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    Lin Barbara, DDS

    3.2 (13 reviews)

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    Exquisite Smiles Oak Park

    Exquisite Smiles Oak Park

    (35 reviews)

    Very professional and updated establishment. Love the hygienist and the doctor. Great and helpful…read morestaff overall.

    I FOUND MY TOOTH FAIRIES ON EARTH and it only took my most of my adult life to do it! I originally…read morefound this office from doing a Google search for a dental office that actually had good reviews. I don't know about you, but most of my experiences at the dental office have been unpleasant. More often than not, I have felt like just another person that fills a chair with no real personal care or plan. Once I saw the great reviews for here- I booked an appointment. That was almost 4 years ago, and I haven't gone anywhere since! My very first appointment here was probably the best one I've ever had at a dentist. I had just came from a dental office where I went with a problem of bleeding gums and all I was told was that there was a mouthwash I would have to use to correct the problem.... Pretty much forever lol and then sent right out the door. It went the complete opposite here though. I first met Dr Diana Barzano and she got me right together......she was so sweet that she gave me her cell phone number in case I had any questions or issues with my mouth after she got done working on me; I had a lot of issues going on. Despite what I had going on she made me feel super safe and actually cared for. Everyone in the office is an absolute sweetheart and extremely professional and knowledgeable. Dr. Val is another one of my favorites. I started taking my young son there and he loves her too. Although he is only nine, she and everyone else is very hands-on with dealing with him, especially since he can be pretty nervous in the office. I am so glad that I found them and don't plan on going anywhere else.

    A Brilliant Smile - My dental work.

    A Brilliant Smile

    (18 reviews)

    Have used them since before Covid, the denture that I purchased through him is, after a couple of…read moremonths, still fitting properly. He matched my bottom partial with it as perfectly as can be

    I made an appointment 6/2023 after a glowing recommendation from my sister…read more 1st Appointment 6/28/2023 - Xrays, light consultation, etc. 2nd Appointment 10/9/2023 - Consultation, cleaning. cancelled 2nd Appointment 11/06/2023 Deep cleaning, light consultation - Called to reschedule appointment and was charged $60 cancellation fee because I called inside of 48 hours. no problem since I agreed to pay it at the initial visit to them. 3rd Appointment 3/13/2024 - Cleaning, consultation (at this point I'm wondering of any real work will be done after this many visits.) 4th Appointment 4/4/2024 - 2 hours to repair 5 teeth which I have never done before. I'm 66 years old and take meds (water pill)for HBP, so that wasn't fun. I was embarrassed and kept apologizing for the inconvenience. I got up from the chair about 5 times within 2 hours. The Doctor and his assistant were understanding but the time it took was too many teeth for one visit. I felt miserable. The local anesthesia administration was painless. The chair was inverted and my feet were higher than my head which made for a very uncomfortable visit to say the least. The kindness of the staff is on point, but after this visit It took me several hours to recover. 5th Appointment (2024) - Which was going to be a 1 hour visit and because of my Spinal Stenosis which flared up after cutting the grass, I decided to reschedule. I was then told via test message that basically I have breached the cancellation policy and to find another dentist. The exact message is shown below: "We need 48 hour notice." "We have inactivated you from our office please look for another dentist. We only allow 3 cancelled appt." As a side note, I was told that the reason for the cancellation fee is because the Dentist in only in the office once a week. Wow!! It makes me wonder why so many visits were done before any real work was done. All and all, not a bad experience, just not a great fit for me. I guess I'll have to find an office that wont invert me in the chair and not charge me so much for cancellations.

    Dental Care of Oak Park

    Dental Care of Oak Park

    (45 reviews)

    Like most people going to the dentist is the last thing I want to be doing on any given day,…read morehowever it's a necessary thing to keep up with. Firstly, Dr. Perna isn't my regular dentist, I have one that I do love for many years but this tooth #30 was a little more than she normally deals with and she rightfully advised going to a specialist. I was told by more than one dentist that I would need either a root canal or an implant. Ugh! So I started my research, I went to my husbands old dentist and he said something about being close to the nerve, just as my regular dentist said. He does root canals and implants, but did refer me to two other places. I went to one and with a very brief five second look in my mouth she sat down and started to tell me the implant process, then told me to pick up the treatment plan at the front desk to which they offered to set the appointment up. Lucky for me I wasn't in pain and this tooth has been like this for many years, but I recently chipped off a top part of it and thought maybe it's time to get to it before it gets worse. I wasn't thrilled with the first referral so I decided to do my own research, I came across Dr. Perna as being a implant specialist. There's this AAID (American Academy of Implant Dentistry) additional education just for implant dentistry, I decided to select someone from here. I'm very happy with my choice. I contacted his office and was able to get an appointment within a few days, his office staff is very friendly, even at the first visit you felt as if you knew them for years. Dr. Perna took the time to look over my X-ray and in my mouth and gave me some options. These options made sense, the first was just as my trusty dentist said, you don't know unless you open it up. You may need just a build up and crown, or maybe the root canal or implant. But it's possible and the best thing to save the tooth if possible. Once we open it we can go from there. Sound advice, so I booked the next appointment for the exploratory and thought about the options so I knew what I wanted to do. If the buildup wasn't a possibility I was going to go with the long term solution the implant. Turns out the root was healthy, and a buildup was possible with a crown (on order.) I warned Dr. Perna that it takes extra time and stuff to get me numb. He took this into account, he was very patient and waited for everything to be just right before drilling. And there was a lot of drilling, and a few more shots to get me numb to keep drilling. All this was done with great care by him and his assistant. After the drilling a temporary was installed, very careful to make sure the bite was correct, many requests of open, bite down, open again and so on. I really appreciate that the proper options were laid out, and that his first instinct was for him to examine and determine what was needed. Props to a friendly staff, good music(XRT). They're right next to the green line, there's metered parking in front and close by, or you can walk a block west and park on the side street for free a three hour max.

    My family and I have been patients here for several years. We are all leaving this practice…read moreimmediately. Here are my reasons. First at my last cleaning the hygienist didn't know how to turn on the lights or cleaning equipment. She rushed through what I'd saw was the most slipshod cleaning I've had in my entire 62 years of being alive and didn't even floss my teeth. When I left my review someone reached out to me and said she was on an interview. Well, I don't run a dental practice, but if I did I'd show them how to turn on the equipment before she went to work AND I'd have the interviewee clean a staff or family member's teeth and ask them for feedback. Instead this woman did a bad job and no one asked me for feedback. Kind of makes me wonder if I'm getting an honest answer from the practice. Second, on a Saturday morning I was eating granola and felt a crack followed by some pretty severe pain. I was glad Dr Perna was able to squeeze me in. He saw me, looked around and said he didn't see anything and come back if it continued to be a problem. Now, I haven't been to Dental School, but there are two HUGE things he didn't do. 1. He didn't even touch the tooth! Yep, you got that right. Didn't even touch the tooth to see if it may be broken below the gum line. 2. He didn't take an x-ray! Seriously, if the patient tells you he felt a "Crack" and is in pain even I know you take an x-ray to see if the problem could be below the gum line! Oh, and you get to bill for that too so you'd make more money! I got a second opinion 2 days later, the tooth was touched, x-rays were taken and the tooth was broken below the gum line exactly as I suspected. It's since been extracted and I've had an implant inserted. I'll be getting the tooth on the post in a few months. From my new dentist. These both demonstrate complete incompetence by this practice.

    Lin Barbara, DDS - generaldentistry - Updated May 2026

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