Serving Menifee · Sun City · Quail Valley · Menifee Lakes · Romoland
Menifee Dentist: Promenade Dental Care, 12 Minutes Down I-215
Dr. Bao Nguyen, DDS — UCLA School of Dentistry, ten years in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps, private practice in Murrieta since 2010
Menifee families drive about twelve minutes down I-215 to a one-dentist office that posts its prices in public: a $20 new-patient exam with digital X-rays, $95 ultrasonic cleanings, same-day CEREC crowns, and emergency slots held open every day we're here. Call or text and a person picks up.
Get In Touch
How to Reach Us From Menifee
Plenty of offices bury the phone number three clicks deep and route you into a menu tree. Ours is one number, answered by someone sitting in the building. Whether you're booking a first cleaning, checking whether we take your plan, or heading down the 215 with a cracked molar, everything you need is right here.
- Practice
- Promenade Dental Care — Dr. Bao Nguyen, DDS
- Address
- 26957 Date St, Suite B4, Murrieta, CA 92563
- Phone & text
- (951) 412-0127
- yourpromenadedentist@yahoo.com
- Drive from Menifee
- 12–20 minutes, almost entirely I-215
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Thu 9:00 AM–5:00 PM · Wed, Fri 9:00 AM–3:00 PM · Sat: By appointment & emergencies · Sun: Closed
- New-patient exam
- $20, including digital X-rays
- Cleaning
- $95, standard adult ultrasonic cleaning
- Insurance
- All PPO plans accepted; in-network with Delta Dental PPO, Cigna, MetLife, Guardian, Aetna, and United Concordia
- Languages
- English · Español · Tiếng Việt
- Serving
- Menifee, Sun City, Quail Valley, Menifee Lakes, Romoland, Heritage Lake
One office, one dentist, one number
Dr. Nguyen has worked out of this same Murrieta suite since 2010. You see him at every visit rather than whichever associate is on the schedule that week, and the person who quotes your treatment is the person who does it.
From most Menifee neighborhoods you're 12 to 20 minutes out, nearly all of it freeway. Mention on the phone that you're coming from Menifee and we'll have a room open by the time you're off the 215.
12 min
Typical drive from central Menifee down I-215
$20
New-patient exam with digital X-rays
Same day
Emergency slots held every day we're open
Since 2010
One dentist, one office, published prices
Would rather just talk to somebody? Call or text (951) 412-0127. Dr. Nguyen watches the line himself for urgent problems, nights and weekends included, so a Menifee dental emergency doesn't ring through to a machine.
Getting Here
Directions to Our Office From Menifee, CA
We're at 26957 Date St, Suite B4, Murrieta, CA 92563, just east of I-215 off Murrieta Hot Springs Road. Menifee has grown about as fast as anywhere in Riverside County since it incorporated in 2008, and the freeway keeps the trip short from nearly every corner of town.
From central Menifee, along the Newport Rd corridor: take Haun Rd or Antelope Rd to the I-215 South on-ramp at Newport Rd, run about 9 miles south toward Murrieta, exit Murrieta Hot Springs Rd and turn left heading east. Two miles on, turn left at Date St. Suite B4 sits just past the corner.
From Sun City and Quail Valley
Get on I-215 South at McCall Blvd or Newport Rd, stay with it for roughly 10 to 12 miles, exit Murrieta Hot Springs Rd, turn left, then left again on Date St.
From east Menifee, including Menifee Lakes and Heritage Lake
Take Newport Rd east to Winchester Rd, State Route 79, and turn right heading south. Follow Winchester through French Valley about 8 miles, turn right on Murrieta Hot Springs Rd, then right on Date St.
Office Hours
| Monday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM |
| Saturday | By appointment & emergencies |
| Sunday | Closed |
Want us to talk you in? Call (951) 412-0127, or open the map on our contact page. You can also pull us up on Google Maps. Coming from elsewhere in the valley? We see plenty of patients from Temecula and Fallbrook too.
Why Patients Make the Drive
One Dentist for the Whole Family
Everything below happens in this building, at published prices, with Dr. Nguyen doing the work. Nobody gets referred across town for a root canal, the kids don't go to a separate pediatric office, and a crown doesn't take two appointments.
Emergency Dentist
Broken teeth, abscesses, and knocked-out teeth seen the same day. The line stays monitored after hours for Menifee patients with something urgent.
$20 Exams & Digital X-Rays
A full new-patient exam with low-radiation digital imaging and a written diagnosis you can take anywhere. No obligation to treat.
Same-Day CEREC Crowns
Designed, milled, and cemented in one appointment of about two hours. No temporary, and no second drive from Menifee two weeks later.
Kids & Pediatric Dentistry
Gentle first visits, sealants, and cavity care for kids from Paloma Valley to Heritage High. Nervous ones get extra time, not less.
Dental Implants
Permanent single-tooth and multi-tooth replacement, planned and restored under one roof at prices quoted up front.
Sedation & Anxiety Care
Options for patients who've put the dentist off for years. You'll get a plan you're comfortable with and no commentary about the wait.
Root Canal Therapy
Modern rotary endodontics with proper anesthesia. Most patients tell us afterward that the dread was worse than the appointment.
Cosmetic Dentistry & Veneers
Porcelain veneers, teeth bonding, and smile design, with straight guidance on what's worth doing and what isn't.
Who You Will Be Seeing
Meet Dr. Bao Nguyen, DDS
Dr. Bao Nguyen trained at UCLA and spent ten years in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps. After his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the UCLA School of Dentistry he completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, then deployed to Kuwait and Iraq, where he learned to work fast and stay calm with the room falling apart around him.
He opened Promenade Dental Care in 2010 and hasn't moved since. He belongs to the American Dental Association and the California Dental Association, is certified in CEREC same-day crown technology, and treats patients in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
His active California license can be looked up by name at the Dental Board of California. Check ours before you sit in the chair. Check any office you're considering, honestly.
No upselling, ever. If a tooth can be watched instead of drilled, that's what we'll tell you. Treatment plans here get built around what the tooth needs, not around what the insurance maximum happens to allow this year.
Paying for Care
An Affordable Dentist Menifee Families Can Plan Around
Most offices treat pricing like a state secret right up until you're numb in the chair. We publish ours. These are the fees Menifee patients actually pay, insurance or not, and anything bigger gets a written quote at your exam that doesn't drift afterward.
$20
New-Patient Exam + X-Rays
Complete diagnosis, written plan, no obligation
$95
Ultrasonic Teeth Cleaning
Standard adult prophylaxis
We take all PPO dental plans and are in-network with Delta Dental PPO, Cigna, MetLife, Guardian, Aetna, and United Concordia. Bring the card to your first visit, or call ahead and we'll verify benefits before you make the drive. No insurance? Our flat fees often come in under the discounted rate at a chain office, and CareCredit financing is there for larger plans.
Research from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research keeps landing in the same place: early, conservative treatment costs less and saves more tooth structure than waiting for pain. Our job is to catch things while they're still a filling.
When It Cannot Wait
A Menifee Emergency Dentist Who Actually Answers
Dental emergencies keep terrible hours. The molar cracks on a Sunday over carne asada. The crown pops off the night before an interview. A toddler catches a knee to the mouth at Wheatfield Park. Call (951) 412-0127 and you get a person, not a voicemail promising a callback inside two business days.
One thing worth knowing before you point the car at an ER: hospital emergency rooms generally can't do dental work. A visit for a toothache usually ends with antibiotics, painkillers, and instructions to go see a dentist anyway. Save yourself the detour. And if a permanent tooth gets knocked out, keep it moist in milk, don't scrub the root, and call us on the way over.
Same-day emergency slots are held every day we're open. Tell us you're coming from Menifee and we'll have a room ready by the time you're off the 215. More on emergency dental care.
Check Us Out
Verified Reviews, at the Source
Promenade Dental Care has more than 230 five-star reviews across Google, Yelp, and Wellness.com. We don't filter them and we don't pay for them, and you won't find testimonials printed on this page that you can't go read yourself. Here's where they live.
Google Reviews
The largest and most current set, including patients from Menifee, Sun City, and Quail Valley.
Yelp Reviews
Independent reviews of the Murrieta office, pricing and emergency visits included.
Wellness.com
Patient reviews filed under Dr. Bao Nguyen, DDS, alongside his practice profile.
Already a patient? Your review is what helps the next person in Menifee decide. Post a Google review, good or bad. We'd rather have the honest one.
Straight Answers
Menifee Dentist Questions, Answered
Where is the closest dentist to Menifee, CA?
Promenade Dental Care is at 26957 Date St, Suite B4, Murrieta, CA 92563, just east of I-215 at Murrieta Hot Springs Road. From most Menifee addresses the drive runs 12 to 20 minutes and nearly all of it is freeway. Patients come from Sun City, Menifee Lakes, Quail Valley, Romoland, and Heritage Lake.
How long is the drive from Menifee to Promenade Dental Care?
About 12 minutes from the Newport Road corridor, and up to 20 from the far corners of Menifee. It is roughly 9 miles south on I-215 from Newport Road to the Murrieta Hot Springs Road exit, then 2 miles east to Date St. Southbound traffic after 4:00 PM can add five or ten minutes, so morning appointments are the easier drive.
How much does a new-patient dental exam cost near Menifee?
A new-patient exam with digital X-rays costs $20 at Promenade Dental Care, and a standard adult ultrasonic cleaning costs $95. Both are flat published fees that apply whether or not you carry insurance. Anything larger is quoted in writing at the exam, and the quoted number is the number you pay.
Is there an affordable dentist near Menifee for someone with no insurance?
Promenade Dental Care posts flat cash prices instead of quoting off a fee schedule: $20 for the new-patient exam with X-rays and $95 for a standard adult cleaning. Larger treatment is priced in writing before anything starts, and CareCredit financing can spread a bigger plan across monthly payments. Uninsured patients frequently pay less here than the discounted rate at a chain office.
Is there an emergency dentist near Menifee open today?
Promenade Dental Care holds same-day emergency slots every day the office is open, and Dr. Bao Nguyen monitors the line at (951) 412-0127 after hours for urgent problems. Broken teeth, abscesses, and knocked-out teeth are treated the same day. A hospital emergency room generally cannot perform dental work and will send you back out with antibiotics and a referral to a dentist.
Do I need an appointment, or can I walk in?
Calling first is better, because Promenade Dental Care can hold a room and cut the wait, but nobody in real pain gets turned away. If you are already driving in from Menifee with a dental emergency, call (951) 412-0127 from the road and the office will work to see you when you arrive.
What are the office hours?
Promenade Dental Care is open Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Saturday: By appointment & emergencies. Sunday: Closed. Mornings are the quietest time to reach the front desk at (951) 412-0127.
Which dental insurance plans are accepted?
Promenade Dental Care accepts all PPO dental plans and is in-network with Delta Dental PPO, Cigna, MetLife, Guardian, Aetna, and United Concordia. Call (951) 412-0127 with the card in hand and benefits are verified before you make the drive from Menifee, so the estimate you get on the phone is the one that holds up at the front desk.
Can I get a crown in one visit instead of driving from Menifee twice?
Yes. Promenade Dental Care uses CEREC CAD/CAM technology to design, mill, and cement a porcelain crown in a single appointment of about two hours. There is no temporary crown, no impression tray, and no second trip down I-215 two weeks later.
Can children and adults be seen at the same dental office?
Yes. Dr. Bao Nguyen treats children and adults, so a Menifee family can book everyone into one trip instead of driving to a separate pediatric office. Nervous children get more time rather than less, and no procedure is forced on a frightened child.
What are Dr. Bao Nguyen's credentials?
Dr. Bao Nguyen earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at the UCLA School of Dentistry, completed an Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton, and served ten years in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps with deployments to Kuwait and Iraq. He has owned Promenade Dental Care in Murrieta since 2010, and his active California license can be verified by name through the Dental Board of California.
What are the options for someone with severe dental anxiety?
Promenade Dental Care offers sedation options, explains each step before it happens, and stops the moment a patient raises a hand. Dr. Nguyen spent ten years treating Marines and sailors in the Navy, so anxious patients are routine here rather than an inconvenience. Nobody is lectured about the years they spent away from a dentist.
What happens if I have not seen a dentist in years?
It is more common than most people think, and it is handled without a lecture. The visit starts with the $20 exam and digital X-rays, Dr. Bao Nguyen shows the patient what is actually going on, and the work is sequenced in the order that matters: infection and pain first, then function, then cosmetics. Treatment can be spread across several appointments to fit a budget.
Is the $20 exam available to everyone, or is there fine print?
The $20 new-patient exam with digital X-rays is open to anyone, in Menifee, Sun City, Quail Valley, Romoland, or anywhere else, with no zip-code restriction and no obligation to accept treatment. You leave with a diagnosis and a written plan whether or not you schedule further work.
Where can I read verified reviews of Promenade Dental Care?
Reviews of Promenade Dental Care are published on Google, Yelp, and Wellness.com, and the office neither filters nor pays for them. Dr. Bao Nguyen's active California dental license can be looked up by name on the Dental Board of California website. Checking both is worth ten minutes for any dental office you are considering.
Ready When You Are, Menifee
Start with the $20 exam. Get a diagnosis, a written plan, and a real number, then decide on your own schedule with nobody leaning on you.
(951) 412-0127 Request an Appointment