This place is amazing!Ok, yes, the wait is annoying. They're opened on Tuesdays and Fridays only, so it takes a while to get stuff done. But my previous three dentists made me realize that good dentists are hard to come by (ESPECIALLY when you have HMO), and now that I've found one, I'm willing to stick with Dr. A. So why do I love, love, LOVE Dr. A's office? Let me count the ways...1. price is very reasonable. My second to last dentist did an exam and said that the total cost after insurance to fix everything would come out to about 17K!!!! So I switched to the third dentist, hoping the cost would be lower. It was. He did an exam, too, and said the cost would be about 12K. Still kind of steep...That was in San Diego. Since then, I've moved home to SF and searched for a new dentist. I decided to try Dr. A. HIS treatment plan came out to be a bit less than 2K after insurance!! That's a huge difference! From 17K to 12K to less than 2K. The procedures outlined were very reasonable, and they didn't try to push unnecessary treatments. 2. The staff were friendly, sensitive, and professional. Linda's the best dental assistant ever. They really cared about me and reassured me, and they helped minimized my anxiety (and believe me, I was a nervous wreck). I've never experienced this kind of professional sensitivity with my previous dentists.3. the pain level was absolutely minimal!!! I was shocked when the novocaine shots didn't hurt. Seriously. They are just that good. They have superbly gentle hands, and the deep cleaning I had today went unbelievably smoothly and painlessly. This is compared to my previous dentist, who didn't numb me enough during the deep cleaning so that I literally felt the drill digging away at my gum (all the while it felt like a nightmare straight out of the movie Hostel). The resident who worked on me today (an Asian lady) did the procedure quickly, attentively, and painlessly. They are seriously skilled at what they do and their gentleness makes my previous dentists rough ogres.By the way, after being treated by my previous dentists, I would always walk out of the office feeling shaken, my jaws sore and seemingly dislocated. With Dr. A's resident dentist, I feel no pain or soreness afterward. It's as if I didn't get even get my gum scrubbed just five hours earlier!it also doesn't hurt that they have, IMO, the best decorated office of all the places I've been to. The decor is warm, colorful, and elegant. Just like its people.Two thumbs up. For this kind of quality service, I'm perfectly okay with the wait time (especially since I'm a teensy bit scared of dentists in general)
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