About Gar N. Chan, DDS
Dr. Chan’s practice is a harmonious blend of finely honed skills, ability, attitude, and motivation to provide the utmost in patient care. He and his staff’s attention to detail, ethical standard, and philosophy of care have earned the practice a solid reputation among both patients and peers. Throughout the years his patient base has included those from Corona, Mariposa, San Francisco, Tracy, Palo Alto, Half Moon Bay, Turlock, Southern California, Hawaii, Germany, and Australia. Patients and other medical/dental professionals have paid him the ultimate compliment by referrals to their friends and family. Gar Chan is a product of Los Angeles, graduated as a biology major in 1976 from the University of California, Irvine, earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the University of California, San Francisco in 1980, and began private practice in 1981. Dr. Chan has extensive advanced training and experience in all areas of family dentistry including: cosmetic dentistry, endodontics (root canals) , prosthodontics (replacement of lost natural teeth with fixed or removable teeth), oral surgery (extractions, bone grafts, implants, biopsies, removal of oral cysts, tumors), children’s dentistry, orthodontics (braces), and implant crown restorations. Routinely he takes over twice the number of continuing education units required for license renewal and actively participates in several study clubs.