Advanced Smiles Dentistry

I've been needing fillings work and a crown or two for >10 years now. Took a chance with the multitude of five star reviews with Advance and drove down from San Francisco amid the first wave of covid cases back in May to get a single temporary crown taken care of. We've had to reschedule the permanent crown and the rest of the work due to the second wave of covid cases this July. The first visit went well, but with reduced office hours those ladies were working hard to get their clients taken care of. They've stayed in touch with me re. the rescheduling and are working with me to get the rest of my work done in one office visit in August, despite the fact that there are two different dentists taking care of my work. I can only imagine what a logistics nightmare this virus mess is for their office, but they have been nothing but polite, professional, and quick to communicate changes. The exam, x-rays, one cavity filling (next to the temp crown locale) and a single temp crown during the initial visit were easy and quick. Total cost for that visit: $720 US. I've been quoted about that for the second visit that has probably five to six more fillings and a cleaning. Very much looking forward to completing it all in August. I'll update with a new review then. Update for August 2020 visit: Dr. Thelma Toledo took care of my permanent crown placement, and the remainder of the 11 fillings I needed done on my visit on August 20, 2020. She was my dentist during the first appointment as well. I wanted to give it at least a month before writing an update for the original post. She was meticulous about the fit and comfort of the new crown. She asked me over and over with a smile "Are you sure?" whenever she would shave it down a bit more to make sure I could chew without pressure or pain. She'd have me clamp down on the carbon film, take it out, ask me how it felt, ask me if I was sure?, and then after yet another of my "wellll..." she would listen to me, place the carbon paper over the tooth, and then the process would start all over. She made certain it was a perfect fit before moving on to the fillings. The fillings were a breeze to sit through, though it took the better part of four hours for my entire visit. There was some tenderness around the gum line of each filling after the Novocain wore off, but that only lasted about a week and was only noticeable during brushing. Second visit with 11 fillings and the temp crown removal with permanent crown placement: $570. All in all, no pain while eating, brushing or flossing, and no issues for this first month with any of the work she did. I'll update again in a year to gauge the long term a bit better. 5 year update: Missed the 1 year mark post-visit, but there wasn't much to report. I've since had dental cleanings stateside and plenty of x-rays to keep up with my standard twice-yearly dental needs. The only issue with Dr. Toledo's original crown/fillings work was that about two years ago, one of the gumline fillings for my lower canine came off at some point that I was unaware of. There isn't any pain or issues with this area until I go to get a cleaning and they use the water pick at that site. Then it's tender as heck. But, all the rest of her work is going strong. I haven't had any issues with the other fillings or with the crown that she did. I think gumline fillings are infamous for popping out, so it's no surprise to me that this high-use area finally got loose. What is surprising is that the other gumline fillings she did (3 or 4) haven't followed suit. I'm still pleased with the work she did and the way their office is run. I've been considering going to them for braces or Invisalign trays, though that will be a bit trickier since I'm not a permanent resident of SoCal and work like that requires a visit every other month for a couple of years.

We love everything about this dental practice. They are considerably less expensive than dentists in the United States and we love our dentist! Highly recommend!

I love this place! It's clean, well organized and everyone is super competent. At the same time the atmosphere is relaxed; you feel like everyone is happy to be working there. That inspires confidence!