Joseph P Nore, DDS

i have been seen Dr. Nore for over 10 years.
they are the best Dentists in Boston.
Dr. Nore and his stuff are so friendly and helpful.
any problems they will fix with min. pain.

Yes, the appointments seem to run late, so minus one star. (Tip– try to get the first am or afternoon slot) Our family’s been going here for about 5 years, and I’ve had various levels of enthusiasm for the different dentists I’ve seen. Definitely have my favorites. I HATE cavities so I never get them filled the same day anyway and always ask for a second opinion, which they’re nice about. Ditto xrays– I check to be sure I really need an update. They’re not the only dentist who make automatic assumptions on what you need based on what insurance typically allows. Yes, it’s an older office in a mid-1800’s bowfront and you would not be impressed if it were a condo open house. Enjoy the nice new counter at the front desk– they really tried to pretty the place up for you, but they are more busy worrying about everyone’s teeth. That basement space grows on you. Slowwwly. The staff is mostly all bilingual in Spanish and English, which I like. If we have to occasionally repeat things to each other, it’s completely outweighed by their incredible patience even under stress, and with persnickety clients (me). ***FIVE STARS*** for the sweetest hygienists in town– Barthe and Tamara! They are both the nicest, friendliest and most careful hygienists I’ve met. They keep smiling even when I bite. I hate going to the dentist. So do my now young-​adult kids, and these people take very good care of our smiles, including the dreaded wisdom teeth extractions.. Barthe always makes me feel happy to be there and is gentle with my nerves as well as teeth. Tamara is pure sunshine, and has gone way above & beyond to coach and encourage a reluctant kiddo who previously refused to be seen by anyone. The desk staff has worked with us to get extra services authorized. They’re convenient, easygoing on making and changing appointments, and haven’t pressured us with expensive dentally-​unecessary cosmetic services, as several Back Bay dentists I tried did. I really hate cavities so I go for extra cleanings to prevent them. The friendly atmosphere and gentle cleanings make this practice a good choice for this family. Thanks, happy dental team!

I should have checked the Unilocal reviews before coming here. I’ll be looking for a new dentist. I’ve waited over 45 minutes even to speak to someone. When I did, she kept interrupting me and asking me when my last appointment was… it’s in your records! They pretended they didn’t have my appointment even though the called to confirm two days prior and I called again yesterday. Then she asked about which x-​rays I’d like. She offered to run the numbers through my insurance company so I could decide and then retracted the offer. Then the hygienist came by and apologized saying he was waiting for me for 45 minutes. This is an highly disorganized office and will be my last visit.

Getting an appointment here was super quick and easy, so that’s why I went. The receptionist was helpful and efficient. But this review is for the cleaning as well as the dentist that saw me. So I’d been going to the same dentist back home since I had teeth to be seen. I’d never had a cavity before, and my cleanings always came with care and good advice. The dental hygienist that saw me at Dr. Nore’s office didn’t care about me at all. He barely asked how I was doing. He didn’t tell me what he was doing in my mouth, and it felt like he rushed through. I’d never had such a quick cleaning, and since I don’t even know what he doing (he was using some really squeaky awful machine that was making me miserable and that my regular dentist never used), I don’t know much cleaner my teeth were afterward. After that cleaning, I can see why people hate going to the dentist. The machine was so loud and felt like it was vibrating my face to death. But then the worst part was seeing the dentist. He told me I had a cavity! He tried to show me using a mirror, but I couldn’t see anything. And I never felt like I had a cavity. But I guess that’s normal for a lot of cavities. I was still suspicious that he was telling me lies so he could fill something in my mouth and just take my money. So I got a second opinion last week, and it turns out I don’t have any cavities and don’t need any fillings. Be wary of dentists.

I walk in, and although my name is Sarah D… my forms were already filled out with the name «Sharon Nickerson» at the top and although I am clearly female, the gender «male» had been pre-​selected on all of my forms. Most of the staff barely speaks English, and like the other reviewer, I had to wait about 45 minutes after my arrival and appointment time. I went in to get x-​rays and the woman made me hold the plackard behind my teeth with my finger, and when I confronted her as to whether this was appropriate, she assured me, in broken English, that it was safe. The facility was dirty and dusty and all of their «certificates» to perform dentistry work and x-​rays and so on were photocopies reduced to ¹⁄₈^th the size of a normal photocopy, and they were taped to the walls. I walked out alive and told that insurance wouldn’t make me pay a co-​pay, and lo and behold, I have a nice fat bill here for «Shara».
Luckily I had them release all of the work they did that day to me so I can find someone new!!!

It is in the ugliest building on the block – the graffiti-​covered eyesore sitting like a rotten tooth in the row of pretty brownstones and nice restaurants. I think the door was missing a pane of glass. The waiting room is disgusting. It was tiny and packed, with women with baby strollers forced to stand, just like the #1 bus. There was a little tv in the corner playing one of those depressing talk shows for shut-​ins at top volume. I checked in for my 11:00 appointment and then waited, and waited, and waited. Everyone seemed to be waiting. No one was called in to see the dentist. Some people showed up, waited awhile, and then left. At 11:45 I asked the receptionists how much longer the wait would be, and was quickly hustled downstairs and into a chair. I felt a little guilty because people who had arrived before me were still waiting, but if I hadn’t asked how much longer I’d probably be sitting there still.
I waited awhile in the dentist’s chair, and then was told to come sit in a different chair, where I waited a bit more. It was dead quiet, no crummy radio even, and the hallways downstairs were full of people just sitting around like it was their front stoop. At noon a dental receptionist came and picked at my teeth, and he was gentle at least, and sympathetic when I told him I had waited an hour. He said it was because I had probably shown up late (I hadn’t).
Someone else came and led me back upstairs to a third dentist’s chair, and the dentist came in and said my teeth were great, and to floss more. I wish my teeth were great but they aren’t; they look nice but they have some bad issues. And so I floss at least twice a day. I guess I felt like I deserved a masochistic dentist experience because I had put off making an appointment for so long, but this place is in its own category of awful which is beyond what anyone could deserve.