Fremont · Dr Prerna Kultham, DDS
The dentist who
explains it first.
At Axis Dental Care, you are cared for by dentist Dr Prerna Kultham, who takes the time to listen, explains every option in plain words and stays with you from your first exam to your last appointment. Gentle preventive, restorative and cosmetic dentistry in a newly renovated Fremont office, with weekend appointments and most PPO plans accepted. New patients — and Dr Fan’s patients — are always welcome.
Start here
What brings you in?
Most people arrive with a problem rather than a procedure in mind. Pick the one that sounds like you and we will show you what usually solves it.
Something hurts
Pain, sensitivity, swelling or a tooth that has broken.
Every one of these starts the same way — an exam, and a plain explanation of your options before anything is booked.
I want a nicer smile
Colour, shape, gaps and alignment.
Every one of these starts the same way — an exam, and a plain explanation of your options before anything is booked.
Something is missing or broken
Replacing or rebuilding teeth you have lost or damaged.
Every one of these starts the same way — an exam, and a plain explanation of your options before anything is booked.
Just a check-up
A clean, an exam, and knowing where you stand.
Every one of these starts the same way — an exam, and a plain explanation of your options before anything is booked.
For my children
First visits, prevention and protecting growing teeth.
Every one of these starts the same way — an exam, and a plain explanation of your options before anything is booked.
New here?
Your first visit,
in three steps.
No pressure and no surprises. You leave the first appointment knowing where you stand, what your options cost, and what happens if you wait.
Book in two minutes
Pick a time online, or call 510-210-8277. Weekend times available. Tell us your insurance and we check it before you arrive.
See what the doctor sees
A comprehensive exam with low-radiation digital X-rays and an HD intraoral camera, so the photos are on screen in front of you.
Leave with a plain plan
Your options in plain words, what each one costs and what insurance is likely to cover. Nothing is booked on the spot.
Meet your dentist
Dr Prerna Kultham,
DDS
Dr Kultham qualified in dentistry in India in 2003, served four years as a dentist for the Indian Air Force, and earned her DDS from the University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco in 2011.
She worked in private and corporate group practices before opening this office, specifically so she could give each patient the time and patience their concerns deserve. Every patient story on this site mentions the same thing: she explains what is about to happen, and then she does exactly that.
How we work
Four things
we do not compromise on.
This is a small independent practice, and that is the point. Nothing here is set by a corporate schedule.
Comfort is the first priority
Digital X-rays with minimal radiation, and digital HD intraoral cameras so you can see exactly what the doctor sees before anything is decided.
One dentist, start to finish
You are seen by Dr Kultham, not whoever is on rotation. That is the whole reason the practice exists as an independent office.
Strict infection control
We follow the infection control guidelines recommended by the American Dental Association, without exception.
Care that holds up
Treatment is planned for what is in your interest now and in ten years, not just for what closes the appointment.
Dental emergency
Toothache, swelling or a broken tooth?
Call rather than booking online. We triage on the phone, tell you what to do right now, and see you as soon as we can — including weekends when the office is open.
Patient stories
In their words.
Three accounts published by patients of this practice — one about dental phobia, one about seventeen years of avoidance, one about a full course of restorative work.
I was delighted with the treatment and Dr. Kultham was really gentle, patient and understanding. I was a bit afraid at the beginning and Dr. Kultham did everything humanly possible to help me relax. I would recommend her to anyone who is afraid of dentists.
I had personally neglected taking care of my oral health for the last 17 plus years. Then one day I did take that leap of faith and called Axis Dental Care. During my office visit Dr. Prerna was very thorough and explained everything in detail. I never felt rushed or judged.
I have no hesitation in recommending Dr. Prerna Kultham for any dental work. Having just completed a very comprehensive program of dental work which consisted of the removal of a broken tooth, root canal, root planing and a crown, I can say that Dr. Kultham is a very skilled and caring dentist.
Insurance & cost
Cost should not be
why you wait.
We always welcome new patients, and we will work through the financial side with you so cost is not the reason you put off care.
Most PPO insurance is accepted. Call with the name of your plan and we will check it before you come in, rather than after.
- Cash
- Check
- Credit card
- Payment discussed first — before treatment, not after
Fremont
3618 Thornton AveFremont, CA 94536
- Phone
- 510-210-8277
- [email protected]
- Hours
- Weekend appointments available — call for today's times
Questions
Before you
pick up the phone.
The things people ask most often. If yours is not here, call — a real person at the office answers.
Are you accepting new patients?
Yes, always. Book online or call 510-210-8277 and mention you are new; we allow extra time for the first visit.
I was a patient of Dr Fan. Can I keep coming to this office?
Yes. Dr Prerna Kultham is the new owner of the office at 3618 Thornton Ave, and Dr Fan’s patients are very welcome. Here is what changes and what does not.
Do you take my insurance?
We accept most PPO plans. Call with the name on your card and we will check it before you come in.
I have not been to a dentist in years. Is that a problem?
Not at all, and you will not be lectured. One of our patients came back after seventeen years. We start with an exam and a plan you can take at your own pace.
Do you see children?
Yes. We recommend a first visit within six months of the first tooth, or by the first birthday. More about children’s dentistry.
Book the exam. Decide afterwards.
A comprehensive exam tells you exactly where you stand — and you leave knowing your options, what each one costs, and what happens if you do nothing. No treatment is booked on the spot.