Gentle Dental Community San Francisco

Amy W. 

on Yelp

15 years ago

Update on 5/4/11 I found a new dentist and because of a loose seal on the crown from just a year ago she is going to have to replace the whole thing. So even after having Dr. Muzikar replace the one he did incorrectly, I'm still going to have to pay out of pocket for his mistake. 

Grace K. 

on Yelp

15 years ago

This is my first review ever, and the fantastically horrible, horrible service I received at the Mission street Gentle Dental is what prompts me to break my streak of staying off the Yelp reviews. Dr. Michael Chang - a bit obnoxious, alternative techniques that are asinine to me. He recommended that once my teeth are straighter, I should shave them down a little more. Also because studies show that if you wear down your enamel, your teeth will be stronger to fight cavities. I asked about these studies, and he said he doe... read more

Lily G. 

on Yelp

15 years ago

Do yourself a favor. Avoid this place at all costs. They talked me into prophylactic (read: totally unnecessary) root canals, and then left the hollowed teeth unsupported for long enough that one broke off at the gumline. Surprise! 'Now you need an implant!' Talk about an eight thousand dollar upsell. Dr. Muzikar has horrible bedside manner, but did a decent job getting a substantial post and buildup into the broken tooth as a temporary fix. But Dr. Bender put in the shortest post to 'strengthen' the other tooth. I've since ... read more

Susan P. 

on Yelp

15 years ago

I wish Yelp had negative stars rating because if they did, I would definitely choose it for this place. My husband and I usually go to a dentist in San Jose however, we've been living in SF for 6 years and we decided to try Gentle Dental Mission as it was closer to home. Boy was that a mistake. We had our x-rays taken by a old x-ray machine that looked like it was 50 years old. When it was time for me to get my cleaning, the Dr was so rough with my teeth that my gums were bleeding and sore. I never had this sort of problem ... read more

V. B. 

on Yelp

15 years ago

I hope you read this before you go, and not after like I did... My experience there was just a mix of everyone's here: more than 2 hour wait in the dust for xrays taken with some machines from the 60's+ quick exam from a dentist...and at the end no cleaning (because they wanted to do a "deep cleaning", which requires some anesthesia, some specialist and 150$ antibiotic fluid or something)..on top of that it looked like my mouth was falling apart...I needed nothing less than 4 crowns!!...because apparently my other dentists h... read more

Rebecca S. 

on Yelp

16 years ago

My dentist referred me to their orthodontist, after a painful cleaning where I had tasted blood for most of the time. they told me that I needed braces or i would have bone loss and my teeth would fall out of my mouth in my hand. They made me feel like I had to go through with it and god knows why I did. I then had another cleaning and they made me wait for 2 hours. They then took 3 hours just to put on the brackets. the assistant who usually tightens my brackets slipped 8 times and had to take them off and start again. They... read more

Mercedes K. 

on Yelp

16 years ago

If I prevent even one person going here then I've done my job. I went here because my insurance at the time would only cover Gentle Dental. The following is the experience you will have there; you make an appt. Then you meet with the dentist, you spend 45 mins to an hour meeting-waiting for the dentist tthen be given the laundry list of what you need done. When I told the dentist that I only wanted a cleaning she said that this appt is just a consultation. Ridiculous! This practice is a racquet and they should be out of busi... read more

Daisy T. 

on Yelp

16 years ago

I wish I could give zero stars. This place is a sh*t hole. I made an appointment for a cleaning at 2 pm. At around 3:15, I got xrays taken by a really sweet assistant named Mack (and I'm so sorry that he works there because he is WAY too sweet of a person for that place). Wasn't seen by a doctor until 4 pm. When I informed the doctor that I was irritated by the fact that I had to wait 2 hours to see her, she argued with me about my right to be upset and then told me that there was no time for my cleaning because she had to d... read more

Betsy L. 

on Yelp

16 years ago

Oh NO! Don't do it. What a mess of a place. The place had an odor of pest control for rats. I kept going back giving them plenty of chances to correct their mistakes. What a waste of time and money. Should have cut my losses sooner.