Burleigh Garth R,DDS

Dr. Burleigh not only takes care of your teeth, he really knows his patients. That’s a comfort to me since I, like many other people, am not a fan of going to the dentist.

Now I’m upgrading a little. I went back to Dr. Burleigh so he could make it right if he did a little. He did some work and didn’t charge me so I think he’s trying. Still, I have used all of my exam credit seeing other dentists/​endodontist for help with the problem tooth.
Seattle development is ruining Wallingford where Dr. Burleigh had his office in a little old house. A charming place in its way. The owner sold to a developer so now another of my favorites is gone. First Morgan’s electric and plumbing, then Big Wheel Auto and now my dentist are given the boot. Fie on all this development!!!

I have going to Dr. Burleigh for nearly 30 years and have never found him to be anything less than friendly, patient, and thorough. He was recommended to me by a staff member at the Dental Fears Clinic at UW, and he helped me through my deep-​seated anxieties about sitting in a dentist’s chair. Now I am able to go to his office for my exams and cleaning with no fears and with the knowledge that I am in good hands as well as capable hands.

I love everything about this Doctor and his staff! He is kind, affordable and obviously loves his job! He has been my fiancés doc since he was 3yrs old, and now he’s mine! Love it!

The best I’ve come across yet. As I type this, my face is numb from the most careful extraction I’ve ever experienced. Dr. Burleigh really took his time and finessed a broken tooth from my mouth without any real discomfort at all. It was a really screwed-​up tooth, too… a lesser dentist would have broken it off (which has happened to me before), or possibly punctured my sinuses (which has happened to me before).
But he did none of that, and to top it off, his staff is very down to earth and friendly, and his office was very inviting, with a good selection of magazines. I will be glad to go back for a cleaning very soon.

Old school indeed, in a good way. He’s conservative, to the point, thorough and actually does the cleaning instead of the assistant. He isn’t a salesman and doesn’t believe in fixing what isn’t broken. I felt comfortable in the office, like I had been going for years. No nonsense dentist, check him out.

I really appreciate the lack of hard selling you find in this office. Nope, you’re not paying for the high priced uppity décor, because they don’t have it. Nope, you’re not getting a crown you don’t really need, because they’re functioning within their budget (No, I have no inside information, but I just know they are!).
I came to get a temporary fix for a filling that fell out — — okay, alright — — it’s more complicated than that. A part of the tooth that the filling had been attached to? Well, that had come off. So no filling in its right mind would wanna try to hang out in a borderless state like that.
Well, Dr. Burly — I mean, Dr. Burleigh! — put in some metal posts of some kind, some little metal pins to hold the temporary filling in place (seems like a burly thing to do!) And said nothing about setting up my next appointment for a general exam and a cleaning. (I’ll be back.)
He knew that I could handle it, too, when I said no novacaine. Didn’t carry on, like the Russian woman I had in SF last year — — for all of ONE appointment. I kicked her to the curb!

Very nice dentist that I like a lot. He’s very old school and that’s the way I like it. I came to him on the recommendation of a friend after going to a fancy downtown place that kept trying to upsell me on my tooth health. No, I do not want surgery on my teeth unless it is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.