At the very beginning of a one month stay in Berlin my tooth broke. Reading the reviews and being…read moreso close I choose this clinic. I was not disappointed. My dentist was Zahnarzt Georgi Kostadinov. From the moment he sat down next to me and smiled I immediately relaxed and felt so comfortable. I explained my situation (no insurance coverage in Germany and here for 1 month). I realized I was in a vulnerable situation and could easily be taken advantage of, but Dr. Kostadinov examined my tooth, gave me my options, and assured me that the tooth would be fine until I returned home. He smoothed out the rough edges, wished me the best and I left happy and light-hearted. I highly recommend this dentist at this clinic.

All right. So now, freshly returned from my third visit to Dr Althoff's office, I have to heartily…read morerecommend him. After my nightmare visit to Dr Brink at the Tagesklinik in Moabit, where I got three wisdom teeth removed, I developed a dry socket at one of the extraction sites, which, according to the Intarwebz, is supposed to lead to pain worse than childbirth. Luckily for me, I went immediately to the dentist nearest me when I noticed exposed bone in the wound, initially mistaking it for a piece of food stuck in there after stupidly eating fried rice about 24 hours after the procedure. Dr Althoff discovered the dry socket and cleaned the socket, then re-opened the wound in order to force bleeding and a renewed blood clot to protect the exposed bone. In all the material I read about dry socket treatment I saw mention of this only once. Everyone else who suffered the condition was given a bit of gauze soaked in clove oil for the pain and had to return to the dentist every other day to have the dressing changed. Dr Althoff, after administering a local anesthetic and opening the wound, packed the socket with medicated gauze which did not need to be changed or removed, as my body absorbed it and the medication and it would dissolve slowly as the wound healed. This is, according to him, and I believe him, the very best way to treat a dry socket, although it is seemingly seldom used. The pain that was supposed to make grown men curl up in the fetal position and cry for days and nights on end simply never came. The wound was perfectly cared for and only minimal pain was suffered. He asked me to come the next day so he could check on the healing process, which was going great. He gave me very good information and tips for keeping the wound healthy and preventing the treatment from dislodging again. He noticed that I had no cavities or fillings and recommended me to come back for a cleaning with his dental hygienist. The doctor himself speaks perfect English and is engaging yet professional. The dental hygienist is cheerful and speaks apparently little or no English, but if you can pay attention during her endless chatter you will realize she is giving step by step descriptions of everything she does, tips for further care and assurances that you are in control of the session. At the first sign of discomfort she asks if everything is OK and if not, changes tack. She is very, very sensitive to the patient's needs and comfort level. If you can understand öffnen, zumachen, and näher mir you'll get through the session in German just fine. The doctor, although I didn't have an appointment with him today, emerged from the operating room and popped his head in while I waited for the hygienist, greeted me in English, shook my hand, and checked up on his work one more time, remembering exactly where it was and was satisfied with its progress. They don't do anything that doesn't need to be done. You don't get the feeling that they are just trying to make as much money off you as possible, which I really appreciate. I give this place a 10 out of 10. It looks a bit ghetto when you walk in, but after your first visit, I'm sure you'll have just as much confidence in them as does this medical skeptic.

There are certain people who hate the dentist. Me? I'm not one of them. Of course, I am lazy when…read moreit comes to flossing and I know there will be that inevitable lecture about how I need to do it more often, but I have been able to live a few decades of my life being OK with that. Yet when it comes to a dentist in Germany, there was admittedly a bit of angst. I was nervous about the language barrier for one, and also, seeing as I went from a twice-a-year dentist-goer to not having been in nearly five, I was anxious to see how bad things had gotten. Good news though: at this office, everything was good. I showed up and the people in the office were friendly, the receptionist explaining a couple terms I didn't understand on my questionnaire. The cleaning itself was brutal, but that was to be expected. The lecture on flossing was also there, but it (at least for now) has inspired me to floss daily. I also have a check-up in two weeks, so I want to do my homework... I didn't actually meet with or see Dr. Akdeniz - I am assuming that happens next time I go in? I chose him specifically for proximity and rumors that he speaks English, but even so, I survived my interactions with the dental hygienist in German just fine, so... I only have two complaints, the first being that I had to wait a good 30+ minutes past my appointment time, in the lobby, waiting to be seen. But I understand appointments can back up, and this seems to be the quintessential doctor experience for me anyway. The other is that the patient bathroom has a toilet with no actual seat... there's the cold porcelain, but nothing over that, which I found weird and kind of gross. Next time I will just have to remind myself to go at home first.

Truly excellent service at Kottident. Very friendly and professional team, who clearly enjoy…read moreworking there, which is a good start. No matter what issues you might have, they guys there will look after you very well. Nihad chief dentist has impeccable English and was very straightforward to deal with, very honest, with a good sense of humour too. The practice is spotlessly clean but also quite impersonal too with nice relaxing waiting area. An excellent resource to have, particularly for expats in Kreuzberg/Neukölln area and this place certainly makes visiting the dentist a much more pleasant experience!!

I went there twice and was taken advantage of both times. I was charged for dental acts I had not…read morerequested, and overcharged for the rest. Highly unethical. To say nothing of the dentist who was obviously quite sick and kept coughing in my face because he couldn't be bothered to wear a mask. Ich war zweimal dort und wurde beide Male ausgenutzt. Ich wurde für Zahnbehandlungen, die ich nicht angefordert hatte, in Rechnung gestellt und für den Rest überfordert. Sehr unethisch. Ganz zu schweigen von dem Zahnarzt, der offensichtlich ziemlich krank war und mir immer wieder ins Gesicht hustete, weil er keine Maske tragen konnte.

I can't speak for all the dentists here, but my experience with one of them was horrible. He tried…read moreto conceal the fact that I could get a cleaning for free (covered by insurance) until I insisted I could. Then he gave me a filling in about 5 minutes and left before I could ask questions. Three months later I came back because my tooth still hurt: same experience. He redid my filling in what felt like seconds, gave me medicine without telling me what it was, and then left. When I went out to the secretary to ask to talk to him, they told me he'd already gone home. This was 15 minutes after I walked into the office.