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A+ Dentistry for Kids

5.0 (19 reviews)
Open • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Updated 1 month ago

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Orthodontics

Crown cleaning

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The girls are so nice and caring The place is extremely nice and looks. Rand new And they are very friendly & gentle with my son, I will be back soon

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Mireya G.

The receptionist who greeted us was super nice and felt very welcomed. My son Caleb dentist was very sweet and understanding about Caleb fears being that it was his first time appointment he was so patient with my son including the dental assistant that assisted us.

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Highly Recommend this place. The staff are so welcoming and attentive. Took both of my toddlers and they loved their dentist experience.

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This place was outstanding took my son and they did an amazing job on his teeth. The people in the front where really nice

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“Took my daughter's, and we had a great experience they really cared for them and explained in detail.”

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Joseph F Fiktarz, DDS - Checking in with Dr.Fiktarz

Joseph F Fiktarz, DDS

4.3(6 reviews)
2.0 mi

I hate leaving a bad review but I feel other parents should know. I took my son (nearly 4) in for…read morehis first visit. Dr Fiktarz popped up on my insurance plan's list and it was close. I'd heard a few negative reviews about him but also a few recommendations but decided to try anyway. Well, I wish I would have listened! My son was very apprehensive about the visit even though we have been SUPER positive about dental matters, we bought books about dentist visits of various characters, we have been talking about visiting the dentist and getting a prize. My son is very bright and extremely sensitive. We arrived and his receptionist and assistant were very patient and kind. The one star is for them. The office is very dated and a little creepy looking, but again I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. No colors, no obvious indication that he specializes in pediatric dentistry. We got into the exam room and my son started to cry. I asked Dr Fiktarz if I could sit in the chair with him and he said "no". He was kind of cold and immediately wanted my son to lie down to count his teeth. My son was crying loudly but I kneeled next to him and held his hand, reassuring him. The dentist then put both his hands on my son's shoulders to hold him down, trying to ask him how old he was and count his teeth aloud. My son is still screaming and can't calm down. This stranger just forced him to lie down and shoved his fingers in his mouth! Then Dr Fiktarz, with zero explanation to my son, picked up the mirror tool to look into his mouth. My son's screams grew from upset to PANIC, as any mom can tell, and Dr Fiktarz then goes and begins to use his entire body to hold my toddler down. I immediately went to pick up my son and comfort him. Now, I'm already annoyed because this doctor has ZERO ability to deal with small kids. THEN he proceeded to criticize my parenting, saying that I made it worse by picking him up and comforting him. I told him I know my child and I know when he's in a panic, and he needed me to comfort him, not watch as a stranger physically restrains him to put a tool in his mouth!! He then tells me he's been doing this for 40 years, and that I reinforced the "behavior" and I said that didn't matter because I know my son best. The fact that he thinks panic is a "behavior" shows he needs to retire. My son is 3 and a half. He doesn't fake panic! No child does! After all that, he didn't even try to get my son to try again or offer him a treat. In short, I absolutely do not recommend this dentist. At all. He's awful at pediatric dentistry.

I've been taking my 3 kids to Dr.Fiktarz for over 10 years !!! He is great with anxious children…read more Makes everything easy and quick.. the Staff is wonderful.. I love Vivian always on top of everything

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Joseph F Fiktarz, DDS - New Smile In The Making

New Smile In The Making

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Joseph F Fiktarz, DDS - Extracted tooth in treasure box

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Extracted tooth in treasure box

Lollipop Dental - X-ray was painless and fast!

Lollipop Dental

4.8(733 reviews)
6.1 mi

Great experience every time we visit. Staff is always so sweet and welcoming. My 2 year old has a…read morehard time but they are always so gentle with him.

I want to start by saying that the dental care my family has received at Lollipop Dental in…read moreCerritos has been excellent. The dentists have always done great work, and I have no complaints about the quality of the dental treatment itself. My issue is with the billing and front office. In the early months of 2026, I went in for our routine cleaning. I've been bringing my family to this office since 2023, and during that visit I was suddenly told I owed $85 for services dating back to 2023, 2024, and 2025. My question is: why am I just now hearing about this years later? Every time we visit, the front office makes sure payment is collected before we leave. You don't walk out without settling your balance. They told me this balance was discovered during an audit, but that explanation doesn't make much sense when these charges supposedly go back several years. To make matters worse, I now receive frequent calls from their collection company, and the amount isn't even consistent. Sometimes they say I owe $85, and other times it's $87.75. Which amount is actually correct? I typically pay with cash, so it's frustrating to suddenly be told I owe money years after the fact. I don't know whether there was a bookkeeping error or something else happened, but the billing process has been handled very poorly. Being contacted by collections over a balance that was never brought to my attention at the time of service is both frustrating and unprofessional. The dental care deserves praise, but the billing practices have left me questioning whether I can continue bringing my family here. I hope the office improves its accounting and communication so other patients don't experience the same.

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Lollipop Dental
Lollipop Dental
Lollipop Dental

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Ladybug Kids Dental & Orthodontics

Ladybug Kids Dental & Orthodontics

4.8(85 reviews)
3.1 mi
Free parking
Wheelchair accessible

I really like that everyone is friendly and have no problems answering questions or concerns you…read morehave. More importantly I found them to be honest with their charges and follow the insurance contract, which means no overcharging. They submitted the claim with the correct codes and it matched the insurance company. Lots try to overcharge you or don't want to bill correctly to get more money out of you. I actually stumbled on this office and thought it was a different one, but it is nice to find an honest place.

I am extremely disappointed with our experience at Ladybug Dental. As a parent, I expect a…read morepediatric dental office to demonstrate patience, professionalism, honesty, and genuine care for children. Unfortunately, our visit fell far short of those expectations. My daughter had already completed her cleaning, yet we were left sitting in the dental chair for an unreasonable amount of time waiting for the dentist, who was attending to another patient in the back. What made this particularly frustrating was the lack of organization, communication, and consideration for our time. The mother of the child in the first dental chair initially declined X-rays but later changed her mind. Despite my daughter's hygienist having finished with her first, the other child proceeded to have X-rays taken and completed their appointment while we continued waiting. My daughter's original hygienist had even moved on to attending additional patients while we were still waiting for the dentist. When I finally expressed my concern, rather than acknowledging the delay, a male hygienist began speaking to his coworker in a manner that made me feel as though they were talking negatively about me for questioning the wait. His comments implied that I simply needed to wait because patients were being seen according to the order of the chairs. I found this incredibly unprofessional and dismissive. I was not asking for special treatment. My daughter had finished long before the other patients, and I simply wanted to understand why we continued to be overlooked. I had even gotten up several times to offer my seat to newly arriving patients and remained patient before finally speaking up. Another disappointment was the lack of patience demonstrated during my daughter's X-rays. This is a pediatric dental office, where children should be treated with understanding, encouragement, and compassion. I also found the communication regarding fluoride treatment concerning. I was initially informed that fluoride was covered by insurance only once per year and that an additional application would result in an out-of-pocket charge. However, when my daughter was taken to the back, the hygienist automatically applied fluoride without further discussion, clarification of the cost, or confirmation that I agreed to an additional charge. How can parents be told a treatment carries an additional cost, yet the same treatment is automatically performed without confirming authorization? My concern is not simply the cost but the lack of transparency, consistency, and communication regarding services and charges. Overall, this experience left me feeling that the office was more focused on upselling services than providing attentive, organized, and compassionate pediatric dental care. I understand that offices get busy and delays happen, but there is a difference between an understandable delay and leaving a child and parent waiting without communication while other patients are seen and finished. What bothered me most was the dismissive attitude, lack of accountability, inconsistent information regarding treatment charges, and the way my concerns were handled. A pediatric dental office should make children feel comfortable and parents feel confident in their care. Unfortunately, that was not our experience. I will not be returning to Ladybug Dental. I sincerely hope management evaluates its staff's professionalism, communication, billing transparency, and approach to pediatric care. Children deserve patience, parents deserve honesty and respect, and families deserve to feel that their time and trust are valued.

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Ladybug Kids Dental & Orthodontics - Outside Sign

Outside Sign

Ladybug Kids Dental & Orthodontics
Ladybug Kids Dental & Orthodontics

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A+ Dentistry for Kids - pediatric_dentists - Updated October 2026

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