Ellen Lippa DDS

Spectacular from the minute I called them.
Went in for a routine exam and the hygienist (Judy) was amazing.
Went back the next week for a filling (found during exam) and I was amazing at how different she is then every other dentist. You can really tell she knows what’s she’s doing. Personable, friendly, sense of humour.
Front desk ladies are just as terrific.
If you see a dentist, the records can be seen by other offices and doctors. For instance, the endodontist can see records from the dentist which makes it very easy for everyone.
Highly recommend.

Dr. Lippa is a fantastic dentist — smart, thorough, and friendly. From conversations I’ve overheard between her and the hygienists, she’s very involved in her field and actively seeks out educational and professional development opportunities for herself and her staff, so I feel like I’m in good hands. Speaking of which, the friendly hygienists at this practice deserve a shout-​out, too; my mouth never hurts afterward!

BEST. DENTIST. EVER.
While other people my age may be investing in homes, cars, or full tat sleeves, I unfortunately have been investing in new teeth. Due to an accident that knocked out and damaged teeth, I’ve both been in a lot of dentist’s chairs and spent a lot of time in said chairs. Dr. Lippa is hands down the best dentist I have ever had. She is amazing! She’s so great that after all my work with her, I was sad to be leaving her office and even asked for a hug.
So here’s my scenario, I had just moved to B-​lo and had a dental emergency, my canine tooth was being destroyed by my gums. The tooth needed to either be «saved» (via root canal and deep seated crown) or pulled and an implant placed. I went to another DDS who was an ass. He gave me bad advice and suggested I «save» the tooth by doing a root canal and doing a deep cap/​crown. I got the root canal from a periodontist who probably should’ve known better than to try a root canal on the fragile tooth. In doing the procedure, my tooth broke up quite a bit. I was then sent to Dr. Lippa to fix the jacked up tooth. Dr. Lippa was so honest and clear with me. She informed me that doing what these 2 docs suggested would leave me highly susceptible for infections and gum disease (which the other docs never told me). She explained my options: crown with risk of bad infections and likely needing an implant in the next 6mos to few years OR an implant. Dr. Lippa spent so much time explaining everything and answering my questions. She even pulled in a specialist to talk about it (and provide me a 2^nd opinion). After diagrams, discussions, etc., I decided to do the implant. She directed me to her highest rec doc for this and even tried to save me money by seeing if I could get some assistance through my workplace. I had 2 – 3 appointments with the implant doc in her office suite. Even though these appointments were with a different doc, she stopped by at every single one to check on me and always greeted me by name. She really cares about her patients. On top of all this, she does great work. I’m very satisfied, and it was painless (unlike my previous implant-​crown procedure).
Other things I love about her include…
— Awesome bedside manner. Absolutely awesome. Every time she was doing the slightest «work» in my mouth, she would constantly (and I mean constantly) check on me «you doing okay?.» It really let me know she cared. Plus, she always checked on me when I was seeing her other doc.
— She does a phenomenal job explaining what she is doing. A lot of docs don’t do this, and it leads to anxiety of the unknown. She started every appointment with a thorough explanation of what she was about to do, complete with models, letting me handle the models/​parts, and re-​explaining anything I didn’t get.
— Trust. I trust her completely. She was really honest with me about a lot of things including who to go to for future work. She puts her patients first… she is not out to make a buck off you or to help her friends do the same. She wants you to have the best work at the best price.
— She really does care. I’m moving back south soon, and Dr. Lippa told me I was welcome to call her anytime I wanted for consultation about any future dental work/​problems.
— She does great and efficient work. Her implant doc and her worked seamlessly as a team. As soon as I was done with the extraction & implant placement, she had a temporary crown to place in my gap. She used my original tooth as the model so it looked perfect. For my final implant crown, everything was ready and I was in and out of the office in 30 minutes. It was so much better than my previous implant-​crown experience, and my tooth looks perfect.
— Her hygienist staff are great. Dr. Lippa is extremely professional and patient centered, and her staff mirrors her behavior.
— She’s just completely likeable.