There is literally no better place to take your littles then Dino Dental. Every person is friendly,…read moreunderstanding and wants the best for your child's health. We travel over an hour to be seen there and it is absolutely worth it.

My daughter had no cavities until she got braces. This time diagnosed with 6 cavities they only…read morehad time to fill four and are making her wait 6 months to get the other 2 done. Unacceptable. Parents beware!!!

The staff are very friendly and patient with my autistic son. We always have a great experience.read more

Clean appearance, but problems with actual business. Multiple appointments were scheduled for…read morespecific treatments, we show up to the appointments and they didn't slot time for services so we had to pay for more appointments to complete what should've been done in one visit. Zero accountability. They love charging for additional services and exams even when it's their fault. Makes no sense but it's happened a few times. Our PPO is in network and we still received bills of $60-80 per appt for fully covered services because they don't follow their contracted rates schedule? We were incorrectly told our insurance didn't cover routine X-rays and after investigating, a note was put on the account not to do covered X-rays...so they lied directly to parents and neglected covered routine preventative care for a child. When addressed, we were told it's not their job to know insurance coverage. Then why are you telling us what is/is not covered to begin with? When asked within the same hour as the appt to do the covered xray they said wasn't covered but is in fact covered, they said we need to make another appt and pay another exam fee. To get an appointment outside of school hours, you'll have to neglect your child's health and only take them once a year for cleanings because it takes 11 months to get an appointment outside of school hours. They take state aid and this level of service may be acceptable at zero cost of share, but it's not worth the frustration for those who pay their own bills.

My kids go to little jaws big smiles. The staff and dentists have all been very professional and…read moregreat with kids, making them feel comfortable and helping them relax during their cleanings and examination. The waiting room is decorated nicely and so are the exam rooms.

Visited in March 2023. Pros: The hygienist that cleaned all…read more3 of my childrens' teeth was absolutely amazing. Cons: Business policies. They are "out of network" with all insurance providers and what this means is you will need to pay out of pocket at time of service. They will invoice insurance on your behalf, and you will get reimbursed by insurance. Beware that LJBS will invoice at the full cash rate not at the agreed upon contract rate. In our case the discrepancy between full cash rate vs agreed upon contract rate amounted to $250. So not only did I need to pay $650 out of pocket for 3 kids, for a normal run of the mill dental cleaning and check up, I was only reimbursed $400 from insurance. I've lived in 3 different countries, 7 cities - I've never come across a practice where you must pay out of pocket first. So if you're ok potentially being reimbursed less for a general service that is fully covered by insurance for basic needs, the hygienist is awesome.

The staff alone is worth the visit! They do honestly care about what they do and treat you like a…read moreperson!! Each one knows the people they are taking care of and are genuine about your care!! No one likes going to the Dr's but I actually look forward to coming here because you leave feeling like you were actually taken care of and not just herded through. I've had oral surgery, cleanings and regular dental work done there. I would HIGHLY recommend this office!! Thank you all!!

I just went today for consult and treatment plan and I was more than satisfied with them. They…read moreanswered all my questions and treated me respectfully. They are very friendly and try to find the best options for you. Can't wait to get started on my treatment plan. HIGHLY recommend this office.

My son sees Dr. Quigley and I couldn't be anything less then happy. He's friendly and efficient and…read moredoes really well with my two year old. You get a sense he, along with the wonderful staff, really care about the patient. On top of the wonderful staff the office itself is pretty cool. The waiting room has enough toys and books to keep the most fidgety kids entertained. When you promptly get seen you notice a larger boat with stuffed animals your child can choose from to be a buddy for the appointment and beautiful murals of a seacoast town. The rooms are where it really gets me. The ceilings are fitted with screens so the child can watch tv (Disney Jr., PBS kids ext) while the dentist is working on them. All in all I'm completely blown away. It's hard to find compassionate people anywhere now a days and I'm very grateful to have found a whole office of them.

Amazing!!! The office is decorated so nicely for kids and has so many fun things for them to do…read morewhile they wait! My son had a bluey themed room with a tv above his head so it was more fun and inviting for him! The dentist and hygienist were so kind, accommodating, and so good with my son!! I was so nervous leading up to it but they were phenomenal! Highly highly recommend! I only wish they took adult patients!!

This dentist office is old and out of date so If looks matter to you than it's prob not the place…read morefor you. But the dentist is amazing. He works with you to make you happy regardless of what your insurance will or won't pay for. He smiles at me and is pleasant every time even though I have extreme dental anxiety and have literally jumped out of the chair! He is kind and I've taken my children , one who is Autistic there without issue . He will get you in quickly rather than waiting 6 months for an appointment just to have the other guys cancel it on you and make you wait again!

The office just got that much-needed makeover, and it looks fab! Apparently his design-expert wife…read morecame in and put the whip to the pony. Now its modern country kitsch, in a way only upstate NY could do. No more crappy-generic waiting rooms here!

Abruptly closed, withheld xrays and deposit for treatments and no return calls. Years of service…read moreand this is how we are treated. I have contacted the morning news and reported to bbb. Very disappointing

It seems like my son needed so much unnecessary and expensive $ work. Since leaving the practice 2…read moreyears ago, my child has not needed anything but a cleaning. I've spent thousands $$$ at the kids dentist unnecessarily. I should have trusted my gut and went somewhere else initially.

The staff is friendly. The hygienist is friendly, highly professional and provides an excellent…read morecleaning.

While the staff was pleasant and professional, I would not let Dr Hogan work on me ever again. He…read moreapplied a veneer to my front teeth after I had explicitly told the office I did not want this procedure. As he applied it, he stated to his dental assistant "I want to see if it changes/hides the stains". Years later the treatment is wearing off and my enamel is now ruined, all because he wanted to see how it would work.

If you want a place that puts their financial gain over the welfare of the children they are…read moresupposed to care for, this is the place for you!! After going for here for 3 years and having nothing but amazing experience with the hygienists who are all the sweetest and most patient people ever, Dr. Choi lived up to his reputation. Glad I had a warning and trusted my gut to get a second opinion. After my son had his bi-annual appointment, I was informed that there is some work that needed to be done that included cavities on two different teeth, a caries arresting treatment to one minor cavity and a stainless steel crown. All of which would total $1590. I was in shock that in six months time, so much work would be needed. Went to get a second opinion after the X-rays from Safari Smiles was transferred to the new dentist. The new dentist, after reviewing the SAME X-rays, found only a small cavity that she used the caries arresting treatment on. The tooth that Dr. Choi said needed a stainless steel crown on? Absolutely nothing wrong with it! The small cavity he did have was not on the tooth that was so bad Dr. Choi claimed needed to have the crown installed. Please do your kids and your wallet a favor and find another place that will put your kids first

I'm sorry to say that the only pediatric dentist in Ithaca almost drilled into my kids teeth when…read moreit was not necessary. We went for a yearly dental cleaning and the dentist told me my daughter needed 6 fillings in her molars and I should get it done ASAP. In order to schedule the procedure, you need to leave a $500 deposit. My husband and I asked decided to get a second opinion from a dentist that came highly recommended by a few friends. After examining her teeth and x-rays that safari smiles provided, he said he teeth are perfectly fine and she definitely doesn't have cavities! He also sadly says he sees a lot of dentists doing this.....JUST TERRIBLE! I immediately called safari smiles and canceled the appointment and got our deposit back without any issues, but I am appalled that they were about to drill into my 4 years old's teeth to make a buck! Do not take your kid here!!!!

I found Dr. Manunts while searching for someone that could repair a filling that broke after…read moreanother dentist "repaired" it a short while ago. (I wasn't willing to go back to that dentist - I take a lot of medication to get numb, but the previous dentist didn't really numb me all that much, plus provided what I consider to be a really subpar repair of a filling that had never bothered me before. I don't care if that filling would have been free; that dentist was not worth the trouble.) I didn't have dental care growing up, so dentists are a source of anxiety for me, but I can't avoid the fact that a massive chunk of one of my teeth was missing. After an exam of the broken filling three weeks ago, Dr. Manunts told me that I'd likely need a root canal, because she was worried about the pain I was in and some swelling around the gums, and while I wasn't exactly happy with that, she calmed my fears, helped me set up an appointment, and then encouraged me to research the procedure, stressing to me how important it was to avoid the horror stories. I was asked to call with any questions and absolutely challenge her with hard questions if I needed to. I was able to find some pretty great resources that calmed me down a bit and demonstrated the procedure without showing me actual video of it. When I went in for the procedure today, I wasn't exactly looking forward to it, but she again put me at ease, suggested I put on an audiobook or some music, and just let her work. She asked me whether I typically need a lot of numbing for procedures like this, and I know that I do, so I told her that. She then told me that if I feel anything beyond the fact that she was there - meaning if I felt pain - to just raise my left hand, and they'd stop and numb me more. That was important to me. The previous nightmare of a dentist I had here in Ithaca did not listen to my concerns that I need more numbing than most, and when I tried to let her know that I felt it, her response was essentially to suck it up because she was moving forward anyway. I have a chronic pain condition. I can take pain. The pain of that dentist "repairing" that filling was so much more than necessary, to the point that I stopped going out of fear she'd find something else wrong and put me through that nightmare again. So if that dentist ever wonders why I never went back, it's stuff like that. When Dr. Manunts started, I did feel it and did as she suggested, raising my left hand slightly to let them know that I felt pain. She then pulled out the more heavy-duty anesthetic, then tried again. I didn't feel it this time, so she proceeded, and I tried to relax and listen to my audiobook. When she got down to the point she'd need to go to perform the root canal itself, she realized that she was mistaken and told me that I would not, in fact, need a root canal, and that she'd be repairing the filling instead. That was a pretty pleasant surprise, so I of course let her proceed. I appreciate that she admitted that she made a mistake and that she didn't want to put me through an unnecessary procedure. A few minutes later, I had a shiny, new, repaired filling, and she told me that my teeth are actually in pretty good condition...I just need to get them cleaned more often to avoid the gum swelling she was worried about that caused her to think I needed a root canal (which I totally agree with! I was just so gun-shy after that last dentist). She also told me what to look out for in the future to determine whether it's standard sensitive teeth (which I know I have), sensitivity to heat or cold, or something more serious. Then she sent me on my merry way. I'll be coming back next month for a cleaning before we leave the area for good. I'm sad that I didn't discover Dr. Manunts before, but I am more than happy to leave this here to hopefully save someone the same fears I've dealt with since visiting a less competent dentist. She and her staff are incredibly pleasant, low-pressure people who care about making sure everyone gets what they need when they need it, with as little anxiety or pain as possible. She is not afraid to answer questions, and more importantly, she's not willing to put someone through a procedure they don't need. If you're new to the area, seek out Dr. Manunts first. You won't regret it, I promise.

My long-term dentist retired and I needed work done when some childhood fillings collapsed. Dr…read more Manunts is very stand-offish with non-existent chairside manner. She sent me to have three teeth removed. While I was waiting for those sites to heal I lost the tip of another. I went in to have the tip repaired and she also did purely cosmetic fillings on the outside surface with the warning it might not last. She was right. It didn't. I paid over $800 for a gloss that fell out after two weeks. It's been a year now and the tip repair has fallen out, too. I had a partial plate with six teeth built for almost $2K. I can't wear it. It gives me a speech impediment. She said, "Oh, just read the newpaper outloud." There is so much plastic I can't find my alveolar ridge to form an l, n, d, or t. There is even plastic on the back surface of the upper front teeth, that I can't form an Italian l either. I'm a voice professional and must be able to perform in Italian, French, and English as well as demonstrate to my students. The only positives about the office are the delightful woman in the front office and the very healthy croton that gets morning sunshine through the window. Avoid at all costs. I have spoken with others who unanimously share my opinions, but they don't seem to register reviews here.