Gentle Dentistry

I just had my first visit at Gentle Dentistry and I was very impressed with how accommodating and caring Dr. Abadan and her team are! They are very skilled and efficient in their job and provide honest and knowledgeable feedback. Overall, I had a pleasant experience and I will definitely recommend this place to others.

Gone to Dr. Abadan´s office for many years: always treated well and honestly –no «overtreating». My adult kids also use Gentle Dentistry and they are happy with the results.

I love this place they are always gentle and caring of people in great pain, this is my go to spot

Great team to take care of your smile!

Dr. Abadan and her professional, caring staff are the best! Located in the Vons center up in Torrey Hills, I’d highly recommend her office to locals in Torrey and Carmel Valley for all your dental needs.

I am grateful to have found a dentist who is so thorough and genuinely kind. The staff are especially gracious and fun. As a matter of fact, as a new patient, they were able to squeeze me in the same day, and explained all of my dental benefits to me which made it easier for me to understand too. That really makes a huge difference and puts me at ease. I am definitely recommended this dentist to my family, friends, and coworkers!
Thank you!

My wife and I have been patients here for a few years. I have recommend Dr. Abadan to several people and they have all been happy too.
Overall, always a pleasant experience. Knowledgeable and friendly people who treat you well.

I’ve been coming to Dr. Abadan for about 5 yrs, starting with some major work including crowns and root canals.
The office lives up to its name: gentle. I’ve dozed off sometimes!
I’m the type that cares that my teeth are hygienic, not ‘ready for primetime’ sparkling. But when I went in for a crown fitting followed by a cleaning… two of the staff both noticed that my crowns are lighter-​colored than my real teeth. It was nice to be able to add on a whitening to deal with those years of coffee/​tea drinking.

Really pretty office and the staff is very sweet. Dr Maggie works with you to make sure you are comfortable and I trust what she recommends. They are not pushy either. I hate when offices do that. I highly recommend.

Friendly and informative staff! Great seeing everyone today and look forward to seeing you all next time! Thanks for the great dental care.

Shady billing and charging. I used to work for a dentist and submitted claims so I know a little about what’s normal. So when I was charged for an exam and cleaning that is covered at 100% why am I paying out of pocket expenses? I paid the 5 dollars or so but never returned because I knew it wasn’t right. My husband was told he needed a deep cleaning and on a second opinion he did not. I should only give one star but the office is nice and the hygienist was nice.

Please think twice about seeing this dentist. From the moment I sat down for a cleaning the doctor was trying to sell me unnecessary dental accessories. I felt like the whole appointment was a complete scam. When I went back for my filling, the only way the doctor would perform the procedure was if I paid extra for the «medicine» to prevent my tell from hurting in a few days. The doctor could not explain in further detail what the medicine was exactly and when I opted out she said I could leave and find another doctor who would fill my cavity.
They also charge a $ 25 fee to send your digital X-​rays to another dentist which is completely unacceptable and possibly illegal?

Stay away!!! The my family could not leave this office fast enough. Dr. Abadan must be one of the most uncaring and not so bright dentist I have ever been with. She does not call her patients back when they need help and does not seem to understand the simplest concepts and makes zero attempt at understanding. I needed work but it may have not been enough for her. I asked her call so we could clarify some issue but she never did. Instead she had her staff call me and the things I heard from them that they said Dr. Abadan told them would be funny in a Mel Brooks movie but not so funny when you teeth and your wallet is involved. After she did not call back on Monday I quickly changed doctors (I am in a HMO) and I am thankful. If you are truly seeking a dental professional, keep looking as one star is too many for this group.

I have been at this dentist office for over a year and my experience has not been good. Dr. Abadan has a nice demeanor but I do not think she cares for her patients and says that you need work when you don’t. I also feel that the work done here is very bad. Last year, she told me I needed a crown because one of my molars was cracked. The crack was so bad that «it was going to break any day» according to her and she needed to put a crown on it and on the tooth next to it. I reluctantly agreed. The tooth that ‘was going to break any day’ was actually very healthy and she had a very hard time grinding the tooth. It took her over an hour to grind that one tooth down! I do not feel that it needed to be worked on. The crown that went in did not fit right and my bite was off. I had to go in a few times to get my bite corrected and was told that she would charge me if I came in again! I couldn’t believe it! I was having problems with the work she had done and she wouldn’t take responsibility for correcting her mess up. I also had headaches and jaws aches for 3 months after I got my two crowns. One of the molars was painful due to the bite being off but she insisted that I needed a root canal from nerve damage. It’s been over a year, the pain in the tooth went away (I didn’t need the root canal) but I am no longer able to chew on the side I had work done. Now I do need to get braces to correct her mistake!
She also recommended I needed deep cleaning for my receding gum problems. I noticed when I was on this deep cleaning treatment plan, my gums actually receded more! When I told her I didn’t want to continue with the deep cleaning treatment plan, she fired me as her patient. Again, I do not feel she cares for her patients.

I read the other reviews after having received service here. I don’t understand why they feel that way. My experience was great, my dental condition has improved and the entire staff is a delight. My previous dentist told me to use a water pic instead of flossing and that was bad advice. Dr Abadan got me back on track and I’ve notice immediate improvement. She is professional and a very nice person. Sometimes people post less than positive reviews because the doctor told them the truth not what they wanted to hear. I for one appreciate the candor and an assertive approach to improve me teeth. It’s about results and Maggie gets results. The other thing I like is that they use Solutionreach a patient engagement platform that sends text reminders and provides great educational material, thank you

This is the best dentist in San Diego County! The customer service, location, and office is incredible! Dr. Abadan is professional and compassionate. I came here after «missing» dentist appointments for 2 years straight and they really took care of me and brought my dental hygiene up to par. The receptionist Myra is the best! She is sweet, nice, funny and makes for a good office experience. Overall I have recommended this dentist to all of my friends and family and we have all had the same wonderful experience.

This is my favorite dentist! (^-^)v
I have been coming here for 7 years and half. I found this place because I was looking for a dentist has «Lumineers» and I got them here! Now I really can smile and show my beautiful teeth in front of strangers! (^-^)/​I continue to maintain my teeth here!
Dr. «Maggie» Abadan is an excellent dentist and always gives me great recommendations for my teeth. She really knows how to take care of her clients make them happy! Mayra who is a receptionist is a sweet person and a great communicator, and Kim who is a hygienist always cleans my teeth to keep beautiful, and also Maggie who is a dental assistant takes care of me well.
I do not have any complains about this place. They are really awesome and they always make me happy! (^o^)/ I highly recommend you to have their treatments! I am sure you will be very happy like me! \(^-^)/

My husband and I have been seeing Dr. Maggie Abadan for several years. She has treated us for cleanings, root canals, cavities, and Invisalign. She is very patient and kind. She diagnosed my grinding years ago and got me into an NTI, which eliminated my migraine headaches — for this I’ll be eternally grateful. Her office does have a lot of upsell options, but they’re just that — options. You can do them if you like, or skip them if you don’t like. I also believe they have stopped the high-​pressure sales that they used to do. I like and trust Dr. Abadan, and believe she really cares about her patients.

Follow up from my 4÷12÷11 post… I was so disgusted with the way this office was run that I filed a complaint with my insurance company. They conducted an investigation and ordered Gentle Dentistry to reimburse me $ 370 for «inappropriate billing». UNREAL!!!

I wish I could give less than one star, I really do.
Do NOT go here, it is a total rip off!
They got some racket they’re running at this office and it’s just plain wrong!
I came here for a toothache. I was then told that there was NOTHING wrong with that tooth but a completely different tooth on the other side of my mouth needed a root canal. Really? News to me! It wasn’t even bothering me!
Then, she also wanted to inject some kind of medicine into my gums because she claimed they were receding. They did a work up and decided that I need $ 5,000 worth of dental work!!! WTF? I just came in because of a toothache!!! (that would be after insurance, btw)
She was rough too.
I was there simply to get an estimate and I wanted a second opinion after this. I took their estimate and went to see Dr. Bosworth, another dentist who ended up NOT giving me a root canal and finding out what was actually wrong with the offending tooth. Oh, btw, I didn’t need any medicine in my gums either.
The real fun kicker was when I asked this place for my xrays to show the second opinon, they wouldn’t give them to me. Yea. Finally, I had to come all the way to their stupid office and ask for my own xrays. They gave me a print out of one 8×10 sheet that had small images printed out of all of my xrays — on one sheet!
Morons.
Like I said, this is a racket and they’re pulling something here. When I read the other reviewer below who had a similar story with the medicine in the gums thing, I wasn’t that surprised.
RUN AWAY FROM THIS PLACE AS FAST AS YOU CAN!