Gentle Dental Lynnwood

I have recently endured a year long process of having three tooth implants at Gentle Dental Lynnwood. I highly recommend them to others who want to start chewing again. I have used a dentist in downtown Seattle for over 40 years but when it came to implants, he was unable to do the work and referred me out. Rather than blindly accepting the referral, I researched implant doctors (this is my nature as a lawyer and university professor) and was surprised to find one of the areas preeminent implant specialists working, not downtown, not on the Eastside but for Gentle Dental in Lynnwood. Dr. Aravind Baddula met all of my expectations. He was exceptionally easy to work with, pleasant and professional. His work was fast and from all I can tell, excellent. The clinic met my difficult schedule via its ability to schedule me in any one of three facilities in the area, giving consideration to when I was available, not just when they were available. The staff, including the front desk personnel, and especially Kelly, Dr. Baddula’s assistant, were also exemplary in attitude and, I think really cared about me personally, not just as another faceless patient. Dr. Baddula, Kelly and all the rest at Gentle Dental Lynnwood have my highest recommendation!

The dentist I had been seeing in Seattle told me I needed to get a crown for my back molar because I had a small chip and slight crack on the top surface of my tooth. My mom recommended I see Dr. DJ to get a second opinion, and I’m glad I did. First of, Dr. DJ is a very personable guy that made made going to the dentist a pleasant experience. He said a crown wasn’t necessary because I still had a healthy solid tooth and a filling would suffice. The appointment itself was quick and easy, and I was in and out with just a little over 30 minutes. I’ll be going to this dentistry from here on out.

More than three weeks ago, in a response to my more than reasonable review of my experiences at gentle dental, they dropped me a note saying someone would be contacting me about the established fact that my sons orthodontia failed. Guess what? Still no phone call nearly a month later. I can not imagine why anyone would trust this business for any reason. I am filing a complaint with the BBB as well as the state attorney’s office next week. I did not get what I paid for.
Moreover — I will be taking my kids somewhere else going forward. We can find a dental office that treats people better than this very easily. Lots of options.

Dr. DJ is awesome. I used to have to have nitrous oxide every time I saw a dentist. I had a lot of fear and anxiety. In fact I was so afraid I put off going to the dentist for years. Thanks to Dr. DJ– I am past that.

They do not respect your time. They make you wait in the lobby but willing to charge you if you miss on their time. They even make you sign for it.
But this is the least of my problems.
They had equipments from WWII. It’s like a dental equipment museum. Xray took multiple shots instead of a newer xray-​go-​around-​your-​head-​once type of machine. Talking about unhealthy xray exposure not just for patients but the workers there. So much time was wasted taking all those shots.
They don’t even have a sink next to the station. Too Lazy to run a water line to the chair or too stingy to upgrade their equipments. You had to get up to the same sink they wash their hands on. Nasty!
Nice people but it seems their dentist practice is to be questioned. The workers there deserve better.

I had a great experience here! Everyone was very friendly and caring. I think anyone who’s anxious about dentist work will feel totally great here! Most importantly this is NOT one of those places that will treat every dark spot on your teeth as a cavity and have you spend 1000s of dollars on treatments you don’t need. Dr. DJ is a conservative doctor who will only do work that is necessary. I was told by my previous dentist that I needed 15 filling (that was 2 years ago, enough time for cavities to grow and start hurting), but when I came to Gentle Dental last week, I was told that I need NO fillings! That is a big difference! Definitely recommend this place to all of you who don’t like to waste money on pointless things!!!

I had been a happy patient of Gentle Dental in Ballard. After moving to north Shoreline, I decided to switch to the Lynnwood location because of convenience. I love Gentle Dental because they’re very kind about anxious patients and will use nitrous. The woman who booked my appointment over the phone confirmed that this would be fine.
I came in for a cavity filling at Lynnwood. The doctor who met with me (Dr. DJ) said that he doesn’t like to use nitrous because it’s not effective (what?!). He questioned me several times about why I didn’t want to go to the Ballard location, because apparently distance isn’t a good enough answer. He implied that my anxiety disorder rather than dental fears is what makes me nervous, and that instead of giving me nitrous he’d just ask me questions about anxiety (!?).
When I expressed doubt, he said that dentist-​patient rapport was more important than anything else, and that I should just keep going to the Ballard location.
The only advantage was that they called it a «consult» and didn’t charge me.
I won’t be back, and will not recommend this location to anyone.

Sorry the previous reviewers had negative experiences. Mine was Great. After years of procrastination on regular Dental Care, I chose this office to get on a regular schedule of care.
Dr. Malhi, who has since relocated, did an extremely thorough and successful job on the 4 filings I needed. I was referred to the Periodontal Dr. Buddhla (possibly mispelled) for deep cleanings. I was numbed for these procedures and had no problem afterwards. In a span of 2 months they got me completely back on track. Next appt. is in 4 months. I found the Front Desk, the Doctors, and the Assistants to all be Professional and Very Good.

I went in with a toothache (molar) and an appointment was set up with Dr. Malhi.
She decided I needed a crown because of a crack in the tooth. I did not think that would alleviate the pain but thought the doctor knows what she is doing. Big mistake.
After the build-​up for the crown the tooth continued to ache and the pain was escalating. Pain killers were prescribed. She also had trouble getting the tooth numb so for almost every procedure I was basically instructed to «grin and bear it».
The temporary crown was so badly shaped it literally shredded the inside of my cheek and I could barely chew. It was extremely painful to eat as it would randomly catch the cheek and provide instant searing pain as I chomped on the already bruised and bleeding skin. Finally after two weeks and many complaints the assistant re-​shaped it (she couldn’t believe how high it was).
I kept telling Ms. Malhi I thought I needed a root-​canal to alleviate the pain that had now gone on for almost a month. However the tooth continued to ache and more pain killers were prescribed. Finally the permanent crown came in and she wanted to put it on to see if it would alleviate the pain. I was hesitant because I was heading out of town for 5 days and would not be near any services but let her do it. Once I was out of town, the crown promptly fell off and I was left to try to glue it back on over the raw nerve in primitive conditions.
When I got back to town, they put the crown back on with more temporary adhesive. It was finally decided I needed a root canal. I guess they thought 4 weeks of almost constant pain was enough.
I went to the appointment for the root-​canal and once again she did her best to make the tooth numb with the largest needles and most powerful Novocain they had. This process was extremely painful. She then began drilling on the tooth that was once again NOT numb and after my firm protests finally referred me to an endodontist.
My endodontist saw me within a few days, (a $ 1500 procedure) used a very tiny needle and the tooth was completely numb within a few minutes. He was very professional and I didn’t feel a thing. However the tooth continued to ache for a few days as the damage from all the procedures began to heal.
Unfortunately, I had to return to Gentle Dental in Lynnwood to permanently install the crown. I reluctantly did this but once again had to protest to get her to shape the tooth so that it would not cause more trauma to the inside of my mouth.
The procedures for this one tooth maxed my insurance so I was left holding the bag for the difference.
I would recommend avoiding this office at all costs. My experience was five weeks of needless pain, trauma and financial drain for what should have been standard dentistry.

I’ve never had a BAD experience here. The dentists are nice, informative, thorough in their assessments and treatments. I had no problem with that end of things.
My issue with Gentle Dental is that every time I went, I saw someone different. And that’s just the way they operate. I would prefer to have a set dentist who I could see every 6 months, not just whoever has time on their schedule that day.
I also pay out of pocket and they are fairly pricey (~$ 175 for follow up exam and cleaning). So, this is not a bad review, «A– OK,» but I will not be going back to Gentle Dental for my follow up dental care. I am shopping around for a switch.