Newark Dental Center

Drs. Gerald Au, Melissa lim, Melinda lee
Dr. Melissa Lim

Dr. Gerald Au grew up in Newark, attending Kennedy Elementary, MacGregor Junior High, and Newark High School.  He attended the University of the Pacific, earning a BA in Chemistry. He received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from USC in 1986.  

He is formerly an Assistant Clinical Professor at the School of Dentistry at UCSF, and formerly on the medical staff at Highland Hospital in Oakland.  He is a member of the American Dental Association, the California Dental Association and the Academy of Osseointegration. 

 Dr. Au is married and has two college aged daughters.  In his limited free time, he reads the Bible and runs 1.7 miles around the neighborhood.

 Dr. Melissa Lim grew up in Newark and Fremont, and attended Kennedy Elementary, Hopkins Junior High, and Mission San Jose High School.  She pursued a BS in Pathophysiology and graduated from UC Davis in 1990.  She moved back to the Bay Area to attend the University of California, San Francisco, graduating with her DDS in 1994. 


Dr. Lim is formerly the Dental Director of the Sacramento Urban Indian Health Project.   She is a member of the American Dental Association and the California Dental Association.


Dr. Lim is married and has two sons and one daughter.  She enjoys camping with her family. 

Dr. Gerald Au

 We practice Family Dentistry in more ways than one.  All the doctors are siblings and took after our father in the family business.  Dr. Joseph Au, established the practice in 1966 and retired in 1997.    

Dr. Melinda Lee
510. 792. 1456

 Dr. Melinda Lee attended Kennedy Elementary, Gomes Elementary, Hopkins Junior High and Mission San Jose High School.  For her undergraduate studies, she moved south to attend the California Institute of Technology, graduating with a BS in Biology.  Then she followed her big sister to UCSF, graduating in 1997 with her DDS. 

 Dr. Lee is formerly on the medical staff at Highland Hospital in Oakland.  She is a member of the American Dental Association and the California Dental Association. 

 She enjoys family time, baking, and burning off the cookies and brownies by running.