Dr. Jenny Kim Le, DDS

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Get to know Prosthodontist Dr. Jenny Kim Le, who serves patients in Westminster, California.

An exceptional prosthodontist, Dr. Le serves the North Orange County area at her private practice, OC Prosthodontics. She provides high-quality, specialized dental care focused on retaining teeth where possible, and providing restoration as necessary for maximum comfort, function, health and esthetics.

In addition to implants, dentures, and esthetic reconstructive dentistry, the doctor is offering comprehensive exams, hygiene services, fillings, teeth extractions, teeth whitening, crowns and bridges work and treatment of periodontal disease.

Educated in the United States, she received her undergraduate degree in Dental Hygiene from the University of South California (USC) with honors and an Outstanding Academic Award. In 2010, she decided to advance her education in dentistry, graduating with her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree at USC. She graduated among the top of her class, and earned a membership into the National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon, receiving a Fixed Prosthodontics award.

After graduation, Dr. Le continued her advanced specialty education by completing a three-year Postgraduate Prosthodontics Program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and was appointed a Chief Resident in her senior year. She had three years of rigorous advanced training in complex dental cases, comprehensive implants, and aesthetic restoratives, such as veneers, crowns, bridges, dentures and full mouth reconstruction.

Finally, she completed an additional one year fellowship in maxillofacial prosthetics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to complete her knowledge in prosthetic treatments for patients with congenital defects, trauma and oral cancer.

In her professional experience, Dr. Le is currently a part time faculty/lecturer at the UCLA Dental School. As a teacher and practitioner, she is devoted to her professional education, frequently participating in professional seminars to stay on the cutting edge of dentistry and to keep her work perfect. This knowledge and experience allows her patients to enjoy the latest and most consistent treatment solutions.

Prosthodontics, also known as dental prosthetics or prosthetic dentistry, is the area of dentistry that focuses on dental prostheses. Prosthodontists specialize in replacing missing teeth and associated oral structures by determining the type of dental prostheses required, having customized dental prostheses manufactured, and fitting them in patients’ mouths. They also treat temporomandibular disorders and various issues associated with damaged and problematic teeth.

In her free time, Dr. Le volunteers for mobile clinics, and enjoys doing yoga, martial arts, watching movies and spending time with her family.

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