Janelle Bacino, DDS

Today I sat in the dentist chair a bundle of nerves. Yep, you guessed it, I am not a good dental patient. I generally am only thinking of myself during the procedure. Today, with my mouth wide open and my heart beating a mile a minute, I actually thought about what a hard job my dentist has. I was trying so hard not to fight her in how she needed to manipulate my mouth and jaw but I know I moved when I wasn’t suppose and took way more breaks than the average patient. You see, my dentist knows me so well that she reads my body language and ask me if I need a break. I also noticed today that she moved around me instead of moving me to accommodate her. What the heck! Who is she to put my comfort above her own. Now I totally understand why this woman needs massage regularly. I have taken the opportunity to tell her what an incredible mom and woman she is but it occurred to me that after 20+ years I don’t think I have ever told her what an amazing dentist she is. Dr. Janelle Bacino you friggin rock!!! Thank you for so many years of friendship and professional dental service. You and all of your staff always do it right!

Dr Bacino and team are the best. Not only do you feel safe and taken care of, I can relax knowing I can trust them to give me the dental care that I need. She makes going to the dentist as easy an experience as it can be. She checks to make sure you are comfortable, and… She also took time to educate me on daily dental care and flossing to prevent future dental problems !

I finally found an amazing dentist! Dr. Bacino is great, I’ve never had such a thorough dentist. She takes her time and explains everything step by step what she’s doing and what your not doing. She’s not scared to tell you what’s going on in your mouth. She instructs you on how to prevent and help the issues that are currently going on. The office and staff are very friendly and helpful as well. I highly recommend Dr. Bacino!

My family and I LOVE Dr. Bacino and the girls in the office. They always take great care of us.

The best Dentist I’ve ever gone to! She is very trustworthy! She takes time ith her patients to educate them and goes over every detail and answers every question. I am so thrilled to have found her and feel 100 percent comfortable. All her assistants are great too. Very friendly office! Looking forward to my next visit!!! :D

I’ve been going to this dentist office for over 8 years now and have consistently received excellent dental care from friendly competent staff. They are sensitive to my preferences and needs and go out of their way to make me feel comfortable. I recently moved from Pacific Beach to Del Mar and continue to go to Dr. Janelle Bacino and her team for my dentistry. Jacque does my teeth cleaning (gentle and thorough), Martha does my scheduling (always with a smile), and Jennifer assists Dr. Bacino with more complex procedures. Excellent team! I highly recommend this group of dental professionals.

Dr. Bacino is the best! I’ve been going to her for about 3 years now for regular cleanings and fillings. She and her staff are really nice and make you feel very comfortable. She is really knowledgeable, works fast, and makes each visit virtually painless. I moved up to the LA area about a year ago and still drive down to see her for my dental work because the service is that great.

I am thrilled to bits that I found Dr. Bacino! I had to take my dentist-​phobic fiancé in or a tooth ache. Everyone was so kind and understand it really put him at ease and made the visit so much better! He actually said he wouldn’t mind going back! Thank you thank you thank you! :)

I had to write a review on my new dentist here in San Diego only because I left the office actually EXCITED to practice my new brushing/​flossing routine. To be pumped about a boring daily regimen is pretty noteworthy. I mean, to learn I had been doing it incorrectly for so long… eye-​opening!
Five stars is definitely warranted — I’ve been to seven different dentists in my life and none can compare.
Most of the other reviews took the words out of my mouth. Dr. Janelle is thorough, knowledgeable, patient, informative, friendly and welcoming. Her whole staff is great! I couldn’t believe that as a new patient I wasn’t made to feel like just another number!
Cheers to clean teeth and effective brushing practices!

I was referred to Dr. Bacino by my boss (she’s his dentist too). Dr. Bacino was very professional, knowledgeable, and she actually cares about my teeth as much as I do! She made sure to explain to me exactly what she was going to do — as well as why she is doing what she is doing. Very few dentists does that! She is a perfectionist (which is great because I know she will make sure she is satisfied with how my teeth looks)…and I’m VERY anal about my teeth!
Their staff is very knowledgable and helpful — and they are willing to help work with you on payment options. Her dental assistant is very attentive (which is great — cuz you won’t choke if the water doesn’t get sucked up in time). Sorry, don’t know correct dental terms.
They have tvs so you won’t get bored while your teeth is getting worked on. :-) Dr. Bacino always asks what movie you want to watch as well. cuz she has a dvd collection!
I recommend Dr. Bacino to anyone looking for a professional, knowledgeable dentist who actually cares about your teeth as much as you do!
NOTE: Parking might be a hassle since it’s in a busy street of PB, and street parking is the only option.

Love Dr Bacino and entire staff! They are always helping to make you feel and look your best. People ALWAYS compliment me on my teeth and that never happened prior to Dr Bacino… Great prices… Highly recommend.

Because La Jolla community is a small community, I knew Dr. Janelle Bacino from the preschool and social encounters. However, I had never been to her as a dentist until about 3 years ago. (We had our own dentists before we met at the preschool and so I didn’t think of changing).
Then about 3 years ago my daughter had a serious dental issue and our own dentist wasn’t able to treat her because he was concerned she would need general anesthesia. I contacted Janelle for her advice and she was able to handle the dental issue without general anesthesia. My daughter (almost 6 years old at the time) made it through the procedure without trauma due to Janelle’s technique for pain management and her soothing bedside manner.
Since then, I have switched both my kids to Janelle and now my husband and I are switching ourselves. (I was happy with my prior dentist and so even knowing and liking Janelle, I didn’t switch right away — I wanted to be sure she was the right choice as a dentist.)
By watching her with my kids, I’ve been highly impressed by her level of expertise (20+ years in practice) and her down-​to-​earth approach that doesn’t involve trying to sell patients something they don’t need. I’m not the easiest client to please because I have high standards and have had excellent dental care all my life, so I choose my doctors and dentists carefully. Janelle has an easygoing personality and so I liked her as a person, but it was her professional attention to detail and the fine dental work she did on my kids that sold me on her as a dentist and what has my husband and I going to her now as well.
Some other comments: My kids don’t mind going to the dentist now because the hygenist Jackie is gentle and kind (as well as very skilled which satisfies me), and Janelle and her dental assistant talk to the kids and make them feel valued and respected as patients. I’ve noticed that Janelle and all her staff communicate fully with their patients – whether adult or child– during the fillings and other procedures and cleanings so that the kids (and adults) trust them and aren’t in pain (or if they are in pain during a filling, they can raise their hand and Janelle stops and addresses it immediately).
Martha who runs the front desk and does all the billing is terrific and she has helped me multiple times with insurance billing issues so that we get coverage and pre-​authorizations where necessary. She is very efficient with scheduling appointments and other paperwork issues. She has a welcoming demeanor.
The office is set up with TV and video monitors so that kids and adults can watch movies or TV shows during dental work — makes the dental experience less unpleasant. My kids actually don’t mind going to the dentist now. (Part of the draw is Janelle offers a huge selection of video movies The kids love this.)
I read the older reviews on Unilocal from 2007 and it’s worth mentioning that Janelle gave the office a facelift last year with new paint and carpets and décor — nice change; no longer drab.
All in all, I would highly recommend this office for adults and kids. Ethical, honest, high standards, skilled dentistry, lovely staff and warm, personal feel to the office that is refreshing in a day and age when dentistry is big business at other offices. Prices are the same as other dentists in the area. Not cheap but not high– what you’d expect for the level of service you get.

Dr. Bacino and her professional staff are absolutely the BEST! They are a caring group and provide the extras for their patients. The office and training is state of the art and they offer the latest services and techniques.
My insurance did not cover some of my required dental work. They were very gracious and accommodating to help me get the work done and provide a payment plan that is beyond reasonable! It is appreciated. These are gentle, caring, real people. I highly recommend Dr. Bacino and her staff.

Dr. Janelle Bacino and her staff are friendly and very thorough. She does a great job for adults and kids. I trust her to help me get and keep a beautiful and healthy smile.

I had not been to the dentist in 7 years. I can’t stand the thought of someone with their hands in my mouth and I guess you could say I am a bit of a wimp. I knew I needed a cleaning and x-​rays so I booked this appointment. Dr. Janelle Bacino was recommended to me by a friend. I told the receptionist over the phone that I was nervous and wasn’t sure I really wanted to come in. She was so nice and reassuring and let me know that they wouldn’t do anything I wasn’t ready for. When I arrived for my visit I was greeted and taken back right away. The doctor was so nice and again reassured me I was in good hands. The dental technician explained things so thoroughly step by step and began to proceed with the x-​rays and treatment. She really took her time and made me feel at ease. It turns out I have to go back for a filling, but I am not nervous at all. This was definitely the best dental visit I have ever had. So if you are apprehensive about going to a dentist like I was or you want a dentist who takes their time and does a complete, thorough exam, then this is the dentist for you!

Dr. Bacino is a fabulous, meticulous dentist and her staff is exceptional. She was recommended to our family 16 years ago by my son’s orthodontist when he was finishing with braces. I was so impressed, my youngest son came next. Then me, then my husband. I am surprised there is not a recent review of her office and staff, so feel compelled to recommend and sing their praises. I don’t agree with the person who says she recommended unnecessary whitening and any other services. She is honest, highly professional and runs a very cheerful office. My friends who now go to her also love her!

Love, love, love this dentist! She is so friendly and really knows what she is doing! She fixed a really bad inlay I had done by another dentist a few years ago and she did such an amazing job… She’s such a perfectionist, I highly recommend her!

Dr. Bacino is AWESOME! I’m am so glad she’s a perfectionist about my teeth and my family’s teeth. I was just in last week to fix a broken tooth and my smile is terrific again. Appointments are alway on time and you even get a friendly reminder call the day before. She’s been my family dentist for over 15 years. My children always enjoyed having dental appointments with her. They never complained about going for their check ups. Now that my children are in their early 20’s and no longer live in San Diego they have had a difficult time finding a Dentist as friendly and thorough as Dr. Bacino. There is no pain in the office! woohoo! Her entire staff is friendly and professional.

Dr. Bacino is good. It’s her advice and assistants I’m worried about. First, the assistants. It took several painful tries by one of them to get my x-​rays done (you know how they stretch out your lips to get the plastic thing to fit? Yeah. I had one in for about 15 minutes). Another assistant showed me the wrong way to scrape your tongue with the little plastic scraper. Such a simple thing, how could she get it wrong?
I don’t have any cavities and my teeth are naturally very white. Dr. Bacino even told me I had great teeth. But then she suggested that I consider whitening and braces. Huh? Doesn’t that mean I have «bad» teeth? I thought they were pretty awesome. Keep in mind, I’m from the South. In the words of my dentist in SC, «Girl, you tell those fancy pants Cali-​for-​I-​A dentists that you’re lucky to even have your teeth.»

Glad dentistry is no longer a male-​dominated profession.
Dr. Bacino’s office is extremely conveniently located at Mission Blvd./Missouri in PB, so you can ride your bike there, which means you don’t need a designated driver if you get all drugged up.
The office building is rather drab, with its most exciting flourish being the haphazard distribution of orangish rocks on the roof. As you’d expect in a dentist/“medical arts” building.
Dr. Bacino herself is very agreeable and friendly, and is skilled with drills and needles. I did have a problem with crowns not fitting right, but I blame the lab. In any case, I now have dramatic gold molars here and there, which sometimes flash brilliantly at my conversation partners. They have been decreed «phat» by local rappers, so I may make a trip to Houston to show them off.
Oh yeah, there is not a single dude in the place, it’s 100% women. That ain’t bad.