Frank A Alvarado, DDS

Best dentist in California, I was lucky to find him and had the best experience. He always finds conservative ways to keep my teeth healthy, like small fillings and suggeesting over the counter solutions for dental issues, like trying mouth gards for grinding instead of getting the custom built for my kid.
I recommend this doc to everyone; truely a wonderful guy and he didn’t graduate bottom of his class!

Mom an I appreciate Doctor Alvarado for all his excellent work. At 72, I started taking mom for her dental preventative care. Each visit twice a year the doctor performs deep scaling very patiently and thoroughly. If it was not for his good work, my mother would be shopping for implant now some 7 years later. Thank Dr Alvarado for your great service. Maurizio Sanges D.C.

Michelle S… you are in CANADA… so you fly down just to see Dr. Alvarado? Interesting…
TT — if it makes you feel better, the crown that he installed (and that fell out less than a year later) had a HUGE GAP ALONG THE GUM LINE… food was always getting stuck in there. Surprise! The crown fell out less than a year later and he refused to do anything about it (not even return my calls)…interesting that his notes said he’d have to do a «RE-​DO.» Can you believe that?

Love Dr. Alvarado. Always easy to get an appointment, always nice, he never tries to upsell you anything. He does a great job and I’ve recommended him to many friends. He’s affordable and I’ve only had great experiences over the past three years.

My family and I have been going to him for appx 2 yrs now and love his services. There is never a wait at his office, which is rare for a dentists office. We love that he sends reminder cards for follow-​up appts, and he gives us goodie bags everytime we go. The kids love going for that, so its a plus! He is very professional and very patient.

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Dr. Alvarado was recommended by a friend. He has installed 2 crowns for me and done a great job. I also take my 87-​year-​old mother to him for cleanings. He is very patient and explains everything to you. He also does everything he can to minimize any discomfort you may have. He’s up-​front about the cost and what insurance will and won’t pay for. I can’t speak about cleanings from personal experience because I have to go to a periodontist for scalings. I would recommend him to anyone.

My husband and I have been going to Dr Alvarado for years. His service is close to perfect. I completely appreciate that he’s willing to handle some of the clerical duties like appointment scheduling, because it means you, as the patient, have a relationship with him other than when he’s sticking metal inside your mouth. He explains the procedures impeccably in a very caring tone. We haven’t had any major work done, so I can’t speak to that. He will be honest about previous dental work you’ve gotten or future procedures he might recommend whether they bring more income for him or not, which is important because I’ve definitely been to dentists who try to do as many filings as possible just for the money.
Once they would not honor my husband’s appointment because he did not have his insurance card on him and thus could not confirm that he was in fact insured. This bothered me, because it’s hard enough to get him in to the dentist at all, but it wasn’t the end of the world.
They also tried to charge me interest on a late bill once, but I just paid the balance without the interest, and they did not pursue the interest any further.
Overall, the pluses far outweigh any minor minuses, and we will continue going to Dr Alvarado.

First of all let me say that I am a total wuss when it comes to dentists, something about the sound of the drills and the smell of a dentists office really freaks me out.
I was Recommended to Dr. Alvarado by my boss and I was very pleased. Dr. Alvarado takes his time and explains everything, he is very caring and I felt comfortable with him. The staff was also great, they both were very friendly and tried to calm me down when I was a little nervious.
Overall I had a great experience. Excellent service at prices that can’t be beat!

I came to Dr. Alvarado’s office hoping that I would have found a dentist that I could stick with for years, but I was sadly let down. Dr. Alvarado is pretty good at explaining what is going on with your teeth, but that is where the good service stops. When he was in with me, he left several times and once to make an appointment with someone else on the phone. Isn’t that what he has staff for? I mean, he’s in with me and stops in the middle of his exam to take a call to make an appointment? What the hell was he thinking?
And when he was doing the scaling for my teeth, I tasted blood twice. He definitely wasn’t too careful. He was recommended to me by a friend for being someone who wouldn’t try to swindle me for my money by telling me that I need service when I actually don’t, so I was trying really hard to like him.
I was going to look past the constant interruptions and the blood, but when I got the worst polishing (performed by his assistant) ever in my life, I had to say something. She did the polishing in 2 minutes. I could have done a better job brushing my teeth with my own toothbrush! When the assistant said that she was done, I couldn’t believe it.
I then asked to see Dr. Alvarado and explained the situation and all he did was give excuses. He said that his son was having an ear operation and that is the reason he kept leaving the room, but I heard him making an appointment over the phone. He then said that what his assistant did for me is the best they have to offer. If he had apologized and offered to redo the polishing, I would have probably stuck with him, but he had nothing but excuses to offer me.

Looking for a regular, caring, affordable, family dentist? This guy is the real deal!
He is even normal enough to answer his own phones and book you an appointment. This kind of «normal» keeps the $$ in your pocket my friends.
Granted, he knows all about the fancy LA bullshit/​upsell dental work (I’ve asked) but, after several years with Dr. Alvarado I am certain that he actually loves his work and cares about the health of your teeth MORE than making that buck to finance his next overindulgent purchase. A rare find in these parts, trust me!
He even gives you an adult goodie bag complete with floss and toothbrush after each visit.
I absolutely recommend him!