"I am torn between 2 and 3 stars for this place. I moved here a year ago and hadn't found a dentist yet when I broke a tooth. I needed someone quick and turned to Yelp. Since this dentist has all good reviews I thought it'd be a great place to try. The extra star is due to the office getting me in the very next day- new patient and all. That's going above and beyond for sure! Unfortunately, there's where impressing me ended. \n\nThe dentist barely introduced himself and didn't even smile before starting in on my tooth. As a new patient, this didn't put me at ease at all. The hygenist was nice while taking xrays and waiting for the dentist. He came in, no small talk to make me more comfortable, and tells me I am a step away from needing a root canal and will need a crown for sure and asked if I was prepared to do this that day. Seeing as how my tooth was broken, yes I needed it done that day. Not 30 seconds after he walked out, the lady who does the billing came in to show me the $500 estimate she'd already compiled on what I would owe. I 1/2 way wanted to say nevermind and leave to get a 2nd opinion since everything was so matter of fact and instantaneous, but again, I had a broken tooth and what are the odds someone else would see me the next day? Plus, maybe he was just having a bad day and wasn't too talkative, but I didn't appreciate that he seemed annoyed my mouth is small and his drilling was hurting me... and then, 2 weeks later when I went to get the permanent crown, I found him to be just as impersonal so I don't think it was just a bad day. I also had a different hygenist for the return visit. She was also nice but I didn't like that the one I built a rapport with wasn't the one I saw again when I went back for the follow up.\n\nAs he rudely pointed out another tooth with a cavity on the other side and how I needed to come back as soon as possible before something major happened to it, I made a mental note to find another dentist as soon as I got back to the office.... \n\nWhile I greatly appreciate this office getting me in so quickly, and how nice the supporting staff is, I would have appreciated a dentist who didn't seem aggravated to help me as he is drilling my teeth. If dentists make you nervous, you have sensitive teeth, or need something more than a routine cleaning that the hygenist can do, I recommend you try a different dentist. I have sense lucked up and found the right dentist in the valley for me, that review coming soon...."^^ . "3"^^ . "5"^^ . . . "2011-03-30T00:00:00"^^ . . "1"^^ . "0"^^ .