Riverwalk Dentistry, SC

Things I enjoy more than going to the dentist:
*A sharp stick in the eye
*A really long car ride with that coworker that won’t ever shut up
*Finding a big centipede in my bathroom
*Nails on a chalkboard/​country music (my ears can’t tell the difference)
*A Guy Fieri/​Rachel Ray marathon on the Food Network
*Basically, anything
Alas, I broke a tooth & had no choice but to head in. I started going to Riverwalk Dentistry a long time ago because I worked in the building and I keep going now because the dentists & staff are truly awesome.
They’ve got free valet parking (pull in by the Tazino’s), an office with gorgeous views of downtown & the river and even TV’s mounted at every exam bed to distract you during procedures. Everything is spotless and the staff really does care about making your experience a good one.
I see Dr Gapson & he’s a great guy — he always remembers that Mister & I like to travel and he’s patient with my irrational dentistry fears (we are talking literally shaking like a leaf here). At the end of the appointment, I left with a temp crown and a feeling of shame for being so uptight about a procedure that ended up being (relatively) painless.
If you’re looking for a new dentist, you really can’t do better than Riverwalk.

Smile, you’re on Unilocal!
And what a glorious smile it is. I’ve been coming here for the past 10 years at the urging of my wife, who works in the building. I can’t say enough nice things about the staff here. Dr. Bryan Gapson DDS, has completely turned my frown upside down. Karen is my hygienist (yes, I swear I’ll start using my waterpik). I now have a respectable smile that I am proud to show off. Dental hygiene was not one of my strong points in my youth and I had a lot of sins to atone for. A handful of visits and a few years of maxing out my dental insurance was all it took to turn me around and head me down the path of health dental hygiene. To look at my teeth you would never know what it took to get there.
The lowdown: Located downtown on the 8^th floor of the 735 N. Water Building (the 1^st «First WI Bank» building). Park in the structure on Mason/​Water. They validate. By the way, that was the first parking structure built in Milwaukee. I just can’t imagine driving an old Ford Model A in there, but I digress… Dr. Gapson uses all the latest technology. They went to all digital X-​rays a few years back. Although I have never needed them (yet), there is a Prosthodontics practice (Ziebert) that is part of Riverwalk. They can perform any reconstructive procedure in-​house.
I do appreciate that they don’t advertise «Pain-​free» dentistry. There is no such thing. What they do offer is a calm, relaxed environment. That helps. Dr. Gapson would make a great disc jockey for a Jazz radio station. He has such a calm demeanor.
Just remember, you can’t tell a lie to Santa Claus or your dental hygienists… they always know if you’ve been naughty of nice…(to your teeth, that is)