It is our goal to help you reach your dental goal of healthy gums and teeth. You may also want to improve your smile and we can assist you with that, too.
Our dental team is experienced in all areas of dentistry to help you in the prevention of dental decay and gum disease. We also offer restorative and cosmetic dental care using state-of-the-art dental techniques and equipment.
High Tech Dentistry
By keeping current with education and technology, we are able to provide more efficient and effective dental care.
Below are some of the new technologies we use in our office.
One appointment crowns, without temporaries or “gagging” impressions using CAD/CAM CEREC 3D®
Laser Dentistry
One of the most exciting inventions of modern dentistry is in the field of lasers. There are currently three types of lasers: Lasers for diagnosis, lasers for soft tissue and lasers for hard and soft tissue. We are proud say that we use all three types of lasers.
SIROLaser is a soft tissue laser for treatment of gum disease and other soft tissue therapies with minimum discomfort.
KaVo DIAGNOdent is a cavity detecting laser. The DIAGNOdent is capable of detecting the early stages of tooth decay before it is even visible in X-Rays or by traditional dental instruments. Early detection of dental caries enables us to remove the decay very conservatively. Early treatment means minimum treatment and minimum cost. It scans a cavity and puts out a digital reading indicating the degrees of hardness in the tooth surface to give us a very precise result.
The Waterlase Laser for bone, teeth and gums uses Hydrokinetic energy to gently remove the infected tooth structure and soft tissue. We are able to remove early decay without administering local anesthetic and without the use of traditional dental drills. In a matter of minutes, decay is removed with minimum discomfort and a natural-color filling is placed. We find that the majority of children, and many adults, prefer a Waterlase laser over the classic drill method that causes heat, pressure and vibration.
Occasionally, we will offer special pricing to new and current patients. Click here for Dr. Young’s Special offers.
Patient Safety
To protect our patients and team, our staff wears masks, non-latex gloves, glasses, and clean over-garments. We strictly observe all Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) guidelines and American Dental Association recommendations. All surfaces in the treatment rooms are cleaned and disinfected after each patient. Whenever possible, disposable, single-use items are used to ensure your safety. After each use, the instruments and handpieces (drills) are disinfected in a biosonic cleaner with an anti-microbial solution for 15 minutes. They are then bagged and sterilized in the Autoclave at 250ºF and 15 PSI for 15 minutes. We store all instruments in the glass cabinets until they are used.
For your safety, all water used in our office for dental treatment is distilled water. Furthermore, the water lines are treated with the DentaPure water purification system. The DentaPure System is an anti-microbial waterline product that reduces harmful bacteria by sterilizing water through filtration and the introduction of germicides and iodine. It is the only water purification/decontamination system used by NASA.
Water Treatment
"...my smile is the greatest because of you."
Kate B., Pasadena
New Pre-Med Guidelines from AHA Oct 2008 (from the American Dental Association)
These guidelines say patients who have taken prophylactic antibiotics routinely in the past but no longer need them, include people with:
mitral valve prolapse, rheumatic heart disease, bicuspid valve disease, calcified aortic stenosis, congenital heart conditions such as ventricular septal defect, atrial septal defect and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
The new guidelines are directed to patients who are in the greatest danger of a developing a heart infection.
Preventive antibiotics prior to dental procedures are advised for patients with:
1. Artificial heart valves
2 A history of infective endocarditis
3. Certain specific, serious congenital (present from birth) heart conditions, including
- unrepaired or incompletely repaired cyanotic congenital heart disease, including those with palliative shunts and conduits,
- a completely repaired congenital heart defect with prosthetic material or device, whether placed by surgery or by catheter intervention, during the first six months after the procedure
- any repaired congenital heart defect with residual defect at the site or adjacent to the site of a prosthetic patch or a prosthetic device
4. A cardiac transplant that develops a problem in a heart valve
HIPAA Patient’s Rights Information
This notice describes how your health information may be disclosed, used and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully. The privacy of your health information is important to us.
We serve the San Gabriel Valley Cities of Alhambra, Altadena, Arcadia, Azusa, Baldwin Park, Bradbury, Claremont, Covina, Diamond Bar, Duarte, El Monte, Glendale, Glendora, City of Industry, Irwindale, LaCanada, Flintridge, La Puente, La Verne, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pasadena, Pomona, Rosemead, San Dimas, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre, South El Monte, South Pasadena, Temple City, Tujunga, Walnut and West Covina.
(626) 445-2536 301 West Huntington Drive, Suite 217 Arcadia, CA 91007 Email Us
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626-445-2536
301 West Huntington Drive
Suite 217
Arcadia, CA 91007
PETER S. YOUNG, DDS, F.A.G.D.
"Designing Smiles to Last for Miles!"
Laser and Cosmetics Dentistry
Diagnodent is a laser detector to find early dental decay. Tooth decay is like cancer of the teeth. When discovery early it's very treatable and much of the tooth structures can be preserved.
