Craig D Lehtman, DDS

My wife and I normally see Dr. Lehtman in Deerfield, but on rare occasions when I have needed help with a filling that has mysteriously disappeared, I have visited him in his Evanston office. Although not as convenient to me as his Deerfield office, Dr. Lehtman is exactly the same in his Evanston location. He is very professional, congenial, and reassuring. I could not find a better dentist and his recommendations are always spot on.

My husband and I have been going to Dr. Lehtman for 10 years now and have only had good experiences. Dr. Lehtman is not going to drill unnecessarily.

After moving away from Evanston and going to a new dentist it was discovered that I had a lot of cavities several of them on the brink of root canals less than 7 months after seeing Dr. Lehtman (I saw x-​ray and photographic proof from the new dentist). Dr. Lehtman apparently did not notice or tell me about them. I had also asked Dr. Lehtman about a filling from a previous dentist because it seemed to be causing pain and he told me there was nothing wrong with it. My new dentist (without me even mentioning it) noticed it needed to be fixed. Their technology and practices are outdated and unreliable. Please save your teeth and go elsewhere

I will start by saying I never got as far as actually seeing Dr. Lehtman, because his receptionist was so horrible I never got as far as an appointment.
I was concerned about problems with one of my back teeth and had been referred to him by a friend. However, when I called his office and explained that I was worried about a back tooth, I was told he would be gone for several weeks. I asked if, given that I had immediate issues, she could refer me to someone else. She said no, bye, and then hung up on me! She’d been brusque the rest of the conversation but I couldn’t believe that response. I have worked as a receptionist, and I would never have treated any customer like that, especially one with a potential medical complaint. Not once did she seem concerned about me, or even ask if I was currently in pain.
He’s lost my future business.

I saw Dr Lehtman on referral from a friend. He filled a couple of cavities. Then a tooth with a bad cavity (Dr Lehtman, over 2 years, never suggested a general exam). Tried filling, but woiund up needing a root canal (from endodontist) and crown. For over a whole year I returned to him several times complaining of continued pain in the tooth. He kept grinding on the crown. When I saw the endodontist for required 1 yr check in and told him about the pain he asked why I hadn’t call him about it. I told him that Dr. Lehtman had been dealing with it. Next day I received a call from Dr Lehtman telling me to see an oral surgeon immediately. The tooth had to be removed because continued decay had destroyed the roots, and affected the tooth next to it.
Btw, the referring friend eventually left Dr Lehtman for similar reasons: problems that he wasn’t attending to.

My name is Sam R and I have to admit I was having some bad luck lately with choosing dentists in Chicago and the North shore. I recently got referred to
Dr. Lehtman by my coworker mark and listening to mark about how fair, honest, and personable he was I thought I would give him a shot. I was experiencing major pain from a previous dentist recently and set a appointment with him today 12÷13÷13 and from the moment I stepped in the office I was greeted by a friendly staff who made me feel comfortable from the get go. Upon being called into meet Dr lehtman for the first time and still being nervous of dentists my entire life I was highly amazed by how polite, professional and personable he was in person as my co worker described to me. We talked about my history and just by chatting with him for 2 min I realized I found my new dentist for life. He was very compassionate and knowledgable and I was impressed with his Honesty and outgoing friendliness. He actually took time to check my bite and X-​ray my mouth to really see what the problem was. I have to say I highly recommend this dentist to anyone in the area who is like me afraid or Having trouble finding someone they can trust come visit or give him a opportunity.
Thank you again Dr. Lehtman you have earned me and the rest of my family as patients for life…
Sincerely
Sam R

It was a Friday, the day before I was to leave on vacation when I crunched on some popcorn and a bit of my molar tooth and amalgam broke off. My dentist was on vacation, and so I was in a panic. A friend of a friend recommended Dr. Lechtman who agreed to see me at 4:30 PM on a Friday afternoon. Who knows what he could have gotten himseslf into, but boy, was I relieved! He took great care of me; took care of the tooth; and reassured me. He was there for me and I wasn’t even an established patient of his. I call this being compassionate and going out of one’s way for another person. He gets the highest marks in my book. I am planning to change over to him.
FYI, He has moved his office to: 500 Davis St, Evanston

I’ve been going to Craig since I was a little tyke! He’s great.

One of the best. I’ve had several dentists, and this one is straight with you, not trying to get your money for phoney reasons, and his fees are reasonable.