North Shore Dental Associates

Dr. Stamata Blanas, was wonderful, I was looking for a Dentist between work and home. She was wonderful to work with, she answered all my questions, plus educated me on better health and maintenance of my teeth. She was through and effcient, I was in and out before I realized how much time had passed. I have scheduled a follow up cleaning in 6 months.

When it comes to dental I value 3 things above all in no particular order:
1. Receptionist 2. place 3. Dentist
The receptionist is very accommodating as far as I could tell with the few conversations I had with her. She was very helpful in calling my insurance for me and verifying that I did have coverage so that I did not have to pay. Kudos to her.
The Dentist, Dr. Blanas had practiced in this exact location for 19 years. That really surprised me but at the same time gave her credibility. She was born in Greece and came to US at a very young age. She graduated with a Bio-​chem degree from University of Illinois in 1985 and then went through training in dentistry and started her practice.
Dr Blanas seemed to be a kind person and eager to share her experiences with me. My cleaning took about 20 mins and she actually did everything herself. I was not used to that because I had always been cleaned by a dental hygienist. And the real dentist always runs by at the end and poke my teeth for 30 seconds with a sharp tool and start speaking in codes to the hygienist about my teeth. Well, Dr. Balans did everything herself, and she was gentle in movements. Not soft but gentle.
The worse I have to say has to be the place. It is directly east of the Evanston Public library in this old multi-​story building. It felt like either going into an old apartment or an empty lecture hall. I could hardly find the dental place because many rooms seemed to be unoccupied. Not the best location in terms of ambiance, but heck, it was only 1 block from where I live.