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I love to restore smiles. I enjoy helping little children overcome their fears and gain confidence in going to the dentist, helping people get out of pain and making a positive difference in peoples lives.
My style is to promote honest, sincere communication and allow patients to fully discuss their concerns and the state of their oral health. I treat patients like members of my own family and I hope to give each patient complete and total care of their teeth and gums.
I have always had a love of health sciences, interacting with people and the mechanical skills involved in dentistry. Dentistry is a rapidly changing field with a tremendous amount of new information emerging all the time.
My satisfaction comes from having patients who are happy with the work done and treatment success. My goal is make dental care accessible to everyone and to treat every patient with compassion and my commitment to the service of others.
I hope to give my patients excellent dental education and treatment by offering them a full range of dental services. My own high-quality dental education has enabled me to provide evidence-based treatment in our friendly, professional atmosphere. Most of all, I want to deliver patient satisfaction.
'The field of dentistry offers me a unique opportunity to help improve people 's health, comfort, self-esteem, and appearance all at once through caring for and treating their oral health needs. I was trained by the nation 's top specialists in the US Air Force and my passions are in art, health, and nutrition. I believe this gives me the best opportunity to be able to positively impact people 's lives through dentistry.One of the most gratifying experiences for me is to help alleviate a person 's pain. When someone visits the office in extreme dental pain, my goal is to help improve their comfort and eliminate their pain before they leave.'
'I work hard to tailor my treatment to each individual patient 's specific needs and wants, in order to provide them the best service that they are seeking. I strive for perfection in every treatment that I render.'
'I have a high ethical standard of care and I treat every case as if I were treating my own family members. One of my favorite aspects of dentistry is helping my patients to overcome their dental anxieties and fears, so that they become more confident and willing to seek care in the future. I often notice a big difference in both my patients ' confidence and their health between the first and last dental visit, which is extremely gratifying for me.'
DDS: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, Kansas City, MOResidency: Advanced Education in General Dentistry, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, COBSc: Biology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MOMember: American Dental AssociationLicensure: Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, Dental Board of Missouri
In the summer of 2008, I joined a volunteer dental service team to Bylakuppe, South India, which had deeply influenced me. We mostly served Tibetan children, to be more specific, refugees that had escaped from China for religious freedom. They were so young in age, but incredibly mature mentally because they had experienced more than adults normally do. By sharing the individual stories of their journey to the land we stood, I could clearly see the perseverance and strong will from their eyes. They risked their life crossing the magnificent Himalayas and tightly secured border for better education and pious religion. Besides dental services and oral health instructions, sports and magic tricks had brought us closer. Its not only our friendship, concern, encouragement, but most importantly, its the love from the children that had made the volunteer service so meaningful and so unforgettable. As I cherish the serving experience, I start to realize that its such a great privilege to help others. At the same time, the more powerful you are, the more people could be possibly benefited by you. Im lucky enough to be a dentist and I should certainly improve my professional knowledge to help others. Like the perseverance of the children, I have worked hard to make progress and strived for better dental skills since then.
It is more blessed to give than to receive. As I constantly visited the international and domestic remote areas for volunteer works, I felt so rich and joyful. It had deepened my determination to help others in need, especially for cleft lips and palate babies. There are many patients with cleft lip and palate but with limited institution providing medical assist. For the patients family or caregiver, its never easy to take good care of them. In order to have a better surgery outcome, I demonstrated the Pre-Surgical Nasal Alveolar Molding (PNAM) appliance. With PNAM device, it is possible to provide better oral care for them and improve quality of life. I also visited schools and nursing homes for dental check-up and oral hygiene instructions regularly. We had a close relationship with the community and the government. I believe by doing this, more shiny teeth could possibly be seen and Im willing to consider it as my lifelong responsibility.
Board certification: Board eligible pediatric dentistResidency: Certificate, Postdoctoral residency, Pediatric Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CaliforniaDental/Medical degree(s): Degree of Master Science in Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, Doctor of Dental Surgery, School of Dentistry, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan Member: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry , International Association for Dental Research, California Society of Pediatric Dentistry Awards: 2nd Place of Poster Presentation Competition, The Federation of Asian Dental Anesthesiology Societies, 2015 Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan Current academic positions: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Dentistry gives me the opportunity to change someones life through their smile. Whether a patient is in pain, is uncomfortable with their smile, or simply wants to change the appearance of their teeth, I can help them get out of pain while also building their confidence, and that gives me immense joy.
I believe in putting the needs of my patients first. Every patient is different, and I, as a practitioner, need to take time to listen to their needs and provide them with care that is filled with compassion, integrity, and love.
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Rating 2.6 out of 5 based on 46 reviews
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newest oldest highest lowestMaya Huffman
a year ago
Dr. Antony laughed in my face after cancelling my procedure due to "not feeling like getting with insurance because theyre too annoying" very rude all around.
GET IT OFF YOUR CHEST
a year ago
HAD TO WAIT OVER AN HOUR TO SEE THE DENTIST,VERY UNPROFESIONAL.WONT BE BACK
Jessica Wilson
a year ago
Drove all the way from Big Sandy for my appointment this morning ( I have been to this location before with the same insurance that I have now). I called them a few days ago to make sure that they still took the insurance, and that I wouldn't have a copay. They said they take the insurance, and no copay. I go to check in and they say they don't take it, and claimed they tried to call me to let me know; they never did. I wasted time, and gas. I understand that sometimes they change insurance that's accepted, but it would have been nice to be informed before driving 40 minutes for nothing. I have a broken tooth that's extremely painful, and now have to find a new dentist.
Angel Owen
2 years ago
Please please dont not go here!!! And for the love of god dont take your kids here. I had the worst experience of my life here it was traumatizing and i have not been able to go to the dentist without having a panic attack since.
Angelica vergara
2 years ago
I went there to get my son's teeth checked they said he needed to go to an or appointment to get surgery and have some capped I have a bit of anxiety about it but I went along with it they then called me and told me I had to do something called a retroactive provider change I called the number and I did it and when I called back to this dentist place the lady got irritated with me because I guess I might have done it wrong I'm not quite sure and she hung up on me so I guess I will not be going back to get my son's teeth fixed thank you so much I will have them fix them at another place that does not hang up on there clients
Amber Price
2 years ago
I love the Dr./Owner she is EXCELLENT. Dr. is the best with my son and the issues he has with anxiety, she is who we have looked for for many years. I would rave on her to anyone but her front office staff is ridiculous, we have been here 3 times in the past 2 months and each time we have waited over 2 hours for our appointment. No one calls to say hey we are running a little late, hey can you come in at a later time nothing! When I ask the office staff how long is the wait, the girl up front is always just sitting texting on her phone. Customer service is EVERYTHING and what makes a business thrive, but her office staff lacks it horribly.
ali mowaswas
2 years ago
Worst dental ever they just make you pay 85$ then told you we can't make what you want you must do this and that
Shandi Brown
2 years ago
The wait here is way way to long!!! All day most of the time. They are quick to call you back which is good because it makes tou think maybe you'll be able to get in...and get out... but then once you get back there you just sit..and sit...and sit... No one gets in a hurry to get to you... and no one cares how long you are there....
KIM DAVAULT
2 years ago
Prepare to wait hours for any appointment other than cleaning. Dr. Antony is good all other must have got license from a cracker jack box. Rude staff very unorganized
Michele Bice
2 years ago
My daughter had a filling out in today. They spoke in what she thought to be Chinese over her the entire they worked on her mouth. She never knew what they were saying or what they were doing to her. She didn't even know they were going to be shooting needles in her mouth and they kept shooting her mouth up with lidocaine and her heart started racing and was feeling dizzy. That's when they begin speaking in a foreign language the entire time they worked on her mouth. She would yell out in pain and they just continued rambling on in their foreign language. This is totally unprofessional and I would not recommend them to anyone. If I could give them a zero I would.
Cherish Bonds
2 years ago
I use Dr. Luke he kind and friendly. He is not Rough and he is so sweet. The other staff are learners who may come and go but I have been seeing him since 2014 and I highly recommend him.
Alice Shipp
2 years ago
I will being finding another dentist cause dr.Luke is not kid friendly the last 2 times I been there he has been rude to us and our kids if u can't handle doing kids teeth then u don't need to be a dentist worse dentist ever
Rick and Meg Range
2 years ago
The doctors are amazing but the front desk needs to get there stuff together. When you speak to them they don't listen. I literally just had a tooth extracted and was written a prescription for a narcotic and I asked the front desk woman to fax them and she said that she couldn't because of a narcotic . I say ok and leave and now sitting in front of the pharmacy with a prescription I can't fill because new laws state that you have to send narcos electronically. I call the dental office and they knew it and haven't set up their system yet. So let me get this right you pull a tooth knowing you can't help your clients pain from it? I call back the dental office again and they say to drive around and try different pharmacies. No do your job and quit not only leaving your clients in pain don't make them do your job by running around Tyler and chandler trying to find someone to illegally fill your script!
Richard Pasley Jr
2 years ago
I've never seen a business work so hard to fail at customer service. Case in point, I've been trying to get an Explanation of Benefits (EOB) from my insurance company since November to find out if there where any over payments to the Provider. Of course Kindle Dental hasn't submitted a claim since November, leading one to think there was an over payment. You call the Tyler Office, who in turn directs you to the Longview office and the lunacy begins. At this current time, I'm still waiting for the Office Manager in Longview to return my call! Stay away from Kindle Dental and their questionable business practices.
Gayle Smith
2 years ago
If I could give this office a ZERO I WOULD!!! My grand daughter had her treatment done & had sedation here and an assistant which I don't think barley knew what she was doing assisted the doctor From what my daughter recalled her names ELIZABETH. The doctor was yelling at her bc she didn't know how to do something... on top of that my daughter had her cleaning done from the hygienist her names Alissa and she was very rough on my daughter. I WLL NOT BE COMING BACK !!
MaChelle Leeks
2 years ago
Both of my children had a really bad experience with a dentist there! I really didn't like the bed side manner of the dentist that worked on my children. He was not friendly and he didn't even numb my sons who is 8 before he administered a shot!! True enough he gave him the laughing gas as well as the cup of red juice. It was ok for a short while. The plan was for him to work on one side of his mouth but I guess he felt like he had enough time to do both sides but he didn't use any numbing medicine for the other side, and in my opinion he was too rough. My daughter who is 16 was in the other room. A nurse came to ask me to sign a consent form for her to have the gas since she was complaining about feeling the pain. Something she has never done before. Once it was over and she got in the car she immediately begin to complain about how rough he was and how her jaw hurt. We had been there before with the younger dentist who was a lot friendlier but we will never return again!! I don't not recommend that dental office if it was the last one on earth. !!! I am highly disappointed!!
Michele Talbott
2 years ago
My 11 year old went in for cleaning & literally they spent at best, 5 minutes on his teeth. I'm finding another dentist/ hygienist
Don/Shirley OKeefe
3 years ago
Within the first 30 seconds, they charge you $75 before they hardly know your name. Nothing but a money pit. Prices for services are Outrageous!! Go somewhere else!!!
Madeline Patterson
3 years ago
Best dental experience I've ever had. It was so nice. This is the 2nd time I've came here. I had the young, male doctor, he was so nice, thorough, and very gentle.
Alice Shipp
3 years ago
I will being finding another dentist cause dr.Luke is not kid friendly the last 2 times I been there he has been rude to us and our kids if u can't handle doing kids teeth then u don't need to be a dentist worse dentist ever
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