Dante Gonzales, DMD MSD

Great, staff, very friendly. Doctor Gonzales is a true gentlemen. He really has taken great care of our son and has gone out of his way to take care of him. I highly recommend this office for treatment.

We are extremely pleased with Dr. Gonzales and his wonderful staff. He and his staff are patient and understanding and they make my son feel completely at ease. They make every visit stress-​free and fun for siblings who have to wait in the waiting room too! *thumbs up* Thank you!!!

If you’re looking for a gentle, attentive, caring office, then Dr. Gonzales is who you need to go to. I went in for a consultation and had braces on the next day. He took his time to explain all my options and was less than ½ the cost than another Orthodontist. He called me the day after to see how I was doing and even gave me his personal cell phone to contact him if I need anything. His office is high tech with the latest technology and you’re treated like the most important patient.

I am an adult with braces on the bottom who recently relocated from the East Coast. I interviewed three orthodontist to continue and complete my care. Doctor Gonzales seemed like the best fit for me. It quickly became clear my experience here with the staff and doctor where nothing like I had experienced before. They take the act of service and take it to the next level! I have continually been surprised at the level of care I have received from the Doctor and all the staff. Everyone is willing and eager to help around every bend.
Upon starting care I was brand new to the area and did not have anyone to watch my children during my appointment. I have twin four year olds and obviously taking them to the orthodontist with me did not sound like a fun adventure. The staff was absolutely amazing by making the kids feel welcomed, appreciated and comfortable. Another example I can give is I had major unexpected surgery. The day after arriving home from the hospital I had beautiful flowers delivered from Dr. Gonzales and Staff. This act of kindness and generosity was so touching it brought tears to my eye. You can tell they genuinely care about their patients.
Truly I am unable to put into words how happy I am to be a patient here. The Doctor gives amazing care and the staff absolute spoils you.

Everyone on the team is so nice and friendly, they make it enjoyable to go to the orthodontist! My family has been coming for years and we love it. They have the best customer service, I can’t imagine going anywhere else!

I am very thankful our family dentist provided us with a referral to Dr. Gonzalez and his great staff. My daughter got her braces 2 years ago and our son is getting his today. We have had nothing but a great experience here.
Our daughter was 4 when she got hers, I thought it would be tramatic due to her age. It was not. Everything was carefully explained to us. Every thing they did throughout the 1 year she had her braces on, I was kept well informed. The most important thing to me was that my daughter was happy. She loves coming here. There are games for the kids to play. The have contests for the kids all the time. They win gift cards, T.V.s, and other fun stuff. I don’t know if the prices are higher here but I don’t credit because my kids and I are happy.
My son is at ease because his little has been coming here. He is looking forward to his turn. All the contest, he is competitive. Lol. I am extremely at ease because we have been coming here for a while so I know he will be fine.
Financially they worked with me on no interest payments. I don’t have $ 4,000 laying round so that really helps. The direct debit for me. So I don’t get a bill and have to mail a check.
I have a few friends to bring their kids here. They are happy too.

My child went to this orthodontist. They spam you daily to death with useless emails about win tickets or xboxs etc. If they did less of this they could bring the overall cost of braces down. Secondly their accounting principles and practices leave a lot to be desired, even after paying my cost in full they over charged me another $ 500+ dollars and didn’t stop my auto pay!!! They did refund me when I brought it to their attention. I’m giving them a 2 for spam emails and bad accounting practice with no auditing or self checks. Kids braces turned out okay.

Friendly staff. Today was the busiest I’ve ever seen the office. Nevertheless, the staff were all fairly nice, especially Cynthia, my nurse (is that what it’s called?). 4 stars for having me wait awkwardly in my chair for 10 minutes for Dr. G to come take a «peek».

My teen age daughters have both had braces put on by Dr. Gonzales and now it is my turn so this review is based on recent experiences on myself. I have been late to both my appts and the front receptionist person has always been super understanding and said not to worry when I called in a panic, the lady I worked on the finance plan was so sweet and gave me tons of information on what my options were and told me about her own braces experience since we both had the same overbite problem, the girl who put my braces on was AMAZING! I wish I remembered her name (25 years old, very pretty with black curly hair) she was so sweet and did a great job on making me comfortable and informed on what she was doing and was super gentle, Dr. Gonzales is always very welcoming, of course knows what he is doing and even called the night I got my braces to see how I was doing! I am really impressed with all the newest gadgets they use and in fact have already referred a few new patients to them! This is truly an amazing team and look forward to working with them all for the next 12 – 14 months!

When you rate a business as 5 stars, it means they are so good that there’s practically no way for them to improve. Dr. Gonzales and his staff are a 5-​star business.
The Treatment: Staff is gentle and highly competent. What’s great is that not only do they know what to do, they explain why they’re doing it. For example, we’re putting these rubber bands here to correct your bite in this way, or we aren’t taking an x-​ray this time because you just had one last month. This comes from the top: Dr. Gonzales sat down with me after each visit to make sure all my questions got answered.
The Pricing: Possibly one of the best parts of getting your braces here. It’s a one-​time flat fee, no matter how long the treatment ends up taking. Even after I took 2 years longer than estimated, I never felt like they were rushing me and the quality of each visit stayed high. Also, IIRC there’s no fee for replacing brackets that fall off — and it happens to the best of us, so this made treatment a lot less stressful.
The Facilities: Dr. Gonzales’s office is clean and has nice decorations. Restroom has always been clean when I used it. Sometimes they play movies in the treatment area.
The Extras: Lots of nice little touches. Just off the top of my head:
— Patients get invited to a picnic with inflatables every summer!
— They donate to local schools and sports teams, and make sure you know it by plastering the teams’ pictures/​stickers/​thank-​you letters all over the office.
— Free coffee from the Keurig machine near the reception area.
— They keep toothbrushes and toothpaste in case you’re coming from school/​work.
— Dr. Gonzales is super dedicated. He will bend over backwards if that’s what it takes to keep your treatment on schedule.
Overall: Although I would not get braces again because they suck, Dr. Gonzales made my experience as stress-​free as it could get. This is the place to go if you need orthodontics.

Thank you so much. I love my new smile! Everyone here is so nice and friendly and they really made my treatment as pleasant as it could possibly be. I definitely recommend everyone to see Dr. Gonzales if they want exceptional orthodontic care. Thank again everyone!

I’m a patient, very satisfied with Dr Dante Gonzales and his staff. Everyone from the front office to the medical staff is very friendly and extremely professional. I was warmly welcomed from Day 1, got recommended a treatment that works very well, Invisalign, and always get the best customer service. Highly recommended, thanks!

This place is the best orthodontics place in the bay area! Dr. Gonzales and his staff are very nice, and want to get to know you. They always think of the customer first, and are really flexible for your needs. They are extremely nice, knowledgable, and proffesional. Keep it up!

Dr. Gonzales and his staff are truly outstanding. They have an excellent manner with children, while being extremely competent and professional. I would feel comfortable recommending their services to anyone.

It just keeps getting better! I wish they had 100+++ stars. I’m traveling this week. It’s a holiday weekend coming up. Of course after a 19 hour drive with 2 kids and 2 dogs my sons metal bracket breaks 3 states away.
Never fear I have unlimited calls. I just picked up the phone at 5:45 pm and got Becky our very favorite and ever pleasant hygienist.
She was instantly there on speaker to talk us thru how to remove the non broken side to get our son back into action. She also suggested that we could go to an ortho up here but since she talked us thru step by step on how to get it out we were successful.
I’m always impressed with this office and its staff, but tonight I feel like they are part of the family! Thank you shout out to Becky, I truly think we need to start inviting you to family functions.
I continue to shout it from the roof tops… This doctor and his staff are AMAZING! If you are looking for a treatment plan and a team of experts to help you with you families ortho needs this is the place for you.

Finally getting around to writing this review. I called over a year ago to book a consultation. I was put on hold for quite some time, then when I finally got on the line the person that I spoke to was a bit curt. I asked a few questions about insurance. I was told that they would figure all that out. We went a few rounds into days/​times. Finally I was so annoyed with her impatience that I just decided to call back later. Not a great sign of things to come when there are early warning signs.

Love this place! Office staff are all very friendly and helpful. They always have a smile on their faces. My daughter is in her second phase of treatment and I love the results already! They are very patient and understanding to her needs, I recommend everyone come to this office if your looking for a professional, kid friendly environment.

I want to add my voice to this chorus of glowing reviews for Dr. Dante and his wonderful team. Yes, the office is fun and state-​of-​the-​art (I think the bathroom is especially cool), and there’s always some exciting give-​away or promotion going on. Yup, it’s clear that Dr. Dante and staff know what they’re doing and are up on all the latest advances in the world of orthodontia — something I really appreciate! Everyone is definitely helpful, professional, and knowledgable. And my teeth are falling into alignment very nicely and, thanks to propel, very quickly! These are all great things, things that make each office visit very enjoyable.
But it doesn’t stop there.
I think it’s important to note that this is a really extraordinary group of kind and caring individuals. Underlying the helpfulness and professionalism is a genuine spirit of generosity, and a very real desire, as a team, to be uplifting and to be of service to each other, to their patients, to their community and beyond. It’s nothing short of inspiring, really. I get the feeling they never lose sight of their three goals: to change lives, to advance their profession and to support their community.
I am honored to have been chosen by these terrific folks as the recipient of their brand new «Smile Makeover» program (ask them!). Diana called me with this good news in early December, and now every day I wake up feeling so grateful and humbled and happy. Talk about uplifting! I’m getting married in April and since I’m no spring chicken, at age 58, I’m delighted knowing that, even though I probably won’t make the cover of Vogue, Wedding Edition, I will be really, really happy with my smile that day. And I know I’ll be smiling a LOT! (Imagine finding the love of your life at this age? How great is that!!! But I digress…)
Here’s the thing. I always look forward to my visits to Dr. Dante’s office, knowing I’ll leave feeling better than I did when I came in, not only because I know I’m getting top-​notch care, the finest care around, but because I get to spend a little time with some of the finest, cream-​of-​the-​crop people around. Couldn’t ask for more!

Where to start.
Dr Dante: kind, helpful, patient, knows his stuff
Office: all front desk folks are dedicated, super helpful, they smile and greet you. The office is technologically savvy, well laid out, good magazines, they have a coffee bar… What more could I want?
I brought my son in for an eval. This was the third ortho eval we got.
This was the first place to catch my son was missing permanent teeth and explain the cross bite situation in a way that made good clear sense. And their prices were right in line with the other place. There is no upsell just good xrays and honest talk. So we went with them.
His teeth look amazing. Not one complaint. I also had a bite guard made for me. Happy.
And my second son will be here in a year.

I waited a long time to write my review. This will be long so for a quick summary go to Dr. G. He and his team are amazing, wonderful and caring people.
As it goes I have always been distrustful of dentists/​orthodontists. I grew up pretty broke and was a broke college student which led me to use not such great dentists/​orthodontists.
In August 2008 I went to an orthodontist because I began having jaw pain. I was a broke college student so I went with what I could afford. I had an under bite, cross bite and a bunch of stuff wrong with my mouth. I was told I was not a surgical case (I did my research for under bites) and began treatment at this other place. I am still considering taking action against this place but let’s just say if you are poor and with no dental insurance this is generally a place you would go.
Fast forward to early 2011 and I was told I WAS a surgical case and they wanted me to sign a waiver saying my braces would come off (I already paid in full with payments at this point). They did not work with a surgical team and basically told me I was SOL. I had a gap between my lower teeth AND my under bite and cross bite were still there. I did not even get rubber bands but my «treatment» was «over».
At this point I was pretty heartbroken. I was positive I would just be in pain and be in braces forever. My husband had a job with dental insurance at this point and insisted a tried to find another place close by to finish my dental treatments. I checked Unilocal and decided why not just give him a try.
On 8÷22÷2011 I met with Dr. G. The first thing I asked was if he did work with a surgeon and he told me yes but he did not feel I would need surgery. This was great news to me as I am terrified of surgical procedures but I was skeptical. I was pretty sure I would get the same end results. Hesitantly I paid for it and started work. To be quite frank at this point I felt like I just threw away a bunch of money.
I have really stubborn teeth so they did not want to move. I also gave birth to a premature infant early in 2012 so my compliance with rubber bands at that point was pretty awful which probably prolonged my treatment. I can say though that with a little bit of extra time my teeth are straight but more importantly my under bite is gone, my cross bite is gone and my jaw pain is also gone. My faith in dental care providers has been somewhat restored. Then again I hope Dr. G is still practicing when my son is older if he will need orthodontics because in all honesty he would be the ONLY Ortho I would trust with my baby’s mouth.
If you did the math I’ve been in braces for 5 years and 8 months. Dr G was able to actually FIX my issues in the same amount of time (actually less but you know) I had at the other place and it probably would have been a lot faster if I was more compliant when I gave birth to my son.
Other than that I have been seen by Angelina, Colleen and Becky for adjustments and each of them has been so kind and warm at every single visit. They make you feel at ease while tightening everything up. Dr. G himself has always been kind as well. The receptionists are also extremely friendly and courteous.
Dr. G– also ignoring what insurance paid for– was also marginally more expensive than the other place. If I could turn back time I would have gone to him from the beginning and been done with treatment in 2.5 years (possibly faster as I wouldn’t have had a tiny infant). The amount of money it would have costed more initially would have a ton cheaper than what I actually lost by going to that other place. My happiness with the care I received here goes beyond what I ever could have expected.
I will actually miss coming here and I urge anyone looking for an Orthodontist to go here. You’ll save money and time. You will also be treated like a human being instead of a dollar sign. You won’t have to wait hours past your appointment time to be seen either.