We are specialist members of the American Association of Endodontists. We look forward to being of service to you. Our expert team, led by respected endodontic specialists William C. Cliff, DDS, MSD and June Chang DDS include an experienced endodontic staff. We provide the highest standard of professional care in a friendly, comfortable environment. Our team of endodontic specialists offer the finest endodontics in Fremont and Castro Valley, California.
We hope that the information provided here answers many of your questions about endodontic treatment. If you would like additional information, please dont hesitate to contact us at our Fremont (510) 794-6600 and Castro Valley (510) 581-6600 offices. We will respond promptly.
William C. Cliff, D.D.S., M.S.D. born and raised in the East Bay community of San Leandro, California. After graduating from San Leandro High School, William attended The University of California In Santa Cruz. William is a dental graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Dentistry. He practiced dentistry in Fremont for three years prior to his endodontic residency program.
Dr. Cliff received his specialty Certification in Endodontics and Masters Degree again from Case Western Reserve University. He has taught at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry and has published in The California Dental Association Journal. He and his wife Natalie enjoy their 5 children Calvin, Chaye, Chad, Cecily, and Carlee as well as family and good friends.
June Chang, D.D.S. was born in Taiwan and was raised in Northern Californias Bay Area. She earned her Bachelors Degree in Biological Sciences and Minors in Psychology and Art History from the University of California, Irvine. During her postgraduate studies at Northwestern University, her research involved finding and studying de novo Genetic Suppressors of HIV-1 Viral Protein R. Dr. Chang received her Bachelors in Dental Science and her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 2004, graduating cum laude from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and received election into the Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society. She returned to the Bay Area and completed a General Practice Residency at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco. Dr. Chang received her certificate and finished her specialty training in Endodontics at The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She is a member of the American Association of Endodontists, Northern California Academy of Endodontics, California Dental Association, and the American Dental Association.
Dr. Chang enjoys photography, world travel, hiking, reading and art. Dr. Chang hopes to be certified in scuba diving and among the many, dive the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of northern Queensland, Australia.
If you are not already familiar with Mission Hills Endodontics, please allow us to introduce ourselves. We provide one-visit microsurgical endodontic care. We strive to provide superior care in a tranquil, comforting, easy and professional environment. We utilize the most modern equipment, including digital radiography, operating microscopes and the newest available surgical instrumentation.
A root canal is one of the most common dental procedures performed, well over 14 million every year. This simple treatment can save your natural teeth and prevent the need of dental implants or bridges.
At the center of your tooth is pulp. Pulp is a collection of blood vessels that helps to build the surrounding tooth. Infection of the pulp can be caused by trauma to the tooth, deep decay, cracks and chips, or repeated dental procedures. Symptoms of the infection can be identified as visible injury or swelling of the tooth, sensitivity to temperature or pain in the tooth and gums.
When your root canal therapy has been completed, a record of your treatment will be sent to your restorative dentist. You should contact their office for a follow-up restoration within a few weeks of completion at our office. Your restorative dentist will decide on what type of restoration is necessary to protect your tooth. For the first few days after treatment, your tooth may feel sensitive, especially if there was pain or infection before the procedure. This discomfort can be relieved with over-the-counter or prescription medications. We are available at all times to respond to any questions you may have.
How much will it cost? The cost associated with this procedure can vary depending on factors such as the severity of damage to the affected tooth and which tooth is affected. In general, endodontic treatment is much less expensive than tooth removal and replacement with an artificial tooth.
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Rating 4.0 out of 5 based on 8 reviews
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a year ago
Root canal was a nightmare, very painful experience, can you imagine the pain when your tooth is getting drilled and you feel it going through the pulp? Doctor wasn't concerned about my suffering, just kept drilling At the end as usual I'm sorry was her excuse Never going back to this place, I'll warn my my 200 coworkers no to get close to this place Unless they want to hear a I'm sorry at the end of each appointment
Kristine
2 years ago
Today my RE-root canal was as painless and positive of an experience as I could have hoped for, thanks to Amy and Dr. June Chang. (This was a redo of a root canal that's about 15 years old with a prior dentist) Amy was incredibly supportive with a chair side manner that completely alleviated my anxiety. She also kept me as comfortable as possible throughout the procedure, never letting me go for too long without suction, water, etc. Dr. Chang was highly skilled and knowledgeable, she put me at ease immediately, and answered my questions quite satisfactorily. Overall, I highly recommend this office for all your endodontics needs, although I hope to never see them again.
Donalyn Deeds
2 years ago
I would give Dr. Chang, Amy, and the staff a definite 10 stars if I could. Friendly, professional, caring, and fun to be around, albeit not the experience one expects when having a root canal. I had to have novocaine directly under my nose, and I was so scared. I barely felt it! Dr. Chang's technique and Amy's support made it a breeze. And the procedure itself was painless; something that was not true of my first two root canals elsewhere. Strongly recommend this practice.
Arely R
2 years ago
The staff were so nice and the work they did on me was done correctly.
Jan Huang
2 years ago
My experience with Dr. Robert Hsu was excellent!
Alfonso Navarrete
3 years ago
Highly recommended. Very professional and excellent care. Had a molar that was giving me pain from an old filling that cracked and went into the nerve. Dr. June Chang was able to see me on short notice and take care of it. Painless process from the anesthesia to the actual root canal procedure. Very impressed with the skill of the doctor as well as the rest of the staff. The assistant was very proficient and worked seamlessly with Dr. Chang. There is a reason you should see a specialist for your root canals, they know what they are doing! As a little background, I'm a dentist and have done a few root canal in my time before specializing in orthodontics so I know what I'm talking about. I had lots of options of where to get my endodontic treatment and I'm very happy with Dr. Chang and the rest of the staff at Mission Hills Endodontics. Don't hesitate to go see them. Hopefully I won't need any further root canals, but if I do, I'll definitely be seeing Dr. Chang!
Arely R
3 years ago
The staff were so nice and the work they did on me was done correctly.
Jan Huang
3 years ago
My experience with Dr. Robert Hsu was excellent!
Alfonso Navarrete
3 years ago
Highly recommended. Very professional and excellent care. Had a molar that was giving me pain from an old filling that cracked and went into the nerve. Dr. June Chang was able to see me on short notice and take care of it. Painless process from the anesthesia to the actual root canal procedure. Very impressed with the skill of the doctor as well as the rest of the staff. The assistant was very proficient and worked seamlessly with Dr. Chang. There is a reason you should see a specialist for your root canals, they know what they are doing! As a little background, I'm a dentist and have done a few root canal in my time before specializing in orthodontics so I know what I'm talking about. I had lots of options of where to get my endodontic treatment and I'm very happy with Dr. Chang and the rest of the staff at Mission Hills Endodontics. Don't hesitate to go see them. Hopefully I won't need any further root canals, but if I do, I'll definitely be seeing Dr. Chang!
NoBuy DoneDay
4 years ago
When you go to an endodontist your going for one main reason, your need dentistry work done and who likes going to the dentist. The one reason I go to this office is because Dr. Chang is very good, she is patient with me, and as gentle as you can be preforming a root canal. How ever I don't feel the staff out in the same effort. I unfortunately have had to use their services 3 times. They know I need nitrous. The second time I needed to use their services I go in the office wait for my appointment get in the chair and the dentist was going to start working on me and I say she is supposed to be using nitrous. Oh well did we forget to mention our nitrous machine isn't working. I said well then your not working on me then. The third time, they call me the night before the appointment to remind me of my appointment. I get to my appointment wait 40 minutes to get in the chair, wait another 15 minutes the dentist comes in starts numbing me up and what do you know their machine isn't working again. Keep in mind they knew the machine wasn't working for three days. Long story short, oops to later. I just don't think the office staff respects the client's time. But the Doctor is good.
NoBuy DoneDay
4 years ago
When you go to an endodontist your going for one main reason, your need dentistry work done and who likes going to the dentist. The one reason I go to this office is because Dr. Chang is very good, she is patient with me, and as gentle as you can be preforming a root canal. How ever I don't feel the staff out in the same effort. I unfortunately have had to use their services 3 times. They know I need nitrous. The second time I needed to use their services I go in the office wait for my appointment get in the chair and the dentist was going to start working on me and I say she is supposed to be using nitrous. Oh well did we forget to mention our nitrous machine isn't working. I said well then your not working on me then. The third time, they call me the night before the appointment to remind me of my appointment. I get to my appointment wait 40 minutes to get in the chair, wait another 15 minutes the dentist comes in starts numbing me up and what do you know their machine isn't working again. Keep in mind they knew the machine wasn't working for three days. Long story short, oops to later. I just don't think the office staff respects the client's time. But the Doctor is good.
Ahmed Abduljabar
6 years ago
One of the worst experience you could ever imagine! The Short Version: I went to do retreatment for a root canal to save the tooth and after she ruined it and get paid in full she recommended extract the tooth! AND WITHOUT issuing a refund!!! The Long Version: I visit it June Chang at Mission Hills Endodontics to check a tooth that I had a root canal for it since she is an Endodontics, I thought the tooth had a sensitivity to cold/hot but it turned out it wasn't the source of it! At the start, she did an exam to check the tooth and she said it wasn't the source of the discomfort that I was having but it wasn't done correctly and if I didn't fix it I would lose it within few years! I told her if that's true I can go to the same doctor to fix it for free (since I already paid for a root canal) Chang said since the doctor who did it wasn't able to do it correctly the first time she will probably fail the second time! When I agreed to do it, The actual cost was higher than what I was told over the phone and what shown on Cigna website (My Insurance), they said that the retirement cost is more than a normal root canal, they should have mentioned that over the phone when I asked them, especially that I have told them it's a retirement for the root canal! How is the retreatment which is done in one session for 1 hour is more expensive than the original treatment that took 4 sessions WITH a permanent Filling! Anyway, After she is done and put a temp filling she told me to wait for 4-6 weeks to fully heal before going to your general dentist for a permanent filling AND she doesn't recommend a crown for this tooth because it won't last for long!!! Why would I pay for a second root canal (more expensive one) if the result is the tooth will fall off in few years. The tooth didn't heal and start hurting me I went to my general doctor and she told me that it had an infection I called Chang and they gave me antibiotics and something else for the pain, of course, the pain stopped and the tooth get better for a while when I finished the pills the tooth started to hurt me at random times I am unable to eat on it at all because it will hurt me and if the food little harder than normal it will hurt me bad. I went back for a 3rd visit to Chang and her professional opinion was to take the tooth out, I told her the whole point of my visiting her is to FIX and SAVE the tooth not losing it. I told her to try a second retreatment to save it and she refused! I told her to refund the money so I can go visit another doctor that might be able to fix what she did and she also refused! I went to her to check a tooth that was alright (It wasn't hurting me, I was able to eat on it and had a permanent filling) and get it ruined (It's hurting me now, I can't eat on it and it have temp filling) and I already used the insurance for the retreatment so I can't visit another doctor to clean her mess. I wasn't warned before coming to her but if you are reading my review then you have been warned and you have no excuse to make the same mistake. Sorry, it's a long review and best of luck to you.
Ahmed Abduljabar
7 years ago
One of the worst experience you could ever imagine! The Short Version: I went to do retreatment for a root canal to save the tooth and after she ruined it and get paid in full she recommended extract the tooth! AND WITHOUT issuing a refund!!! The Long Version: I visit it June Chang at Mission Hills Endodontics to check a tooth that I had a root canal for it since she is an Endodontics, I thought the tooth had a sensitivity to cold/hot but it turned out it wasn't the source of it! At the start, she did an exam to check the tooth and she said it wasn't the source of the discomfort that I was having but it wasn't done correctly and if I didn't fix it I would lose it within few years! I told her if that's true I can go to the same doctor to fix it for free (since I already paid for a root canal) Chang said since the doctor who did it wasn't able to do it correctly the first time she will probably fail the second time! When I agreed to do it, The actual cost was higher than what I was told over the phone and what shown on Cigna website (My Insurance), they said that the retirement cost is more than a normal root canal, they should have mentioned that over the phone when I asked them, especially that I have told them it's a retirement for the root canal! How is the retreatment which is done in one session for 1 hour is more expensive than the original treatment that took 4 sessions WITH a permanent Filling! Anyway, After she is done and put a temp filling she told me to wait for 4-6 weeks to fully heal before going to your general dentist for a permanent filling AND she doesn't recommend a crown for this tooth because it won't last for long!!! Why would I pay for a second root canal (more expensive one) if the result is the tooth will fall off in few years. The tooth didn't heal and start hurting me I went to my general doctor and she told me that it had an infection I called Chang and they gave me antibiotics and something else for the pain, of course, the pain stopped and the tooth get better for a while when I finished the pills the tooth started to hurt me at random times I am unable to eat on it at all because it will hurt me and if the food little harder than normal it will hurt me bad. I went back for a 3rd visit to Chang and her professional opinion was to take the tooth out, I told her the whole point of my visiting her is to FIX and SAVE the tooth not losing it. I told her to try a second retreatment to save it and she refused! I told her to refund the money so I can go visit another doctor that might be able to fix what she did and she also refused! I went to her to check a tooth that was alright (It wasn't hurting me, I was able to eat on it and had a permanent filling) and get it ruined (It's hurting me now, I can't eat on it and it have temp filling) and I already used the insurance for the retreatment so I can't visit another doctor to clean her mess. I wasn't warned before coming to her but if you are reading my review then you have been warned and you have no excuse to make the same mistake. Sorry, it's a long review and best of luck to you.
Alla P
7 years ago
Great and very professional doctors! Plus excellent service and nice staff. I visited that office even they are not in my network and do not regret that, because they were able to help with my problem when others could not. Highly recommend them! My warmest thanks to Dr. June Chang.
Alla P
8 years ago
Great and very professional doctors! Plus excellent service and nice staff. I visited that office even they are not in my network and do not regret that, because they were able to help with my problem when others could not. Highly recommend them! My warmest thanks to Dr. June Chang.
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