Balboa Dental

I am that horrible adult patient that wiggles and cries. Dr Straiger is patient, kind and professional. The work performed is fabulous and he has a calming disposition. I would highly recommend this office to any and all.

My family has been cared for by Dr. Straiger for almost 20 years. He and his whole staff are professional, knowledgeable and very patient. My hyperactive child was treated kindly for years as he squirmed and wiggled through his appointments. It wasn’t until we moved to north county, and I began the search for a more local dentist, that I realized what a treasure having a good dentist is. I still make the 30 minute drive to get anything other than the routine cleaning done by him. Most recently I had a crown on my front tooth done. It was a slightly different color than the other front tooth, that also was a crown. After speaking to Dr. Straiger, he told me to come back to redo it. He thought it would look best to replace both crowns (the old one and the new recent one). He did this at his expense, and only charged me for the one crown. Now both teeth match and look great. I cannot say enough good things about Balboa Dental!

Dr. Stagier was a very nice guy and the lady that cleaned my teeth «Brenda» was very personable, however first impressions are everything.
When I walked in I was taken back by the front office receptionist. She was dressed more for a college party than a dental office position. Her attire seemed very unprofessional. My first thought was, «I can’t believe ANY dentist would allow their staff to dress that way.
Being a nurse and dealing with patients myself I am more aware of how an office is maintained from an OSHA standpoint. As I was walking back to the room my eye was immediately drawn to a huge mess in the sterilization area. There were at least 3 dirty trays stacked up and since I was the first patient I can only imagine that they had sat all night. When we are dealing with instruments that are sterilized and reused with other patients I think it is important to keep your sterilization area very clean and presentable. I was left worried about he condition of the instruments that were about to be used on me.
I was pleased with my cleaning and the Dr. was a nice guy… but the little things I mentioned left a lasting impression on me.
I leave this review only in hope that they will see it and use these comments to better their practice as it was not a bad place, they just need to know that patients notice these things and they can be a deciding factor in whether they will return of not.