I've been to many dentists and an orthodontist over the years, so I've certainly seen enough to form an honest opinion. As a kid, my dad took me to an ex-Army dentist, he was good at his job, charged a good rate but was by far the least gentle of any that I've ever known.
My girlfriend recently found out her wisdom tooth was cracked and infected. We took her to the closest place and they recommended an oral surgeon, uhh I think you can buy a forclosed house for the price they charge to pull teeth! Not to mention the soonest they could do it would be 2 weeks.
Mom mom went to see Dr Yi at the Family Dentistry a few years ago to fix a broken crown and she was very happy, so I called them up. They got us in the next day and she was in and out as well as all 4 wisdoms in 1 hour. I think she's the first one I've ever seen excited after getting out of a dentists chair with 4 less teeth, the cost was also extremely reasonable and very far short of what we were quoted for other dentists and the oral surgeon.