I took a long time to marinade and have a basis for comparison before writing this review. I was a…read morepatient of Dr. Holmes for Invisalign. Positives: Dr. Holmes and his staff are incredibly friendly and personable, and the office is very efficiently run. It was very rare to be waiting after your appointment time. Dr. Holmes seems to be on the cutting edge of treatments, and a perfectionist, which can be very good in the profession. Negatives: The characteristics just mentioned didn't work well with me. Even though he was very nice I felt like he was doing what he wanted with my treatment regardless off my feelings. Examples: He put the extra ridges on the Invisalign (for when treatment gets advanced and it's hard to keep the Invisilign on and you might need to put "glue" tabs on your teeth that the Invisilign goes over) on the two teeth next to my front ones - making them VERY visible! The purpose of Invisilign is to barely see it! Others I knew with Invisilign had these on their back or side teeth. When I asked about it Dr. Holmes said it was best for the treatment- that very well may be, but not best for me. I'm in in my 30s not a middle schooler, and my job is outside sales. Then he wanted to treat my gums with a procedure involving putting bolts in my gums and using rubber bands which he was very excited about so I agreed. He assured me the rubber bands and bolts wouldn't be visible. NOPE. The bolts weren't but the bands were on my front teeth - again I'm not a middle schooler. When these things happened and I'd express my anxiety/unwillingness it's like he and the staff became motivational speakers - "oh you can barely see them", "It'll be so good for you". Thanks all, but I DON'T WANT THIS. Treatment became so long and tedious with all these "extras" that I threw in the towel a little over a year in - when he initially said I'd be done in a year! Yes my top teeth, gums and bite looked great. But my bottom teeth went back to crooked and I had to re-do treatment a couple years later. Not saying this wasn't partially my fault for discontinuing treatment early, but "early" was more than the time I was told I'd be in treatment total. I will note that he did a laser procedure on my gums that looked fabulous! But again I felt this could've been done without months of bolts and rubber bands. Maybe not but I feel I wasn't educated properly on my options and he wanted to "try out" the bolt/band procedure to see it's results beforehand causing me more social discomfort than necessary. Overall I think Dr. Holmes is very talented in his profession. I also think he meant well and runs a great business. My experience just wasn't what I wanted/needed and for 3k+ I feel it should've been.

What a wonderful experience! After about a year of X-rays and waiting for some more teeth to come…read morein, we finally were able to start this journey. The staff has been wonderful and always making sure that my daughter understands the process and making sure she was comfortable. She's always excited for her appointments!

I love this place! They are very kid friendly & there staff is so nice and helpful! They go above…read moreand beyond ! My sons bracket broke and they took the time to call & walk me through what to do over the phone so it wasn't hurting him until I was able to bring him in. The office is always so clean & decorated really cute for the holidays I loved it ! I think it's nice how the kids get points on there card every time they have a good visit, wear there panucci shirts , and play games on the app then can use them points to buy gift cards .. it gives the kids something to look forward to each visit ! So glad we came here

So I went to get my sons retainer checked because it was not fitting properly, the dr came in and…read moresaid it was fitting fine. That the only reason that it wouldn't be fitting is because of him not wearing it at night. This made me furious because this kid absolutely panics if he forgets to wear his retainer even one night. He is so good at taking care of his teeth. Than I reminded her that when the retainer was made he was missing 2 teeth and now they are completely grown in. She still insisted it was fine. Than after reading notes in the computer she realized that the notes from last visit said his new teeth were growing in and that he would be needing a new retainer next visit. She than looked at his retainer for a Third time and was like " oh yeah, this isn't fitting properly because of ur new teeth!" I was completely baffled as I worked as a dental assistant for years at an orthodontist office and I worked with good drs, but took my son here because we had moved and this was close by at the time. Please note this is not the first time we have had issues with this place but this was the final straw. We will be driving the extra miles from now on to get better care.

Dr. Martin is the best! She takes amazing care of my kids. She worked us in immediately when my…read moredaughter was having dental pain and had her fixed up in no time. We love her!

From the owner: Young Smiles provides professional pediatric dental services to the Charleston area and surrounding…read morecommunities.

Dr Holms is an AWESOME place to go to for braces!!…read more They are kind and a big family! They have iPad mini contest for every month! There braces are home made! They have three doctors that switch around though the three different areas they have. They totally understand if you are scared when you get the braces on and try to work faster so they can get those sucker tubes out of your mouth They do something called braces bucks and you can get rewords for doing current things like can food drive for every can you bring in you could get one buck A really good thing (*cough for me at least *cough) is that they leave toothbrushes ,with toothpaste automatic on the toothbrush, on the sink of the bathroom because some people like me may need to brush my teeth before I go because I might have some of lunch still in there THANK YOU DR HOLMS -Miller Mullins

From the owner: Welcome to Holmes and Palmer Orthodontics, conveniently located in Charleston, Hurricane and…read moreHuntington, West Virginia. Holmes and Palmer Orthodontics is proud to offer outstanding orthodontic care for patients of all ages, including children and adults. Our office is equipped with state-of-the-art technology, such as digital imaging and an in-house laboratory to ensure our patients receive optimum results in an efficient and effective manner.

My first couple experiences were good however the more I went the worse it got. I asked for a…read morereferral to be put to sleep and the gladly referred my to another dentist near them but when it was time to make the appointment it wasn't going to to work out so I asked for a referral to CAMC so they mailed me one but wouldn't send it to them. I called back and asked then to send it and the receptionist was condescending and finally stated "We'll get to it when we can"...I guess because I chose the dentist I wanted. To beat it all, I'm returning to Dr Spears for my dentures after I have this procedure so it's not like they're loosing business. Not to mention the reason I'm being put to sleep anyway is because when Dr Spears removed teeth this last time it was EXCRUCIATING and I ended up having to go to ER 2 days later for pain management and antibiotics! So I'd sat it's like a pool with no lifeguard...go at your own risk!!!!

If I could give zero starts I would. Theres 2 waiting rooms and only 6 seats and a wooden bench…read more.. People were standing in front of the tables for their appointment. Also I booked to have an appointment at 10:15 and arrived early at about 9:40 or so. Waited for an hour and a half while other people that were there after me went before me. I was then told that I would be soon, only to wait another 30 minute. My patience was running low so I left, they also said when I was leaving that I didn't even have an appointmen, which I specifically called and set up one. Went back in for a school excuse and said they couldnt give me one. DO NOT GO HERE.