Great dentist, great hygienists, nice organized and practical.
I've been seeing Dr. Shonberg on and off for probably about 15 years (I would try to stop in for check-ups between dashing off between schools and travel and various foreign posts for work and am finally back where I started and seeing him every six months again).
He's always been an excellent dentist who is calm and organized, explains things, provides options and even, recently when I had my first cavity in a while, took out the xrays to show me the cavity and explain how you can see the difference. I know for some people, they don't care but I like understanding this stuff and he knows it and so he takes the time. If you're not interested, he won't bother you with it.
He also isn't one of those dentists who wants to do a million things to you and is aggressive in selling lots of expensive procedures - he mentioned, about 8 years ago now, that one of my teeth might need a root canal - I was leaving for London at the time and so he tracked down the name of a trusted root canal surgeon specialist there, just in case something happened. It was sort of remarkable.
I personally mentioned that I would like to fix a gap in my teeth and I pointed to it and I could tell that he'd noticed it before and, as we've done so much with my teeth before, realized there was no need to mention it unless I wanted to fix it. He gave me a recommendation for one orthodontist and when I found his solutions too extreme, another, no problems at all, and I've had a great experience there.
The hygienists, as I mentioned, are fabulous. Very professional, know when to chat and when not to say things that will require that you talk while your mouth is being held open with those giant cotton things. I also like that they are thorough and basically do an initial check for things like cancerous or pre-cancerous mouth conditions or tooth decay and that the dentist then follows up on his own, with the hygienists providing their more on-the-ground as it were information.
This dentist is highly recommended, the location is right in the loop, the windows overlook millenium park and the prices are (in my opinion) very reasonable. I have been charged much more, I suppose is my point, for a much lower level of service. read more