Blodgett Dental Care

He’s absolutely awesome! He saved my husband from dentures, my kid from horrible dental experience. He treated my mom well. Pricey but super awesome, amazing experience.

I had the privilege of getting my teeth cleaned today and left mind blown by the advances in dental care! Kelly’s approach to oral health spoke directly to my overall health and I’m so grateful for his practice’s intent to heal the whole body, not just my mouth! Still shocked and mind blown tonight by my experience! I highly recommend Blodgett Dental Care to anyone seeking a dentist — prepare to be amazed!

Yesterday, I was delighted to meet the entire team at Blodgett Dental Care — what an amazing group of caring and talented professionals! Positive energy surrounded me everywhere I went — smiles, words, laughs, and caring.
When we go to a dentist, we place our complete faith and trust in the skills and decisions of the entire team, from back office to hygiene to the dentist and assistants. We rely on faith alone…
So, it is vital that trust and integrity be there. I felt that and much more at Blodgett Dental Care!
If you have a dentist now, write him/​her a nice thank you note and then schedule a time to meet the superstars at 522 SE Belmont Street in Portland Oregon.
It will be a wonderful experience for you — as it was for me !

In 2012 both my husband & I had work done by Dr. Blodgett. While Dr. Blodgett is a very nice man with a wonderful ‘chair side manner’, the quality of his work is subpar. Since then both my husband and I have had to have the work he performed, including a root canal, redone. When the first problem happened, my husband contacted Dr. Blodgett and he gladly addressed the issue. However my husband continued to have a problem with tooth and I also had a problem arise in the work he had done as well. This led me to suspect there might be a problem with the quality of work and found another dentist (who is AMAZING btw and I HIGHLY RECOMMEND: Jay Larris Levy DDS). Sure enough, we’ve both had to have all of the work redone, including my husband’s root canal.
One of the other things that really disappoints me personally (and I realize this may not matter to everyone) is back in 2012 I was searching for a Holistic Dentist. Using ‘holistic’ as a keyword search on Unilocal is what brought Dr. Blodgett up in the results based on his Unilocal bio. From my first visit, I didn’t feel he was truly a ‘holistic’ dentist based on some of the products he was pushing (& I did feel like it was a bit of a sales pitch it get me to buy and use a lot of extra products). I also didn’t feel his procedures followed the holistic protocols I’d experienced with holistic dentistry in the past, or in the future with Dr. Levy. So I feel like he misrepresents himself. It’s fine if he chooses to not be & follow holistic dentistry philosophy and practices, but he should not claim to do so in his bio.

I took my son to Dr. Blodgett for his first dental visit. His entire staff made it such a positive experience for us. I was really impressed by the thorough exam from Dr. Blodgett and the time he took to chat with both my son and me about how to best take care of his teeth. He even took the time to take a photograph of his back teeth and blew it up on the big screen so he could really see and understand what was happening in his mouth. The whole experience was so great… from easy, free parking adjacent to the building to the nice and immaculately clean office to the super-​friendly staff and most importantly, the very comprehensive care.
I had no intention of switching from my current dentist, but after this outstanding experience, I left my son’s visit having made myself an appointment with Dr. Blodgett!

I started seeing Dr. Blodgett about 4 years ago when I was frustrated with my current denist. When I called, I asked if they needed the history from my previous dentist and they explained that they could find out more about my mouth in 10 minutes than my previous dentist knew.
As promissed, within about 10 minutes I knew more about my teeth and my bite than I had learned in the previous 35 years of going to the dentist. The other thing that was evident is that my previous aging denist had not upgraded the technology at his practice. My eyes were opened to how far technology has come with dentistry with Dr. Blodgett. Everything is digital, custom milling on site, etc… I am impressed with his perpective that it isn’t just your teeth, but it is your mouth, bite, teeth, gums, toungue that can and do impact your overall health.
I would highly recommend Dr. Blodgett and his team. 2 big thumbs up.

This is bar none the best Dentist I have ever been to. I actually will stop over just to have coffee because I enjoy the place so much. The staff is nothing short of Amazing and a joy to be around. You will not be disappointed in this place. Laura, Jill, Barb, Kelly and the rest of the crew you have an amazing place and thanks so much for making me feel like part of the family.

I now love going to the dentist!
Well I wouldn’t go that far but flat screen TVs, coffee — this is not your typical dentist. From Jill the sweet receptionist to Barb who makes my teeth nice and shiny everyone here goes out of their way to make going to the dentist a pleasurable experience. Luckily I have as Dr Blodgett puts it «good looking teeth» so I usually just see him for a quick check, but his specialty is minimally invasive dentistry, or putting people like me at ease about having a stranger poking around in their mouth. Thanks Blodgett!

«Is it safe?»
As the drilling began, that question immediately raced through my mind.
«Is it safe?»
In my mind’s eye, there was Dustin Hoffman squirming in agony, strapped to the dentist chair, searching for a response, any response to a question that he had no answer to… wanting to only stop the drilling and the pain.
«Is it safe?»
Recalling past experiences with a previous dentist more concerned with his collection of Hawaiian shirts and impending retirement then he was in administering Novocain before he began drilling on my teeth. Remembering an eruption of pain shooting through my nerve and throughout my entire head; an oversight he chuckled away, yet one that eventually lead to a long absence from a dental chair and a overall dislike for dentists and the dental profession.
«Is it safe?»
The drilling was in earnest now, my mind focusing on the present, on the here and the now. Laid back and helpless, mouth pried open, water, enamel, suction, drills, shots and other shiny metal devices go in and out of my gaping maw. No drugs to take of the edge, just a couple of shots beforehand to eliminate the pain, but doing nothing for my anxious mind. No sedatives, no laughing gas, no medically prescribed Valium. Through it all my mind squarely focused on… Sportcenter?
«Is it safe?»
Yes, it is safe. It is very safe. Even for those afraid and hesitant, it is safe.
Dr. Blodgett and his team of dental professionals are just that… professionals. Throughout my early Monday morning dental ordeal, never did I feel unsafe, never did I have concern for my care and never did I feel an overbearing sense to run. With wireless headphones snuggly in place, and a plasma screen positioned above the dental chair keeping me updated on the day’s sporting scores, I felt a calmness and comfort in the procedures taking place in my mouth.
Dr. Blodgett has a warm chair side demeanor and a staff of friendly assistants. With a high tech newly remodeled office, you can be confident that the dental services offered are top notch. Plus, they really do seem to care. Today’s experience, while not a favorite way to spend a Monday morning, proved to be painless.
And best of all… It is safe. Very safe.