Meet the Doctor

Milpitas Dentist Dr. Peter Yu received a Bachelor of Science in biology from San Jose State University and a DDS from the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry. Since then, Dr. Yu has done extensive post-doctoral training from the Seattle Institute of Advanced Dental Education, the Pankey Institute, the Dental Implant Institute, as well as other continuing education in cosmetic dentistry, plastic gum surgery, laser therapy, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, sedation dentistry, implantology, Invisalign and full-mouth rehabilitation.

Dr. Yu is affiliated with a number of professional organizations:

• Academy of General Dentistry
• American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
• International Congress of Oral Implantology
• Seattle Study Club
• American Dental Association
• Santa Clara County Dental Society

Becoming a Professional

"I graduated from the School of Dentistry at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco in 1983 and, before you know it, it has been over 25 years. Doing dental work has always been fun for me, even though it can be quite challenging at times.

I particularly enjoy learning an existing technique, streamlining it and minimizing the discomfort it can cause the patients in the process. My early focus was about taking as much post graduate dental training as I could, because dental school provided only the basic dental knowledge and skills to pass the dental board examination... but it is entirely up to the individual to decide if he or she wants to be a true professional.

Some of my colleagues started their careers working 5 days a week and then increased to 6 or even 6 1/2 days; but typically these folks would usually retire early, because they either did not get to enjoy dentistry from working too many hours, or would end up with health problems.

I decided that I enjoyed dentistry too much to allow my career to get derailed, so I went from 5 to 4 1/2 to, now, 4 days a week. However, instead of doing less, I actually am doing much more dentistry now than ever." - Milpitas and San Jose Cosmetic Dentist Dr. Peter Yu, DDS