Stephen L Kirkpatrick, DDS, PLLC

Been coming here for years and I have to say it is the best! Staff is professional and friendly and everytime I’ve gone in it has been a great experience! Anyone looking for a great dentist should check out Dr. K!

Dr. Kirkpatrick has been my dentist for about seven years, and he’s great. He has a mercury-​free office and uses non-​mercury tooth-​colored fillings (big plus) and he has a real emphasis on prevention of problems. I’ve never had trouble after he’s done dental work. He’s always checking my bite and doing small adjustments to prevent teeth cracking and breaking, or fixing fillings before they fail, but he includes me in the decision. The office staff are kind and efficient and the dental assistants and pain management vary from wonderful to good (I’m a wimp in the dentist’s chair, so I’m not easy to please when it comes to pain control). My only bad experience with an assistant was someone who was filling in for his regular staff. Nothing fancy here, no gimmicks — just good old fashioned, careful dentristry.

I went back in last friday to have my tooth rebuilt. And I know this may sound corny, but I LOVE MY NEW TOOTH! Feels weird to be excited about a tooth, but they did an excellent job. What used to be a crumbling decayed tooth is now perfectly useful and when I smile, you can’t tell the difference any longer. I couldn’t be happier.
Each time I have been in, there is little to no wait once I arrive. And when I get seated in the chair they start immediately. No bringing you back, and waiting some more. Even when they did the Novocaine to numb me up, they didn’t leave me sitting there for 15 minutes and come back. They just worked on getting things set up while it took effect.
I used to be really good about needles in my mouth, because as a child I had a lot of dental work done (not good teeth genes in my family). It has now been quite some time since I have had any work and was a bit panicky about a needle headed toward my face. But because they did an excellent job at numbing the gum first, I barely felt anything.
The whole appointment to rebuild an entire tooth and fill a cavity, took an hour and a half. Pretty quick! Again, I am a very satisfied patient of Dr. Kirkpatrick’s office!