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    El Portal Dental Group

    4.0 (46 reviews)
    Open 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

    Services - El Portal Dental Group

    Cavity treatment

    Dental exams

    Orthodontics

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    Teeth cleaning

    Tooth filling replacement or repair

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    Braces & healthy teeth courtesy of El Portal Dental.  Extensive work! Worth every penny.
    Nati S.

    This is probably my 20th dental visit. And 3-4th yelp review. I started out going to fix my teeth (after a 30 year hiatus from the dental chair due to fear) and am now in BRACES!!! I went from being the office chicken and seriously afraid of any dentist- to being a regular with Dr. Nguyen and Dr. Regalado. These two are the only ones who have been able to do ANY work on me....ever! They were able to keep me coming back! I'm 42 and halfway through my dental/ortho plan. It has been a long journey. They always go out of the way to make me feel comfortable and at ease. They don't proceed until I'm relaxed. Dr. N is really smart, very nice, really funny and he met John Travolta! He is an excellent dentist & orthodontist. Dr. Regalado is just sweet, professional, knowledgeable and caring. She is gentle with my scared & sensitive teeth. She puts me at ease. Dr. Alzate pulls teeth like nothing. He obviously is skilled. I had bleeding after but really no pain! And he pulled 2 teeth one day, 2 another. It was like, "you're done? Really?" They take care of me with nitrous gas to relax me. I have had 4 extractions and no longer fear "the chair." I am educated on how to care for my teeth and they are so much healthier! (Use a Waterpik waterflosser, Sonicare electric toothbrush, Sensodyne toothpaste, Act flouride mouth rinse, and COME SEE Dr. N regularly!!! ) This has been the best investment of my life. My teeth are looking so good! I said this before but feel I have to say it again. I have probably been kicked out of every dental chair in Merced for being a nervous wreck, (cause I make dentists nervous too. Lol) but EPD is the BEST! Always on time with appointments (not me, them! Lol) And greet you with smiles and handshakes. Dental royalty here!

    I came on valentines day and the patients got flowers!! Loved the experience and would highly recommend this place

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    Thank you D.R. for your kind words. We are glad you felt better.

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    These guys are wonderful. Lorena in the office helped me get my crown covered by my Delta insurance. And Dr Nguyen was excellent.

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    Very friendly staff and wonderful atmosphere. The office setting is very welcoming. Really enjoyed my visit there.

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    Thank you Jessica for taking your time to give us a great review.

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    Thank you, Greg. We love to have great patients like you as well.

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    Nguyen is an extremely bright, professional, competent dentist with a warm, friendly "bedside" manner.

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    Rowan Orthodontics - Goody bag when you are finished with treatment!

    Rowan Orthodontics

    4.7(30 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    I came to Dr. Chad as a university student years ago for Invisalign treatment. I am happy to say I…read morehave completed my treatment and am extremely happy with the results. Going through my before and afters was a very proud moment for me! Dr. Chad was extremely patient with me throughout this whole experience. In the middle of treatment I moved to San Diego and then San Francisco and he was able to see me on random weekends/Saturdays when I was in town. He also went above and beyond to personally send me my new trays, keep in contact with me so I could show him my progress, and send me home with a generous amount of chewies and other necessities during Invisalign treatment. Thank you Dr. Chad for sticking with me and being patient throughout my journey! It's been a fun ride and so well worth it.

    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?

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    Rowan Orthodontics - Before and after

    Before and after

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    Rowan Orthodontics - Thank you Dr. Chad Rowan and staff for providing such a great experience for my daughter Elisa!

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    Thank you Dr. Chad Rowan and staff for providing such a great experience for my daughter Elisa!

    Clifton Lauritzen, DMD - Patient chairs - where all of our treatments are done :-)

    Clifton Lauritzen, DMD

    3.9(12 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    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

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    Clifton Lauritzen, DMD - Our warm and welcoming waiting room.

    Our warm and welcoming waiting room.

    Clifton Lauritzen, DMD - Doctor & Staff!

    Doctor & Staff!

    Clifton Lauritzen, DMD - Office entry way - the first thing our patients see when they enter our office.

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    Office entry way - the first thing our patients see when they enter our office.

    Lee R. Boese, DDS

    Lee R. Boese, DDS

    4.0(11 reviews)
    0.8 mi

    Dr is good but billing department is horrible! There's a manipulative lying woman named Elvia who…read moreafter you sign a contracted payment arrangement tries to force you to sign up with a company who pays them in full and then you pay the company payments sort of like after pay with intrest I'm sure But when i declined I was told they can't take my scheduled payments in office anymore all though they could take payment in full or even half this all happened after the 5k balance was paid down to 800..so I told her I'd be happy to pay the remaining balance in full when the job was finished and my daughters braces were coming off but I was not paying in full early since there were already 1 1/2 years passed due on there planned completion date which she blamed covid and blamed my kids mother for not scheduling her appointments and stated it wasn't there job to make appointments for my kid which made zero since since ya know dr's tend to know when they want to see you next but she eventually agreed to me paying in full since she claimed they would be removing her braces in 4 weeks and I agreed to pay that day 4 weeks later.. fast forward a few weeks my daughter goes to her appointment Elvia calls says they are removing her braces and I have to pay I agreed and told them I'd pay then I tell my daughter she's getting her braces off and she says dad my teeth are still crooked on the bottom so I questioned Elvia on this and she says ok so we're not removing them but you still have to pay in full today lol...after I refused to pay until they were ready to remove her braces she decided to tell my kid that they couldn't look at her teeth that day because her dad was being difficult and wouldn't pay! Luckily the dr said no that's not how it works and did the rite thing at looked at her teeth.. then she decided to slander me and complain about me to my child and my child's mother but took no blame herself for being a liar and trying to manipulate me because she's bitter I wouldn't agree with all her lies and excuses anyways long story short since there was a lot more drama I'd just say be careful here unless you like hearing excuses and being manipulated lied to and possibly talked bad about to your child because you defended yourself from miss Elvia

    I loved my experience with Dr. Boese. I started out in 2006 and got my braces off in 2009. (It…read morewould have been faster but I would always reschedule with them because I was active in sports). The staff was wonderful and I was always excited to go back in and see everyone. They have continued to help me as an adult with retainers when they break, and the orthodontists are wonderful. Because of the procedure I had done, I only have to wear a retainer once a month (if that). I'm so proud of my teeth and it's all because of Dr. Boese and Dr. Boese Sr.

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    Lee R. Boese, DDS - Congrats pm graduation and a great job. Your smile is infectious.

    Congrats pm graduation and a great job. Your smile is infectious.

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    Lee R. Boese, DDS - My daughter was recently engaged notice the big broad smile befits of early treatment and Palatal Expander

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    My daughter was recently engaged notice the big broad smile befits of early treatment and Palatal Expander

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