Salins Orthodontics

Went in for a consultation and had to wait even though I was 15 minutes early and had to wait an additional 20 minutes after my appointment just to have the Orthodontic look at my teeth. He only spent maybe less than 5 minutes to look at my teeth and the cost is outrageous. For 18 – 24 months, it would cost me over $ 7000 and then when asked about invisalign, the finance person told me that I’m not a candidate. Doesn’t make any sense if my teeth are already straight since I’ve had braces before. I’m only asking to close the gaps that were left from the extraction of pulling teeth.
If you want to go to an expensive Orthodontics, this is the place to be. Otherwise, I would start looking elsewhere. That’s what I’m doing.

All I can say it’s that Dr. Salins is great, we just started phase one with my 9 years old and he is very patience with her and makes her feel very comfortable. My daughter had one wire out he saw her on a Sunday morning, and fix it for her.

I had my braces on for 16 months and removed them mid January this year. Dr. Salins and his staff are incredible. After doing extensive research on correcting my smile, I found this website that had a FREE CONSULTATION for your first visit. When I went inside for my consultation, I immediately was greeted by warm smiles from the receptionists and the rest of the staff. Dr. Salins sat me down on one of his patients chairs and explained the process of wearing braces. I could tell he was passionate with his work (along with his witty jokes) so I chose him as my orthodontist. Not only is he meticulous on straightening my teeth, but he also responds quickly via email when it comes to emergencies, like breaking a bracket or wire. The journey to correcting my smile was absolutely worth it. I am beyond satisfied with the work he has done on my teeth and can’t thank him enough for giving me a confident smile. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Salins Orthodontics!

Dr. Salins is possibly the most personable orthodontist that I have ever met. He takes great pride in his treatment and I am not surprised at all that he has the whole bay area talking about what a great tooth straightener he is! The best thing about Dr. Salins is that he is not just your doctor. He is your friend. I’ve seen him bend over backwards to make sure that all of his work is done so that the patient loves the results. When you get to his office, make sure to check out the awesome book of his before and after cases. They will blow your mind! Thanks for the great treatment and I look forward to seeing you soon!

Dr. Salin’s & his staff are amazing! They have made my journey to straighter teeth such a great experience. Best decision I ever made coming to this place! I’m extremely happy with my results and would easily recommend this place to anyone.
Thanks for everything! :D

I received my Invisalign today! I am very excited to start the process. I had braces in the past but the job was not done properly and that’s when I was recommended to Dr. Salins. He’s an easy going, well knowledge doctor, whom I truly trust with my smile and RECOMMEND to anyone who is serious about their smile

I just got my braces off last Friday and it was bittersweet. I was thoroughly excited to finally have the smile I was destined for, but so sad that I will no longer see Dr. Salins and his amazing staff on a monthly basis. They have always greeted me and my daughter with warm smiles from the very beginning and made me feel at ease when I was super nervous about getting braces, ADULT BRACES to be exact!
I Unilocaled around looking for potential orthodontists in my area and he popped up with the best reviews. I called the office, made an appointment for a consultation, and was sold from the gate. He was upfront and honest with his price (which was beyond reasonable) compared to other offices in the Bay Area. I would pay this man TWICE as much because I like him THAT much and he is so real and personable. The man watches Empire every Wednesday and is up on his hiphop game! We were listening to Warren G one time and he shocked me when he started rapping the lyrics to REGULATORRR… I’m convinced he is an orthodontist by day and rap artist by night.
His work: AMAZING!!! He knows what he is doing and is very passionate about his work. He explains his every move so there’s no surprises. He’ll see something he doesn’t like, work his magic, and VOILA, it molds and shapes to his likings within the next month or even right then and there. He doesn’t just slap braces on your face and send you away like some orthodontists will.
I highly recommend Dr. Salins and his staff to anyone who is in the market for a new beautiful smile. His work speaks for itself and his personality shines through his work. Thank you Dr. Salins! I’m one very satisfied patient :).

Dr. Salins is the
. If you need braces (young or old) I highly recommend him. His practice is amazing, friendly staff, nice and clean office. He is the best orthodontist in the Bay Area. Keep smiling…

Immediately won over by the friendly staff. Great first experience, from the front office to the back office and ultimately with the provider.
EXPERIENCE:
Ruby provides a welcoming front-​end experience and worked with our hectic schedules to book simultaneous appointments for my children; Mercy’s financial explanations after our consultations were straight forward and she was extremely accommodating; Pleasantly surprised that Dr. Salins himself called me to rebook our appointments. Any concerns re: our treatments were immediately addressed in clinic.
PRO’s:
*Convenient location: no real traffic along Huntington. Abundant free parking.
* Efficient: The self-​service check-​in kiosk upon entry allows you to register yourself (or your dependents) for current appointment (s);
* Tranquil waiting area: peaceful, tidy, and the aromatherapy wafting thru the reception area almost felt like we were waiting for a spa appointment;
* Hella cool: My teens appreciate the Top 40 (danceable) hits playing overhead. Dr. Salins sings along during procedures and it helps put anxious patients at ease. During my consultation, I expressed how my kids and I appreciate his relaxing environment. His words summed it up perfectly: «we’re very chill here».
CON’s:
none thus far!
GIST:
Service with a (beautiful) smile.
You get what you pay for. After shopping around for comparable quotes this past year, Dr. Salins and his awesome staff are the clear choice in selecting awesome orthodontic care.
Will update reviews as our experience with Dr. Salins grows. In the meantime, we look forward to having a relationship with his practice for the next few years.

This is a pure black and white review, and you get no BS from me.
I am a transfer case, and I don’t think Dr. Salins make a lot of money from me. The process took ~1.5 year of his time (not everyday but…) working with me on my Ortho needs. He is patient, detail, picky, and an extremely great doctor.
So no drama, I will insist that all members of my family go to Dr. Salins for Ortho needs. Communist at least on this subject.

Dr. Salins seen 5 members of my family including myself and we couldn’t be happier. He also fixed my sons severely crooked teeth. He’s a perfectionist and makes sure that you will be pleased with your care and results. Dr. Salins and his staff are super friendly and awesome too. I highly recommend this place. You will not be disappointed!

Dr. Salin’s office is bright, open, and fun. (I visited other orthodontist offices that seemed serious and stuffy in comparison). In fact, the first time I met Dr. Salins, he was rapping along to ‘Like a G6’ by the Far East Movement.
When we discussed my treatment options, Dr. Salins compared the differences between traditional wire braces and Invisalign. Dr. Salins preferred traditional wire braces because they give him more control than Invisalign. Then, he self-​identified as a control-​freak. I appreciated that.
I opted for wire braces on my bottom teeth. I had them for ten months, and now I wear retainers at night.
I recommend Salins Orthodontics for anyone looking for an orthodontist.

Dr. Salins is fantastic. By far, a superior orthodontist and most important a wonderful human being. I’m proud to take my 12 year old daughter to his practice. This is my first Unilocal review. I was compelled to start reviewing just to complement him for his expert work and practice. Three cheers and five stars for Dr. Salins!

This is a way overdue review but well deserved. I’ve known Dr. Salins and his team personally for 2+ years. The staff is very friendly, warm, and hospitable. Dr. Salins is an awesome hip guy who will sing anything from Lady Gaga to Justin Bieber then make jokes to keep you entertained. Poor Dr. Salins though… I was a very tough case because I had certain needs and Dr. Salins worked around all my impediments. I was very picky; I didn’t want standard braces, so I went with Invisaligns, then that was slow cause I wanted quicker results and the Invisalign process wasn’t as fast so I went to standard. I should have just listened to him. I appreciate the special handling of every bit of the process. The many times I had to get my teeth molded because I’m picky, to rescheduling and working through my crazy busy schedule. Long story short, I absolutely love my results. And always go with what he suggests. I still see him to get my retainers checked and maintained and we always have great chats.
My oldest daughter is now under his care. She had a huge underbite! He’s already corrected that with a special brace and now he’s working on her teeth to get them straightened out. So far I’ve been very happy with her results, it’s going to be another year or two for her but I know she’s in awesome care. Someday maybe my youngest will need braces; I hope not but if she does, then I know I don’t have to search far for great care. Dr. Salins and team, THANK YOU very much! I’ve never been more confident in smiling as I am now.

This particular dental office will have you smiling at your BEST when you’re walking out their door. Not only because they performed a superb job and met all expectations with regards to your dental needs, but because Dr. Salins and his staff of professionals are one heck of a team that goes above and beyond to create a positive, comfortable and FUN experience.
I walked in and was immediately greeted by the front desk assistant. Although there were a couple of others sitting around me, she was so eager to converse with all of us, laugh a little and helped us ease up before meeting with the doctor. The office looks warmly furnished and I mention this because it shows how the team pays attention to detail and have a concern for utmost patient satisfaction.
To fast forward a little, I had my teeth cleaned and rinsed and x-​rayed with no questions or concerns, as they seemed inclined to inform me of what they were going to do before they did (it’s been awhile since I’ve had my teeth checked).
Upon meeting with Dr. Salins, he checked my teeth out, and I could never forget this, he gave me a mirror to look at my teeth with and asked me to point out what I saw that was «wrong» about them, and I pointed out 3 things, and he told me to keep looking at my teeth and he found like 6+ things that were actually very obvious and quite noticeable after he pointed them out! I thought Man! This guy really knows his stuff! He threw out some options and gave me his best advice and I felt like I learned a lot from that one visit. Dr. Salins is very personable and quite the comedian, I constantly asked myself, «are Orthodontists really this COOL??»
Parents– this seems to be a great place to bring you children for any dental service, but especially braces. The two young kids I saw seemed to have fun while they were there.
PRICING– they work with you on all levels. If you have insurance, excellent. But because I didn’t have insurance at the time, I was amazed at the very affordable quote they gave me. I chose to hold off on braces because I have quite a few cavities I need to take care of first, but my friend who got his braces done by Dr. Salins finally got them removed and they look, priceless!
–Can’t thank Dr. Salins and his friendly staff enough!

So I actually called one orthodontist place but the phone kept ringing and ringing so I said forget it with them, but when I called Dr. Salins’ office they picked up quick and were very friendly. Maybe it was fate haha cause I got along with everyone there and I was really impressed with the end result.
Meeting Dr. Salins went great and he had the perfect treatment for my crowded teeth and since I was 26 when I got them my insurance didn’t cover anything so they worked out an awesome payment plan for me.
Let’s just say that when you come to Dr. Salins office, it’s like talking to your homie because «Doc» is a straight up peoples person and it’s kinda like not seeing your friend for awhile but then once you see em again everything is all good. I would recommend coming to Dr. Salins and his team because he knows what he’s doing, he’s an excellent orthodontist, he explained everything to me, answered all my questions, got my braces off before the expected time (thumbs up for that) and he’s always looking out for you. Like the time where my bracket came off and Dr. Salins met me at his office at night… that was real good to know that I had an orthodontist that would go out of his way to help one of his patients.
Not only was he really great with me, I saw how he conducted himself with all age groups and explained everything to not only the adults but to the kids as well.
Thanks again to Dr. Salins and his team for my straight teeth and good memories!

I’ve always been happy and confident about my appearance; but if I could change one thing, it would be to straighten my teeth. I didn’t have crazy teeth growing every which way, but I have a huge smile and I have always been self-​conscious of the gaps in my teeth.
So while in college, makin’ it by, with no health insurance, I decided; screw it. I’ll shop around and see if I come across something I can make work with my budget.
(and as another Unilocaler stated… do yourself a favor and SHOP AROUND)
I found Salins Orthodontics and went in for my fourth consultation (after checking out a few places) I was given a payment plan for Invisalign that I could make work while getting top notch treatment. I have always been on the run and all my appointments were QUICK, yet personalized… Perfect because I am not fan of sitting around wasting time when I’ve got a billion things to do.
So, I am done with my term, gettin’ used to retainers, and almost done with payments… and guess what?
MY TEETH LOOK BOMB :-) Check this place out.

Dr. Salins is a total hoot! My daughters and I really enjoy attending the appointments. Dr. Salins is always in a positive mood, always so cheerful. My daugher is always cracking up during her visits, he’s very funny. His work is A+ quality and his staff is very friendly.
Good news is that my daughter’s braces will be coming off soon and her teeth look amazing!!!
Bad news is when the braces are off we will no longer be seeing Dr. Salins on a monthly basis. :-(Sniff.
He is great at what he does, has a great heart, seems to really enjoy what he does so this makes for a positive experience. I highly recoomend Dr. Salins.

Frig I’m putting myself out there: yes, I had Invisalign! My teeth were crowding, come on! Anyway, I wanted to wait to write this after everything was said and done. I also wanted to emphasize that shopping for braces is something everyone should do because prices differ!
So my story started with putting money into my work FSA and getting ready to take this plunge. My insurance also covered 2K in ortho work so that was good. I went to another leading orthodontist in the San Bruno area first (I wont say his name) and was seriously so put off by the experience I thought I was going to be in ortho hell. After my consultation, he was trying to get me away from Invisalign but I kept insisting since I’m not a 12 yr old boy. His quote entailed 18 months of Invisalign, and 1 tooth extraction, and then braces after. He also made it seem like filing my teeth was an art and he’d have to see how things would go. WTF! Then the sales woman came in and it felt like I was buying a time share. WTF #2!
At this point I was horrified at this diagnosis but had to blow through my FSA. I checked out Salins on Unilocal just to see if there was any difference in the diagnosis and price. Dr Salins was straight up, and told me about 10 trays Invisalign (that’s about 5 to 6 months), and no tooth extraction, some filing but it’s a simple process, and he’d love to put braces on for a bit after but we’d see. The most funny part, the out of pocket cost was 50% less. I’d put pics of the 2 quotes up but you can see for yourself if you go.
Low and behold it didn’t take 6 months, but about 10 months. Not his fault, but I’m guessing they work with Invisalign to figure out the times with their modeling software after the first round of trays are nearing the end. But the cost was the same. It’s all done now. He was happy with my results, and so was I. He said he’d love to put some braces on for a few months but could see I wasn’t going to and didn’t push it. This doctor was friendly as hell, fun, knowledgeable, and does his job right. There was no scare tactic, or a feeling that I was going into major surgery. Please please please shop around, and don’t believe the first thing you hear. You don’t always get what you pay for, in this case I paid 50% less and got the same end result.
Suck that other guy in San Bruno.

Location: Dr. Salins has 2 locations. One in South San Francisco and the other is in Union City, California.
Vibe: I feel so relaxed everytime I enter the office! They’re never in a bad mood. Everyone is so positive. They treat you like family, it’s wonderful.
Décor: I love how the office has pictures of people smiling all over the wall. Feels warm and cozy. The play pretty good music too!
Love: How Dr. Salins interacts with you and has an extra chair for a family member or friend so they can watch while Dr. Salins works on my teeth. Also, I love how mine and my boyfriends teeth turned out! So beautiful, I have more confidence! =D
Total: It’s a case by case basis. Very affordable and they may have payment plans available. So call and schedule a consultation.
Dr. Salins is warm and friendly. When I first met him I instantly got this friend vibe which made me feel comfortable. When I first started my fanpage on facebook (
) he was one of the first people to actually «LIKE» the page, which meant a lot. He’s not one of those doctors that would just take your money and does a rush job, he actually listens to all your concerns and takes his time with what he’s doing. Dr. Salins is awesome and I would recommend my family and friends to see him.