Smile Dental : East Tamaki Dentists

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Mar 15th, 2021

Went here this time last year and saw Dr Richelle Tan. As it was my first time going to the dentist as an adult, I didn't know what to expect. She was very nice, but I suspect she either doesn't know what she's doing, is very bad at communicating, or is not especially trustworthy. I'll explain why. She noticed a "hole" in one of my teeth after an examination and x-ray and then another one while cleaning my teeth. I asked if they were cavities (which would need drilling) or fissures (that might need sealing) and after a lot of confusion she said there was decay and tried to get me to get them filled at the appointment. This wasn't good for me so I booked another day (I also wanted to get a second opinion from my dentist friend because I thought it was weird that the second hole wasn't noticed after the x-ray). Got the two filled by Richelle, but in the meantime I had noticed two other fissures in my teeth so got her to check them out. She said that there was some decay in both and tried to get me to get them filled at the appointment again (she quoted $150 so this wasn't going to just be a fissure seal). I was not confident in her abilities since she was telling me that I had two new cavities that she didn't find during the dental exam, so explained this to her in an email and got her to send my x-rays to another dentist. She backtracked, and said (after telling me I needed fillings ASAP at the appointment) that I could probably just watch and wait or have preventative maintenance. Anyway, I just got around to finding another dentist today (East Tamaki Dentist) and she said my teeth are fine and the fissures are just natural. The dentist there said that if I can keep them clean they won't need fillings. I was also charged $250 for the teeth clean and found out today that East Tamaki Dentist would have charged me about half that. TL;DR I think the dentist was either trying to convince me that I had cavities when I didn't or genuinely doesn't know how to tell the difference between a fissure and a cavity. Receptionist was lovely though.
Mar 10th, 2021

Mar 5th, 2021

I always like to go to Smile Dental East Tamaki whenever i have tooth problem. Happy to have my tooth extracted in this place for the second time because of excellent service. Highly recommended. The staff are friendly. Thank you so much.
Feb 22nd, 2021

I am afaird to go to the dentist, but i had such a great experience at the tamaki clinic. I was well taken care of and it was so quick and not a lot of pain. Couple days after i was feeling great no swollening or anything. Thank you so much.
Dec 5th, 2020