My daughter recently had a tonsillectomy performed by Dr. Ari Taitz. Dr. Taitz treated my…read more19-year-old like a young adult while balancing the somewhat scared daughter she still is. After the procedure, he greeted us with a reassuring smile as we quickly walked to him for verbal confirmation. He was a professional from start to finish and kept our expectations realistic regarding recovery. I would also like to commend his office staff, especially Chris Brueckert, who handles all the important details. In addition, we were grateful to the Lake Forest staff. My daughter was lucky enough to have the same nurse both before and after the procedure. While she had to be alone during post-op, she felt safe with a familiar face. Nothing but great things to say about an experience that was somewhat dreaded but very necessary!

I have always hated going to the dentist. It's still not my favorite thing but Dr.H makes it…read morebearable. He has a light touch and always makes sure you are as comfortable as you can be. I've been seeing him for over a decade and he was my parent's dentist before they passed. We all liked him. His office staff is kind as well.

Can I give zero stars? I was a new patient. I came for my appointment and was immediately met with…read moreattitude, no "hello", nothing. Extremely rude behavior from either the dental assistant or receptionist. There was zero communication that I couldn't bring my children (plenty old enough to sit with their tablets). The dentist came, and said "how can we make this right" then immediately asked "so do you have someone to watch the kids". I have never been to any appointment where I was met with such ridiculously rude behavior. My children have attended many of my appointments for other medical needs. If you are ok with working with people who aren't the slightest bit willing to work with their patients, and be even slightly kind then this is the place for you! If you want to be met with basic respect, don't go. It's simple, and it makes a difference. Period. I'd like to update the review based on what would occur later BECAUSE I provided a transparent review. After I left this review, Ariata would then charge me $50 for a cancellation. The reason for me saying "I need to find a new dentist" and originally choosing to leave with my two children is I no longer felt safe. I couldn't in my right mind allow him to proceed with the appointment. When I saw the charge, I called to respectfully ask to reverse the charge and the dentist quite literally was yelling at me on the phone saying "I was going to do you a courtesy of walking out because of your circumstances BUT then I saw your review... f*** around and find out". I was appalled. This man was absolutely unhinged on the phone and accused me of things that never happened. He then began to insult me as a mother and accuse me of leaving my children unattended when, that never happened, and that was never something that I planned on happening. Ever. The "conversation" would continue to be him speaking aggressively and saying that he will not reverse the $50 charge. Throughout this conversation, my asks were very simple: please add clear communication to new patients and on your website that kids are not allowed in the office and second to please reverse the charge. That is it. Ultimately, it was an absolutely horrific experience and I write this to make others aware that if you attend or plan to attend this dentist office, please do so CAREFULLY.