Spiro Boukas, DDS

I was lucky to find Dr. Boukas after a real disaster with my previous dentist. I am very pleased, as are the friends and coworkers I’ve recommended him to. And the staff is great.

Dr. Boukas and his staff are qu. I have been seeing Dr. Boukas for … wow…20 years now. Great hygenist. An artists touch. I recommend him without hesitation

I’ve been going to Dr Boukas for years and absolutely love him. Everyone who works in the office is great, and Dr Boukas has taken great care of my teeth. He fixed some mistakes made by another dentist. It’s the least stressful dentist’s office I’ve ever been to.

I’ve seen Dr. Boukas and his staff for about 5 years. They are absolutely wonderful and I’m so thrilled that I have a dentist that I can trust. I have recommended him to many family members and friends.
The staff greets each patient with a smile and genuinely cares about how you’re doing. They’re respectful, professional, and thorough. I always get an appointment in a timely manner. Anytime I have an issue or pain, he makes time to see me. Dental work is often very scary, but you’re in good hands with Dr. Boukas!
I definitely miss the hygienist Diane. She was such a sweetheart and very bright. While she can’t be replaced, the new girl is great too :)
I have never had a bad experience here and I’m shocked to read the negative reviews!

I’m sorry to have to write this review but a dentist is crucial to your quality of life, so I thought it was important. Although I had dental work done by Boukas about 4 or 5 years ago on a friend’s recommendation, I could only assess the teeth he worked on recently as they suffered devastating effects over time.
Boukas did a filling for one of my molars but it came with complications at the time, and recently. When he was filing it down to make sure the alignment was right (so it interlocked right with my upper teeth when I closed my mouth), I noticed it was off after 3 or 4 of his attempts to do so. It was awkward to have to keep telling him this as it made my jaw keep sliding to the left, and then he raised his voice on the last try and said, «There, I filed it down a lot so it’s totally out of the way of the upper teeth!». I was taken back and felt unnecessarily guilty for asserting myself right there, and in the end I was worried that the excessive filing would create more room for problems in the future. Boy was I right…
About 3 years later in my left jaw, I experienced quite literally the worst pain in my life. It wasn’t very noticeable at first but it suddenly hit me hard one night, when I found myself moaning in pain, hunched over and drooling. I went to a hospital and they told me it was a dental issue, so I went to the nearest dentist. The dentist said I had an abscess at the root of said tooth Boukas filled, that made contact with my jaw muscle thus making my entire jaw hurt. I went to the nearest dentist (now living in San Francisco) I could find since the pain didn’t give me time to find a good one, and they gave me a root canal. That I wasn’t critical about finding a good dentist, they accidentally cracked the tooth and had to implant a false tooth after. Just mentioning this to seriously emphasize the importance of finding a top rate dentist, as this cost thousands of dollars out of pocket even with insurance!
Now I found from my last dentist that another tooth Boukas worked on has a problem with the filling sticking out a little on the side, so it retains food in the gum between my teeth causing bacteria problems. When I floss that area it bleeds. That was my last straw and that is why I am writing this review. The only thing good from Boukas’s office was the cleaning by his assistant. When it came to major dental work there it just feels like I’ve been had, as it snowballed into bigger, more painful and costly problems.

Earlier this year I went to Dr. Boukas and had a bad experience mostly with the hygienist who did the cleaning. Since then, Dr. Boukas has reached out to apologize for not being more aware of his patient’s experience. I need to commend him for doing so and feel as though a second chance may be worth it. If others have good or bad experiences, I recommend posting your thoughts to not only make others aware but make the practitioners aware of any short-​comings.