Lange Kimberly DDS

Shocking display of unprofessional behavior. Please Read to end! Dr. Kimberly Lang throws a fits and misses cavities!(possibly on purpose) My kids have been going to youthful smiles in Chico for years(approx10). We love the office set up but... the last time we went I think we got to see her true colors. My kids went for a routine visit. One kid had a loose tooth the other was visiting for the first time. We left the office thinking we were cavity free! (As usual) About 3 days after the visit, the tooth fell out and it had a substantial cavity that had been missed. The other child had a great first visit but Kim said they didn't need to get any x-rays (odd right). A few days after I noticed a black spot on the back tooth while brushing. I took my little back to her within 1 week. Kimberly looked and told me she didn't see anything. It was pretty obvious so I told her what I see and when she tried to look again, my little was getting fussy. We got him to open again(laying half in my lap and his head in Kim's lap)but when he wanted to sit up, they held him down. That was unacceptable to me so I intervened "that's enough" I said, and helped him sit up in my lap again. Dr. Kimberly Lang then slammed the dental tools down got up and stormed off. The assistants eyes got really big and she stared in the direction that Kim went. We sat there for a couple minutes and kim never came back. The assistant apologized, I paid and we left. After finding a new dentist (who took x-rays on first visit), they found problems. End story, my little has to get 2 baby root canals and another cavity filled. We are very good at flosing&brushing every day, we even use fluoride mouthwash. After asking around, Kimberly has had a history of throwing instruments across the room and getting frustrated when kids cry... why would you specialize in children's dentistry if you can't handle a natural response many of us have at the dentist?!

My kids have seen Dr. Kim since they were toddlers. Love the fun office, the bi annual friendly reminders, cheerful staff, and of course Dr. Kim is great! We will be sad when it's time to move on to an adult dentist.