Stephen Harper, DDS – Harper Orthodontics

This office and staff, Dr. Harper — all are friendly, accommodating, and sincere. Dr. Harper took on my teeth gradually spreading and protruding, all with out braces or pulling teeth. He is sincere and explains his process, along with looking out for costs. Highly recommend, my teeth look amazing!

Love these people. It’s like I’ve known them for years. Friendly and accommodating to my schedule needs

Dr. Harper is great, but I haven’t experienced a 5 or even 4-​star experience from the staff. For the past year, I’ve experienced overcharges, which resulted in bank overdraft fees for their mistake, dropped appointments, difficulty reaching staff and receiving call backs left on voicemail. I had a lovely conversation with Dr. Harper about my concerns and right after leaving the office on the same visit, the wire in my son’s mouth popped out. Dr. Harper was so embarrassed — don’t blame him after a long talk about expectations and bad experience with staff. Wish I would have done more homework before signing up here.

What can I say about Dr Harper? I got my braces off almost a year ago so I think I can make a pretty fair assessment of my treatment. Initially when I went in for my consultation, I had already seen three other Orthodontists so I had an idea of what to expect. I was wrong, everyone else wanted to pull teeth to make their job easier. Not Dr Harper, he said it would take longer but it would be better for me in the long run, he said something to the effect of «why pull perfectly healthy teeth?» I was a very hard treatment for him, being an adult getting braces was scary. But it was one of the best things I have ever done in my life! I had terrible fear about smiling, it has done so much for me emotionally, and my confidence. His staff are all so nice and genuinely amazing people. I went way out of my way to use him for my treatment and everyday I get to see why l, and I am glad I did!

This office has cool factor. Dr Harper and his staff are professional, but are also fun and personable. We are happy with our son’s treatment, and our interactions with the billing department. Although this is a busy office (right across from the high school) our appointments always went rather quickly and we were able to get right in any time our son had an issue that needed attention. We recommend this office regularly to friends, thought those of you in Unilocal land should know about it as well.

I was in treatment with Dr. Robin WIlliams in Concord for three years. Quickly I will tell you that Williams not only made my teeth WORSE than when I went in but he pretty much stole all my money as well. In desperation I went for a second opinion with Dr. Harper. Dr. Harper debanded me and rebanded me using better appliances.
What a difference! Dr. Harper is great. He is friendly and very knowledgable. After just two months of treatment with him my teeth are looking so much better! I have two nephews that have seen him as well and their teeth look beautiful. Without a doubt Dr. Harper is the greatest! If any of my children need braces I will send them to Dr. Harper no matter what!

My 9 year old is one of those cases that need something done BEFORE he’s in High School. Poor kid has a «narrow mouth» and his adult teeth started coming in had nowhere to go; it was looking pretty bad (yikes) :/​
They were NOT my first choice: One of my good friends referred us to Dr. Tanner and Dr. Reichhold in Walnut Creek. After seeing the high tech kid friendly sign-​in, games and incentives I was impressed! They went on to take 15 different photos and several sets of x-​rays (they didn’t want to refer to the ones that I brought from his dentist). Wow, kind of wasteful (I thought), but as long as it’s a FREE consultation, I let them do their thing. A little later, I was brought «to the room» and met with a «special plan specialist» to discuss the Dr’s recommendations… HOLY CRAP!!! 1 set of braces while his baby teeth continue to fall out, then ANOTHER SET OF BRACES once all of his adult teeth are in!!! TOTALING $ 9,000?! For braces! Um, no.
So I went to the internet and searched 6 different orthodontists in our area. I spoke to them on the phone for 3 – 5 minutes each. I visited with 2 different offices. After our consultation, we thought about it and compared them with the others that we had visited and talked to on the phone. We PICKED DR. HARPER that day :)
He’s not the cheapest, but he’s young (is aware of the newest technologies), great with kids (it’s all about the kids) and he had the double set of braces when he was a kid so he knows the good, bad and ugly. Super kid friendly staff, very responsive to all questions and/​or concerns and it’s super clean and comfortable inside. MOST IMPORTANTLY, he is more realistic on his approach to braces and resolving each individual’s issues. We’ve gone with a top/​bottom expandable retainers to make room for all those adult teeth that are coming in. Get this, Dr. Harper states that my son my NOT EVEN need a set of braces later in life, since we’re making room for them now!
I feel very confident in his abilities and his view on how to work with what you’ve got (at different stages). He definitely LOVES his work and the kids that he helps. Dr. Harper is the OPPOSITE of the ones (Dr. Tanner) that squeeze your insurance for every fractional cent and then attempts to gouge us parents :(
FINAL Note: When my son put his retainers in his pocket and bent down and accidentally snapped one in half :/​… Dr. Harper complimented my son on how well he had been taking care of his retainers (cleaning them and turning the key), then told my son that he wasn’t going to charge us for the repair (an $ 80 charge). This Dr. is pretty down to earth and has made remarkable changes in my sons smile in less than 4 months!!! I am pleased :)

Nothing short of a fantastic staff!

If there ever were an orthodontist who could step into the shoes of Dr. Casey, it would be Dr. Harper! He took over Casey’s practice recently, and he is a stand up guy. Very polite, speaks to the kids (and parents!) in terms that they understand, and always has a handshake for the kids when they complete an appointment. Dr. Casey is a gem and is surely missed, but he clearly chose carefully before handing over the reins to Dr. Harper. He’s terrific! Office staff and hygienists, as always, are top notch.

Awsome Dentist. Very Friendly and nice. I will recomend Dr. Harper to all of my friends and family. Great work and great rates.