Thomas E. Hanson DDS

I like Dr Hanson as a dentist. He’s friendly and does a decent job. It’s his staff including receptionist and nurses that have problems. The first and now last time going here, the nurse was extremely rude when doing a normal routine check up and she was just overall extremely cold and unhelpful.
I called the receptionist to make a follow up appointment. she was extremely rude and could barely understand me. To be honest she sounded like she was on something. I was doing my best to make an appointment but her communication skills and manners were so rude. She even called me rude when I tried to tell her to wait while I looked at my schedule! Wow.
Shame that poor staffing made you lose a customer

I first came to Dr. Hanson for a second opinion after an HMO dentist said I needed to have a tooth extracted. He performed a simple filling and saved the tooth. I continued to come to him after expensive HMO dental diagnosis (I live in South Orange County) and each time he gave me the real story, which is that the HMO dentists are trying to sell me work that isn’t needed. I finally canceled my HMO insurance and now make the drive to Long Beach for my semi-​annual checkups. They open early which allows me to miss traffic and get to work on time in South OC.
I would rather make the drive and get an honest opinion, than stay close to home and always question the dentist’s intention. This place receives my highest recommendation.