Almond Dental Care

07/08/2019

Did you know that plaque is a carpet of bacteria that forms on your teeth? If you brush at least daily, or better yet twice daily, you disturb and remove this yucky bio film.
If you don't brush regularly this gunk mineralizes into tartar (aka calculus).
Tartar is bad for your breath, teeth, and gums.
Unfortunately you cannot remove tartar yourself.
That's why you need a professional cleaning at your dentist in regular intervals, so tartar can get removed before it does permanent damage.
Even with good brushing some tartar buildup is unavoidable. Therefore you should get a cleaning twice a year.

04/29/2019

The "new" Almond Dental Care is finally live on Facebook following the acquisition of the practice by Dr. Hong Zhao from Dr. Ramirez.

Hong (Holly) received her first dental degree in Shanghai in 1997 before going to Belgium to complete her Master’s degree at UZ Leuven in Medical Science (Periodontology) in the year 2000.

In 2011 she received her second dental degree from the University of Toronto.
Having moved from Canada to the Bay Area in 2016 due to her husband’s work, Hong worked part-time at various family practices in the East Bay while waiting for the right practice to come along to call her own.

She sees it as a good omen that this opportunity finally presented itself Christmas 2018 and she took ownership on Valentine's Day 2019.

Hong lives with her husband, and her two sons (4 and 7) in Alamo.

On the rare occasion when she is not working or parenting she enjoys photography.

With 20 years experience gained across three continents and four countries Dr. Zhao brings a broad perspective to the field of dentistry.

04/29/2019