Anthony Ellenikiotis DDS MS

When I came here from the UK over 14 years ago, I knew I needed a good dentist. Although a little bit of an exaggeration, the Brits are not known for their dazzling smiles and nice teeth. I arrived here with a cross bite, TMJ, and misaligned jaws. Dr E and his team (working in conjunction with my dentist, and an oral surgeon at Kaiser P) had me covered.
I see all the comments in the reviews over the years about Dr E and his team, and just needed to comment. Ego? To be brutally honest, I needed someone that could get me fixed. This was a journey, not a wedding party! Get over it people!
You want someone who can fix things, and give you the smile you deserve? Dr E is the guy. Hey, even this morning at the gym, someone came up to me and said I had a nice smile and great teeth. Thanks to Dr E and team for that!

I have worked in the field of Oral Surgery and Perio in a past life. I have seen Dentists of all strategies and schools of thought. I have been behind the scenes and my experience with Dr. E has not only been good, but excellent in the way of his conservative approach towards my child’s treatment plan. He does not take the approach of removing teeth and tooth structure to resolve space issues or alignment issues, which so many Ortho’s may do in cases which it is not truly needed as a quick fix. He is not a «drill em, fill em, bill em» guy. This man cares about his work, and the outcome for his patients. He is not the cheapest in town, but he is one of the best when it comes to his treatment plans. He stays current with the latest technology, he is current with the new findings in treatments.
During our initial consultation when my daughter was about 9 or 10, he addressed her directly. He treated her with respect. He was wonderful with her and has always been so. He did not make her feel as though we were discussing her and she was not in the room, he made her feel as though she was empowered and made a difference in her own treatment plan, and explained to her exactly what he was doing and why.
Does he exude extreme confidence? Yes. I find that those who are gifted in their fields be it in business or dentistry or any other profession can sometimes seem condescending or arrogant. Do I believe that is conscious? No. He is extremely confident, and he has worked hard for what he has achieved. He has a gift in his field. I will deal with the ego and set aside any feelings I have there for access to his mind and his respect which he has always given us. I would also rather put my child’s health in the hands of someone who exudes extreme confidence, talent, and respect over someone who does not.
It is clear he with adult patients from the reviews I have read, he can sometimes come off as cavalier and offensive to them, but I have not experienced that with him. He is an instructor as well as a practitioner, and with adults may assume that you know more about your treatment plan than you do. I do not know.
He has been nothing but professional and kind to my family, and we have no ties other than professional to him.
From what I have seen in the dental field, he has a true concern for his patients and their dental health and treatment outcome. Not just his pocketbook.
So, I see both sides of the fence. But I have to say, I support him. I believe that he truly has his patient’s health first and foremost in his mind.

Love the way the took care of my son… If for whatever reason they’re behind, you may have to wait a long time, take a nap or bring a book.

Had jaw surgery with Dr. E. Great result and great office! I would recommend him to all of my friends.

I went to Dr. E on a recommendations. what a mistake. I sat in the office ignored for over an hour then I was treated like I was doing something wrong by showing up for my appointment. Sheesh, nice customer service. I already had braces and was experiencing some movement in my teeth. I was looking to just stop the movement and possibility treat the bottom teeth which had moved. (not trying to reinvent the wheel basically.) By the way, I had been to the office once and was treated decently but the second time I went back I waited until finally some noticed me. Then Dr. E acted all angry and frustrated that I was there. Also, he spoke mostly about his teachings, his life, family etc. I am all for personal service and establishing a relationship but this was beyond ridiculous. BTW. he was asking nothing about my teeth and what my goals were. I was surprised I did not his social security number when I left. In any case, I left there deciding that I would NEVER go back to this ego maniac. Also, the staff were not really helpful and the office was old and not welcoming. try Phelps and Cohen.

He’s a dick, but my teeth look good!

I went to see Dr. E for a consultation a couple years ago where he proceeded to bully me and left me in tears. He yelled at me because I was ignorant about a procedure he recommended and when I mentioned information a previous doctor at given me he asked me how I became such an expert.
I had just chalked it up to him having a bad day since he was recommended to me by a friend. However, reading these other reviews has prompted me to speak up. I would avoid him and find another doctor who actually cares.

If I could I’d give Dr. E ZERO stars!
I was a patient at the Saratoga office for a very short time about 5 years ago.
Dr. E had a huge ego, he doesn’t at all look the part of a dentist in Silicon Valley, he belongs in LA (imagine Dr. Ray meets orthodontics… you know what I’m talking about: Dental 90 210)
I went to Dr. E to get braces, my teeth aren’t all that bad but I have an overbite and my bottom teeth are a bit crooked. Dr. E came highly recommended by my dentist and the XRay tech over at O’Connor hospital (I was sent there to take dental films pre-​braces).
Dr. E told me I needed more room in my mouth before straightening my teeth so I’d have spacers put in rather than pull teeth. When filing out the paperwork and contract I came across questions about TMJ. At that point I had never been diagnosed but had experienced temporary lock-​jaw on two occasions that lasted less than 20minutes. I told Dr. E about this and also told him that I’m a chronic grinder. He said I might have some jaw discomfort during treatment but didn’t let on that I could have major issues.
I had the spacers put on Friday morning and Saturday morning I woke up with my jaw locked. I didn’t freak because I had experienced this before. I could close my mouth and open it a little — just enough to fit a small amount of food on a fork but I wasn’t in any pain. I figured if it lasted until Monday I’d call Dr. E and he’d be able to fix it. Monday Morning I was still locked so I called the office and they got me in right away. At this point I was doing just fine, I had complete confidence in Dr. E. But it was at this point that Dr. E became weird — he didn’t know what to do with me. He and his staff treated me like I had the black plague. He told me I should probably go see my regular dentist… UM WTF? I had a mouth full of metal!!! Metal he put there! And that’s all I get??? In all the years he has practiced and taught orthodontics how could he have no clue what to do? After this point Dr. E did nothing for me. I went to my dentist but continued to check in with Dr. E hoping my jaw would open and I’d be able to resume the process of getting braces. Eventually the metal spacers were taken out but my jaw still wouldn’t open. In my last visit to Dr. E I started crying out of frustration. He looked at me and said, «I don’t know why you’re so upset, it’s not like you’re dying. My friends wife was just diagnosed with terminal cancer and they have a 1yr old baby» — WTF does that have to do with me? I was crying because all I wanted was straight teeth and now I’m stuck with a locked jaw and no hope to open my mouth ever again!!!
It took 8 months for my jaw to open. 8 MONTHS! With no help from Dr. E. Thankfully I wasn’t Unilocaling back then because I would have died — I survived on baby food, smoothies and everything soft and easy to chew you can think of. Oh and no I didn’t lose weight! I survived on carbs!
Dr. E reimbursed me the 20% deposit I paid for the braces minus the costs for my molds & hardware only after I demanded it. I would NEVER recommend Dr E!

As far as the actual work went… well, my teeth are pretty awesome and I get compliments on my smile all the time. Two stars for excellent work (I haven’t had any problems with my teeth since my last visit years and years ago), and one star for the awesome Dr. Low.
As far as the people who work there… meh. Dr. Low is a nice lady, and I definitely felt waves of relief every time she was able to see me in lieu of Dr. Tony.
For the record, I had all my appointments at the old office. Dr. Tony once told me that I was one of the worst patients he’d ever had because I didn’t wear my rubber bands religiously. And that if I didn’t get rid of my overbite (it was very, VERY slight), I would have to come back in ten years to do the whole thing all over.
Yeah well… even if I did have to go back and do everything over again (which I don’t), I certainly wouldn’t come back here.
Not gonna lie, the work was top notch — my teeth are still straight and beautiful over a decade after my braces have been taken off. But I’ve learned that I will not engage the services of ANYone who thinks so much of himself that he feels he can be rude to paying customers.
If you’re willing to overlook that kind of service to get some great work done, this is definitely the place for you.