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Vivian Lopez

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2821 Telegraph Ave. Berkeley 848-4430

Feb 2006

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

April 2004

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.

My two kids go to Vivian Lopez and we like her a lot. She is calm and gentle with the kids and clear and helpful to us parents. We recommend her. lmorrison

We think highly of Vivian Lopez, and she is not our regular ped. dentist . She saw my daughter once when her regular dentist was not in his office and was very kind and smart during her assessment of what was going on in my daughter's mouth. Ultimately, it was nothing, my daughter had abraded her gum, but she took my daughter's complaints of pain seriously, esp. because my daughter has compromised enamel. Her office is not so swank with all of the bells and whistles intended to entertain our little darlings, but she was very competent, very nice, and I was impressed that she saw a non-patient, on a Friday, without any fuss.

HI. I go to the practice which includes Vivian Lopez, but my son sees Dr. Cheng -- who only works on Wednesdays. She is very sweet and gentle and we went about six years ago when my son had 8-10 cavities. It was a very traumatic time for me -- as the prior dentist refused to treat my son after he put laughing gas on him and son kicked when something hurt. Another dentist wanted to put him under total anesthesia. Dr. Cheng's office offered me an alternative ---a sedative, so most of the cavities could be treated. Lately, my son hasn't had any cavities -- so I am pleased with Dr. Cheng's work -- she is thourough and careful. The office staff is supportive. Dr. Lopez wasn't taking new patients at the time we joined the practice. Cornelia

May 2003

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

August 1996

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'd like to recommend a good children's dentist in Berkeley - Vivian Lopez, DDS, 2821 Telegraph (near Ashby), (510) 848-4430. Dr. Lopez & her staff are great with kids. My daughter first saw Dr. Lopez when she was 2 1/2 (she's now 7 1/2), and she looks forward to every visit!
Debby

Dr. Vivan Lopez, who is a pediatric dentist on Telegraph somewhat north of Ashby 848-4430, and who took great care of my kids' dental health until Dr. Solarz' practice opened.
Sally

Re: Good Children's Dentist
Vivian Lopez is an excellent children's dentist and has an office on Telegraph Avenue (near Ashby) in Berkeley. I have also been impressed with how well the assistants interact with the children.
Susan

I've hesitated to get involved, because I haven't had strong feelings about my kid's dentist, but especially after reading the other notes, I would certainly recommend Dr. Vivian Lopez on Telegraph Ave in Berkeley near Ashby. She is very nice, good with both my kids - encouraging but no guilt tripping about brushing, flossing, cavities, etc.. She writes up little patient reports that my 8 yr old daughter loves to keep as reference. (The report say things like - "great patient!" or "remember to let mom help you brush!" etc. with a reminder to the parent about scheduling the next visit, issues, etc. )

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

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