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Solana Beach Smiles

5.0 (23 reviews)
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Dental bridges

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Lucy is the best and I love being her patient! She always puts me at ease and I hope to never be without her.

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Had a crown replaced by Dr. Jesse. He and all his staff are gentle and very aware of how I'm doing. I'd highly recommend them.

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“The staff up front, especially Anita, are friendly and helpful.”

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4.7(132 reviews)
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I had a great experience with Dr. Ronny Le and the entire team. They were able to get me in quickly…read morewhen I was dealing with a painful tooth infection, helped diagnose the issue, and gave me a really clear plan for how to move forward, which made a stressful situation feel much more manageable. I also appreciated how efficiently they were able to do my tooth extraction, while still making my comfort a priority. Everyone I met was friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful, and the office is clean and bright. Really grateful for how well they took care of me and would definitely recommend Dr. Le and his team!

When I switched jobs and my insurance changed, I was bummed to find out that Solana Family Dental…read morewas no longer in network. However, I am now happy to be back! They have changed their front desk staff who seem to be much friendlier as well. Also, they now have an in-office therapy dog who is SO cute and always comes to greet when I am in the waiting room! Their dental hygienists (their past ones and current one) are always so friendly and kind, and you can tell they are very passionate about dental health and they are always happy to explain what they are doing and educate how to maintain dental health. And I am a huge baby so I appreciate that they always give me numbing cream to make me more comfortable! Going to the dentist is never fun, but I feel I am in good hands at Solana Family Dental!

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Stacy Godes, DDS

Stacy Godes, DDS

4.1(51 reviews)
0.4 mi

She told me I needed a crown, which I did not. She hit my tooth-nerve, the tech put it in the notes…read moreso I found out later but she did not tell me when it happened. I went through tremendous pain and the crown that caused the root canal I didn't need recently failed. Years of pain and disaster. She also influences yelp to take down local reviews that say anything negative.

The only reason that this practice gets a star is because my dental tech (Sam, I think her name…read moremight've been?). She was so friendly and made me feel so welcome - I really appreciated that. The 1 star is for her, and her alone. I had really high hopes for this practice - and it looks like many people end up happy with their care. Personally, I did not. I didn't walk out of my first appointment with much of a desire to return. My primary issues with this practice are: (1) They brushed over one of my main concerns; (2) For a holistic dentist practice, their preliminary recommendations weren't very conservative; and (3) Their receptionists are disorganized and unprofessional. (1) One of my primary concerns was sensitivity that was very clearly coming from the surface of one particular molar. Dr. Ismael said she saw nothing wrong with the molar and that the discomfort was simply referred pain from my closest wisdom tooth. Which would make sense... except for the fact that my wisdom tooth has never caused me any discomfort in my life. Flash forward - two separate dentists confirmed afterwards that my molar was in fact the problem, and one was even able to mitigate the issue with a quick application of a topical product, which further confirms that it wasn't referred pain at all. The dismissal of my concerns left me unimpressed, and made me question the integrity of her other recommendations. (2) I emphasized that I wanted to be as conservative as possible and not extract any unnecessary teeth. That partially informed my decision to see a holistic dentist to begin with. I figured that a practice focused on non-toxic products and holistic healing would also take a conservative approach with dental care and not remove teeth unless absolutely necessary. I also mentioned that I might be interested in orthodontia down the line. I think this was a mistake, because the second I said that, I was told five teeth would absolutely need to come out - four wisdom teeth and a molar. On a second opinion, I was told that two wisdom teeth needed to come out, but that while removing all four was typically recommended, it was not necessary. On a third opinion, I was told the exact same. I recognize that there are differences of professional opinion, and I'm sure Dr. Ismael wasn't pulling her recommendations out of thin air here (and to be completely fair/transparent, she did say an oral surgeon might think differently), but I do think her preliminary insights were cookie-cutter and neglected to take into consideration my own preferences and concerns. I'm grateful that I sought multiple perspectives and am not afraid to advocate for myself, and I encourage you to as well. (3) While I was waiting to check out, the receptionists bickered over who would complete a set of paperwork. One audibly complained about not being able to go on her lunch break as early as she wanted to. They messed up on my paperwork the first time, and despite an empty waiting room, I was made to wait an hour before I could be checked out. I had to ask what the status of my check out paperwork was, otherwise I'd probably STILL be there! I'm patient, but an hour? Overall, not the best environment. I booked an appointment with a different dentist the moment I got in my car. I noticed that Dr. Godes comments on a lot of negative reviews, so in anticipation of that, I want to say this: I stand by everything I've written here, and this is my honest and fair assessment of this practice. I really value holistic practitioners, and they've changed my life in many ways, so I was excited to make an appointment here. But ultimately, I didn't feel that my concerns were addressed, or that there was a good faith attempt to make a minimally invasive recommendation. I was also surprised by the lack of professionalism on the receptionists' part, and that makes me wary to deal with them again re: billing/appointments/etc. To whoever's reading this - I do hope you absolutely love your experience here, but I caution you to get a second opinion.

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3.8(31 reviews)
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This guy is "the whole package": highly competent, welcoming, and caring for his patients. HIs…read moreentire office staff sets the same friendly and competent tone. He gives by far the least-painful Lidocaine shots I have ever received, and he explains every procedure ahead of time and during the operation itself. He told me that he has had a lot of dental work himself, dating back to his undergrad days or earlier, and I think that has helped give him his natural empathy for his patients. As an added plus, his office has ample natural light and ventilation (yes, good old-fashioned openable windows).

I have been seeing Dr. S since he took over Dr Moffson's practice years ago. His bedside manner in…read morethe early days was top notch and he made you feel safe especially if you had had previous dental trauma. He has preformed gum grafts on me and so I trusted him to do my implant after loosing a tooth. I got my first implant placed only to have it fail and had to have the implant removed. I figured the implant had failed because there was nothing behind it helping to keep the implant anchored correctly. I waited a year for healing and then decided to get two implants and planned the surgery to get double implants to hopefully keep them in place. I was not offered a discounted price to help offset the loss of the first implant and started to feel reserved about going back for surgery. I was uncertain if my jaw could handle two implants but Dr. S didn't express any concern. I did end up canceling my apt only to have the office call me and offer to pay for my sedation ( 2000 ish ) and so with reservation I went through with the surgery. I had my surgery on a Wednesday, Dr. S did not call to check on me the next day and by Sunday I was in unbearable pain and running a fever. To trepidatious to go back to Dr. S, I went to see another oral surgeon, and by Tuesday ( not even a full week ) the implants were already failing. I ended up having 5 more surgeries to have debridement of the area and removal of the failing implants and dying bone. The piece of jaw bone the implants were sitting in lost all blood flow and died and I had to have that entire piece of jaw taken out as well having to have another tooth extracted!! I was then diagnosed with Osteomyelitis and the infection ravaged my entire lower jaw bone, I am now on IV antibiotics until the middle of November ( my surgery was in July ) Take caution when getting implants here, do your research and I would suggest finding a dentist that offers the blood test that tells you what type of implant is best for your body. Just want to help other patients avoid this situation, the extra money to see other Dr.s, hospital stays, trauma, er visits, meds, office visits, recovery and eventually a reconstruction specialist was not worth the 2000 off sedation and lack of concern after surgery.

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Solana Beach Smiles - cosmeticdentists - Updated October 2026

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