Stephen M Vultaggio, DDS

We switched dentists a few years ago (via a friends reference), and I will never switch again. Dr. Vultaggio is by far the best dentist we’ve ever been to. He is meticulous and kind/​gentle, his office is spotless, and we have always received the best of care. I really do mean the five stars.

I have visited many dentists and Dr Vultaggio is definitely the best in my book. He always trys to make the visit as painless as possible. Everyone in his staff is fantastic and friendly. I would recommend if you need a new dentist look him up. Also, he is a huge Bruins fan, definitely a big plus in my book.

Switched to Dr. Vultaggio just over a year ago and I don’t think I’ll ever go to someone else! I travel at least an hour specifically for him.
I had to get 2 crowns on my lateral incisors. He took the time to make sure the color was identical and the shape was PERFECT! No one can tell, even the people in my family who work in dental offices (and swear their dentists are the best).
The entire office is very clean and all the staff is incredibly friendly. He always has the best hygienists. I can feel the difference between my cleanings now and with previous hygienists.
Overall, he’s very good at what he does and the staff makes it worth coming back. If you have decent dental insurance (or even an iota of knowledge about the actual cost of dental procedures), cost really shouldn’t be an issue.

I have been a patient of Dr. Vultaggio’s for almost 10 years now and from personal experience and word-​of-​mouth, it’s clear to me the quality of his work has gone significantly downhill.
A piece of my tooth chipped off so I made an appointment and he completely ignored my concerns and instead of taking off the temporary and redoing it, he took the easy way out and just polished the temporary. Then, lo and behold, the temporary fell off 30 days later, just as his covering and far more competent colleague predicted it would. The best part is when I called back to speak to him about this, he ignored my phone calls and instead, sent a letter of termination to me in the mail stating that he was ending my status as a patient in his practice. I’d also like to point out that he did this when he knew I was out of state for 6 weeks. Clearly he learned nothing from this mistake and wasn’t going to fess up to it.
There is a big difference between a medical provider who shoots the breeze and makes small talk because he wants his patients to like him (and accept his much higher than the norm fees) and a provider that shows true compassion for his patients. From this review it should be clear where Vultaggio’s priorities lie. The extremely quick visit and the empty room are because he will make shortcuts to get you out on time, especially when it comes to leaving the office on time. If you must go, don’t go on a Friday, not that he’s even in the office most Fridays… And don’t count on getting any help unless you are paying for an appointment. His secretary will never let you speak with him, no matter what the circumstances are. She will block your calls. He is never available, even though he spends half your appointment time trying to make small talk.
Please, heed my warning: there are far better options in the area. Go into Boston if you can, if not, at least find a practice where there is some peer accountability. I can only warn, unfortunately it took me 10 years before the last straw. I will be filing a complaint with the Mass Board of Dental Medicine so that hopefully there will be some accountability in Vultaggio’s practice and maybe that will decrease the risk of this happening to someone else.

Nice guy but charges huge amounts for everything. My family (both sides separately) had to eventually leave him.
My last visit, He pushed harder than anyone could imagine trying to break through an indentation in my tooth. I finally said «look, it’s NOT going to break through, stop!» He did NOT seem to have MY best interest in mind.
My dad left him after not standing-​by a cap that fell out for a 3^rd time within a year & insisting on charging him in full, again.
My mom found a new dentist after he insisted on multiple expensive x-​rays for the 4^th time within a short 2-​year span.
We are all much happier now with our new, much less expensive and also very good dentists. This is NOT the dentist for you if you do not have full-​boat dental insurance!
He does love Star Trek-​Next Generation though… can’t be all bad, right?