Berg Mark S, DDS

Not sure the negative reviews are fair. Went in this AM for a pretty complicated root canal /​infection issue; my front tooth slightly overlaps my other front tooth. Dr Berg sat down with me, explained my condition and answered all of my questions. I explained I was a big baby and he did a great job of numbing the area and I felt little to no discomfort.
He is truly an expert.
During the procedure the entire staff seemed as if they were assisting. I’m a happy camper so far (still in pain) and am confident he can and will fix my issue.

First of all, I was terrified to go in and get a root canal and talked to the nurse about it on the phone before I even went in and she reassured me that I would be in very good hands and everything would be fine, which helped a lot until I got there and had the experience I had. Dr. Berg was VERY rude. He didn’t even introduce himself to me. He gave me the impression that he would have rather been cleaning up cow poop on a hot day than working on me. He asked how the tooth was and when I told him it was very sensitive he said «uh to what?!» and I said everything– pressure, hot, cold– everything. So he takes his tool and starts tapping all around my tooth, now– DID I NOT JUST MENTION HOW SORE IT WAS?! so he numbs me all up and usually they suction any Novocain that drips into your mouth while getting the shots– no he had me swallow it. So then he sits down and draws some crap picture, explaining in a very uninterested, bored tone how it was all going to go down and then hands me a consent to read while the numbing kicked in and while reading it the last sentence said something about being responsible for paying for the service on the day of the procedure unless otherwise arranged with the girls at the front desk. So I waited to sign until I could ask what the price was going to be and right at that time one of the girls came up to tell me I would owe $ 200, I explained that I didn’t get paid until the following week and SHE suggested that I pay for at least half the service today and call back to pay the remaining balance and I agreed. She said that she would go check with the front desk to make sure that was ok and came back to tell me that I would have to reschedule. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! that’s probably something that should be discussed BEFORE they have you back in their chair or BEFORE they start numbing you up.
DO NOT GO TO DR. BERG!!! you will be VERY disappointed. Even if it weren’t for the money issue, he is not a personable person. He was VERY rude and VERY unprofessional.

This man was rude. He told me he did not know if I needed one or two root canal (is he not the expert), but that I needed to go home and think about the second one. How the heck should I know? He was condescending, telling me I would not understand why I needed TWO root canals instead on one. I walked out. You deserve a good bed side manner, take your money and insurance elsewhere. He also said it would hurt. I need a little more confidence and a little more competent doctor. HORRIBLE.

i have had 2 root canals by Dr Berg. It doesn’t get faster or more painless.

I went to Dr. Berg for a root canal evaluation on one of my back molars after about a year of complications with this tooth. He met with me and after he figured out what the problem was he said you definitely need a root canal, you want to do it right now? U was surprised by this offer since my appointment was only for a consultation and I had his last appointment time for the day. I asked how long it takes and he said 15 minutes; I’m pretty sure my jaw actually dropped at hearing this. I told him I was under the impression that it is a 2 hour long procedure to which he responded that it would take that long if my dentist did it but he’s been doing them for 20+ years. So I decided to just get it over with to end the turmoil with this tooth. He warned me that the numbing shots were the worst part, which they were painful but worth it to be numb. As I was waiting for the medication to kick in his assistant came in and asked me if I’d had a root canal before and told me that it was not painful and I would be fine, which was nice because I was more than nervous. He came back and got right to work, I am not kidding when I say it took him no longer than 15 – 20 minutes and there was only one instance when I felt pain and I raised my hand and it did not happen again. He told me that mine was more difficult than he expected and that’s why it took longer than 15 minutes. He then gave me a prescription for pain medication and an information sheet on what to expect. I left there and have had no tooth pain except the initial soreness of the procedure. This man is a root canal magician! His assistant told me that they have even had people come from out of town to get root canals done by him because of his reputation. This root canal was more comfortable than any filling I’ve ever had filled; I would highly recommend him to anyone.

I was scared to death to come here for a root canal. My dentist sends everyone to him for root canals and my dentist said 2 or 3 times that he’s not the nicest guy but he’s good at what he does. Well isn’t that just craptastic? I don’t know about you but anyone that sticks a drill in my head… I’d kinda like to feel comfortable with. And then I saw the not so great reviews on him at Google. Now I’m seriously freaked out. But he takes my insurance and my dentist really wants me to go him.
Just got done and I gotta tell ya, no big deal. Dr. Berg isn’t a chatty cathy by any means but he explained what he was going to do thoroughly. From start to finish I was in and out in 45 minutes. Not too shabby for a broken back molar in need of a root canal. It was super helpful that he told me to close my eyes and that I needed to raise my hand if I needed him to stop or if I was in pain. His staff were very nice and totally efficient as well.
I certainly hope I don’t need another root canal in the future but if I do, I will definitely go back to Dr. Berg.

Dr. Berg was awesome!!! Got a root canal done and it was quick and painless! I am hard to numb up but he was able to get it on the first try. Very personable and and professional!

This guy made getting a root canal a breeze. The best thing he told me to do during the procedure was to close my eyes. I wanted to close my ears cuz of the scary drilling. When I felt woozy afterwards from the anaesthesia, he put a cool towel on my head & offered to help me to the sink to rinse my mouth. Doesn’t talk much, but was really caring. I didn’t even cry during the procedure with the exception of getting the shots to numb my mouth.