Daniel L Mar

Excellent service and a painless experience. Dr. Mar and his staff are cheerful as they go about providing superior dental care. When a cracked tooth required a root canal, Dr. Mar recommended a nearby endodontist, Dr. Kolber, who demonstrated the same professionalism.

I can’t add much more to the positive reviews that people have given Dr. Mar previously. They have an incredible staff and everyone is so friendly. I didn’t have dental insurance for 20 years and didn’t go to the dentist in that time. I was afraid to go back but Dr. Mar was fantastic and the experience has been nothing short of terrific. My wife is terrified of the dentist but she says she looks forward to her visits. I would recommend Dr. Mar to everyone if I could.

I as I feel like most people, HATE the dentist. Had an awful experience where a dentist was filling false cavities for insurance claims and can’t stand them since. Dr. Mar is the first dentist I’ve like and trusted. His entire office doesn’t make you feel bad if you’ve taken a vacation from flossing for the year and even when my wife went in last week with our 1 year old daughter the receptionist played with her during her entire cleaning. I would never go to another dentist again and if you’re on the fence, just take one step and meet Dr. Mar, nicest guy and knows his stuff!

I have been a loyal patient of Dr. Mar for approximately 8 years. For most of that time, he and his staff have been stellar at meeting my minimal dentistry needs and have cared for my teeth twice a year, occasionally more often than that. However, in the last year, I told Dr. Mar and his staff about a serious illness I developed that was going to cause me to be permanently disabled; therefore, I would have to retire early and lose my health insurance. Though they acted sympathetic, they suddenly became less accommodating regarding appointments, resolving my complaints about tooth pain of unknown origin, and failing to return phone calls. It took one of their amazing dental hygienists, Trish, insisting that they schedule my routine cleaning by having her stay late so as to accommodate my health needs, which meant I needed a later appt in the day. Prior to that, but after I relayed that I would be losing my ins, they told me I’d have to wait indefinitely for an appointment to become available. In all the years past, this NEVER has happened. They always found a later time for me when I couldn’t leave work earlier. Furthermore, in the last few months, the receptionist, Patty, has failed to return numerous phone messages regarding a bill I was sent in error due to her incorrect billing. I still have not heard from her to this day, 2 months after my messages. Normally, Patty has been as kind as I could ever wish, and she would never have failed to return calls or be so rigid about accommodating my need for a later appointment due to my health issues. Moreover, Dr. Mar has always stopped in after routine cleanings, and particularly if I had problems in the recent past, to evaluate my teeth and gums after the cleaning was finished. Although he was there in the next stall at my last appt, he failed to check my teeth or even stop in to say hello, as he has always done in the past. So after almost a decade of loving my dentist and his staff, believing in their integrity and professionalism, as well as their caring hearts, without question, and recommending him to all my friends, I now question whether his concern and interest in me, my life, and my teeth was genuine, or merely an effective method of professional growth. It’s the only conclusion I can come to, as his behavior, and that of his staff aside from Trish, who has remained as caring and awesome as always, has changed from day to night since I told him I may not be able to continue as his patient after I am put on permanent disability and lose my health insurance.
After being such a loyal and enthusiastic patient of his for so long, from when he worked out of a closet-​sized office on El Camino Ave., to his larger, modern office of present, I’m shocked and deeply hurt by the change in attitude and behavior through no fault of mine, but simply because I may not be able to continue as his patient for too much longer.
Even after using my retirement to purchase COBRA ins. and remain his patient for at least a year, the change has remained. I’m truly puzzled and disappointed. If you have steady health insurance and a job with the possibility of good networking, you will be treated well. I recommend that if you suspect this may change in the future, you keep it to yourself if you want that level of service and care to continue. It seems that he will act as your friend only for as long as it may benefit his business. That holds true for most of his staff as well, as they take their cues from him, with the one exception noted above.

Dr. Mar and staff are amazing. My husband had been going for years and as much as I loath going to the dentist… I never mind a trip to see these folks. Always, always friendly, helpful and just damn good at what they do. You would NOT be dissapointed if you gave them a shot!

Great experience! Great dentist! Great office staff! No pain with cleaning! We had been with our previous dentist for 20 years and recently switched. Best choice ever! He spends time with you and explains what’s going on!

Dr Mar’s Office is AMAZING. I used to be TERRIFIED of the Dentist. I am no longer scared because I can now Trust Dr. Mars Office and the work he does. This is a big deal. The atmosphere is very ‘family’ like and I have been a loyal patient of Dr. Mar’s for over 7 years. His office is also TOP OF THE LINE. It has some awesome amenities such as the back massage capabilities in the Dental Chairs, and the Nice TV’s that allow you to relax while your getting work done. I feel so comfortable when I go there and am always happy with the results. I always recommend him when I get a chance! His STAFF is so Friendly and are all awesome as well! Thanks Dr. Mar!

Update to review: Dr Mar’s office has moved. Until this gets updated on Unilocal,here is his new address and website (his phone # is the same):
(Located between Arden and Alta Arden)
1740 Professional Drive
Sacramento, CA 95 825

I hated going to the dentist. I hated everything about it – the smell, how much novocaine hurt and how sore I was after fillings, the small talk with the weird guy who had done my dad’s teeth when he was a kid, and how I had to end up paying too much because despite me saying that I didn’t want a treatment that my insurance wasn’t going to cover they would end up doing something without telling me!
DR. MAR’S OFFICE IS THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF EVERY BAD EXPERIENCE I’VE EVER HAD.
I love everyone there – Dr. Mar, Patty, Thao, Trish, and Erica are so fun, sweet, wonderful, amazing, awesome… I don’t have enough good adjectives and I’m too lazy to look it up in an online thesaurus right now, but trust me, it’s TOTALLY true! Come on, the fact that I KNEW THEIR NAMES and am writing the longest Unilocal review in the world shows how much I like them! I have referred friends who have referred friends who have referred friends, I swear between this little Dr. Mar cult we’ve started we paid for all that new furniture in the adorable new office!
But before you go thinking they overcharged to pay for their beautiful new facility, here’s the deal – they don’t and still do amazing work – I’ve never had to dispute an amount to pay because they’re on top of things in communicating with insurace, they’ve been super patient with my difficult teeth (I had to go try and seat the same crown I think 3 or 4 times, and each time they knew it wasn’t just right so they just sent it back out to get fixed!) I’ve never had unresonable discomfort during or after a procedure, never doubted their diagnoses, never dreaded going back. In fact, I look forward to it!
In addition to all of this, they’re just really fun people! They remember tons about my friends and I and always ask how everyone’s doing. I am so thankful that I found a place that I hope one day I can take my kids to so I can save them the trauma I endured and they can actually love going to the dentist while growing up!
I almost didn’t want to write this review because I never want it to get so big that I can’t get an appointment, but they’re so awesome I don’t think they would even let that happen!
So, in short, if you’re looking for a dentist, see everyone at Dr. Mar’s… and feel free to tell him that crazy girl Mary told you all about how awesome they were on Unilocal