Richard E King, DDS

Dr. King and his staff are great. The receptionists, hygienists, and Dr. King are all professional, efficient, and friendly. (Plus, they don’t berate me when I need to reschedule — which I greatly appreciate with my sometimes challenging schedule.) Somewhat recently, they moved into a new great building that is very clean and stylish inside. Both my husband and I appreciate their services.

I love Dr. King and his staff. My husband and I have been patients for almost ten years, and before that, I had minimal dental care. Because I had minimal dental care, there were a few initial visits that were mildly terrifying. Since then, I’ve been every six months.
I think it’s amazing that they remember me and my husband by name — every time. That may seem silly, but that is an added customer service star. Other bonuses include: they’re nice people, they don’t do extra things you don’t need, and they’ll refer you to an expert if they can’t help (say — a gum graft! [yuck]).
It’s important that you know how much I hate going to the dentist. Deep seated, childhood-​scars, lose-your-sh!t-anxiety kinda hate. We’ve referred a lot of our friends to Dr. King and his people, and everyone has been really pleased.
I look forward to seeing them — every six months.

Have been going to Dr. King since he started his practice as we were with his predecessor (Dr. Stubbs). Our entire office of roughly 35 people all go there and so do their family members. Our grown children still go there and in total we’ve been there almost 42 years (our entire married career). He has kept pace with good equipment, nice beautiful new office, and his staff are friendly and personable. He is a great dentist and just takes care of business. If you want any frills you must ask for it as he does not try to sell you on anything but annual checkups (and I only go every 4 years). Great dentist and will never change.

Dr King has been my dentist for 11 years. Love him and his staff! They never over book so the longest I have ever waited is five minutes. It’s a shame because they have the widest selection of magazines!

I have seen Dr King for about 10 years. In those 10 years, I only had regular cleanings and a mouth guard made for grinding teeth. Recently, he redid an old filling fromchildhood becaue the tooth cracked around it.
The one thing I truly like about their practice is absolutley no upselling. I hate upselling, and the only time it was ever mentioned was when I was getting married, the hygenist mentioned it, prefacing that some people want their teeth whitened for the wedding photos. She even felt slightly awkward when mentioning it. A buddy of mine went to a different place where they tried to upsell him every visit, and because he was a sucker for a pretty face, and it was all women everywhere, he always said yes. So it’s nice to not always have to be concerned that I’m being sold services I don’t need.
The support staff are excellent, friendly, and always present a smiling face. It seems wierd to say, but it is a pleasure going there. Now that they have the new facilities, it also seems like you are going somewhere very upscale. Yet not a penny more to go. How sweet is that.
As for the filling I recently had done, It was perfect. I could barely even see the filling, the color matched so well. Once the freezing wore off, the bite was perfect… important in a molar. It would be very difficult to find a place better than this dentist.

I have been going to him for years and wouldn’t think of changing.

I was exiled from my last dentist after he decided to make more money drilling ceramic teeth into people’s skulls, and got out of the every-​day dentistry business. After going to that office for years, I was both annoyed and traumatised at having to choose a new dentist. I truly lucked out by finding Dr. King’s practice several years ago. Simply put, they are fantastic. Dr. King is kind and personable, and the office does a good job of making you feel at ease. What I really like about them is that they tell you what you need to know for your dental care without making you feel like you have the hygenic practices of a neanderthal. The level of respect and courtesy they display is always appreciated. And when it comes to dental work other than routine cleanings, the procedures are relatively painless. In fact, one of the best pieces of advice I ever received was from Dr. King’s office: if you ever go on Survivor, bring floss.
About one year ago Dr. King moved his practice one block south to a new location. The new office is really, really nice and comfortable. The waiting room actually feels cool and trendy, and is a nice departure from your typical medical waiting room décor of some Norman Rockwell paintings and horrifying testimonials about cancer.

Love Dr. King and his office! I have seen them since 1991 when I got out of college, and all of our multi-​genrational family still goes to him. Our yard man had a dental emergency and they saw him same day despite the fact he’s not one of their patients! The friendliest, most helpful folks ever. Great attitude and excellent service. A+

My doctor referred me to Dr. King when I needed an «emergency» cap and he was unavailable. Before that, I had gotten the cap replaced twice in a year and a half. I thought I was going to have to get this done every 6 months at the rate it was going.
I was wrong. Dr. King capped my tooth well over three years ago and I’ve had no problems. Amazing!

This review for Dr. King and his office staff is long overdue. For the past 8 years I have routinely gone to Dr. King’s office for cleanings and once had my teeth whitened. Over 20 visits later I can say I have never been disappointed.
You will always find Dr. King with a smile on his face and he delivers great bedside manners! Dr. King’s staff is always helpful and friendly. On that rare occasion I’ve had to cancel an appointment they were very helpful in re-​scheduling me to another date. Gwen does a great job cleaning my teeth and thankfully I haven’t had anything ‘major’ done on my teeth i.e. root canal. An added bonus is I don’t get the «you need to floss more» lecture that others seem to get with their dentist.
I have referred quite a few co-​workers and my nephew who are just as happy. My nephew has had a few teeth pulled and a root canal done over the past few months. When I ask him how he feels after he replies «I never feel any pain during the procedure and they make sure I tell them if I ever do». Not bad coming from someone who would rather not take a flu shot because of the «pain» involved.
Moving around Austin over the years I’ve lived and worked much closer to other dentists, but I would not change from the great service and professional care I get seeing Dr. King!