Re: Holistic children's dentist
I am English too, and understand the different atmosphere vis a vis natural medicine. Having said that, I cannot say that the dentist I am about to recommend is particularly natural health in her orientation! However, she is very relaxed as well as caring. She and her staff are marvelous with kids. I have never felt pushed with anything, either. She maintains that so much about teeth is genetic and never made me feel terrible about my son's shocking amount of cavaties!

By the way, I sense a sea change in attitudes in dentistry generally: my own dentist has gotten very excited about xylitol and recommended to me that I brush with Spry, which is full of the stuff and sans flouride... they have this paste for kids too... Hope this helps

Vivian Lopez: 848 4430. SHe's on Telegraph in Berkeley and excepts Delta insurance as well as those paying without! Susan-Jane

Re: Pediatric Dentist
Vivian Lopez is a pediatric dentist on Telegraph in Berkeley. She's very competent and works well the the children. Her office staff is great too. Her phone number is 510-848-4430. rishida

Re: Dentist for kids that takes Delta Dental
I highly recommend pediatric dentist Dr. Vivian Lopez. My now 10-year-old has been seeing her since she was tiny. Offices are not fancy (i.e., not hi-tech). She gives good solid care, has a super nice staff with procedures very oriented toward kids (they get to wear sunglasses and play with toys to distract them, and get a balloon and sticker at the end). They put on videos only for longer procedures. Telegraph near Ashby, 848-4430. Nicole M.,

Re: Need a warm and competent pediatric dentist
Vivian Lopez is a great pediatric dentist. She's smart and nice and very respectful. I think she's great-my kids have seen her for years. She's on Telegraph in Berkeley-848-4330

Re: Pediatric dentist for first timer?
Try Vivian Lopez in Berkeley. She has a pediatric practice and she and her staff are great with kds. My daughter has been going to Dr. Lopez since she was two. anon

Vivian Lopez in Berkeley is wonderful, my kids have seen her since they were little. I highly recommend her.

Wondering if anyone has any recent experience with Dr. Vivian Lopez? She comes highly recommended by my dentist (Dr. Marchelle King) but looking for some recent parent recommendations. thanks.

Vivian Lopez in South Berkeley is great. She's respectful and positive and thoughtful. alice

Vivian Lopez, DDS, has been super with our two boys, now 6 and 10. She has always handled well our energetic and/or fearful sons even when he required a root canal at age four. She also gives out great (I mean, mega-cool!) stickers (and not lollipops) at every visit. Her office is at 2821 Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley (just a couple blocks north of Ashby). Phone is 848-4430.
Jay

I used to be annoyed at the time the office visits took, but I've smartened up and schedule both my kids first thing in the AM, and we're out an hour or so later. She may be a bit 'interventionist" for some people (sealants, laughing gas, X-rays) but she is well-mannered and low pressure if you don't want to go that route. The office is sometimes busy, the toys and books are a bit worn, but thats irrelevant to me now that my kids know what going to the dentist is about. My daughter had a cavity filledwhen she was 5 with no trouble, and Dr. Lopez was very patient and responsive with my 4 year old son this morning when he didn't want his teeth cleaned. She humored him, relaxed him and then checked his teeth anyways, advising me to let the cleaning go this time since his teeth were fine.
Judy