Citracado Dental Group

Been coming here for yours and wouldn’t go anywhere else. Great, gentle service every time

What a great office. Such professionalism and a feeling of family. From the time you call to make appt until you Ck out.
Many special days through the year for the kids and ladies.

This is probably the best dental office I’ve ever been to. From the front desk to the hygienists to the dentists, everyone is so professional, friendly, and eager to make your dental experience great that you won’t even feel like you’re at the dentist. They really go out of their way to make you feel comfortable, even if you haven’t been to the dentist for a few years or have some dental phobias. Dr. Kangas is my dentist there, and I would highly recommend her to anyone looking for a good dentist.

A $ 75 dollar cancellation fee for not being able to attend a cleaning appointment? I’m sorry that I can’t make it to my appointment but there’s no reason I should have to have a rude conversation on the phone with the receptionist AND pay a fee. Citracado has changed over the years. My family and I have been going there since my childhood, but not anymore.

Very clean office, inviting and friendly staff, great atmosphere. After I was toured around the facility (which I hadn’t experienced before in a medical office and greatly appreciated) I was seen by (I didn’t catch his last name) Dr. Robert (something) and had a very painless and planet experience. Best concentration I’ve ever had and highly recommended. Very friendly staff (including Maribel Munoz) that made scheduling future appointments clear and seamless.

Great place to have all work done! Attentive staff, great office staff. I moved away and when I returned I went right back to them.

I had some horrible work done at a different dentist and I found this place on Unilocal and I am thankful that I did! The dentists were able to work on the mess that I had done at the other place in a very professional way. Everyone who works there is very kind and makes the experience much better. I wish I had found this place early but I am happy I found it now! I am very impressed with every experience that I have had and would happily drive a little out of my way to get this great service.

I can’t say enough good things about the people that work at Citracado dental. After a horrific experience at a different dental office I have had my faith in mankind restored by the wonderful people that have taken such good care of me. My eternal gratitude and prayers go to everyone in the office, truly the best. They’ve always gone above and beyond.

I’ve always disliked going to the dentist, still do, but if I have to go, this place is it! Great staff! I’m just leaving from a chipped tooth repair, that took only 15 minutes! my appt was at 11, I checked in at 1040, walked out 1059. Doc, said I had option to be numb or not but he didn’t think it was necessary for my procedure. Didn’t feel a thing! Thanks Doc!

Dr. J is the best! He always takes great care of me and my family. I would absolutely recommend this office to anyone. Best dentist experience ever every time!

I really like Unilocal as it provides a forum for people to share their experiences with others and I use it often to decide where to do business. But as I use it I sometimes see people using it just to put their sour grapes out to the world and there does not have to be any truth in it. I am writing to debunk a review such as this and provide a truthful and knowledge based review. My wife has been in the dental industry for over 40 years and the last 14 of those had been working for Citracado Dental Group. I and my family have also been patients there. So I can speak as the spouse of an employee and as a patient. The review I am refuting is the one written by the boyfriend of the person who worked at CDG and was just let go yesterday… He rants and raves and says things he knows nothing about. In a way I admire him for sticking up for his girlfriend and from what he hears from her, he probably thinks he is stating the truth. But he is not. The person let go just did not have the skills required to work at CDG and they did not work toward obtaining those skills. CDG has high standards for their employees and they are committed to providing the best dental care possible. If I was looking for a dentist, I would want to chose a place with high standards that did not allow unskilled workers to treat their patients. I highly recommend CDG as a patient and as the spouse of an employee there. My wife loves working there. She works hard and keeps her skills up with continuous training.

I grew up coming to see Dr. Jungman and was always well taken care of. I really didn’t realize how special this office is until I was an adult. My first insurance package did not cover Citracado Dental and I was forced to go elsewhere. That is when I finally understood why people hate going to the dentist. Thankful I was able to change coverage and make it back to Citracado.
Now this is our family dentist and will stay that way! My husband use to dread the dentist until he saw Dr. Jungman, Dr. Kanges, and their unbelievable team!

My first impression of this practice was fantastic. They got my husband in quickly for an emergency and they have some great new patient procedures like taking you on a tour of the office and the dentist actually sat down with us to discuss medical history. I felt like they really cared. In fact had I reviewed them after that I would have given them 5 stars.
My problem came with their billing. If they are in your network it would probably be fine but they were out of network for us and so it has sucked. One time my husband went in to fix his crown, they brought him back, numbed him, and then told him (for the first time) that he had to pay $ 1500 up front, could he give them a card now? Seriously, after he is in the chair, numb, and surrounded by staff you ask for that much money? It was really embarrassing to him because we don’t use credit and didn’t have the money right then, we needed a little notice to budget that money.
Additionally because we are out of network payments seem to take a little longer so every time we call their office every person we talk to only wants to talk about money even though we have discussed things with the billing person and have to wait for our insurance to process the payments, so we have a good reason to not have paid it yet. They make me feel like we are trying to rip them off.
I would likely give them another try if they were in network but we will not go back to deal with out of network billing issues, it is just too frustrating to me.

I love this dental office! I went there for my special needs son and they were wonderful with him. The staff is awesome and very customer friendly. I’ll be going to Citracado Dental myself as soon as my current dentist retires.

I have horrid anxiety at the dentist and fought with myself to schedule an appointment because I have had such bad experiences at the dentist. But when I came here the environment was so peaceful and the staff are exceptional. They gave me a tour of the office before placing me in the chair and even sitting in the dental chair was good because I was facing a window of beautiful scenery. In general for the first time I had a nice experience at this dentist. I have come back since. :-)

I’ve had such bad experiences with past dentists… So a nurse at work recommended Dr Kangus. I went to her because I just had a crown put on from Gentle Dental in Carlsbad & it hurt everytime they placed the crown on my tooth when they were fitting it. Then after it was done it hurt too bad to brush it. So i went to Dr Kangus. Well after 2 seconds Dr Kangus said it doesn’t fit, it’s too short & your tooth is exposed. She removed it &
(a filing also fell out that the previous dentist didn’t remove) Dr Kangus replaced it & its been perfect ever since. She also wrote a letter to Gentle Dental & he refunded my money. I have sent my R.N. & her husband here, my M.D. & his wife & every person I know who needs a dentist. Getting a good dentist & one who doesn’t hurt is a blessing. I won’t ever go anywhere else. I recently saw her husband Dr Jungman & he is awesome! He is the Best Dentist in the world! I also heard their son is a dentist here too. Great dentists & very upscale friendly office. Best place ever.
****Stay away from Gentle Dental Carlsbad. ****
He told me my pain from the crown was all in my head!
No it was in my tooth idiot! Lol

This is one of the best dental groups I’ve ever had. Dr. Kangas and her staff are personable, knowledgeable, high-​tech, and kid friendly! They make you as comfortable as humanly possible and have several amenities such as overhead TVs and headphones for your smartphone if you want to listen to music while you get worked on. They treat you not like another patient, but like a guest in their home… one whose face is about to get drilled, but still, as a guest. And they know how to use the lidocaine, so don’t sweat the pain, because it virtually doesn’t exist. Couldn’t recommend more!

Love my dentist. The office is welcoming and the staff is great. I needed a lot of dental work and when it was done it looked great.

Let me start off by saying that the dentist is a scary thing.
Citricado dental group do their best to allay fears and mostly succeed.
They have ipods, tv’s above the chair, aroma therapy pillows. heck, i think they even have a manicurist, but no amount of distraction will fully cushion the sensation of being drilled.
Having said that, my experience was more than pleasant, despite going in for a build up and crown and learning that the decay went a little too deep and I would ultimately need a root canal. So I was scheduled the next day for a root canal and, you know?, it wasn’t that bad. Dr. Jungman was called in to do the anesthetic shot as my nerve bundle is what they call «elusive.» That guy can rock a nerve bundle.
After being fully numbed up, they did their thing and sent me on my way.
The only indication I had just had the holy grail of dental procedures (aside from evacuation) was a sore temple from having my mouth open for so long.
My temporary crown popped off at one point, but they saw me immediately and popped it back on.
The staff is incredibly pleasant and warm. I recommend you visit the lovely Dr. Kangas and mercurial Dr. Jungman for all of your toothy love.

Love it! Citracado Dental Group is a well run dental office. There staff is friendly and the office is clean and well decorated. The staff is friendly and honest. I really feel that I am treated fairly.