South Shore Dental

South Shore Dental is a dentist in Alameda, CA. The practice offers general and restorative family dentistry, focusing on saving, fixing, and replacing teeth. Specific services include gentle cleanings, nightguards, functional esthetic equilibration, TMD management, fillings, crowns, gold onlays, whitening, partials, implants, bridges, and dentures. The office serves patients who are out-of-network with dental insurances but accepts most plans, excluding HMOs. It holds a rating of 4.70 based on customer reviews.

Dr. Matthew Lau, D.D.S., leads the practice, having started his general and restorative family dentistry work in Alameda in 2015. He earned his DDS from the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry between 2005 and 2009, receiving a UCSF University Scholarship, and completed a fellowship with the International Congress of Oral Implantology in 2014. Dr. Lau has served on the boards of directors for the Alameda County Dental Society and the Northern California Asian American Dental Association, and was on the Continued Education Committee of the Sacramento Dental Society. He also served at the Berkeley Free Clinic and led school outreach programs to teach local children about cavity prevention. Dr. Tiffany Sum joined the team in 2023 after completing her residency with Alameda Health System at Highland Hospital from 2019 to 2023. She earned her DDS from UCSF between 2015 and 2019 and began her teaching profession at Highland Hospital in 2025. The support team includes Dantong and Bien, RDAs, Karen, DA, and front desk staff Paola and Ula.

The office is located at 2111 Whitehall Place, Suite C. It sits near Otis Drive, about a tenth of a mile away, and is within the South Shore neighborhood. Alameda Hospital is approximately a fifth of a mile from the practice, while the Alameda Post Office and the Alameda Chamber of Commerce are both about a third of a mile away. The George E. McDonald Hall of Justice courthouse is also located about a third of a mile from the office.

South Shore Dental is known for its positive rating from customers who have reviewed it. The team prioritizes patient comfort and health, using steam sterilization at 275 degrees Fahrenheit, digital radiology to reduce radiation exposure, and intra-oral cameras for documentation and education. Staff are CPR certified, and the office maintains an updated emergency kit.

South Shore Dental combines detailed clinical training with a focus on patient comfort in the Alameda community.