Encino Smile Design

Dr. Roman Kniter, his lovely wife, and his incredibly helpful and welcoming staff, makes visiting the dentist, just that, a visit. It’s a pleasure to visit Encino Smile Design, almost as much as visiting a family member you really like and enjoy spending time with. Dr Roman listens, asks the right questions and delivers a concise, clear, compassionate and many times funny review of the work needed to keep your teeth and gums healthy. You’re in great hands with Dr. Roman Kniter.

Great dentist, great staff. Dr. Kniter saved my life (teeth) for the 2^nd time already. He has a super easy and light hand. I can only recommend him!

Dr. Kniter and his staff are simply the best. They are always there when needed. Great service every time and reasonable prices.

If I could give ten stars I would! I have been to several dentist and finally found one I will keep forever! Now I take my two little boys and my husband goes too. They are always happy and friendly. Dr. Roman takes time to talk to me and is very knowledgable. He never pressures me into getting work done just goes over everything going on with my teeth. I had a fear of dentist before I saw him and now I love going for checkups and so do my kids. His prices are good too!

It’s relieving to finally find a dentist who cares!
I used to go to Smile Care in Van Nuys. At Smile Care, my wait time was 1 – 2 hours for treatment. It was a hassle to get appointments. Some dentists there were condescending and I constantly felt like the dentist was selling me stuff that I didn’t need. I felt like a burden; when, I was in fact a customer.
At Encino Smile Design, I wait 15 – 20 minutes at the most. I even get an apology for waiting that long! Vesna always tries to accommodate a time for me to get an appointment. I also get notified of last minute cancellations. Additionally, the care and treatment that I receive from Dr. Knitter is awesome. Dr. Knitter has a great sense of humor and educates his customers about their conditions in a professional manner. The assistants are pretty great. I feel that this is a dental spa, if there is such thing! I don’t feel like I’m being sold on anything, I simply feel that I am taking care of my teeth here.

I used to go to this Dr for a duration of about 3 years. While he seems very knowledgable and skilled, his work was NOT. I kept going back for constant adjustments so I don’t experience pain/​discomfort in my crowns /​fillings. At the time I thought its normal and didnt give it much thought. However after spending thousands of dollars, I was disappointed when the same teeth needed to be RE-​Done after a year or so because they had progressed to a more serious condition. So for example — Dr Roman hadn’t cleaned my cavities well and now they had become root canals that I had to PAY again and undergo a root canal or my crown was placed on a tooth that had no chance of surviving and now I had to PAY for removal and an Implant– all costs that either could be avoided by right treatment or else done right the first time!
I realizes that this Dr was cheating his patients by providing fast services with competitive prices — but TOTALLY lacking QUALITY. We changed our family dentist shortly and we Are very glad we did.

Simply put: it’s been my best dental experience! Dr. Knitter is very skilled, patient, and sweet. His work speaks for itself! The office staff is incredibly caring and well trained! This is the dental office that makes you feel completely confident in a great outcome of treatment, and with a good reason too!

Absolutely best in the business. I am sort of dento-​phobic and I must say their professional demeanor and style keeps me relaxed and painfree. I can’t begin to speak highly enough. I’m a SUPER happy and loyal client.

I don’t write many reviews but Dr. Kniter and the team at Encino Smile are just so great that I had to take the time to share my experience. I usually avoid going to doctors of any kind, and the dentist is at the top of that list, however since meeting Dr. Kniter many years ago I have actually ‘enjoyed’ going to the dentist! As many others here have mentioned he somehow makes dental work pain-​free. I always amazed how little I feel throughout the procedure — once I even asked the Dr. to let me know when he was starting on the extraction of my tooth so I could brace myself and he told me he was already done — unbelievable! On top of that Dr. Kniter and the staff are so friendly and personable its a pleasure to spend time at the office.
I highly recommend Dr. Kniter and Encino Smile — you won’t be disappointed!

Dr. Roman makes you feel very comfortable and is very sensitive to to your pain tolerance. When in his care, he constantly checks to make sure you’re OK. His wonderful sense of humor and personal attention to detail makes the visit to the dentist quick and pain free. Since a recent painless root canal, I’ve brought my wife and son to Dr. Roman. His practice is family run with his wife answering the phone, greeting patients and making follow and appointment reminder calls. The staff is extremely professional and equally caring about my comfort level. I trust Dr Roman to provide me and my family with the right treatment, at the right price and at my comfort level.

Dr. Kniter: «You know why it didn’t hurt?»
Me: No
Dr. Kniter: «Because I did it right.»
Too true! Truly a no pain dentist that uses proper application and patience when using local anesthetic. On both of the fillings that I had done at Encino Smile Design, I felt no pain and was in and out in less than 45 minutes.
In the four appointments I’ve had (2 fillings and 2 exams/​cleanings), I’ve never had to wait in the lobby for more than a few moments and treatment was fast and efficient.
Also, Encino Smile design is much less expensive than my previous dentist and has more up to date equipment which makes the exam and consultation more affordable and beneficial than dental exams that I had at my previous, expensive Sherman Oaks dentist.

i have been working like crazy and ignoring my tooth pain… everyone keeps trying to sell me thier dentist but i am crazy about my dentist and his wife vesna and his dental assistants… I have had tooth pain for a while i have been so afraid to go becouse i was worried about the bill, the pain and truthfully i thought i was going to die of a tooth infection .
I finally made the time monday which is today and i got a root canal. he saved my tooth, expained each xray and what he was going to do and what he did do afterward. i feel so at ease and i promise, he numbed my mouth so good i feel no pain… go to encino smile design!!! the best well crafted knowlegabel dentist that i have ever gone too. I am so relieved and happy tonight. i cant believe i just got a root canal. highly recommended.

I found this place via direct mail (this annoying form of advertising actually worked this time!) and decided to take a chance on them because they are in my neighborhood. I figured they can’t get any worse than the zoo I was going to in Woodland Hills. The chance paid off. This is a family run operation, very clean office, friendly staff and it’s never crowded! I always get the full attention of the dentist and the assistants and never feel like anyone is rushing through. They have a more holistic approach to health care which I like. They will take a stab at up selling stuff, probably because my teeth are in such great shape the office will never make a lot of money off me, but they don’t push. I’ve been a patient there for about 2 years now. The only downside for most of us is that they don’t accept dental DMOs or whatever the dental equiv of an HMO is. I was paying for a PPO but found that the PPO wasn’t covering the kind of «cosmetic» care I wanted like composite fillings vs. amalgam and the bite guard anyway, so I self-​insure now.