Office tour · A short film
Step inside our Palo Alto dental office
Start with Full Circle, Dr. Wong’s two-minute film about how the practice came to him. Then walk through the courtyard, the lounge, and the front desk before your first visit.
Read along
Full Circle, in his words
The film’s transcript, by chapter. Captions are also available in the player.
More about Dr. Wong1Where it started
Just keep on building, keep on growing. My dad, he had family friends who were dentists. They’re brothers. They kind of took me under their wing, and when I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, they gave me a job at their office, and I did some assisting and sterilizing instruments. And what I noticed most that I liked was just the team dynamic and the patient relationships that all the staff had. That’s what really drew me into dentistry.
2A second family
They walk in, they know who they are. Ask them about their families and whatnot. You could be a kid going to dentists all the way to an adult, and you kind of grow up together. That’s like your work family, your second family. That family is important to me.
3Friends on the journey
Friends on that journey, you kind of struggle together. It’s always nice. It’s hard to struggle alone. If you’re gonna struggle, at least you’ll struggle with someone else, and then you help each other out along the way.
4Passing the torch
I happened to meet Dr. Hamamoto, the previous practice owner, at a study group. She offered to sell the practice because it was a good fit, personality-wise and dental philosophy-wise, as well. She tells me that my demeanor is similar to her predecessor, Dr. Benson Kanemoto, before her, who she took over the practice from. So this practice does have a lot of history, and a lot of patients are still around, and it’s almost kind of full circle and nice, where the changing of the guard is a smooth transition. She’s like an auntie to me now, and like her nephew. It’s going back to the whole family dynamic.
5Dr. Hamamoto’s blessing
That can be scary for patients when someone else new comes in. Just having them get a chance to stay and then getting Kris’s blessing, and then having them just get a chance to meet me, it kind of helps with that fear of the unknown.
6Keep on growing
Just making sure the patient experience is still good and consistent on what Dr. Hamamoto built, and kind of building off of that. The staff has been the same staff that she had, and they’ve been great and supportive as well. Can’t do it without them. Just keep on building, keep on growing.
A short walk-through
Four corners of the office
Short, silent clips filmed in the office. Tap any one to play it.
- The garden courtyard (13 seconds)
The garden courtyard
The treatment rooms open onto a planted courtyard with a stone fountain, so most visits come with daylight and a little green.
- Finding the office (8 seconds)
Finding the office
The entrance at 409 Cambridge Ave in Palo Alto, marked by a sculpted pine and the Christopher Wong D.D.S. sign.
- The aquarium lounge (12 seconds)
The aquarium lounge
A quiet place to wait, with a reef aquarium, leather chairs, and soft light.
- The front desk (11 seconds)
The front desk
Where the team checks you in, confirms your visits, and answers insurance questions.
Photo highlights
Light, wood, and a garden in the middle
Real photos of the office on Cambridge Avenue, from the front door to the treatment rooms.
The front entrance 
Front desk 
Aquarium lounge 
Garden-view treatment room 
Reception 
The courtyard fountain 
Glass-walled hallway See everything, from the operatories to Dr. Wong’s polaroids.
Open the gallery
“Easy to park. The staff is very helpful. Helen is the best hygienist I’ve ever had.”
Your next visit
Come see it in person
New patients are always welcome. Request a visit online in about a minute, or call and talk with the front desk.