Mint Dental Works

It’s tough to find a great dentist and I’m SO STOKED to have landed with these guys. Dr. Jason is awesome and used to be a whitewater paddler which immediately endeared me to him. Despite my paddling bias, the office is beautiful, convenient location; they go all out to make sure you are comforatble with warmed neck pillows and while you are getting extensive work they have large TV screens with big ear phones and any netflix movies you’d like to watch while they drill– I actually laughed through most of my last filling while watching Super Troopers– who does that at the dentist? You will here. They are affordable if you have to pay out of pocket and they also have in-​house machines to make crowns and other molding pieces that other places will take more than one visit (and temporaries) to make. They can do all of a crown in one day which is amazing. The staff is really cool and very down to earth and I actually enjoy my visits there. Super bonus for being «green».

Excellent service. I have never felt more comfortable and at ease. These gentle, friendly, focused professionals and the Netflix TV made it all a breeze.

My family and I have been going here for a few years and have always had a good experience. I like that the office makes a lot of effort to be environmentally friendly, it’s one of the main reason I chose this place. I also appreciate that they use digital xrays which are much less radiation than standard xrays. The hygienists and dentists we’ve seen have always been friendly and come across as being concerned about your experience. Also love the heated neck pillows, so relaxing.

Very friendly staff, immaculately clean office, state of the art equipment, eco-​friendly environment, able to handle mercury removal, easy to schedule, never a long wait time, and… Netflix to keep you entertained while they do their thing — because you can never watch the same Star Trek movies over and over quite enough.
Dr. Shepard DeLong and Dental Assistant Anna are awesome people and dental artisans who make every visit a pleasure.
I highly recommend them!

In my most recent visit to Mint, I came in to have three wisdom teeth extracted. After a highly traumatic experience with an extraction a few years ago at a clinic I’ll not name here, I was a little concerned about feeling the procedure despite local anesthetics. I’ve been coming to MDW ever since and can fully put my trust in having a comfortable and humane experience. They gladly put me on gas, and I got to watch a Louis c.k. Stand up special on Netflix, which killed most of the time it took to extract all three teeth. I was laughing so hard and maniacally throughout the experience, I even brought my dental assistant to tears along with me. One could say the whole experience was a gas.
I’ve been coming to mint for a few years now for all my dental procedures. This is the first dental office I’ve been to that I confidently look forward to visiting, every time. The staff are friendly and communicative, putting me at ease and keeping me informed and included throughout my procedures.
Growing up in Portland, I’ve been to at least half a dozen dentists, and Mint Dental blows all the others away.

Quality, quality place. The front desk staff, dental assistant, and dentist are all excellent. The equipment and facility is top notch and the staff make me feel at ease. They’re good at communication and my interactions with them have seemed effortless. I’ve been going here for several years and can’t imagine going anywhere else now!

These guys are THE BEST. Had a paddling mishap resulting in a chipped tooth. They fit me in the next day and did amazing work! Nice, professional and (even fun?) trips to the dentist here… highly, highly recommend.

I have really mixed reviews on this clinic. I went to Mint after 15 years with a different dentist because I wanted to stay closer to home.
Upon arrival, the dental hygienist took me to a dental CT machine. I expressed concern because my previous dentist had films on me and Mint had requested my records and I really like to limit my radiation exposure. The hygienist insisted that all patient’s new to Mint need updated x-​rays. Not understanding the difference between CT imagine and a regular x-​ray, I begrudging agreed.
In retrospect, I should have refused to have this imaging done. A month after an appointment, I was reading an article in Nutrition Action and ways to cut down on breast cancer risk. One of the suggestions is to avoid CT scans as they expose the body to 400 times more radiation than a standard chest x-​ray. I cringe to think of that additional radiation in the head. After a quick google search about the dental CT machines, I found a bunch of articles including a recent one in the NY Times and come to find out these machines are very controversial. It is really frustrating and irresponsible to insist new patients have this type of imagine — for this reason alone, I would not recommend this office.
The dentist himself, Dr McMillan did spend a good amount of time with me which I appreciated and the reason I am giving them 2 starts. He did send me to an ENT based on the CT results which resulted in a fairly large waste of time, although I can’t say that I begrudge him for being careful.
I won’t be going back to this office and if anything, should now write a 5 star Unilocal review for my previous dentist who I felt guilty about cheating on in the first place and who does not use these dangerous machines. I guess if one good thing came from my visit to Mint, it’s more knowledge on these scans — if a dentist or orthodontist even gets close to my kids with one of these, we will run for the hills.
By the way, the kid in the picture on their Unilocal posting scares me a bit –hope they are not pushing these CT scans in their younger patients.

If you have dental anxiety, this is place for you. I’ve been going to Dr. McMillan for the past 10 years, even before he moved into the new Mint Dental Works building. He and his staff have always provided top notch dental care — I have no complaints whatsoever. They provide warm neck pillows and massaging chairs on request; and the building is bright, modern, and comforting.
My last few visits I’ve been seen by Dr. Delong instead of Dr. McMillan. I have only needed routine cleanings the past few years, but today I needed a filling repair. Despite my initial bout of nerves, Dr. Delong made me feel completely at ease. He recognized my anxieties and talked me through each step. His assistant Anna was also very helpful in explaining the process. The procedure itself was efficient and relatively pain free, except for a bit of discomfort during the initial anesthesia shot. Bonus: the filling itself is imperceivable from my actual tooth.
I would highly recommend Mint Dental Works to any friends or family.

I went to Mint Dental for my first appointment. I made a 7:30 appointment and only needed x-​rays as I had a recent cleaning somewhere else. I told them that when I made the appointment, and told them that I had to be at work at 8:30 (I work 5 minutes away). I got there at 7:15. The x-​rays were done by 7:40 and the staff were pleasant, although a staff in the lobby was talking about how she was just back from food poisoning, yuck. Then I sat in the office and waited, but the dentist hadn’t come in yet. I waited in the room until 8:20 but he never showed up and I had to leave. So I called that day and asked for the x-​ray results, and they said they would have him call me but he never did. I called the next day and they again said he would call but he did not. Still don’t have the report. Would not recommend this place. Why do you let your staff make apponitments at 7:30 if you aren’t going to show up to work? Very unprofessional.

Nice, friendly staff, great doctors, and they don’t try and sell you on radiographs or fillings that aren’t necessary. A great place if you’re looking for somewhere to restore your faith in dentists!

I see Dr. DeLong here and he’s the best dentist I’ve ever had. I spent many hours last year in the dentist’s chair getting all my fillings replaced. I also had a fear of going to the dentist but Dr. DeLong helped me get over that quickly. He is compassionate, caring and really wants to do a good job. He fixed an issue in 1 tooth that another dentist told me I’d need veneers for. Turns out I didn’t, Dr. DeLong is just more skilled than the other dentist. :) The whole office is great, I always recommend Mint Dental to friends looking for a new dentist. Even if you are scared of going to the dentist, you will like this place. Warm neck pillows, movies and massaging chairs are certainly nice tangible benefits. However, the compassionate, warm and caring nature of everyone who works there is what keeps me going back. Dr. DeLong once even came in after hours on a weekend to fix a tooth issue for me, rather than make me wait in pain until Monday morning! Now THAT is a caring dentist.

The office is really nice. The staff is really friendly. Almost everything was perfect. I went in to get my wisdom teeth removed, the procedure went by without anything major. There was just one thing, a few months later after everything is healed and the swelling goes down it turns out they went at it on my mouth like a bunch of 19^th century miners. My teeth (my incisors and molars) are all kind of chipped.
Don’t be fooled by the nice ambiance.

I love it here! Thanks to the affordable care act I will be under my parents’insurance till the end of 2014. At the end of 2012 I decided I needed to find A dentist and stop avoiding the work I needed done. I have bad genes combined with poor hygiene habits that have lead to me having cavities in almost every tooth. I need 4 crowns and a lot more fillings. My insurance only covers up to $ 1200 a year, leaving my estimated contribution at upwards of $ 5,000 that I do not have at all. Needless to say I had a lot of anger and dread that, combined with surprise at the first bill, caused me to be totally rude to the front desk staff. I really hated it there at first, but it’s literally 2 blocks from my house so I stuck with it and I am glad I did.
First let me list the negatives: you have to pay the full cost of each visit immediately afterward, they will not bill later. Bill later usually is better for me because my parents help with the cost. They can get pretty busy so scheduling can be difficult too.
Now the positives!: The staff is not only skilled but they are very personable, when I go in I feel like they genuinely care about me and they understand that payment is very stressful for me. I told the dentist that I would probably need to go to a dental student to get the rest of the work done after insurance is gone. He was supportive and offered to send them copies of my x-​rays and treatment plan. They don’t just want to rip me off, which was my initial fear. Now a year later I love going here, I’ve seen a lot of dentists in my short life and the work I have had here has been the best and least stressful experience so far. Not only are they good at their work but they really care about their patients. I definitely recommend Mint Dental Works.

I’d give this place six stars if I could. Nothing but great things to say about these folks.
I came to Mint after years of neglecting and abusing my teeth. My teen years and early 20s were filled with 64oz sodas, candy, awful dental hygiene, and zero visits to the dentist. I’ve cleaned up my act since then, but still had all this tooth damage left over and an incredible fear of getting myself into the dentist’s chair again.
About 2 months ago I started getting this horrible pain in one of my teeth. So bad that I knew I couldn’t ignore this problem any longer. After getting some recommendations from friends, I finally decided to go in to see Dr. Delong. My initial appointment ended up being quite lengthy, as the staff took all my X-​Rays and proceeded to discover my 13 different cavities and 4 wisdom teeth that needed to come out ASAP. Literally, thirteen cavities. As horrible as my situation was, they were not the least bit judgmental about my situation, and spent plenty of time going over all my various issues and creating a very detailed treatment plan.
Every treatment appointment I have had since then has been great. Warm neck pillow, massage chair, AND I get to put on headphones and watch Netflix while I get my teeth fixed up! This is a major perk. Dental work is infinitely better when accompanied by episodes of Futurama, or whatever it is you like to watch. No more listening to bad office music and drilling sounds.
Dr. Delong has now pulled out all my wisdom teeth and filled most of those cavities. He is able to administer the anesthetic in such a way that I often don’t even feel the needle, and he’s very conscientious of my comfort level throughout the process.
My teeth are on their way to full recovery and I couldn’t be happier with the way this whole process has gone. I now have zero feelings of fear or dread when I have an upcoming dentist appointment.
Oh yeah, and he also put a crown on one of my teeth! They have what is basically a tiny CNC mill in the back of the office, and I got to watch this thing turn a little block of material into my new tooth! While it was super cool watching that, it also saved me from having to get a temporary crown, making multiple appointments, and waiting for some 3^rd party to make my crown for me. Totally awesome.

I’ve had nothing but positive experiences here at Mint. The staff is always friendly, professional, and helpful. The location is very conveniently located on SE Morrison, and has parking right out front. When you walk inside and see how fresh, clean, open and cutely decorated this dentists office is, you forget that you’re (sadly) only there to get your teeth worked on, which is most cases is no fun. However, Mint offers you a variety of DVD’s that you can watch while you have your appointment! I got to watch Planet Earth while I had my filling, and I was amazed at how quickly the time went by.
I cannot say enough how pleased I am to have found Mint Dental Works, and I recommend to everyone!

Today I had the best teeth cleaning of my life. Which makes me sad. Because temporarily, we have to switch to Kaiser dental, and I’m very sad to let this gem go, if even for a year.
You see, I am one of those people who might fit into the category of «denta-​phobes». After years of lots of dental work, starting with having nine teeth pulled as a child, I have developed a dislike of the sounds, sights, and multiple Novocaine injections that occur in that dreaded chair. But I finally found a place where I can relax, and as Dr. McMillan says, that’s as good for them as it is for me. Apparently a more relaxed patient is easier to work on, and anesthetic is more effective without extra stress.
How do they make this magic happen? With warm neck pillows, massage chairs, soothing tea, and not terrible music. The massage chair is quite amazing. They also provide movies if you want (and good looking dentists don’t hurt).
Last time I needed some drill work, I mentioned that I was a breastfeeding mama and wanted to avoid anything that could affect my milk, and also that I didn’t respond well to novocaine and usually needed multiple shots. We decided to try it without anesthetic. So great! Much less painful than administering the anesthetic, and with no annoying after effects. They really value your needs and opinions, which is more than I can say for most dentists I have visited. OH, AND THEY ARE A GREEN BUSINESS! LEED certified building, eco-​friendly, low flush toilets, and products that are safer and more healthful. Check them out! They are covered by most insurance.

Seriously, who looks forward to going to the dentist?
I can now honestly say that I do!
Mint Dental Works is the country’s «first LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)-certified dental office.» That was the selling point for me when I starting coming here 4 years ago. The selling points now also include the massage chair and the warm neck pillow I get before I say «Aaaah» — it’s not quite a day at the spa, but I can totally appreciate where they’re going here.
This is such a friendly and positive environment, you really can’t help but be relaxed. I have gone through a few procedures here, not just your basic cleaning, and there has been nothing traumatic about them. I don’t know if I would go so far as to say «enjoyable» but I never dread going back.
Check them out. These folks are high-​tech, professional, and really know their stuff. I can’t recommend Dr. McMillan and his staff highly enough.
Be kind to your teeth and the environment!

I have never had a dental experience as fantastic as those I’ve had at Mint Dental. From the initial phone call to make an appointment through my third visit everyone has been more than accommodating and so dang cheery.
This dental office is sublime! They have back massaging dental chairs, warm aromatherapy neck wraps, movies to watch while they are working on your mouth.
The first visit was solely getting the basics done (x-​rays and such) and making a dental plan. No cleaning, no rushing, just a genuine desire to know the patient.
Imagine that? Not at Willamette Dental folks!
Another item that attracted me to this office was the LEED certification and commitment to sustainability. That sort of devotion goes straight to my heart.
For the first time in my life I am not dreading going to the dentist. Dr. McMillan and his staff are the reason why. Thank you to all of them for making this a truly nice dental experience.

They have always been good to me here.
Friendly and helpful staff who are happy to explain what the hell they are doing in your mouth. The dentist is sweet and warm and good at what he does. They aren’t trying to up-​sell you on any thing or use fear tactics: «you need dentures/​a bridge/​a crown, etc» if there is no need. In fact– the last time I was in I walked with a clean bill of health! Aww yeaa.
The building is beautiful and LED certified. The place is clean and cozy AND the dentist chairs are also massage chairs. Yes that is what I said. They offer you a buckwheat and lavender heated neck pillow to relax you and I am not even kidding.
They even have an array of movies to choose from provided you are in there for the long haul.
Go for it!