TLC Dentistry

Great office with friendly staff. Like the old show Cheers they always know your name. George who runs things reflects an old style of service. Even offering a in office insurance policy to help reduce costs. I was surprised after having x-​Rays and cleaning that I was offered a discount plan which would reduce the cost of the work I just had done. Dr Cardenas takes time to explain everything and again just feels very comfortable to work with. Sadly I cannot remember the name of my dental hygienist and she is wonderful. I will edit this review
once I find out. Needless to say they are awesome.

I had not been to the dental office in some time and had some dental problems. They got me into the office right away and took care of my teeth. This is such a caring and thoughtful office where you feel like you are important.

I switched over to them recently and will definitely bring my entire family here. I saw Dr. Cardenas, he really explained everything thoroughly with me and made the visit very easy to get through. My cleaning I had recently was also great, the hygienist was very knowledgeable and friendly. The entire office staff is super friendly and everyone seems to know what they’re talking about!

From the first call, I new that TLC Dentistry was the right fit for me.
They have a friendly staff and I was 100% satisfied with my service. I would not hesitate to refer my closes friends and family. As a mater of fact, I referred my mother in law last week and she has scheduled an appointment in the coming weeks.
Thanks for the great services and follow through.

I was extremely impressed with Dr Brian, Myrna and Julie and every other staff member that I came in contact with. I was a returning patient and my whole visit was extremely smooth and comfortable. I highly recommend TLC!

I am so glad my friend told me about them. After having cavity filled at another dentist office, hurting on that tooth for 4 months not able to eat anything but soft foods on that side, I felt there was no solution to this suffering. The other dentist suggested a crown or root canal, off course I have to pay from their view point. My friend had a challenging case and went to western dental. She said it was better than her private clinics where they have music, movies playing etc but the actual end result was not as impressive as western dental. Western dental is not fancy, but it’s clean unlike my other dentists office. At western dental they seem to care about the patient genuinely.
I had Dr. Gomez. He is a good dentist/​clinician, looked at the X-​rays & asked permission to remove the filling & replace it. He was confident, made sure I was numb & was gentle. I had developed a fear for dentists after last experience. This is better experience. Already 24 hours later, no throbbing pain, no sensitivity to cold/​heat in that tooth. I had throbbing pain, sensitivity to cold for a month after the first dentist worked on my teeth. I am looking forward to eating on this side of the mouth with less pain or no pain. I suffered long enough & thank god Dr. Gomez listened to me, cared enough to try this.
Dr. Gomez, you are awesome. The staff RDA’s & Mr. Rios were polite & made me feel comfortable! Definitely going back. The other plus is other dental specialties exist do you are sent out for referral. It just shows venturing out is best esp if your dentist is not listening to you. Also if one dentist does not fit with your needs, here there are 2 more dentists on site. This way, you can develop continuity of care without transferring your records. I am impressed by this place. Appointments are
Set up easily, they email you the appointment time! Try it out if your dentist is not caring for you.

I really love TLC Dentistry! I appreciate that you feel like you’re visiting family when you visit with them. I have always felt VERY comfortable at the office because their staff is very professional and friendly. I recommended them to a good friend of mine and he had the same positive experience with them. If you are looking for the BEST dental office in Salinas, look no further than TLC Dentistry!

I used to be a customer at TLC dentistry until I moved to San Diego. I hate them (just kidding), the excellent care, service and friendliness they provided set up a high standard really hard to match. After two years, I am still trying to find a dentistry office where I can feel as comfortable and well attended as TLC made me feel.

Used to bring the family here. This place is all about upselling you to more procedures that you don’t even need. The entire time they are cleaning my teeth, they talk about peridontal cleaning and how its done and how good it is for my gums, yada yada. I wish they would just shut up and do their job and stop making me feel like they are sales people and not dental assistants.
The office is very unorganized. They have a high turnover on their staff. The office Manager is the owner’s son and is completely worthless. Sorry George, you are nice but you really need to become more useful or go get a different job…
They quote a price and what our portion which we pay at the time of service, only to get a bill for the rest of what insurance won’t cover a month later! That is unacceptable. If they say they contacted the insurance and here is your portion, then they should eat the loss if they didn’t do their job right. If I would’ve known that I would have such a high bill, I would not have utilized all of the options and would have ordered less xrays and such. Their practice is deceiving. Every time I leave that place, I end up paying way more than I thought I was going to.
I’ve tried all of the hygenists. Some clean rough, some hardly clean at all. They are not consistently trained so that the experiences are not consistent.
AND the worst part, which may apply to all dentist’s offices, not sure…
is that what they bill my insurance is so high, that after the ins pays their part, my portion is HIGHER than if I paid cash at the time of service. SOOO, pay cash and submit your own billing to your insurance for reimbursement!!!
Sorry, it’s time to find a new dentist.

I like the atmosphere there. i got my teeth cleaned and im definately going back in 4 months. layed back and relaxed.

the staff is beautiful boasting nice smiles and everyone is very well educated in dentistry… HOT HOT HOT new babyface doctor but he’s great and Dr. Soraya Cameron is top notch with her genuine sincerity, beautiful Columbian accent and EXCELLENT dentistry, George better hang on to her! Thanks TLC