I love this place. The staff is so friendly and Dr.Gune is really good with all the kids. We did a…read moretwo-step teeth straightening starting at 8 years old and finishing the second phase at 13 years old. My son has had very little pain with this method. Much different than what I went through as a young adult.

I was unable to bite through a burrito or a piece of pizza. I was unable to bite down or chew. I…read morewas losing weight. I have an overbite and a crossbite. I have been told multiple times during my life, I am 61, that I need to have my jaw broken to fix my problem. But Dr Gune had a different plan for me.Within 14 months Dr Gune realign my teeth so that I can now eat a steak sandwich. I can eat pizza. I can eat hotdogs. I eat more food because when I chew it takes less time to swallow. Dr Gune is compassionate and thorough and very friendly. He has an excellent staff. I recommend him highly.

I rarely write Yelp reviews but I can't recommend Sierra Orthodontics enough. I honestly think I've…read morehad the best medical office experience I've ever had with Sierra Ortho! The entire staff has been so kind and knowledgeable from start to finish. Dr. Gune goes above and beyond to treat each patient with attention, care, and support informed by his extensive knowledge and clear passion for helping each patient. I've struggled with TMJ and jaw issues my whole life and have previously been dismissed by multiple dentists who simply told me "TMJ is hopeless" and "you'll just have to deal with it for life." After a single visit (that only cost $75), Dr. Gune provided me an individualized assessment of my jaw, comprehensive treatment plan, and practical tools that have already provided some much-needed relief and answers I've never had. Even his assistant was very knowledgeable about TMJ and gave me more helpful information and attention than I've received thus far. She was able to identify how ill-informed orthodontic treatments I received as a child may have impacted my current jaw issues as an adult, helping me answer the mysterious puzzle and give me hope for treatment. I was so surprised at how much time his staff spent with me going out of their way to teach me about my unique jaw, show me pictures, and provide treatment options that are doable and cost-effective. She even talked to me about my partner's Sleep Apnea and some possible treatment options for him (who I'd love to get into Sierra). As a grad student with limited funds, I assumed orthodontics were out of my price-range but Sierra Ortho is providing a payment plan that works for me. Their scheduling process is easy (text appointment reminders!), they have state-of-the-art technology (complete paperwork digitally before your visit), the office is beautiful, peaceful, and they pay attention to the little details that make a cozy and positive experience through and through. I wish I weren't moving out of the area or I'd love to continue working with Dr. Gune and his awesome staff! Even with my move, Dr. Gune is going out of his way to help make sure my treatment continues in a new city. It's clear he's not just trying to make money but genuinely wants each of his patients to receive amazing treatment and love their smile. Thanks Dr. Gune & everyone at Sierra for helping to solve my TMJ! :)

Nice staff, poor communication. After removing the cement from my teeth (removing braces), the tops…read moreof my teeth were essentially ground down without telling me why or even asking for consent. This has caused deep tooth pain and worries me of my future dental health. In addition, I was not alerted when white spots started to form under two sets of wires, which I could not possibly have seen. Had I known my cleaning methods weren't working under the second wire, I could and would have prevented this. Even before treatment, they informed me that braces would be painless, but this was false, and likely only said to convince me to use their services.

Quality and friendly staff. Pain free dental care…read more Reasonable prices too. Clean facility and no longer waits.

Emphasis on "conservative". He doesn't get or believe in vaccines. Since I'm older, I decided due…read moreto health concerns, to go to a science-based dentist. The work he did seemed adequate.

Disappointed.I got braces for my son and they said it would be $77 for 18 months .Close to…read morefinishing the 18 months, I got a letter saying i owed close to $1k extra out of pocket because my insurance didn't cover. I have good insurance and I got the ceramic braces elsewhere and never paid anything extra out of pocket. My son got the metal ones and it didn't cover? How could they miss calculate that amount of difference. Just a warning for anyone to double check before they put braces here and not end up with this surprise.

Over all they are very nice but the guy who was doing my braces walked a off saying he had to do…read moresomething, did it and then still hasn't come back,( in the chair as of now). I like the idea of the reward system for community involvement, although I sincerely enjoyed my visit I think that I like the older dr Rowan in Mariposa more, but as the closed I am forced to come here. The service is slightly slow. I have been waiting for like 10 minutes in the middle of my appointment. They are very good about schedule appointments but they don't do it right after your appointment and you have to call them. Kind of frustrating because I am forgetting to call the ( or rather my mother is) but still the music was good and all the people were nice and the quality of the braces is great and they are gentle,( most of the time). *edit Still in the chair after 20 minutes, did they forget about me?

My daughter has been a patient for well over 2 years, it was estimated that she wear braces for up…read moreto 2 years. No explanation was really given as to why it's taking longer, they just keep scheduling follow-ups. Makes me wonder if it's cause they want to just bill our insurance. If that really is the case I will be furious, don't make my poor daughter keep her braces on longer for more $. What I am most upset about is their appointment reminder system admittedly had a glitch and a reminder text which I am use to getting was not given for her appt. that was scheduled 2 months ago! If it is their system that failed then we should not be billed, period. I tried to fight it because it really isn't right but the office manager demands I pay because a fee was already waved for a previous missed appt. which might I add was due to an emergency. She was also trying to tell me what she does to remind herself of appts. which is ridiculous, telling me that's it's my responsibility to remember and they give reminder slips which should suffice but from 2 months ago, really?!!! I am getting greedy vibes for sure and can't wait until my daughter gets her braces off, I would never go back here for my other daughter or refer anyone to go here.

Dr. Lauritzen and staff go above and beyond to make my child's experience and smile the best!read more

I cracked a big piece of my tooth off and it wedged into the space between 2 teeth. I tried…read moreeverything but could not get it out and on top of that, the cracked tooth started to hurt. Super uncomfortable. This was at 3pm before a long weekend. Called Dr. Emery but honestly wasn't expecting much help. His staff asked me to come in immediately, Dr. Emery squeezed me in the schedule and removed the broken piece and some decay, then fitted me with a temp crown! The whole visit took just over an hour. Great job! Wonderful, knowledgeable, dentist (with a good sense of humor!), and his staff could not be nicer. Highly recommended.

Very professional office and friendly staff. Mice facility too. This was my first visit and I was…read moreimpressed. Looking forward to going here for a long time. Thanks Dr Ankrom, Ann, and all.

I would recommend this Orthodontic! Dr Heiner is super friendly and polite! I feel comfortable…read moreattending this practice and the staff is friendly as well. I'm so glad I am getting my teeth worked on through him. I have definitely seen improvements with my bite.

Sadly, I can no longer recommend this practice. My kids have been treated here for about 10 years…read morenow. My daughter's treatment went great and she finished about a year ago. My son's treatment/service has turned into a nightmare over the past year. Here's what we've been dealing with: -A high staff turnover rate. There is never the same workers when we go in. The ones we've interacted with seem very unfamiliar with my son's treatment plan. Heiner seems very impatient with staff at times even making comments to me personally about his frustrations and it makes for some awkward vibes. It was never like this until recently. - We drive 40 minutes each way to go here and have had 2 appointments in the last 2 months where we drove there for nothing. One, he called in sick as we were pulling in the parking lot for our appt. They couldn't even call me, they text me. The other, we went to the appt and they said they felt bad they should have called me and cancelled because he wasn't in and they couldn't help us. There was no respect for our wasted time what so ever. - They no longer answer the phone. I had tried to get thru several times in one day and instead of answer they text back (obv have caller id) and say they will call back. So weird and unprofessional to do biz like this. -Heiner has become frustrated with my son's lack of progress on closing a gap. Has made the comment numerous times that we are causing him to lose money because my son is over treatment time. This made me mad after about the 4th visit hearing this comment so I told him nicely to just remove the braces. He and staff were not happy about that. I was told by a worker there today that we are termed "non-compliant" now so if we need anything further they will "charge us whatever". I have no idea what she means but I don't really care anymore. We are done. -They've been telling me Heiner will call me for 2 months now. No call yet. Today I was told she can get my son an appt to just get his final retainer and end treatment but warned me of a high probability we still won't get to talk to him. To be honest, I don't really know what's going on here. Whether it's just a bad staff with bad communication or if Heiner just isn't into it anymore like he used to be I don't know. But the past year has been really bad for us and I look VERY forward to completing this treatment and being done with the place all together. The vibes are all bad and uncomfortable these days. And it makes me sad the way it is now vs. what it used to be.

Dr Richard Rowan is amazing, his staff are all really nice and helpful. When you walk in there is…read morealways someone there to greet you. You never have to wait, the bathrooms and office are always clean. Dr Rowan and his staff truly care about all their patients. They treat you like family. I highly recommend Dr Rowan.

From the owner: Dr. Richard Rowan has been working as a Board Certified orthodontic specialist providing the best…read moreorthodontic care for patients in the Merced and Mariposa areas since 1982. Dr. Rowan's experience as an orthodontist is coupled with genuine concern for his patients. All of our staff is dedicated to your comfort and prompt attention with our primary goal to help you to achieve a healthy and bright smile.

I really enjoyed my experience at Samra. The ladies there were very accommodating, friendly and…read moreanswered all my questions. I highly recommend to everyone

Worst experience ever, I would not recommend this Orthodontist office to anyone. Very…read moreunprofessional and money hungry. The office did not do a good job on my son's braces and when I went to the office to get assistance, Samra wants to charge me more money to put him back in braces even though I already paid over $4k for the initial braces, then there is the endless customer blaming. No accountability at all from Samra Orthodontics..... ZERO. If you want to be ripped off and receive crappy service then this office is for you. If I could give 0 stars I would. Never agian!!!

Big shout out to Dr. Kinzer and his staff at Jackson Creek Dental! Had my…read moreFirst root canal and he knows how scared I am and he took such good care of me! I only felt a tiny bit of pressure and now a couple hours later I have no pain! I highly recommend him and all the staff. Very caring people!

I really like this office and loved my doctor but now I can't go because they no longer take my…read moreDelta dental insurance I'm so sad I have been going here for years, they say we can still go but we have to pay out of network and I have insurance I pay for every month so we don't have to pay so much at the dentist, so why do we want to pay on top of that? Just sucks Anyway if you want to pay big bucks and want a good dentist you can go here they do offer quality care staff is kind but seems to be all about the buck