Northwood Dental Care

Dr. Alma has always been great to my family. It’s not as nice as some dental offices out there, but I feel Dr. Alma actually cares about who she is working on.

I’ve been a patient here for quite some time now and I believe that the employees are new. So far I haven’t had any problems with the Dentist and the staff. She’s actually one of the nicest dentist I’ve had so far, very understanding and professional. I also think that’s there’s a bit of a misunderstanding here because as far as I know there are 2 dentists in the same address but different facilities so I think some of the reviews here are wrong and it can be a bit confusing. I really think people should give northwood dental care a try.

I think the reviews here are a little harsh including some filtered ones. Yes this office is definitely Filipino and they speak with an accent. If you’re living in the SF Bay Area and this bothers you, you’re gong to have problems all over, not just in the dental office.
The office is old school but I found it to be clean and the three times I have been here they have been quite professional. This is a great place for basic dentistry like teeth cleaning and a simple extraction like I had but I would seek out a specialist for anything any more advanced.
They took my dental insurance with no problems. Overall a good place.

don’t come here.period.
the «dentist», a rude, careless Filipino old man, who has 0 hygiene manors, dont know how he is still performing dentistry, would talk on the phone WHILE he is working on you. WTF is that??? never heard of something like these. very arrogant and careless about if you are having any pain. the staff ladies were really sweet and you can tell they are tired of his attitude. Found a REAL dentist and now im happy and smiley!

DON’T GO HERE! I took my son here and I am soooo sorry I did. He went for a cleaning/​cavities and she was very defensive when I asked her questions as if I questioned her abilities but really I just want to know what the procedures are for my son. She was not a friendly dentist, the dental assistant never spoke to us, and the woman at the front desk was absolutely rude. As soon as I called the office I had a bad feeling because the lady on the phone was rude even then. Both the dentist and the secretary have accents and it’s difficult to understand them. Their office is dirty, broken-​looking and very cramped. It’s outdated and sad. She wanted to fill some cavities for my son and told him to close his eyes for the injection! It was terrible because of course he jumped out of the chair and had no further trust for her. I don’t either. When I tried to ask her to explain anything to me she seemed flustered and hurried like she just wanted us to leave. He didn’t finish any work there, but I’ve since found a great dentist for him.

One of the best Dental offices in the world

There’s only two ways you learn in this world, and that’s to learn from your own mistakes and to learn from other people’s mistakes.
Don’t make the mistake I did and schedule an appt. with your default dental plan provider! The main reason why that Dentist is your default is that they were the cheapest vendor for your company’s Delta plan.
Anyways, cheap is how I felt after visiting Northwood. When I initially made the appt. the staff’s English was very difficult to understand. –1 star. The day before my appt, the dental office calls me with wrong information, they confuse me and leave a message for a completely different person — 1 star.
Now on to the actual experience, their office isn’t the greatest in the world, their dental equipment/​layout was cluttered and old plus didn’t project the professional image you look for when keeping a dentist./ A very mickey mouse setup. — 1 star.
The dentist didn’t really do a good job cleaning since I spent maybe a total of 15 minutes there. I understand you might be tired but at least scrape off the gunk of my teeth with a pick before you go into the polishing. You can just tell when a dds is good, and this place is no good.
I mean how can ANYONE leave ANY dental office without getting a FREAKIN TOOTHBRUSH??? Pick up a toothbrush from the damm street and give it to me at least. I’ll take my 80 year old grandma to the dentist and they will even give her Denture having ass a toothbrush. — 5 stars for that alone.
If you are looking for a dentist try these guys instead:
These three just totally poop on Northwood.