Dr. DJ Lemieux, DMD

Oral surgery often feels like one of those fields where you hope you’ll never need it—until you do. When wisdom teeth start acting up, implants become necessary, or jaw realignment is on the table, the search for a specialist tends to get serious fast. Procedures like extractions, bone grafting, and corrective jaw surgery aren’t the kind of things most people want to leave to chance, which is why the field tends to rely heavily on word of mouth and verified patient feedback. In Tempe, that conversation frequently circles back to a practice on McClintock Drive, where the focus remains squarely on surgical precision and post-op recovery support.

The office sits at 7350 S McClintock Dr #101, a stretch of Tempe that’s more functional than flashy—think medical plazas, dental labs, and the occasional coffee cart for those waiting out procedures. It’s not the kind of address that draws foot traffic for fun, but for anyone mapping out pre-surgery consultations or follow-ups, the location is straightforward: close enough to the 101 for easy access but far enough from ASU’s chaos to avoid parking headaches. Most patients arrive with referrals in hand, whether for impacted teeth, dental trauma reconstruction, or preparations for full-mouth restorations. A quick call to (480) 830-5866 handles the scheduling, and from there, the process moves from paperwork to pre-op without the usual administrative runaround.

Public feedback here doesn’t leave much room for debate: a 4.9 rating across 314 Google reviews suggests consistency more than luck. Those numbers tend to accumulate when recovery timelines match expectations and complications stay minimal—two things that matter more in oral surgery than almost any other specialty. For anyone still weighing options, the map pin drops right at the suite entrance, so there’s no guessing about which door to walk through. Around here, the best compliment a surgeon can get is a patient who doesn’t feel the need to write a novel about their experience—just a quiet recommendation to the next person in line.