Welcome! Since 1965, Dr. Leroy Shimizu has provided patients the best dental care in the Pleasant Hill area. The husband and wife team of Dr. Daniel Leung and Dr. Yen Vu joined Dr. Shimizu’s practice in 2006 and transitioned to become proud owners of the office with Dr. Shimizu entering retirement. Continuing with the same professional and caring staff, Dr. Leung and Dr. Vu practice in the tradition of patient-oriented care and feel very privileged to be serving the Pleasant Hill community.
Yen T. Vu, DDS
Dr. Vu grew up locally in the East Bay and attended Mt. Diablo High School. She graduated from UC Davis with honors in Biochemistry, and received her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) at University of San Francisco (UCSF School of Dentistry). Dr. Vu has broad knowledge in all phases of dentistry with particular emphasis in Bonding and Cosmetic Dentistry. She is certified in Invisalign, the clear braces treatment method. As a mother of two young kids, Dr. Vu extends her love of kids to the dental office and enjoys the challenge of making dental visits for children as positive an experience as possible. Dr. Vu is happily married to Dr. Daniel Leung and enjoy sharing their professional career together.
DANIEL C. LEUNG, DDS
Dr. Leung grew up in San Francisco and attended Lowell High School. He also graduated from UC Davis with honors in Microbiology and like Dr. Vu and Dr. Shimizu, trained at UCSF School of Dentistry, still considered the best dental school in the nation.
Dr. Leung served as Dental Director of West County Health Centers, a Sonoma County Health Center, for three years. He later joined a group practice in the San Francisco North Beach area before settling down with his wife, Dr. Yen Vu to practice together in Pleasant Hill.
Dr. Leung has wide and varied experience in all phases of dental treatment, especially enjoying implant dentistry where he is able to recreate healthy and beautiful teeth. Implant dentistry has advanced quickly in the past years and Dr. Leung has committed much of his continued education in this new area. Dental implants has revolutionalized the practice of dentistry and Dr. Leung is proud to be offering its benefits in the Pleasant Hill dental office.
The doctors believe active membership in professional organizations to share ideas with colleagues is vital to their professional growth. They are members of the American Dental Association (ADA) and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry ( http://www.aaid-implant.org) and the American Dental Implant Association ( http://www.americandentalimplantassociation.com )
Read about Dr. Leung in this newspaper article about Sedation Dentistry: