Pristine Dental

While making this appointment I made it an explicit point to repeat my inquire about my insurance coverage and their staff addressed and confirmed my inquire with certainty and to triple check, I even asked again… Of course «the scenario changed upon my arrival the following week for my appointment» and not only was my trip a waste of time and disruptive to my work day, it was a disappointment that once again I have to continue my search for a good dentist «team». One bad apple spoils the bunch, speed of the leader speed of the team… #BadDentist #NorthParkDentist #SanDiegoDentist

Everyone was so nice, informative, helpful and honest. Would definitely recommend. Thank you everyone!

I just want to say how happy I am with this office. I have been looking for a clean, professional and thoughtful office and I think I finally found one. Thank you for being helpful and showing me respect as soon as I walk into the door. I appreciate the location and I enjoyed how knowledgeable the staff was regarding my needs.

I came here for a cleaning and exam. The office seemed clean and the people were pleasant.
I chose this office because they accepted my weird California Dental coverage.
After the exam, the dentist recommended 4 crowns and lots of fillings. Of course I was disappointed to hear I needed all this very expensive work (quoted $ 3,500). I could go into more details, but I am careful about criticizing medical professionals. I’m not a dentist. Who am I to say if he is right or wrong.
I got a second and third opinion. The second dentist (who did not take my insurance at all – so it would be all out of pocket) recommended 1 crown and several fillings as well as a biodentine treatment. This treatment ended up being $ 1000 cheaper, and that’s without a discount, since they didn’t take my insurance. The third opinion and was similar to the second in cost.
So, this does not mean Pristine Dental is not good; I am just explaining what happened to me.

I e had severe dental anxiety for many years… and now bad teeth to prove it. Dr Thai got together a plan, handled my anxiety and treated me with kindness and respect. Everyone in that office is so nice and I just can’t say enough about them!

Well, I thought this would be the place. Folks were nice, available and near. Dentist ex Navy like me. The exam and cleaning were very competent and covered by my wife’s HMO. I like the guy, and it’s clear he is a good dentist. What’s not to like? Well, the need to address a cavity on a rear molar, and place a crown brought up a discussion of crown types. The pictures on the wall offered three types. The first, he is correct (porcelain on metal) is inadequate. The second (noble metal) was dismissed as an issue of cost of gold. However these two are covered at no cost to me. The third was a hard ceramic hi tech crown looking white and natural but costing 875.00 out of pocket. If that was truly the best alternative, I could understand and pay. I deferred my decision and having done my research, find that the most appropriate choice for a low visibility rear molar is the very durable, gentle on the other teeth, noble metal, covered by my plan. The problem of aggressive up-​selling is all over the pages of a lot of dentists. What I say is… he’s a good Dentist, nice guy. But I won’t work with anyone who doesn’t focus on the needs of the patient first. Go informed.