Geeta Bhat, DDS

My son has been a patient of Dr. Bhat’s for 10-​years. We look forward to our cleanings, and the cavity he had to have filled a couple of years back was a breeze. Their administration, hygienists, doctors, as well as the other patients we encounter are delightful. I am so thankful to know they care for my son as they would their own. We are blessed to have found such an exemplary dental office.

My son had a cavity filled this morning and he was very nervous-​to say the least! But once we were taken back both the dental hygienist and Dr. Wiist were very comforting, asked what was wrong and made him feel better. They have flat screen tv’s in each patient room with age appropriate movies on which is helpful in calming children down. My son was in and out in less than an hour, watched Garfield and left with two awesome prizes!
I think this office is very child friendly, the ambience is fun, they have a well sized playroom up front and the staff is super friendly! Also it’s at a great location.

I would like to recognize the dedicated and compassionate service my son received at Dr. Bhat’s office.
Dental assistant Jannet Garcia spent a great deal of time scraping excess cement from my son’s teeth after his palatal expander was put in at the orthodontist’s office the day prior.
My son was convinced his bottom molar was broken after he bit down on some bacon. Jannet took x-​rays and put him at ease in the chair. She took his pain seriously and validated his urgent claim. Although the tooth was not broken, she didn’t give up on his case until she found the source of his pain.
While it would be easy to dismiss a child’s complaint about a new appliance, she did not. As she worked, she often asked, «Does that feel better?»
My son was so grateful when she finished that he said, «Thanks for bringing me here, mom.» When does a kid ever thank his mother for taking him to the dentist? Never!
After Dr. Bhat smoothed his inflamed lower molar and solved the underlying problem with his occlusion, we were all incredibly relieved!
So I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone. Thanks for understanding my child and showing genuine concern.

UPDATED:
I felt the need to lower the stars from 4 to 3. One of my children has begun to have dental problems (cavities, but also problems showing up in the xrays with the permanent teeth that haven’t erupted yet plus other jaw issues). Dr. Bhat wouldn’t discuss the non-​cavity problems with us at all. She said we had to talk to the orthodontist. We will, of course, see an orthodontist, but she wouldn’t give us some basic facts about the problems. Our feeling is that any doctor who has received years of training should know some basic info to tell patients. I have also heard from several sources that Dr. Bhat is not a «true» licensed pediatric dentist, but I did not confirm her credentials myself. I then took my child to my «dentist for grown ups» and my dentist confirmed what we were told, but also found some other issues that not been told to us by Bhat, and then EXPLAINED it all to us. She then referred us to an orthodontist for follow-​up.
ORIGINAL:
My children have been going to Dr. Bhat for several years. Starting in the lobby: it is a nice front area and my kids LOVE the play room with all the toys. I also like that they sanitize the toys daily! Regarding the teeth cleaning: the various hygienists have been very good with my kids — even when the kids were only ¹⁸⁄₂₄ months and a little nervous. I like that they play kid movies on TV’s in front of the dental cleaning chair so that the kids can focus on that. At my last visit, my daughter was on the borderline for needing her first teeth xrays — Dr. Bhat suggested waiting as everything else looked good and why bother with the radiation now if it could be delayed for 6 months? I appreciated that! I usually always have the kids see Dr. Bhat as she is good with the children. You can tell she really cares about children. One time she was out and Dr. Wiist was in the office. I did not like his personality very much, otherwise I would have given the office 5 stars. Note: he was not a bad dentist; his personality just did not agree with mine.