Michael D. Schwartz DDS

Dr. Schwartz has been my dentist for over 10 years, referred by family who are all still patients. He’s helped me avoid catastrophes a few times– fixed a broken tooth of mine years ago, and most recently came in on his day off to fix my crown. Not only is his office run well, he’s dedicated to his patients and works quickly.

Michael Schwartz was the ONLY dentist of two others who could get a replacement part of one of my lower front teeth to stay put. I had broken a very strange part off of the BACK half of my lower front tooth and two other dentist’s work failed within two weeks to two months.
I was so happy to have found Dr Schwartz to FINALLY fix it about 8 years ago and magically it has never «popped» off as it had twice previously. Sure he’s «Old School» but read that as EXPERIENCED!!! Debra is my hygienist and she always makes my teeth beautifully clean without too much pain!!! I trust the staff’s judgement completely. I recommend Dr Schwartz and his staff to all of my friends and family! You can tell that the staff all love their work and have all worked together for years. It all shows in my mouth when I SMILE!!!

Our family has been going to Dr. Schwartz for almost 30 years and he has provided us with all of the information we have needed to make well-​informed decisions about our dental care. He answers all questions thoroughly and professionally and in language that is easy to understand. He has always been available quickly when emergencies arise. He is always pleasant and helpful and painless!

I have been seeing Dr. Schwartz for 20+ years. I have never had one bad episode regarding my care. Dr. Schwartz was efficient, attentive to my needs for pain control during fillings and crowns, and his staff were always absolutely pleasant. If he says you need dental care, you need it; if you don’t need it, whether sooner or later, he will tell you so, and make sure you understand why! AAAAAAAAAA+++++++++++ dentistry in action.

Hmm, are you sure we’re talking about Dr. Schwartz over at Montecito Plaza in San Rafael? I only ask this because I’ve been coming to him for over three years now and I can’t find one single thing wrong, so I’m thinking perhaps the reviewer who only gave him one star had mistaken him for someone else. I find Dr. Michael Schwartz to very knowledgeable, has excellent bedside manners, and his staff are very pleasant. But hey, everyone’s entitled to their opinions! I do hope that you’ve found your forever-​dentist…

Having lived in several CA cities, and having to pay out of pocket for a lot of my dental care, I’ve been very picky about my dentist.
I’ve been going to Dr. Schwartz for about 9 years.
Dr. Schwartz is GREAT! He talks to you in plain English. He doesn’t nag or act condescending. He gives you the news straight and will often offer alternative styles of management. And he never pushes expensive treatments, brushes, cosmetic therapies, etc.
He generally works with adults, but his demeanor would surely work with kids also.
His office is fairly modern, neat, and orderly. And I’ve noted over 9 years, he takes very good care of his equipment and employees. They have a great digital x-​ray system so you can see the images of your teeth and cavities on a nice LCD monitor.
I would recommend him highly. I even drive from the East Bay to San Rafael just to go to him.

Mike has generally been quite conservative about any dental work I’ve gotten there and presents me with all the options. I live in the East Bay but I keep coming back to Dr. Schwartz because I trust him, he’s a good dentist and a good guy.

aw, hell — i saw this review for dr. schwartz and i felt that i just gotta say something.
i’ve been seeing dr. schwartz for near 10 years now and i’ve always been super happy with him. one of my favorite things about him is that he never gives me any guff for having a tongue stud, even though a lot of dentists frown upon it. he even made time in his schedule to see me when i… well… chipped my tooth on the tongue stud (d’oh!). yeah, i’m an idiot, but that’s ok, it’s something i’ve learned to come to terms with.
anyway, despite the fact that it was clearly my dumb fault for chipping my own damn tooth, dr. schwartz was able to quickly see me, sand the chipped tooth down and rather than scolding me, he just wanted to make sure that i clean the stud every now and then. wouldn’t want plaque to grow there!
believe you me, though — i have my issues. i have ginormous fillings in the back of my mouth that are a billion years old. dr. schwartz has always kept an eye on them and has only recommended that i replace a filling just once. lord knows he has had ample opportunity to tell me that all frigging fillings need to be replaced. he’d make a ton of money doing that.
anyway, i’m bummed out that the previous poster has such a negative review, but i hope that doesn’t deter folks looking for a good and patient dentist to go see dr. schwartz…
…and that’s the plain tooth!!!

I have been going to Dr. Schwartz since 2000 and have had nothing but great experiences from him and his staff.
I moved up to San Francisco right after my previous dentist advised me of performing crowns on two teeth. I went to Dr. Schwartz based on a recommendation and after an examination he agreed that 1 crown needed to be performed but said that he felt the other could be helped with a filling. He even gave me the option of performing the filling without Novocaine because it was not deep enough to touch any nerves. I reluctantly agreed but after he performed the filling with no pain whatsoever I was happy I didn’t have to have a numb mouth for a day.
I have since been going to Dr. Schwartz and have not had 1 filling since. I would highly recommend his services to anyone in the area!

well, i think for balance i should provide a counter review. Schwartz is the best dentist I’ve ever had, always answering questions in detail, straightforward and clear information about every procedure. I’ve had extensive work done by him — none of it frivolous. when getting a crown, he spent extensive time ‘fine-​tuning’ the final fitting so that it was perfect. i can’t think of a single negative criticism i have of him or his practice.

I had quite a bad experience with this dentist.
Basically, he filled in several of my teeth when it was not needed, charging my insurance company and me a lot of money.
He used the term sealants when talking to me and didn’t really ask consult with me about whether or not I wanted to do anything, but instead totally pressured me by saying things like ‘Here’s what we really need to do’.
When it came time to do them, it turned out that he had to use a drill to basically route out the grooves in my teeth, destroying perfectly good (no cavities) actual tooth material and then filling them back in with filling material.
He did one side of my mouth first (about 6 teeth total) and I was to come back the next week for the other side. But after doing the first side, I thought about it and decided not to do the other side. When I told him what I decided, he said «It’s just preventative anyway so no big deal to not do it on the other side».
I have since been to other dentists and all of them agree that it was totally unnecessary treatment given that those teeth were not even carious. The teeth on the untreated side of my mouth are totally fine while the side that were filled in have tooth material gone that I can never get back in my life!
Michael Schwartz also said something to the effect, «I can put this through as a filling so your insurance will cover it» which leads me to believe he was trying to game the system and make a lot money by doing a procedure on me which was not needed.
Probably needless to say, I’ve been much happier now that I have switched dentists.