Best dental office in San Diego! I am EXTREMELY picky with…read moremy dental services and usually have a difficult time finding staff and dentist to my standards. I drea usually dread appointments! However, this is the BEST dental experience that I've ever had! The staff is honest, friendly, and accurate --which is hard to find these days. The dentist Dr. Patton is awesome! He is very informative, professional --yet very personal. My kids love him too!

Had need to find a new dentist and was fortunate to find the Imperial Beach Dental Group and Dr…read morePatton. Dr Patton has an extremely comforting personality which is also shared by his staff. If you're afraid of dentists, like I am, this is the right place for you. I had an initial consultation with Dr Patton earlier in the week and was informed that I would require a tooth extraction of a wisdom tooth. I could not be happier with the initial consultation and planning. I'm awaiting my extraction in the waiting room now and will update as soon as the results are ready to report

The worst in my 40 years of life. Avoid…read more Even if you pay cash. All about maximizing your bill. Gave me a dental infection I may die from.

Well, I came here because of reviews on Yelp and word of mouth. Truth-Dr Luo is great! He gets 5…read morestars. The problem- office staff has just been horrible after a few of weeks of Coming here. Office staff would make my appts without my requests. They would call while I'm at work saying there's an opening right away and expect me to just drop my stuff at work and leave. I left 2 messages back on the first week of June to schedule appts for first week of July during my vacation and since then, I've received no callback. Now, if I was to get a callback regarding appts for the first or 2nd week of July, they'll most likely say there's nothing opened and that'll be because of the office staff of not responding to messages. Of course they'll say they never got my messages in June but that's not the case. I've been interacting with them at the same number for the past couple months. Again, great Dentist. Poor office workers. Dr needs to have a talk with them.

Great team, very friendly and good communicators, fair pricing, and a great front desk (they even…read morelent me a phone charger while I was waiting... It's the little things...). I've been a client for for about 18 months and found that they stand behind their work too. After I had a tooth repaired and had a small cosmetic issue (minor chip), they repaired it at no cost again since it was recently done and to me that shows integrity and pride in their work. Opportunity to improve: it's a small office and they have small office systems. I wish they had online portal for managing payments, scheduling, and retrieving records/receipts. I would also love to store my HSA card with them (I always forget to use it there) but they don't have the ability to archive credit card securely so they don't archive them at all. (I appreciate that policy and then looking out for my financial details, but wish they would have a secure system so I could spend those HSA dollars more easily).

This dentist off is highly efficient, friendly and professional. The receptionists are very…read morefriendly and knowledgeable. I had a bad experience at another dentist in IB in which I Waited 2 hours to be seen and ended up walking out. I called IB family dentistry and told them I was in pain and they offered to get me in the same day but due to my time constraints I was in a few days. After filling out paperwork I was in and out in 30 minutes including x rays. Unfortunately I needed a root canal and instead of waiting, they referred me out to a very nice specialist to get me out of pain ASAP! Dr Robinson does a good job of explaining what's going on and the plan of care. A good dentist is a hard thing to find and I have definitely found my regular dentist.

Terrible experience! From the Dentist that was rude at some point to the biller that had only one…read morejob and couldn't do that to the receptionist and every excuse, yet nothing was getting done! Don't go there.

Not upfront in disclosing all the information with respect to procedures and processes. So you kind…read moreof end up getting screwed at the end with extra costs or not getting what you were expecting without paying extra cost. They should do a better job in providing information upfront before people pay for the procedure so that they get what was expected and end up not getting screwed.

I have been coming here for over 15 years. I originally looked for another dentist for a second…read moreopinion, since the previous doctor was trying to tell me I had eight cavities! Eight! I think not! I scheduled am exam here with x-rays, and, guess what? Dr. Contreras said everything looked fine and I just needed a cleaning. Go figure. I was nearly scammed for insurance money, if I had believed the other office. They were very aggressive in pushing their payment plans and making an appointment. This is what made me seek a second opinion, and I have stayed with Dr. Contreras ever since. He has a gentle chairside manner, and tells you exactly what you need, never upsellng you anything like deep cleanings, teeth whitenings, etc. They take only certain I insurances, so I missed a year when I lost my insurance. This is a very efficient, reliable, trustworthy dentist and office. Always get a second opinion when in doubt...I am very happy coming here. I will be very sad if he retires!

This is a sad and unfortunate situation…read more Dr. Contreras is actually a good dentist. He is kind and gentle, everything one wants from a dentist. The problem is his staff - in particular a woman named DEBBIE who is mean and ugly to patients (to me and my family) and you feel like you're speaking with an IRS collection agent. She has created a nonprofessional environment -- that after being with Dr. Contreras for six years, we have decided we must find another dentist that offers professional staffing. I wish with all my heart I could recommend Dr. Contreras but I don't want anyone to go through the torture of Debbie. Her tone is condescending, and she speaks over you while you try to talk. She calls you an hour before your appointment to tell you how much money you MUST pay at that visit to receive services -- something never communicated beforehand in previous conversations in making the appointment until that moment. Unprofessional to the core. This is my second review. 3 Stars on 2/16/21 -- now it goes down to ONE STAR because the good doctor has not seen fit to create a better staffing environment - that is on him.

Dr Mariano and his staff appeared trustworthy at first. He recommended I have all my teeth (22)…read moreextracted and have dentures made by him. I trusted him. The office did not provide me with any facts about what to expect (required by law) The dentures do not fit . So for the last 4 months I have not been able to eat solid food . I have had 6 appointments with Dr Mariano since my teeth were pulled . 4 of those I did not open my mouth, yet he charged my insurance. Do not trust this dentist

DO NOT GO TO THIS DENTIST ..... DO NOT GO TO THIS DENTIST…read moreunless you want to be in pain for days, weeks maybe even months (I am going on my 2nd month of constant pain) and have a bottomless cash bag to recover from his errors, which he will not own to it in any way. I went for a root canal a little over a month ago. The result of the procedure he conducted was a bruised face, sores inside my mouth and TMJ (locked jaw). I did not know TMJ could be this painful. Of course, after getting those results, I did not go back to him for the crown. I have called him several times for help.... his suggestions so far: 1) A generic mouth guard from the pharmacy (not working so far) 2) Go see a specialist 3) Maybe the dentist that did the crown did something wrong. Never mind that the TMJ and sores were after his procedure (by day 4 I have pics). I pushed him to agree to do a custom-made mouth guard last week, but now he backed out of it. Apparently, the fact that the tooth hurts still is the ONLY thing that matters. Never mind that I have not had solid food for almost a month, I have bad headaches from the TMJ which makes it difficult to sleep or talk for an extended period of time (more than a few minutes) or even study. I am trying to work on a certification scheduled for July 15th but with all this pain studying is very difficult. So that will be yet another expense due to his incompetency, having to re-schedule. No matter what I say to Dr. Mariano, he has not taken responsibility for anything, not even the bruised face, not even an apology, NOTHING. I have had 3 root canals in my life and I have never had these issues, NEVER. If I were him I would be issuing a full refund at this point, if for no other reason, because his incompetence means I will have to go see a specialist about the TMJ, which he kindly indicated is not even cover by insurance. See pictures attached. Apologies if they are gross, but I really want to warn you. FIND ANOTHER DENTIST. I went to him out of desperation in the middle of everything being closed due to CV-19. Also, the law offices of Dean Schweitzer will tell you how a dentist can cause you to get TMJ, poorly placed dental implants, uneven fillings, faulty bridges or crowns, improperly placed braces, and orthodontic appliances. Not as a normal result of a normal dental procedure. In my case, a temporary tooth left too big which was pushing on both the front and back tooth. Sometimes TMJ can ONLY be solved with surgery https://www.dschweitzerlaw.com/dental-malpractice/tmj/ Note: The procedure was on the right side of the face, but some of these are selfies so they look like the left side. FYI - You should NEVER have bruising after a RC.

Amazing dentist!! I've been going here for a few years and absolutely love it. The staff is…read moreamazing, office is clean, and Dr. Lee and Luisiana are the best in the business. Can't recommend this place enough.

They are weird right now asking for cash only? 20 plus year customer without a payment problem…read moreever!

Great & beautiful work! Crowns as promised. Linda is great as well as the doctor! My teeth look…read moreand feel wonderful.

after 30 years of poor dental hygiene and avoiding the dentist, i found myself in tremendous pain…read moreand forced myself to overcome my anxiety and make an appointment. the staff was very friendly and put me at ease immediately, and Dr Patton was very friendly, personable, and was not at all condescending or preachy, while also being very informative. He has a great sense of humor and had me enjoying what i had assumed would be a torturous ordeal. i will be seeing Dr Patton regularly from now on

Dr. Ignacio de la Vega, Dr. Carlos and to your entire team; on August 24, 2026, I saw the hand of…read moreGod in action through your hands and those of your team. You are dedicated to the true well-being and health of those who need your experience and attention. My most sincere gratitude to the whole team for sharing your excellence with me, something that this world needs now more than ever, Truly grateful, Gabrielle M.

Dr. Vega and staff are great after getting over cancer almost all my teeth had to be replaced …read more And that was very scary ! But after talking to Dr .Vega he told me what steps I should take and following his steps I now have a full set of teeth and I can smile again without hiding my teeth I am truly thankful to Dr. Vega and his staff ! I will recommend his office to everyone I know, they are great people that care about you and your smile ! Thanks again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Small office atmosphere where they treat you like family. Staff are all wonderful. Dr. Lichter is…read morehighly accredited and makes you feel at ease. He has many years of experience and you can trust him. Highly recommend!

Dr. Lichter is an amazing dentist! I needed four crowns, and after seeing two other dentists, I…read morestill didn't feel comfortable moving forward. At my first visit, Dr. Lichter noticed gum issues that the others had not addressed. He and his staff made me feel comfortable, and I could tell that my dental health was their priority. Getting crowns usually isn't fun, but I felt no pain or discomfort at any point. Dr. Lichter is a skilled professional and, in my opinion, an artist at his craft. He is kind, caring, and genuinely concerned about you as both a patient and a person. I've had plenty of hits and misses with dentists since moving to San Diego 22 years ago--mostly misses. It took me that long to find the right dentist. No one is perfect, but Dr. Lichter comes as close as you can get. I highly recommend Dr. Lichter, today, tomorrow and everyday!