Dr Campbell Century Dental Center

Dr. M. may have turned this place around. Overall customer service is better. Although the equipment and office may be as old as he is (just kidding. more like as old as moi), but the doc is very nice.
I’d rather be coming here for a straight forward cleaning/​filling than be held hostage at some fancy dental office listening to bunch of sales tactics and unnecessary recommendations.

operation fix all my teeth is underway. and let it be known that doctor Phillip is the best! he’s one sharp mofo. man every time i come in for an appointment i feel like im gonna cry. god this dental office is so helpful.

I had my cleaning /​filling done at this office. And I really like how Dr. Marais did my filling. It was quick, painless and he was also very kind. It’s hard to find good dentist in general bc I have come across a lot of dentist who make up shit just so they can get paid. But am glad I found this place. Very happy with my Dentist Dr. Marais and would recommend to others.

I had a great experience here. It’s great that they are open on Saturdays, it makes it so convenient with a work week. The dentist I came to see was kind and got the job done quickly. He even did the cleaning himself, unlike at my previous dentist who had hygienists do the cleaning. This was more effective and the dentist was able to tell me himself that my teeth were fine (my previous dental office’s hygenist said my teeth required a deep cleaning treatment and tried to upsell me). At this office, they did not and I was in and out of there in less than an hour! Great service, very happy! I docked it 1 star only because the place looks outdated. otherwise great!

I had my first visit at this dental office today, and am happy to say I’m very pleased with the way Dr. Marais works. He explained everything in detail, and is not in a rush.
I had previously gone to a «fancy» dental office on the west side (you know — where parking is $ 15, and if you have to cancel they charge you a $ 50 fee). This dentist told me I had ELEVEN cavities! I have never had more than 2 – 3 cavities at a time, not to mention I didn’t have any pain caused by cavities. Either way, this was extremely distressing (both health wise and financially). At the time I did not have the $ 1500+ they wanted to «fix my cavities», so I took the information they had provided me, and thought I’d save my pennies so I could get my teeth «fixed».
Flash forward to my appointment with Dr. Marais, and it turns out that I actually have… ZERO CAVITIES. He explained everything very clearly, and was certain of it. Best. news. ever!!! Not only did Dr. M save me a ton of time, money, unnecessary holes in my teeth, and possible discomfort, but he really put my worries to rest.
As another Unilocaler mentioned, the water does get a little crazy during your teeth cleaning, but who really cares. Grab a paper towel!
Thank you Dr. M!

I am very pleased with this dentist. They get the job done and completed correctly. There are much too many dentists who are in a rush, diagnosis incorrectly or don’t have“the touch” and leave you in pain.

My wife went in to have her tooth pulled. Everything seemed normal. X rays were done. Dr. had trouble pulling the tooth out and Broke off half of the tooth. Leaving the other half embedded in her Mouth. My wife was in Extreme Pain. Doctor told us Nothing could be done to fix this problem in this office and made us a appointment with another doctor to finish the job. Problem was the appointment was for 3 weeks later. We told them there is No way! my wife could go 3 weeks with half a tooth embedded in her mouth. They gave her a pain prescription and sent her on her way. We left and went straight over to another dentist and had a emergency extraction preformed. The other doctor said, They have idea how my wife could have went 3 weeks to have this done. Warning Do Not go to this Dentist. Bad service. Bad bed side manor and the front desk staff seem to be all about doing other things like texting and taking phone calls from home. Just a honest review.

First: I have no dental problems and I’m one of those people who only come in to have x-​rays and get my teeth cleaned. I’ve been to this location four times now because of the ease of scheduling and because it is half a block from my house and open on Saturdays, which is great for my work schedule.
The office staff is friendly enough. The office itself is very clean, but outdated. I am completely comfortable having my cleanings performed there.
They’ve never tried to sell me anything I didn’t need. The only reason they get 3 stars is because my cleanings tend to hurt more than other places, and last time I got water all over my face and neck during the cleaning. Shucks! But, like I said, they’re nice.

My daughter went there for an emergency visit. Her experience with the front desk personnel was mediocre. Non interested, complacent attitude was experienced which is not a good way to start a relationship. After visiting with the Doctor, she was x-​rayed on only the tooth in question; given antibiotics and told to come back to either have the tooth pulled or a root canal performed. Seeing as this was her designated dentist by her health plan and this was a first time visit, the normal full-​mouth x-​ray and complete evaluation was NOT given. Surprising to say the least! Furthermore, she was not given a written quote as to the procedures recommended. Also, the technicians she discussed the procedure with seem not to be assured as the best way to solve her problem. She left with more questions than answers. I called the office upon her return and spoke with the Doctor. While nice and professional (Dr Lee) she gave me more information on the potential procedures than she gave to my daughter and she was the one being worked on. This seemed backwards to me… the patient need to know all venues of what is recommended and what needs to be done. Plus the Doctor should recommend that ALL NEW PATIENTS receive a full workup so they know what needs to be done and in what order. In this case Dr Lee said that she didn’t recommend a full work up because «…some patients don’t like getting a lot of x-​ray radiation.» That decision should be made by the patient… not the Doctor.
I intend to give this office one more chance (our main doctor Campbell was not in) because they did see my daughter quickly on the emergency basis. However, this office needs to modify it’s office procedures to be more CUSTOMER SERVICE FRIENDLY and to be MORE THOROUGH WHEN ADMITTING NEW, FIRST TIME PATIENTS.

First, let me say that the dental work I’ve received at this office was fine. I base that on two cleanings and a filling.
My problem with this office has to do with charges – those verbalized versus those received in your bill. At my last cleaning I told the staff that I did not have insurance, and I asked what the charge was for just a cleaning. Someone told me it as $ 35. I had it done, and was then billed $ 92. I called the staff and they swore no one said $ 35. They said the normal charge is $ 100, and I was getting a discount at $ 92.
At this point the only thing I can do is not go back, and warn my fellow Unilocalers. If you go to this office make sure you get cost estimates in writing before having work done. Also, another dentist office in Torrance does cleanings for $ 60 and they have great reviews. Call around.