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    Raul E Escalante DDS MS

    4.4 (27 reviews)
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    Cavity treatment

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    Tooth filling replacement or repair

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    1 month ago

    Very nice dentist. Gently cleans your teeth. Office staff is always friendly and helpful. Always happy to go to the dentist.

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    Excellent Dentist! Been going for years. Honest great communication super clean! Highly recommend!

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    11 years ago

    High quality, knowledgable and trustworthy. I will see Dr. Escalante for as long as I possibly can!

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    10 years ago

    I'm terrified of the dentist but Dr. Escalante is the best! Will definitely keep coming here as long as I can!

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    Not only is he knowledgeable and does a beautiful job, but I never have to wait in the waiting room!

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    Mission Hills Family Dental - The PHONY printout by Vanessa and see the plan she told me they accepted...Upper left is Marlin who METLIFE spoke with

    Mission Hills Family Dental

    4.6(97 reviews)
    1.3 mi

    Dr. Miller and her staff, including Dr Doppenburg, have been kind and attentive with my dental care…read morethe entire time I've come here. I think it's been over 8 years since I began coming here. Through all of my different insurance plans and Invisalign I've never had better care. I have moved to South San Diego and still make the drive. Personally, I get uncomfortable at the dentist (which happens more often than you think) and the team here is always friendly, personable, comforting and care about meeting your needs. A special thank you to Dr. Dopenburg because every little fix from Invisalign to slight adjustments on my actual teeth, she has helped me achieve! I'm so happy and get compliments on my smile often!! It's super nice to be taken care of!

    I've been a patient here on and off over the years for routine cleanings and general care. The…read morefacility itself is clean and modern, and the staff has always been friendly. Unfortunately, the quality of the actual dental work has been disappointing. In the past, I had a small chip on my front tooth repaired, and the result was visibly crooked. While frustrating, I let it go. My most recent visit, however, was much more concerning. I had two fillings done, and after leaving the office I noticed irritation on my face near my mouth. Because I was still numb, I initially assumed it was related to the numbing injection. As the numbness wore off and over the next day, it became very clear that a layer of skin had been shaved or cut during the procedure. I had a noticeable facial abrasion for over a week, and now I'm left with a dark mark/scar near my mouth. What's most upsetting is that no one mentioned this to me at all--there was no acknowledgment or explanation that my face had been injured during the visit. This office usually calls to check in after dental work, but this time I received no follow-up call. That, combined with the lack of transparency, makes the situation feel even more troubling. I understand that mistakes can happen, but not being informed that my face was cut crosses a line. Because of this experience, I don't feel comfortable returning. It's hard to trust a provider when something like this happens and isn't addressed, especially when it results in a lasting facial mark--all from going in for routine fillings.

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    Lifetime Smiles - Dr. Mallakis and Dr. McDonald

    Lifetime Smiles

    4.8(268 reviews)
    3.0 mi

    Always great care. The dentists have always been patient, thorough and gentle. They have done a…read moregreat job keeping my teeth healthy for years. The office staff is also very friendly. I have found many reasons to enjoy going to the dentist office since choosing Lifetime Smiles. I have had cleanings, X-rays, bondings, crowns, fillings, night guard, emergency appointment and whitening; I have never had a problem with any service at Lifetime Smiles.

    Surprise bill for $1,000 I did OrthoFX with Lifetime Smiles…read moreand it was a long, expensive, and frustrating experience. Got my evaluation and aligners sent with a treatment plan of 15 weeks. I realize a refinement or two is likely, however it took at least 5 or 6 refinements, several of which had the same issue: My bite was consistently messed up the SAME WAY. My front teeth would connect and my molars would not, so chewing was extremely challenging. I don't know why it was always the same issue, but after several refinements then two of my front teeth were connecting uncomfortably. I still feel it wasn't resolved entirely but by this point it was clear they weren't going to change it with all the pushback I got when I brought it up. So now I still have a messed up bite. I was seeing Dr. Mc Donald until she retired, but got switched to Dr Milakis, who doesn't listen to patient concerns. I brought up the ongoing issue on the last few appts and he told me they "lined up correctly and there wasnt anything more he would change." Yet here I am stuck with an uncomfortable bite but he didn't care because it looked correct. Now it's something I have to live with. And I was told I still owed $1000 on treatment in Sept 2025 as I was ordering my retainers, and told they wouldn't order them without payment. So it's taken nearly two and a half YEARS and cost far more than estimated. I called insurance and they never even got a pre-authorization. I think a lot of this mess could have been avoided if they had bothered to do so and gotten an actual number from Delta, who only covered $1000. Trying to untangle the billing to understand their bookkeeping is a nightmare. One estimate has insurance estimated at $1500, another at $2000, neither of which were accurate. In the end, I am stuck with $1000 more than planned, and could have been avoided by getting a preauthorization and getting an accurate number from the beginning. Bottom line, avoid this place. You'll spend more time and money than they estimate and still be unhappy with the results.

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