Jose M. Bisquerra, DDS

Short version:
5 star office staff
5 star technician
5 star office visit/​comfort (blankets!)
5 star doctor, both skill and personal interaction
Accepts dental insurance (eg. MetLife PPO)
— If you need an endodontist or get a recommendation for a root canal, go to Dr. Bisquerra or Dr. Curd at Houston Endodontics.
No one likes going to dentists. Even dentists don’t like going to dentists. And I’ve had two different wisdom tooth removals by two different dentists gone wrong, so suffice it to say I was plenty scared when a new dentist I was trying out told me that I may have to get a root canal. He’s actually great, and he wasn’t saying that I have to get one but just that it may be necessary and that he wouldn’t know until he was in.
My mom said to get a second opinion by her endodontist who never actually treated her — she had teeth sensitivity and was told she needs periodontal and endodontal treatments by other dentists, and when she went to Dr. Curd at the Houston Endodontics, she was told she doesn’t need anything done. So she got nothing done. Oh, she switched toothpastes to Sensodyne. She’s fine.
Needless to say, I called Dr. Curd’s office.
Let me tell you right away that Christina, the office coordinator, is AWESOME. You know how some people are just cranky answering the phone or makes you feel that every question you ask is a waste of their time? She’s the polar opposite of that. Small talk and jokes actually help a lot when you’re a nervous wreck walking into a doctor’s office, and I appreciated how bright and warm she is. This, by the way, is after she scheduled me into the day right away. Turns out that Dr. Curd was on vacation so she scheduled me to see Dr. Bisquerra.
JJ the technician was also warm and patiently explained every tool that was going to be used. Take her up on the bite guard — I’ve never been more comfortable during a dental procedure. She also took only 3 X-​ray shots, and offered a fluffy blanket. I never thought I would feel cozy on a doctor’s chair!
Dr. Bisquerra came in shortly thereafter. My immediate first impression was that he’s warm and professional. When I mentioned the fireworks pictures on the bathroom walls, JJ also asked about the picture on the wall in the room — and Dr. Bisquerra took the time to explain that it’s of Alhambra in Granada, and the Moorish and Catholic conflict of 800 years ago. Again, small talk — awesome.
After taking a look inside and at the X-​Rays, Dr. Bisquerra gave the same prognosis as my dentist. I figured if I’m going to risk having a root canal done, I’d rather it be done by an endodontist who does 10 – 15 of them a day.
So now the fun part…
The anesthetic shots weren’t as bad as I thought they would be, and the drilling and all that were fine BECAUSE Dr. Bisquerra explained things he would do before each step. Honestly, I had zero surprise and zero pain throughout the entire procedure (after that initial shot into the palate, which he had warned me about).
Turns out that I only needed a filling! YAY!!!
After I was all filled up, Dr. B made sure to check me through for bite and polish, and took an additional x-​ray of the said filling to double-​check it. He also talked to me about an appropriate level of post-​procedure sensitivity in detail, not rushing one bit at all.
I’ve never felt so happy about a filling. I left feeling relieved and grateful — how much better do office visits get?