Melissa Chavez-Grinde, DDS

One of the best dentist I’ve ever had in my life. PERIOD. She’s caring, attentive and very gentle.
I dread going for dental check-​ups because I rarely get the chance to go every 6 months. With Melissa I no longer have this fear.

Dr. Chavez-​Grinde is awesome! The office is super convenient, scheduling is easy, and appointments are quick and painless. She’s never tried to upsell me something that I don’t need and keeps great records over the years.
I just had a filling this morning due to some enamel that’s wearing away and was in and out in like 45 minutes feeling great. I can’t recommend her enough.
She’s super friendly and also (wonderfully) doesn’t try to make a conversation while your mouth is open.

Dr. Chavez is incredible. She is the dentist that you need if you want competent, quality dental care at a fair price. She was my dentist during the graduate school and never pushed me to do unnecessary procedures. She did make time for me on two occasions when I had a dental emergency.

Did 2 Crowns and 2 fillings in Nov 2009.
The fillings are okay. The crown is not.
There was a gap between one of the crowns and a tooth right next to it.
I told Dr. Melissa Chavez that it keeps bleeding and catching bits of food; she checked it out and said the bleeding will stop and the gap will close… The gap never closed.
February 2013.
Went to see another dentist.
Have to redo that crown plus the tooth right next to it is getting a crown too (and possibly root canal too) thanks to the gap that kept catching food (I floss and brush teeth several times a day).
Some of the gum that was bleeding got cut off too.
She’s a really nice person and a decent dentist but this job was clearly off big time.
I never write bad reviews, but this time I can’t give more than 1 star: too many things went wrong and she was aware the crown she did was bothering me weeks after, yet did nothing.

After a rough experience with a local dentist on my low-​insurance plan (nearly forced into getting a root canal), I have been DELIGHTED with my experience.
The staff was fair and honest and I felt well taken care of at their office.
(Now I’m disappointed to learn that my insurance will no longer send me to Dr. Chavez!)

One star: Open on Saturdays.
Two stars: Squeezed me in for a dental emergency, on a Saturday!
Three stars: For friendly, efficient service.
Four stars: Melissa is friendly, knowledgable and gentle.
Five stars: Just because.

Hey, did you get suckered into Deltacare USA by your employer? Me too. Sucks for us.
But don’t be scared! Dr Melissa Chavez is thoughtful, gentle, compassionate, thorough, and somehow accepts Delta’s redheaded stepchild of an insurance carrier, Deltacare USA.
Her practice assistant, (at least from when I went a year back) is less than punctual about filing claims and sending referrals. (even gave me very wrong medication advice) so you’ll wanna’ be doing your own admin and not asking the front desk any doc quesitons.
If you need a referral from her for a root canal, send it yourself, grrl. Don’t depend on the front desk. because root canal docs need to know you’re approved before they’ll see you and Deltacare USA does not care about your dental emergencies when your tooth asplodes. Word to the wise.
Dr Chavez though is awesome. Big ups.

I’ve been to my share of Dentists-(unfortunately)
Dr. Chavez is definitely an all time favorite. She made me feel comfortable right away and explains everything she’s doing before and during the procedure and is very gentle. Have you ever been so comfortable you almost fall asleep… At the dentist?!?

I used to have a dentist who I absolutely loved, but had to switch when I changed insurance plans. My new insurance is Delta Dental Individual (which is very different than Delta Dental Group) and I had a hard time locating providers that would accept it. A lot of the ones that do seemed to have issues (e.g. disciplinary actions listed on the state board’s website, or they went to dental school in a third world country, etc.) After doing some reasearch on Unilocal,I found Melissa Chavez and was impressed by the reviews. I called for an appointment and was pleased that they could get me in right away at a time that was very convenient for me. Their office is on Mission Street, near 20^th, and I was impresssed with how nice it was (clean and stylish) considering the location. Dr. Chavez is wonderful. She did my cleaning herself. She is very personable and cheery and does a good job of explaining things in laymen’s terms.

They were able to squeeze me in a day after calling. Dr. Chavez was exceptionally friendly, explained every step of what she was doing and informed me of the pros and cons (and costs) of various options. An all around great experience.

I don’t leave reviews for doctors too much anymore, but I am very happy with this office. So easy, so professional, everyone is friendly and takes great care in what they do. Minimal discomfort, and pretty quick for what it is. I went in with a small gum infection and a cavity; she fixed me right up without any hassles. I’ll be sticking with this office as long as I can.

Due to Dr. Chavez:
. I lost a tooth
. had to redo the filling she did.
I have also endured severe physical and emotional pain and financial loss. Furthermore, I have to go through great deal of more pain and suffering.
Losing a tooth due to negligence of dentist is extremely traumatic.

I went into her office for a Zoom Teeth Whitening treatment. She was a great Dentist, very attentive. I would definitely go back and see her for cleaning and fillings in the future.

She is one of the best dentists I have ever had!

My visit to Dr. Chavez’s office was efficient, informative, and as painless as I have ever had at a dentist.
I had to get a filling redone because a part of it had fallen out. She had me in and out in one hour fifteen minutes even with the filling out of the intake form, and the parking meter run I had to make after I got novacaine.
I was having the worst luck trying to locate a dentist that I felt like I could trust. I have had bad experiences with other dentists trying to sell me unnecessary gum treatments and the like in the past. I looked at all of the providers on the list an felt depressed by the reviews I read. I employed my sister and she said go here because of the Unilocal reviews.
I’m glad I did. The office is small, but it is very clean and tidy. There was a nice tree outside the window to soothe me as I got numb, and the classical music was calming as well. Dr. Chavez was friendly, encouraging, and explained everything that was going on. She gave me all the information I asked for and did not try to scam me into uncovered services. She was very professional and sprinkled her work with warnings of possible discomfort and encouraging words like, «perfect», «that’s it,» and started it off with «here we go.»
I’d totally recommend this office to my friends and family. I don’t know what «top-​notch» is, but I think that this office is as good as the best I’ve ever had.
Parking’s tight, so bring quarters and park east of Mission St. for 2 hour meters!

Don’t be afraid. This is top notch quality and service. Dr. Chavez was very professional and nice. The crown I received fit better with fewer adjustments than the one I paid twice as much for at a dentist’s office in Piedmont. I look forward to more services. What can I say? I love dentistry.

I can’t recommend Dr. Chavez enough. She’s has wonderful rapport with her clients and her office is bi-​lingual (maybe multi-​lingual, but I don’t know!). If you’re not used to medical offices in the mission you may be surprised to find such a clean and professional environment in a small building between 20^th and 21streets on Mission. Walk up to the second floor and you’ll find a nice small, family owned dentist’s office at the end of the hall.
Melissa treated my teeth as though they were her own making sure that my cavities were filled with just the right amount of filling so that they are hardly noticeable. She and her office staff discussed my insurance with me making sure that I knew what I would be paying and gave me time to pay it. Even though I have excellent insurance I was surprised to find out how small my bill was.
I’m so happy to know that I have a talented dentist in the city with such charm and skill. I’m also happy to have the knowledge that I won’t have to go searching for a new dentist any time soon. I’ve never had a hard time getting an appointment there, so I encourage anyone needing work done to call them up. This is significant coming from a guy who had been avoiding going to the dentist for fear and embarrassment for having lapsed in my visits.

A very nice person and the office assistants are nice. However, this is discounted dentistry and I am used to top-​notch so I am feeling very disappointed. My filling did not even fill its hole, while I paid next to nothing, I also have next to nothing protecting a major tooth now.
I would only recommend this Dentist to folks who don’t want to spend to have high quality work. Your teeth will be more sensitive when fillings don’t fill the teeth and ceramic coverage isn’t used. With such shoddy work you will also need more teeth replacement which should never be the goal of denistry.

I’ve never really enjoyed going to a Dentist for any reason. But that all changed after being referred to Melissa Chavez.
There is a parking garage around the corner, their remodeled office looks great, and the prices are also excellent. Service has always been top notch and all the work I’ve had done so far (cleaning, fillings, root canal, crown… the list will go on) has been completed flawlessly.
I was in for a cleaning recently and turned out I had a small cavity. No need for an extra appointment she took care of it right there in just 5 more minutes! Saved me an extra trip :)
Highly recommended.

I came in to see Dr. Melissa Chavez after I first moved to SF with a terrible toothache. She was able to fit me into her busy schedule and treated me both quickly and and as painless as possible (it ended up being a bad cavity). They have a beautiful, clean, professional, office down in the mission and cater to both English and Spanish speaking patients. Before going to see Dr Chavez I hated going to the dentist now I go get a cleaning and check up every time i get a card in the mail. Hands down the best dental office in the Mission.