Tatiana Suarez ,DMD

This is not a dentist for «normal» people. You see the first thing she mentions in her Unilocal blurb is «cosmetic and aesthetic needs,» not good oral hygiene. I learned this the hard way; not only was visiting her office a waste of my afternoon, but it was an exercise in unprofessionalism.
You see, I went in for a routine teeth cleaning: every six months, that’s what the ADA recommends. And that’s what my insurance covers. You know the drill: they scrape some plaque off your teeth, take some x-​rays, and tell you if you have any cavities or not. Not rocket science. But good dental science. A teeth cleaning like this should not cost nearly $ 2,000! (Read on.)
First off, I waited in the waiting room for about 40 minutes. I understand that wait times are an inevitable part of medical treatment, but the dentist’s daughter was poking around the office, obviously bored out of her mind. At first I didn’t mind engaging with her, but it became very clear after a short while I had been handed the responsibility of babysitter. From that moment until the moment I left the office, the child barely left my side. I love kids, so I didn’t mind so much. Plus, I thought I was going to get clean teeth out of the experience, so small price to pay.
No dice.
After another hour in the chair, I didn’t leave with anything but a $ 2,000 estimate for the work Dr. Suarez wanted to do on my mouth. After looking at my x-​rays (the only actual dental work done during my near two-​hour visit) and telling me I had «beautiful teeth,» the dentist said I needed a dental «deep-​cleaning” – scaling and root planting – which would be conducted over four visits, and was largely not covered by my insurance! She also wanted to replace EVERY filling in my mouth, including the most recent fillings. She disappeared, and her assistant returned with the bill for $ 2K.
I was shocked, and – in between interruptions from the daughter, who basically never left my side – asked for a regular, standard, six-​month teeth cleaning. I was told that the regular cleaning (which, again, my insurance covers) is not what the doctor «prescribed,» and, therefore, that was not going to be happening. But they were happy to schedule for me the first of several appointments I’d be paying out-​of-​pocket for. I protested, and then. .. the office ASSISTANT (not a hygienist, mind you, but the lady who sits behind the desk) put on a rubber glove and told me to open my mouth. I was flabbergasted. She poked at my teeth for two second and, based on what knowledge I don’t know, confirmed the dentist’s «prescription»: «deep-​cleaning.» Pay up. $ 2,000.
By this point, the dentist had disappeared. It was just me, the assistant, and the daughter, who was performing scenes from FROZEN for me on infinite loop.
I left in a state of utter disappointment. I played babysitter for two hours, and *I* was the one who left with the bill.
What Dr. Suarez did not know is that my sister is a dentist, and she is the one who put in those most recent fillings in my mouth. I trust my sister 100 times more than I trust «Dentist to the Stars» Tatiana Suarez. After a phone call with sis (who, sadly, lives out of state), I learned that the whole «deep-​cleaning» thing is a major racket. It’s for people with periodontic disease, like, people in their 70s. I just turned 30 and brush at least twice a day. Sis says Florida has a high rate of medical fraud (duh!) and that dentists here can get away with it because of lax malpractice laws.
Do me a favor and Google «florida dentist deep cleaning» and you’ll see story after story of patients getting defrauded by dentists «prescribing» unnecessary dental treatments, and PREVENTING good oral hygiene by not performing routine cleanings. Dr. Suarez falls in that category, and I cannot in good faith recommend her as a dentist.
Look elsewhere for care of your pearly whites.