Elise Ashpole, DMD

Just went to Dr Ashpole this morning, and I have to say I went in expecting to be lectured about not coming regularly enough or I need to floss more and so on. I guess I always expect to hear it because it’s true, but I just don’t want to be reminded. Kelly who did my cleaning was super nice and didn’t lecture me at all and Dr Ashpole was super sweet like always. I even made my next appointment.

I lost a filling on one of my wisdom teeth last night. I called Dr Ashpole’s clinic this morning and they were able to see me the same day. After a brief exam of my tooth by her assistant Dr. Ashpole spoke to me about my options: install a very expensive crown, remove the tooth (ouch) or grind down the surface of the tooth to eliminate rough spots. Due to my limited budget and aversion to pain I went with option #3 and so far this solution seems to be working. Dr. Ashpole and everyone at her clinic are friendly and professional and actually make going to the dentist an enjoyable experience.

I have been coming to Dr. Ashpole for 6+ years now. I have never experienced a more professional and pleasant staff in my 30+ years. Everyone here is courteous and the work they do is second to none. Even though I live in Buckhead, I would not consider switching to another dentist, they simply are the best.
That’s my word and I’m sticking to it.

This might be a little unfair as Dr Ashpole herself is a good dentist. However, an issue with their scheduling practices is what has resulted in this review. In August, I had my first appointment with them and everything went well, no cavities!
Today, I receive a call at 11am that I had missed my 9:30 appointment and that my wife had missed her 10:30 appointment. Neither of us had a clue we had an appointment! Neither of us made the appointments, and neither of us received reminders regarding the appointments.
Once I called them back, I was informed that I would be charged $ 50 for each «missed» phantom appointment. Naturally, it’s time to find a new dentist. They were also completely unhelpful in addressing the problem, and I got the sense they thought I was lying when I said we did not make the appointments.
Why on earth my wife who is a physician and has her own extremely tight schedule plan a dental appointment 6 months in advance for herself, and me, and not tell anyone about it or mark it in her calendar, I have no idea.
Suffice it to say, this is no way to run a business. I feel for the doctor because she has just lost a number of customers due to the actions or her staff.

Went to Dr. Ashpole couple days ago on 5-​star recommendation of Lorelei Spencer and she was fantastic! Super nice folks and great atmosphere!

Great experience from beginning to end! This was my first time going to this practice and I’m thoroughly pleased. Kim was my hygienist. She receives 10 stars along with everyone else I encountered. I’m happy to say, I’ve found my new dentist!

Dr Ashpole along with the entire staff go beyond ordinary to extraordinary! I’ve had chronic tooth issues my whole life and I’m all to familiar with the dental chair and a long line of dentists. Dr Ashpole is by far the most experienced, efficient, friendly, and HONEST in the business! She has salvaged many of my major dental issues into low cost yet completely effective alternatives. She’s a genius and there’s no doubt she loves what she does. My wife and 2 young kids go to Dr Ashpole as well, she is just fantastic!

Elise Ashpole is, flatly, awesome. I went to her after a traumatic experience with another dentist left me with crumbling and unfinished fillings; she saw me very quickly and took care of everything. She understands about cost. I have a (dead) back tooth that broke after a $ 2K restoration; it doesn’t bother me, and she’s the first dentist I’ve seen who hasn’t insisted I pay another $ 2K to get it restored again… she recommended it, but she didn’t insist, and she hasn’t brought it up since. I LOVE THAT. She’s also working with me to find remineralizing alternatives to fluoride (I’m hypothyroid). She charged me half of what I expected to pay for the work she performed. She’s fantastic!

No one likes going to the dentist but I can’t imagine anyone not liking Dr. Elise Ashpole and her practice. She isn’t in my insurance network and I still won’t go anywhere else.
Latest good experience: I had a pain in a tooth and got an appointment in two days. I probably could have been seen sooner but it wasn’t a lot of pain and I told them that. They brought me in, took an x-​ray. Dr. Ashpole came in, poked around the gum area, numbed me up and then called in the hygienist. She and Dr Ashpole poked around some more and cleaned the gum area with ultrasound. They both ruled out a few diagnoses, decided I needed to see a periodontist and sent me across the street. Before going, Dr. Ashpole gave me a painkiller prescription (I need it now).
The good part: she wouldn’t charge me anything. I was only there about a half hour but I had an x-​ray taken, was set up by the dental assistant and examined by two professionals. And then provided a prescription. All free.
My other experiences — cleaning and cavity filling — have all been excellent.
I’m not going anywhere else for dentistry, even if I have to pay 100% myself. And it seems I’ll have trouble doing that if she won’t bill me!
Oh yeah, and they’re all really nice.