Dr. Irena Vaksman

Dr. Irena Vaksman

After many years of rigorous training and diverse clinical practice, Dr. Irena Vaksman, a South San Francisco dentist, truly understands the value of quality patient care — and how to deliver it. A believer in conservative dentistry, she intentionally treats fewer patients per day so she can spend more time with each one — taking the time to educate patients about preventive care or, when medically necessary, about treatment options for an existing condition.

Dr. Vaksman completed New York University College of Dentistry’s prestigious Advanced Education in General Dentistry residency, holds her Doctor of Dental Surgery from NYU, and earned her undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Biological Sciences from the University of San Francisco. She has extensive experience across both general and cosmetic dentistry, and has served as a restorative dentistry instructor at the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry.

She stays at the forefront of cosmetic and preventive dentistry through ongoing advanced education, and is committed to keeping the office environmentally friendly — with computerized X-rays (to minimize radiation and eliminate film-processing chemicals), filtered water, and a mercury-free policy. Above all, Dr. Vaksman has devoted her career to treating every patient with the greatest care and the best possible quality of treatment.

Recognized early. Trusted ever since. Vaksman Dental Group was one of the first dental practices in the country to use social media to genuinely connect with patients and community — an approach featured in TechCrunch and profiled in Gary Vaynerchuk’s bestseller The Thank You Economy. Years later, that same commitment to real patient relationships still guides everything the practice does.

Dr. Vaksman also believes in giving back. She is a local board member of Smile for a Lifetime, a national organization devoted to providing free orthodontic care to underserved children, and a committee member of Jewish Family & Children’s Services, where she helps organize community outreach. Each fall, the office runs its Operation Candy for Gratitude buy-back, collecting Halloween candy to ship to U.S. service members through Operation Gratitude.

A true Bay Area local — she attended grade school through university here — Dr. Vaksman and her husband are the proud parents of three beautiful boys: Charlie, Jack, and Ethan.