my expirience with Dr. Roberts was just so comforting, that no one should have any major concerns about Dr. Roberts OR getting any type of tooth extractions here.

I had all 4 of my wisdom teeth pulled on ¹⁄₁₆ of this year. I was super scared after googling the procedure online (which I don’t recommend anyone doing) but after speaking with the Dr he put my mind at ease. He was very friendly and professional, as we’re his staff. I barely had any pain afterwards which I was happy about and everything is healing up nicely. He even called the later in the day after surgery to make sure I was feeling ok & to let me know to call at anytime and they could page him if I had problems. I highly recommend him & his staff if you need any of your wisdom teeth pulled. I would give them more stars if I could.

I’ve had him do extractions on me I think it’s up to 4 X now. I don’t think I would even consider letting someone else do an extraction on me. He’s the perfect mix of a Dr you can tell knows what he’s doing and has been doing it a long time + warm — not like how some dr’s are distant and creepy at all. the fact that he has a relaxed yet competent disposition puts a high-​strung person like me more at ease
. The assistant was very helpful when I was waiting to get ready and my ‘numbers’ were too high (like i said, I’m kind of naturally a spazz eve though I’m not afraid of dental stuff) so he put me on a light nitrous and i was ready to go after a few minutes of that, the numbers went down. The Dr numbs your arm so you don’t even feel the IV or whatever it is (I’m not really worried about that after having 2 c-​sections) but my point is the whole deal is super painless and easy and not scary.
The surgery/​exam rooms have huge windows with nice views that look out on SSF and San Bruno mountain so you can look out and not feel all claustrophobic like some rooms at dentists are, and there is plenty of free parking. I asked him if he would knock me out slowly as for me it’s a little scary to go out quick and he did it exactly right, felt just like going to sleep naturally. Never got sick from the anesthetic either– I think Roberts has a good fix on how much each person needs and doesn’t overdo it-​then they wheelchair you down to the first level for your ride. My insurance covered most of it, the rest was very reasonably priced, probably because he does the work and anesthesia himself on the premises for most routine work which is good for me as i would rather have one captain running the ship.
Helpful tips: After surgery, even if you feel fine enough to get up and walk away without the wheel chair, DO NOT SMOKE after extractions. You do not want to get dry socket. It’s possible to get dry socket without smoking but doing that greatly increases the chance. The one time I got it on two lowers I know it was my fault for smoking (on the way home even and more after that– even though I didn’t consider it a lot 2 – 3 smokes, it was enough to mess up my healing and boy was I sorry), this time I know better and am not going to mess up what went so well!
Also you have to have someone drive you, stay and wait for you during and drive you home. You will prob feel ok, just a little out of it and sleepy but you can’t drive. It usually doesn’t take much longer than an hour and they have a cozy waiting room with couches, lamps and magazines, you could just bring your laptop or ipod or whatever.
Oh and I didn’t either get paid to write this or get a special deal and I do not work there.

What a great doctor. My eight year old needed a tooth pulled. Dr. Robert was kind, caring, informative. He seemed to truly care what happened to my son and he has such a nice bedside manner. I am really glad he was referred to me. Although it was such a small procedure, Dr. Robert used so many precautionary measures that I was not worried in the least. Thank you Dr. Robert for being so great!
*** Great staff too! Very organized and friendly ***

I put off getting my wisdom teeth pulled for as long as possible. But alas, my dentist told me they needed to be extracted ASAP and referred me to Dr. Robert. My experience could not have gone any better! Dr. Robert is super nice, funny, and has excellent bedside manner. I was back to normal two days later with no complications and barely any pain. He’s reasonably priced, and the payment plan took the sting out of paying out of pocket. If you need an oral surgeon, he’s your man!

first things first. I work here so I’m slightly bias. Dr. Robert is an amazing surgeon. He really does care about his patients. I hear horror stories about wisdom tooth extractions all day long but we never have that stuff happen here. I trusted RCR to take out my wisdom teeth and was feeling back to normal in 3 – 4 days. They weren’t impacted, so that played a big role in my recovery.
RCR is gentle and smart, he knows his instrumentation and technique. We take hard cases and excel at them. He literally doesn’t forget anything. As for the staff we practice «scenario drills» often where we practice what to do in case of a medical emergency. Aside from occasional sleep apnea, nothing ever happens. Boo.
RCR teaches at oral surgery UCSF, so yeah, he’s the guy teaching other surgeons how to extract teeth. He’s written a ton of publications on both clinical anesthesia and oral surgery.
I highly recommend Dr. Richard Robert for all of your oral maxillofacial needs!

My son (8) who is completely afraid of needles was able to go through surgery because Dr. Robert was great at explaining the procedure and being calm about it. My son really likes him. Now he has his two front teeth!