I went in for a procedure today. The staff were very nice and professional. Dr Bryce was…read moreextremely professional and friendly. Took great care to make sure I understood what was being done. I would definitely recommend to anyone. Took great care to make sure I was not in pain during procedure. Highly recommend

Although my experience was a couple years ago I wanted to drop my recommendation for this practice…read more I had a money hungry dentist in another state tell me I needed a crown on a tooth I never had a problem with and went ahead and trusted he knew what he was talking about and had it crowned. Worst decision. Fast forward I always get food stuck in between that and the tooth beside it since it's not smooth. So my new dentist here in MO has worked on the tooth beside it bunch due to cavities and messed up the crown adjacent then told me we needed to pull it. That ticked me off because here I am looking at pulling a tooth I have never had an issue with AND it's slowly killing the one next to it too. I said no I wanted a second opinion and he sent me here. I told the doc my story and he said he would do his best to save it even though he thought the tooth had less than a 50% chance of succeeding but I wanted to try. It was a long appointment and he had some challenges but I was comfortable throughout the procedure and 3 years later I still have my tooth. I don't have the same problems getting food stuck alongside the crown anymore either which has bought some time for the tooth next to it as well. If I ever have to have any more detailed work done in my mouth I expect to return to this practice in St Joe. They are a good one!

First let me say that there are too many workers at the front desk, (at least 7 different ladies),…read moreeach with one particular job focus. Which many of these jobs could be multi tasked to condense them into 2 to 3 ladies at the front desk. I have never in my life seen a dentist office so broken up into all these 7 jobs for 7 different workers to do. For example, a lady to explain the cost to you, another to take your insurance, 2 others to check you in and take information paperwork, another lady to check you out, another lady to give you the tour of the office that you didn't ask for, etc. This is not even counting the multiple ladies in the back who are dental hygienists to hygienists' helpers, where's that dentist again? Yeah, you barely see Dr. Hughes and she's gone to another patient. Now Dr. Hughes herself seems like a very competent dentist but because this office seems to pack patients in like a car wash, there is no personal attention to the patient or getting to know the person. Having another lady worker come in and write down saying quickly 'give me 2 things you like to do in your spare time?' and then she says, 'ok bye' and off she goes. This is a very impersonal environment where workers pretend to be personal but are not. The only worker that was semi personal and was with me most of the time, was the hygienist helper. Again, having workers state that they have multiple contests for prizes to win, when you come back or refer someone else to them, is again ridiculous. This line of thought is trained to a "social economic low class lottery winning type of mentality." And to anyone else it implies "that possibly we'll use low grade material to fill your cavity and that you'll have to come back within a few months to a year to get it redone again." This does not leave you with a feeling of confidence in that dentist and their workers. After experiencing this office environment, I understand now that most of these reviews here on yelp and on their website are made up by friends who know the main Dentist Dr. McGraw. This was my first time going to this office. I mistakenly chose this office based off these reviews and so scheduled my visit 3 weeks in advance. Lastly, the dentist gave me an overdose of Lidocaine for one single tooth which lasted for 12 hours and went up my skull and completely numbed by whole ear. The next 3 days I couldn't eat without severe nerve pain where my whole jaw throbs painfully, which has caused me to take multiple Ibuprofen everyday. After a week, the throbbing has subsided but chewing food is tiring and a sore jaw by the end of the day. I can only suspect 2 things, first, there was waaaayyyy too much Lidocaine administered. The second thing is that the first Hygienist filled my cavity and then after the dentist checked it, Dr. Hughes didn't like how it was done so she redid it! Now if it wasn't done correctly then I'm glad she redid it. But there was no communication with me that this tooth was going to be redone as I sat there with wedges and pliers in my mouth yet again! Because of my jaw being left stretched and open for such a long period of time the entire jaw was horribly sore for over a week. These ladies didn't consider the long term painful effects of how this would affect my life for the next week and a half. I too have a career, a life, and kids and all this caused a lot of domino effects of having to cancel work and schooling because of intense pain. So unless you are getting a simple teeth cleaning, I would pass on this office and their staff. **Note: To have a better run office, it needs better communication with the patients and the staff, less gossip within staff (that means keep private life separate from work life), less caddy snide remarks or come backs among the hygienists especially toward the dentist. Otherwise, all the ladies where very kind to the patients and to me that I experienced.

Advised of the price of 21000 or 13000 I tried to discuss dentures and removing of teeth for less…read moreand they refused.

Dr Walker is a very nice guy. However, his front desk clerical help is not friendly or pleasant.read more

I was very impressed by Northwest Endodontics! Dr. Walker…read moreand his staff are all very professional, kind and caring. I felt so at ease. They have a beautiful and comfortable atmosphere that is so welcoming. I definitely recommend!

Dr. Asano was awesome!!! My 14 year old needed a root canal, and this facility was a referral from…read moreour dentist. We were seen quickly, the office staff was friendly and helpful, and the entire care team were fabulous. Dr. Asano was kind, explained everything in great detail, and was gentle. My daughter said her root canal felt like no big deal, she didn't feel anything during the procedure, and we were very pleased with the care we received for an unpleasant dental issue. Highly recommend!!

Dr. Hopfinger and her staff were excellent. Dr. Hopfinger was extremely efficient and caring…read morethrough out my root canal procedure. Dr. Hopfinger even called the next day to make sure I was doing ok. Thank you Dr. Hopfinger! Chris Crow

Staff was absolutely amazing in every way! Doctor was professional and warm at the same time. I'd…read morego back if I ever had to.

I am usually one who has anxiety when it comes to dentist/dental work, but I have to give Dr…read more Missura and his staff a 5 star. His assistant Stephanie was very caring and has a great sense of humor, before the procedure she let me choose the music to listen to during it, and was very talkative and made me laugh. Dr Missura also has a great sense of humor and truly cares for his patients; they treat you like family. The root canal treatment was painless, I didn't even feel the anesthetic injection, and the gentlewave was an interesting experience it pretty much almost made me fall sleep and feel relaxed. I was able to watch it on the big screen from start to finish. I was even able to see the results and I can say my teeth could not look any heathier and cleaner. Even with the anesthetic having worn off I feel no soreness or discomfort. If you are in need of pain relief and a place to feel welcomed to overcome your anxiety I highly recommend Dr. Missura and his staff, you won't regret it!

Bad experience for our college student…read more They did no visual evaluation and gave the impression they did not look at our dentists x-rays. I learned this after we flushed $235 down the toilet for their special x-ray. They require the special x-ray before they will do a root canal and it is not covered by our very good insurance. I give them credit for asking me to come back in for a better explanation for why they did what they did but it was post x-ray and payment. HOWEVER, our oral surgeon said he could tell it was an unlikely save based on his visual examination and our first dentist x-rays. They have a state of the art x-ray machine but if you go there ask lots of questions before the expensive and likely not covered by insurance x-ray.

The billing process was INSANE…read more Service was great , What I don't appreciate is the condescending lady in the billing department calling me back months later claim that I owe more money after I said politely that I would like to call the dental insurance to make sure there wasn't an error , Insurance told me there was no error. After i called back she was rude and condescending, Then claimed I owed over $179 from the prior $132. I politely ask her is there any way you can work with me and let me pay the $132 since that's what you told me it was at first . She's smartly replied well if you did just pay it the first time we would've known the difference . I said ma'am, I'm a disabled veteran and is there anything you can do to help me out today? She said I can divide up the payments So what you're going to do for a disabled military and put his life on the line for you to sit there and run your mouth , is divided up into payments. Terrible business practices Would not recommend anyone to go there and if you do make them sign something when you go to check out saying that whatever you pay them is the final payment or they will absolutely try to add more money later on down the road It should be illegal what they're doing in their billing Department . Absolutely shameful to treat a disabled military veteran this way

Dr. Willms is a great Dentist. She's thorough and knowledgeable and always take her time to explain…read moredetails of your dental concerns. I recently met her new DentAl Hygienist; Anna and she was very good. She made me feel at ease and comfortable and prepare me for my upcoming implant procedures. I will highly recommend this Dental Clinic. I will also add that getting immediate appointment is difficult because they get so busy and made it hard to get in but this is to their advantage.

Free State Dental is the best! I began going to Free State Dental a few years ago and gave really…read moreappreciated their friendliness, attention to detail, and overall organization. In just the few years I've been going there, I feel more comfortable going to the dentist and my dental health has improved greatly. I would highly recommend!

I was referred to Cornerstone for a possible root canal. Their team took their own X-rays and 3D…read moreimages, which revealed that the root of the suspicious tooth was crooked and extremely close to a nerve. After thorough testing, Dr. Miranda determined that my tooth had normal sensitivity and did not need a root canal after all. What impressed me most was Dr. Miranda's honesty and attention to detail. She explained that because the root is so close to the nerve, attempting a root canal could very likely cause permanent numbness in that area of my face. Instead of performing an unnecessary procedure, she took the ethical and professional approach and advised against it. I truly appreciate the thoroughness, honesty, and professionalism at Cornerstone Endodontics. Highly recommend.

I brought my son in for emergency root canals. The Endodontist was great but their back office…read morebilling has been a nightmare. Like other reviews I was told I had to pay in full or set up a payment plan through one of their payment plan options. We have three insurances to cover my son's dental. I set up the payment plan for a service in April it is now August. Primary insurance paid (in-network) which reduced the total amount owed from 4,400 to 1,400 per my plan. Secondary insurance paid as primary and it has taken months to get that sorted out. I have now paid 1,800 in total (over the price of what primary says is owed by me). Corner stone refuses to stop the payment plan and continues to charge me over $400 a month. They have stated that they cannot contact the payment plan since it's third party to adjust or stop payments. I have verified this is not true with Cherry (the payment plan provider offered by cornerstone). They continue to charge me over the amount primary insurance says is owed while secondary insurance reprocesses and they then send to our third insurance. I have not asked for a refund and understand they need to process through all insurances, however the fact that I could be charged an additional 900 while they wait feels unethical. I have never experienced this with another health or dental provider.

No one ever looks forward to oral surgery, but the team at Briarcliff Endodontics made the…read moreexperience a breeze. The office is beautiful and the care exemplary. I was made comfortable and put at ease from the moment I checked in with Cindy, then got settled in with the super efficient and kind hygienist Kristen, who had an amazing chair-side manner. Finally, Dr. Reavley was so professional and kind! He explained everything in detail about my procedure in a way that helped me feel confident and reassured, and checked in with me as he and Kristen worked. He was fast, and my root canal was truly painless! I can tell he is truly an expert. I hope you never need a root canal, but if you do, you can't go wrong with the team at Briarcliff Endodontics.

I highly recommend this office!! I had a root canal and was in severe pain. This office was…read morefriendly and accommodating to my circumstances. They called twice the next day to check on me knowing I had a rough day. I felt more like family rather than a first time patient.