Lake Forest Dental Health Care

The Doctor and his staff were all really welcoming and professional. We were referred by a friend and we’d definitely recommend Dr. Tale.

Very attentive and provided me with an appt asap when was in pain. Thanks

Dr. Tale is awesome. I’ve been going here for a couple years now and he’s done great work. Happy to explain things, very friendly, genuinely cares.

I could not agree with Kay’s review more. I appreciate Dr. Tale’s work so much I am willing to overlook when Jennifer has a rough day. I am «that» client who is habitually late and forgets to pay or is constantly changing appointments last minute. I am happy that Jennifer has always accommodated my schedule changes. I do notice high turnover. I rarely have the same dental assistant twice. But I wouldn’t want to speculate as to why. You can’t always see what’s happening below the surface but I would think the employees would be ecstatic working for someone like Dr. Tale who always considers your needs and comfort and is just so fun to talk to. He remembers the details of our conversations way better than I do!

I’ve been going to Lake Forest Dental Center for more than two years. They are actually out of my way, but I am happy to brave the traffic to get here because they are awesome!
They understand how uncomfortable it is to have someone working inside your mouth and they take great care in doing this quickly, efficiently and as painlessly as possible.
The team members are friendly and have a ready smile for their patients. It is obvious that they laugh a lot and care for each other. In other words, it is the kind of place I would want to work.
Special shoutout to Erica: she is the best dental hygienist I have ever encountered.
So, thanks to the Lake Forest Dental Center team for being awesome!

Best dentist. Dr. Tale is very knowledgable, study hands and really good at what he does, staff is very friendly thank you for all your hard work.

This office has a great, friendly environment. Location friendly. Only downside is Dr Talle telling you jokes/​funny stories while he’s working in your mouth– haha

I love this office. It was a great experience. My tooth broke and Tina got me in right away. They fixed my tooth and my smile looks great. Tina helped me with my insurance and financing. Tina thank you for all your help. Dr’s thank you for my beautiful smile. I recommend them to my friends

I’ve been coming here for about 5 years since I moved into the area and Dr. Tale has been great to me. His office calls to remind me of upcoming appointments. He’s very personable and has remembered me every time I had come in. X-​rays are digital now so there’s not much time to develop them (this was new to me). I like how each patient room has a TV with HD Cable while you wait (which hasn’t been more than 5 minutes on every visit). Check ups and filling replacements have been painless for me. I have already recommended this office to my friends.

Dr Tale is the Bomb-​Dot-​Com. I’ve hated dentist for years. This guy did a great job on my teeth and restored my faith in letting a dentist in my mouth for my own good. His professionalism was top-​notch and he always told me the truth. His team of office manager Jennifer and assistants worked well together and each appt was timely and efficient. The value they represent for my dollar is hard to find. If you need to try a new dentist this is your Guy!!!

Dr. Tale and everyone that works at this office are great. It’s really nice to have a dentist I feel like I can trust and does good work.

Dr tale is very nice and personable

I can not say enough great things about Dr. Tally. He is personable yet professional. His gentle touch takes away the discomfort of a dentist visit. I have jumped from dentist to dentist and I am confident when I say I have found my dentist.
I also appreciate how clean the front and back office is.

Great doctor, Dr. Tale has a good personality and seems to care about what he does. The office is really nice, and the place is really clean which I especially like. The assistants are nice, and it is SO smart to have a TV in every patient room, its a good distraction so you don’t look around the office at all the tools that are about to go in your mouth!
I have to completely agree with Tuan L’s review below, the receptionist seriously has an attitude problem. I am nice to people and treat them with respect. Just like Tuan, I thought maybe she was having a bad day during my first visit and my interactions with her. I have been there a good four times now and have spoken on the phone with her as well. She needs an attitude adjustment.
A big issue for me was when I tried discussing payment plans with her, or seriously trying to, and she kept saying «yeah, there is none available.» I tried asking about separating the payments to a monthly payment or some sort of payment plan, and she was so rude during the whole discussion. She shut it down before I could even get the questions out. She wouldn’t even consider it. Apparently she is the Office Manager as well. My bill was about $ 2000 and I have this doctor through my insurance. I am paycheck to paycheck, so a payment plan on a $ 2000 bill was crucial for me. She wouldn’t even consider it, probably because it would involve to much extra work for her. If my insurance company was already going to pay 80% of the bill, do you think you can work something out? The only thing she offered me was that I could pay half of Visit 1’s cost on the first visit, and then the other half of Visit 1’s total on the second visit, mind you, while ALSO paying for half of Visit 2’s total. This half-​and-​half system was offered over 5 – 6 appointments which had to be in a 2 month period. Having two appointments less than a week apartment or even longer, this does not help me. $ 200 on the first visit, then $ 200 plus $ 400 on the second visit totaling $ 600 I have to pay on the 2^nd visit is NOT a payment plan. Thats BS, and a total unwillingness to work with the customer. What really did it for me was that I tried to bypass the receptionist and ask the doctor directly about payment plans. His response was «Oh, I don’t know anything about that stuff, I don’t like to get involved with that insurance and money stuff.» Seriously? Your a doctor with a practice all your own, who collects tons of money from insurance companies, and you don’t want to get involved with «that insurance stuff?» I thought that was bizarre for him to say and most importantly, an easy way for him to not talk with me about a payment plan and help me out. This is a nice business in a wealthy neighborhood. C’mon, don’t bullsh*t me, please, I don’t have time for that. Luckily, if it wasn’t for someone in my family giving me a loan for all of it, I don’t know how I would be paying for these numerous procedures (which by the way, I can’t just space out over months and months, they have to be relatively close together– so having to pay for so much in a small time frame really wouldn’t have been possible for me.)
You may be surprised I am giving this place 4 stars based on the above, but I still think this is a good dental office. I have nothing against the receptionist, even though she does have an attitude, or the doctor, as he seems like a good guy despite. However, the payment issue was bull and really soured me. I am rating mostly on my time in the chair and what appears to be a good quality doctor.

Great doctors, friendly staff. This is my new dentist office cuz of my insurance. :) very happy.

Dr. Talley is my new dentist. I needed to have two teeth removed as was a little nervous as I had root canals on both of these teeth at my previous dentist and was some of the worst pain I have ever had. Dr. Talley assured me that would not be a problem. He removed both teeth without any pain or discomfort other than Novocain. Very personable and professional.

First time but dentist and staff seem really nice and honest. Crazy but actually look forward to getting my teeth fixed here!

The dentist is very personable and welcoming. Makes you feel right at home. I had two cavities and he fixed one tooth on the initial visit and had me come back for the other. The office has a modern appeal and the staff is very friendly.
My only gripe and the reason why I’ll be seeking another dentist is the receptionist. She always answered my question with an attitude. I paid for both cavities on my initial visit and she asked me to pay again. Very unorganized. Every question i had was answered with a snarky comment. I thought she was just having a bad day on the first visit and gave it another try. Same attitude on the 2^nd and last visit. Try talking TO your customers instead of talking AT them.
Overall the experience was good. I wanted to refer some co workers and my fiancé to his practice but rather they avoid rude customer service.

The lobby area was nice and clean. There are comfy couches, chairs and TV for you while you wait. The receptionist lady, I didn’t catch her name but she was very friendly and welcoming. She got me started with my paper work right away. The building and the place it self was not hard to find (maybe because I’m from the area), plenty of parking. Jennifer the receptionist lady she said the shots didn’t hurt and guess what?!. . It didn’t!!! The filling and the cleaning was quick. This is awesome. I feel like I have «nice teeth».

Our first experience at this place was great. A big difference from our last visit at another dental office. The staff from the beginning was very welcoming. Dr. Tale-​Yazdi took the time to explain and made me and my children feel comfortable with the visit.
I think we found the dentist we’ve been looking for!