Kathleen B Kennedy, DDS

I found Dr. Kennedy through Unilocal.Her office is in a strange location (in the middle of a courtyard of a retirement building). The office is small and humble and my first reaction was that I had made a terrible mistake because it didn’t resemble the big expensive dentist offices I was used to. Dr. Kennedy comes out herself and takes care of you personally. It all took a lot to get used to because I expected to sit in an office and be brought in by the hygienist. But Dr. Kennedy does everything and in 15 minutes she explained more about what she was doing and how dental care worked than I had learned in my whole life.
You can ask her anything including how the insurance works, how they get paid and anything about dentistry. It is impossible to explain how much more enjoyable going to the dentist is when you know what they are doing, what they are looking for and how to be most effective with your own dental care. That’s what you get with Dr. Kennedy. I am not going anywhere else again.

I go to Dr. Kennedy on recommendation from my mom, who knew her in dental school. Her office is in the same building as a retirement home, so it can be a little confusing to find it at first.
I’ve been going to Dr. Kennedy for almost 3 years now and I’m (obviously) quite happy with her work. She’s very professional and does an excellent job at whatever the task is, but she’s also very friendly; she makes sure to let you know what’s happening and also keep you distracted with stories. The office is modest but don’t let it fool you: Dr. Kennedy is experienced and knows what she’s doing.
The office is pretty far out of the way for me, and I tend to avoid going places this far, but I do it for Dr. Kennedy because I like her and her work. I refer my friends to her as well, and so far, they’ve all come away happy.

First off, I hate going to the dentist. Who doesn’t? But I REEEAAAALLLY HAAAAAAATE it. In fact, I’d blown it off for at least 6 (maybe 10?) years. But one day, about 5 years ago, a filling or my ever growing plaque had finally begun to annoy me, so I ended my mission to be toothless by 50 and I took a friend’s advice to try Dr. Kennedy. It turns out, all I needed to be a better dental patient was a dentist like Dr. Kennedy.
Dr. Kennedy has handled my dental work from numerous crowns, to fillings, to a wisdom tooth removal. She’s honest, direct, and kind and all of my dental work has been solid so far.
Her office isn’t all fancy-​pants because she’s more likely to invest in a cool machine that simultaneously sucks up saliva (and doesn’t do that thing where the suctiony thing painfully sucks your cheek in), gives her a solid light source in your mouth, and also allows your jaws to relax, than to redecorate.
She’s also a good storyteller which is great when you’re just sitting there with your mouth agape, bored, and waiting it to end.
But I have to say that «waiting to end» is nowhere near as painful or torturous as it was when I was growing up and going to dentists who weren’t careful about how they handled their injections, cleanings, etc. In fact, thanks to Dr. Kennedy’s chair-​side manner (and a hint of nitrous) I almost consider going to the dentist a fine way to spend an hour or two.
Almost.