Smiles for Kids

My 5 year old has been seen a few times here at smiles for kids. First time was a horrible experience but due to my son being 2 at the time we thought maybe it was the age. Second time was better he was a little older. Today we went in he had to be sedated he sat was given medicine, about 5 minutes later dr. Walked in and didn’t ask anything if he was feeling anything or how his teeth were. She just started drilling away and after a few moments my child started yelling saying it hurt. Dr. Didn’t worry of his yelling she just rushed through the process. It’s been an hour that my son has been home and is still complaining about his teeth hurting and his mouth. Oh and he has a bruised eye which he did not have before going in. Therefore that is the last time we will be seeing dr. sheena or anyone in that office.

Have 5 children ranging from 17 to 1. We have been coming here for years, and love it. My children see Dr. Hatch he is amazing and all of the staff is professional.

Typically we go to the eastside location. We live closer to this facility. Thought we would give it a try. Don’t come here if you want any privacy. If there are children who hate their experience the whole entire «bay» will know about it. They take you into a community area where they have 6 chairs, no dividing walls. So as far as any patient information or conversation with you and the hygienists it will be heard by all. It feels like a place they are trying to get as many patients in as possible, as one time. Worst experience ever and I wasn’t even in the chair. My son will not be coming back here.

I’ve been going here sence I was little. They recently moved from their old location in a shopping center to a bigger building with just them in it. The building is usually clean and the staff are friendly. I love how they have T. Vs for patients to watch while getting their teeth cleaned. Helps take your mind off of the cleaning.

Dr. Tasker is great with my 2 and a half year old and the hygienist was great with her as well. It was only her second time and she was a little taken aback, but you can tell these people are very dedicated to making kiddos feel welcome. They were very gentle, explained everything, had little tvs above their heads and were very knowledgeable about fluoride treatments and fluoride in the water here in Bernalillo county as well. I will say Dr. Tasker’s schedule is less than ideal – he only works Tuesdays, but we will continue to see him because our experience has been great so far.

My 3 yr old’s first time and they made him very comfortable. He wasn’t scared at all. The cleaning, xrays, and dentist were very nice and professional.
The whole clinic is extremely clean and nicely decorated with pictures of animals. There are also tv’s everywhere to keep the children occupied while in the chair.
Pretty awesome experience. Definitely found our kids dentist.

Almost gave 3 stars, but after yesterday I’m going to give them 4 stars. My child recieved great care with the use of nitrous. I’m happy to say that the front office didn’t badger me on paying up the wazoo for the entire treatment. We are able to break it down in several treatments. My child did so much better than last month. He was seen here last month for the 1^st time it wasn’t what I had expected because I forewarned the dental assistant about my child’s gag reflex. She didn’t listen & it backfired. All in all, the treatment went well. And the front office is courteous about payments.

My daughter had an appointment at the east side office. It was clean and the front desk staff was nice.
Rosalie is a real asset to your company! She was gentle and caring with my daughter. I also think it is really awesome that you reward the children for not having cavities and enforce positive behavior toward oral hygiene. I love how you educate the children on the importance of healthy teeth. Very awesome experience!

This place is just bad service and so is the one at the east side, they advertise care for kids with special needs but I’m not sure if they know what that means.

Had to take in the little one to get her tooth checked after a nasty trip on the sidewalk. Overall, office was clean and the front office staff was really friendly and helpful.

The facility was kid friendly with a TV playing cartoons in the waiting room. The room that my daughter was seen in also had a TV display. The staff was very good at calming my daughter down and gave her some «prizes» to take her attention off of the fear of getting xrayed.
The dentist that visited my daughter was also very good with kids and I feel he gave an accurate assessment of her situation. The only downside was that we showed up 15 minutes early for the appointment and we were not actually seen til 45 mins after the scheduled time. We will be back with hopes of making this her primary dental provider.

I typically go to the East side office, which has been awesome and made me and my children very comfortable with dental care for 14 years, but once visited this office for convenience and found the same level of care and service. The dentists and assistants are very fun and friendly. My kids are very comfortable and actually look forward to going. they often do some sort of reward or acknowledgment for no cavities. .very developmentally appropriate for kids. I see a lot of techniques that I personally use in teaching young children. I do agree Dr. Green was awesome, too bad he left.

I brought my kids here for a few years and was pleased with Dr. green. Since he sold the practice to Smiles for Kids the care has gone down hill for sure. I was told my 11 year old daughter needed 12 fillings. I took her for a second opinion and she needed NO fillings. Hmmm… I do have very good insurance. She is now 15. She never got any of those desperately needed filling and she has not had one problem with her teeth. This was the Candelaria location. Please BEWARE of treatments that are recommended for kids. They may not always be needed.