Joseph B. Gordon, DDS

Great Dr. in and out quick little to no pain

I have been taking my kids to this practice for a very long time (we are on our fourth child with braces,) and in the past, I would have whole heartedly recommended Dr. Gordon and his staff.
Things are changing, the practice is being taken over by Dr. Brand. All the things I loved about this place are gone — friendly staff, good hours, flexible scheduling and confidence in doctor ability. Now, if you have to miss an appointment, or you have a problem with wires or something, you have to wait weeks to get an appointment. The school this particular child attends is not happy if you have to pull them out of instruction for dentist or orthodontist appointments (which is fair because you usually see an orthodontist every 6 weeks.) They now close at five which doesn’t leave a lot of after school time for appointments.
Also, be aware that this practice might be changing locations, so before you sign the contract, make sure the new office location is convenient for you and your family.

The jury has spoken, 3 stars. Dr Gordon is a very nice person and really tries to help out. He does try to listen to your issues and help if he can but you need to constantly remind him. Similar to many other ortho DRs, there are things that he does better than others and vice versa. Overall in terms of consistency, quality and results he is 3 stars. He should be good enough for teenagers but I would not recommend adults to him.

I had a terrible experience with Dr. Gordon. He is a nice guy, very friendly and takes interest in your outside life, but professionally he is lacking. My dentist suggested braces because I had a fractured front tooth and braces would stop an adjacent tooth from pushing against it. I also had a visible tooth that was pushed backward that I wanted to have pulled forward in alignment with the other teeth. Dr. Gordon consulted with me and he put the plans in place. He said I would have my braces for 1 year. So, I got my braces and Dr. Gordon proceeded to shove all my teeth together to the front of my mouth. It was excruciating due to the fractured front tooth. Then a year came and went, and it didn’t seem like we were anywhere close to the end of treatment. When I asked Dr Gordon how much longer I would be in braces, he said not long. Not long progressed into 9 more months. He would never give me a straight answer to any question I asked during the one year and 9 months. And that tooth that was pushed back? I asked him at some point when it would be fixed, and he said, «Thats a whole other wire.» A wire I never got, and the tooth was never fixed. I told my dentist about it afterward, and she said it would cost me another $ 1200 and 6 to 9 months to pull that tooth forward. Dr. Gordon’s clinic is very fast-​paced and almost like a sweatshop, so I feel I did not get quality care. Again, he is a nice guy, but I was not satisfied with the outcome and it was comletely aggravating that he was so evasive whenever I asked a question throughout my treatment. I mean, this was almost 2 years of my adult life looking ridiculous and coming out feeling demeaned, dissatisfied, and broke.

Top rating well-​deserved. Interviewed with three others first and chose to go out of my way for 2+ years to work with him. He’s also personally connected with my dentist and oral surgeon, quality folks stick together. He’s talked about working with the results of orthodontists 15 years later and learning a lot from those follow-​up cases.
Just walking into the office, which is as unassuming from the outside as The Godfather Restaurant on Clairemont Mesa Blvd used to be, is a treat because the personal atmosphere is anything but institutional. They all apparently have been working together for several years; this is not a place staff go for experience and then move on.

After having a bad experience with my first orthodontist, I switched over to Dr. Gordon who did an excellent job. The staff was great, and the doctor himself was always friendly and warm. Aside from the welcoming environment they created, they did a superb job in fixing my teeth after the nightmare my previous doctor created. I recommend this office highly for their quality and atmosphere.

When my children were young they were patients of Dr. Gordon’s. They are grown up now with children of their own and now their kids are patients. He’s a great doctor and his prices are very fair. The atmosphere is very relaxing and he really knows his stuff.

We love Dr. Gordon and all his staff. Everyone has worked there for a long time, so they are like a family. They are very laid back and that made my son much less anxious when we first started his treatment.
The staff never has a problem with my younger kids being with us (I’m a patient too now!) and they even have a little collection of toys and coloring books to keep them entertained.
I went to consulations with 3 different orthodontists for my treatment, and Dr. Gordon was the least expensive (by $ 1000) and said I only needed braces for a year when the others said 18 months to 2 years. He took them off in exactly a year and my teeth look great.
They are very flexible and will squeeze us in quickly if one of us breaks a rubber band or needs a wire fixed. We never have to wait around in pain!
I couldn’t be happier with a doctor… price, personality, quality of treatment… Dr. Gordon is fantastic.

Dr. Gordon screwed up my teeth. I’m almost back to where I started. I also caught him pouring toxic chemicals into an outdoor drain.