Bjerke Dental

I have been seeing Dr. Bjerke for over 10 years and he has gotten me out of many jams. He is competent, experienced and honest. I’ve seen many dentists and he is hands down the best. Not having insurance is huge and he does his best to keep the procedures down to save me money.

I have gone to them for years and the last couple visits I was very displeased with, I will no longer take my family here. My son and his father went in both had a lot of work done we were not told the cost and for about 6 months never got a bill. I then assumed that the insurance covered everything. My children then went in again 6 months later and about a month after that we received a bill for almost $ 1000. Apparently there were charges from the previous visit and they never told me. So I called and I tried to explain that I can’t pay that much money at one time they only offered me a credit service that would have only cost me more money and I likely would not qualify because my income is not consistent. I started paying them whatever money I could each month, but then i notice they start charging me a monthly late fee. I had no Idea I was going to owe anything they were not up front about the cost or we would not have racked up charges we could not afford, and for them to charge me a late fee every month after coming there for years, is really inappropriate. Particularly, because they also surprised me with the bill 6 months after the initial visit.

Dr. Bjerke is THE best dentist I’ve ever had. This dental office is really special. They have KTIS positive uplifting radio music on. The people there are kind & they encourage and motivate me to take great care of my mouth and dental hygiene! #teeth #smile

I have several crowns and 2 bridges. My teeth were damaged as a child for a variety of reasons, none are important now because I am an adult who takes excellent care of my teeth and invested a lot of money to correct this damage. I came to see Dr. Bjerke when I was in severe pain in a tooth with a crown on it. My regular dentist couldn’t get me in so I called a few places in my area and Bjerke was able to get me in right away. The first thing this dentist said to me when looking in my mouth and the dental work was «what a mess». I was humiliated and have since this visit with Dr. Bjerke been much more self conscious in my visits to see other dental providers. I do not recommend this dentist. I think he is the rudest, most unprofessional and unkind dentist I have ever encountered. I got a bill 2 weeks later for $ 60. Can you imagine $ 60 to have someone look your mouth and insult you.
The end result was this, this Bjerke fellow said I had a fractured root and that the tooth needed to be extracted and referred me to the oral surgery place across the hall from his office. I’m not sure what happened but I went home took some ibuprofen, rested with a heating pad on that side of my face for the night and by morning I was fine. The tooth is still in my mouth and had not bothered me since. Can you imagine if I had listened to him. I would be missing a molar right now. So, like I said I do not recommend this dentist at all.

I have been going here for years — since I was little — on and off — they are neither outstanding nor are they the worst of the bunch — I am going to instead relate my experience with not being informed of costs before a procedure was performed — even though I asked — and subsequently receiving the exorbitant bill.
I had received costs from another dentist for the same procedure, but since I know them better — decided to go back and have them do the work. I had my first cavity and a wisdom tooth to pull. I asked ahead of time what the cost was for the cavity /​filling and the cost difference between the silver — i.e. what my insurance would cover — and the white which is what i wanted. They said they didn’t know but «it wasn’t much». So I’m thinking — not much is less than $ 100.
I get the bill in the mail and almost fell out of my chair! The cost for the cavity was $ 310 — the dental ins only covers $ 80 of that — so that «not much» is actually around $ 200 — the cavity filling was in line with the other dentist’s pricing, but the cost difference was 3x what is covered, so that should have definitely been disclosed when I asked.
The tooth pulling — price by the first dentist — was $ 150 — the cost on my bill from the dentist I decided to go to instead — $ 275!
I called and inquired about the bill and asked if they would match the costs of the original dentist. They were very rude but said they would talk to the Dr. They called me back today and told me that it was their policy to not negotiate their prices. That was all — there is really no justification on why their prices are so much higher — just that they can basically charge whatever they want and they refuse to work with longtime clients on prices when they are apparently above the market price.
So in closing — always get a summary of costs before you have dental work performed
Check with multiple dentists
AND just because you have been a past client doesn’t mean they will treat you with respect.