St. Paul Family Dentistry

I have been going here for about 4 years now. The dental hygienists I’ve worked with (Jackie and Maggie) are so warm and friendly. I appreciate that they don’t make you feel like a horrible person because you aren’t flossing, but they will give you honest feedback and remind you to keep taking care of your teeth. The administrative staff are helpful and positive. Dr. Opack is always friendly as well.
I don’t even see Dr. Stanton, but the last time I was there, he was walking by and noticed that I was chilly sitting there. He offered me a blanket, and when I shyly said no (I felt kinda awkward about being pampered in a dentist’s office!), he held it out to me and insisted. It was pretty nice :)
I definitely recommend St. Paul Family Dentistry!

I was home in MN visiting family and thought I had cracked a tooth. I had sudden pain but it would come and go so didn’t think much. I had just gone to a dentist where I live and had a clean check up. The pain got progressively worse and finally couldn’t take it anymore.
A friend recommended me to Dr. Grayson West at St. Paul Family Dentistry and he was able to get me in on a moment’s notice! It turns out I had to have an emergency root canal done because I had a decay inside my tooth not a cracked or chipped tooth like I thought! Dr. Gray was able to do the procedure on the spot! I was so grateful for this because my pain was gone and had minimal discomfort while my tooth healed!
I would highly recommend a visit to Dr. Gray for you or your family’s dental needs! He’s quite fantastic!

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE PLACE, PLEASE DONT WASTE YOUR TIME HERE! (Read on and you’ll find out why!) I would give this place 0 stars but the review won’t let me. I have to give 1 star. I went to this dentist because it was close to my parents’ house and my new apartment after I had gotten in a car accident. I chipped my tooth and the insurance company said I could go here. Seeing as it was closest and seemed nice, I figured it’d do. Having just been hurt in a car accident, I didn’t want to go far and I didn’t want to go anywhere that wouldn’t be covered from the accident. I show up, give them all the information they asked me to bring for insurance purposes, they prep me, spray this horridly disgusting banana-​numbing spray in the back of my mouth before the procedure. They didn’t tell me what they were doing, and I wish they would’ve asked because I am allergic to bananas and threw up to the taste. It burned my mouth and they just stared at me like I was stupid instead of offering me water or anything. Finally they decide to start when I was done hacking and they find out they can’t procede because I didn’t bring another form that they never asked for when I scheduled the appointment. They apologized claiming the receptionist was new, then told me to call back another day to set up an appointment and bring all the paperwork. UGH! So then I leave with my mouth burning in pain, and it’s numb, and my chipped tooth is NOT fixed. I called, made complaint to the person in charge and was promised a better experience next time. The jerk was nice enough to not charge for burning my mouth with banana number… ugh… So I go in, give them another shot, and am given a new set of people to help me. All goes well, they numb it right, they fill it, give me the directions for taking care of it for the first week. Three days later, I wake up and eat oatmeal and the filling shatters. I could feel it crumble in my mouth. I call and ask them to refill and they say that my insurance will cover it. I complain saying it’s their fault as it didn’t even last half a week and they refuse to re-​do it. What a pain the ass! Do not go here! I also didn’t know but my cousin brings their kids here and now their youngest daughter is traumatized to go here because her hygenist was not understanding that it was her first dental experience and now she’s terrified. GREAT! Do not go here!

I can’t recommend this place enough! I recently convinced my wife to get her teeth checked at St. Paul Family Dentistry and she, too, felt the experience was quite good.
I have been having my teeth checked and cleaned here since I had teeth. The front office staff are incredibly friendly and the friendly experience continues into the exam room. My dental hygienist Kim is both friendly and professional; she does a painless yet thorough cleaning job that leaves your teeth much healthier and cleaner!
If you are looking for a new dentist in the Twin Cities, look no further. If you’re very attached to a great dentist (like me), you might even make this your dentist, even though you live far, far away!