Herbert Harrison, DDS

I recommend anyone to go see Dr. Harrison especially if you live in the area. Great location for college students. He’s personable and understanding because we all know dentist visits can be the least desirable especially if you don’t take care of your teeth. I personally never come in with dental problems because I have great teeth thanks to the knowledge Dr. Harrison has given me over the years on how to properly brush and floss so you don’t have to come in complaining about a tooth ache from eating too much candy in your life :)

I have been going to Dr Harrison for 3 years. He is friendly knowledgeable and funny. His office always has Christmas decorations up even if its not the holidays which gives it personality.

I was Dr. Harrison’s patient for three years when I lived in Berkeley for college and graduate school. I was very impressed that ALL dental care (x-​rays, brushing/​flossing, cleaning, etc) was done by the Dr. himself, not by a technician. Dr. Harrison was helpful in getting me to have better hygiene habits, in particular introducing me to brushing and flossing with mouthwash, which eliminated most of my gingivitis problems. He has an excellent, easygoing bedside manner. Highly recommend.

A THIEF!
That’s what this so-​called «dentist» is. I came in because of a toothache and he insisted on taking full x-​rays before anything was done. Took the x-​rays and could not determine the source of the problem, and insisted I needed a tooth cleaning. I told him I had a tooth cleaning 2 weeks prior to seeing him, so he prescribed me antibiotics instead.
Pain went away, but came back full-​force a month later. Insisted on taking x-​rays AGAIN, could not find a problem, and told me to deal with the pain and gave me a free tube of Sensodyne tooth paste, saying it should help with my problem. I thought I needed a root canal, but he told me to not worry about it until several years down the line. He said that if the pain persists for another 6 months then to come back and we’ll start again from square one.
Long story short, went to a more qualified dentist and he did a few tests and thought I needed a root canal. Referred me to a specialist who agreed with the prognosis, and told me we probably could have saved the root had the first dentist noticed the signs and that waiting the few months/​years as Harrison suggested would have resulted in a lot of pain for me and possibly losing my tooth.
Crazily, that is not why he got 1 star. If I could give him 0 stars I would. He billed my insurance for a fluoride treatment, teeth cleaning, and an «emergency procedure.» He NEVER gave me the fluoride treatment nor the teeth cleaning. And giving me tooth paste is an «emergency procedure» that warrants $ 150?
I hope this guy gets busted for fraud.

Sketchy!
Went in for just gluing in a loose crown since my normal dentist wasn’t in the Berkeley area. He decided to sneak in a couple of x-​rays and a deep cleaning without consulting me and kept me in the office for over 1.5 hours (Slow day for them I guess). The bill came out to be over $ 400 (and came 5 months later too, I guess they don’t have their paperwork in order very well) for what would’ve otherwise been a simple procedure.
My dentist said they didn’t do a good job with gluing either.
I will be avoiding this place.