Smile West Seattle

I can’t believe I haven’t written a review yet of Dr. Brun and his dental practice. I love coming to this office. Aside from just being nice, he’s a terrific dentist. I’ve had bad teeth since forever, more than one root canal, and more than one crown. So, I’ve been to the dentist many times. I’ve never – NEVER – had a dentist before take such care with fashioning a crown or checking my bite after a new filling. He doesn’t take a shrug and «it’s okay.» He really wants to know how it is. Any other time the dentist has not been able, or cared, to discern what was comfortable and what was not. I’ve had a couple of urgent issues – like a crown coming off – and he’s been able to squeeze me in to the schedule.
I recommend his practice without hesitation.

Dr. Brun is the man! Very talented and very likeable. He donates part of his year to provide dental service in the Dominican Republic. He has a good heart and this is important to me. I have had zero problems with his staff and have seen little turnover. I have been seeing Dr. Brun for about three years now and he has taken very good care of me and my teeth. I am leaps and bounds better than when I first started seeing him. I agree with the other posts that say «laid back». It is possible to have a relaxed atmosphere and still be professional. I prefer it that way.

I love Dr. Brun, but the work that I have gotten done here is not sustainable. I am sorry to say it, but I won’t be going back. I had a couple of fillings done and was experiencing some pain, so came back and they were very gracious and worked on it for free, but a few days later the pain was back. It is the second time I have had problems.

I have been going to Dr. Brun for almost 3 years now and am very happy with him. Yes, sometimes the assistants are a bit slow or are new and require a bit of a learning curve but they are always courteous and gentle with my mouth. I highly recommend this place if you want a casual, friendly, and pleasant experience at the dentist!

I have visited Dr. Brun’s office 4 times and was pleased each time. I have bad teeth genetically, and knew I’d need fillings. Dr. Brun did my x-​rays, saw I needed fillings and did them both in one sitting (took longer than expected, but was good work). I usually require a lot of Lidocaine and he made sure that, after a few shots, I couldn’t feel anything. I haven’t had a problem with any of my fillings. He also diagnosed me with clenching (which I’d heard before) and got me a mouth guard very quickly.
I also appreciated his honesty. I have a chipped tooth in the front which other dentists usually want to fix cosmetically. Dr. Brun took one look and said he didn’t need to fix it if I didn’t mind the way it looked. He said I’d be coming back every 6 months b/​c my top tooth would just knock it off, the way it did my original tooth (it’s an alignment thing). He also explained what he would do and why with my procedures, and understood that most dentists don’t take the time to explain the procedures or the reasoning behind them. He was patient with me and took the time to answer all of my questions.
I’ve had a slew of bad dentist experiences b/​c my teeth are so high maintenance. I was thrilled to find Dr. Brun who not only takes my insurance, but I am very happy with his service. Oh, he doesn’t get a fifth star primarily b/​c the woman at the front desk is poor with customer service.

These people should not be allowed to practice medicine on humans.
Do I seriously have to give a whole star to this place? It doesn’t deserve it. It doesn’t deserve to even be an option for dental care, but it was the only place I could find through my dental insurance provider that was close by.
All of the following is 100% true and happened to me over three visits:
— Had to hold the x-​ray machine in place myself because it was so shitty it wouldn’t stay up long enough to x-​ray my teeth.
— Had clumps of my beard torn out by the clumsy ass dental assistants getting it caught in their equipment. I swear he has hired some union of retarded Asian women. They even trip over you while you’re sitting in the chair.
— Got three fillings that immediately cracked, resulting in blinding pain across the right side of my face any time I tried to chew. That was fun for the two weeks it took to get back in to have them fixed.
— Had a dental assistant AND the dentist drop equipment onto my front teeth while working on me. That shit is heavy and it hurts.
— I have now been diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, which I’m learning can be caused by dental work.
On the plus side, they’re extremely courteous and friendly while they’re fucking up your mouth and falling over you in the chair.

Dr. Brun is the man, I’ve been going to his place for about a year now and I’ve always liked going to his business despite having a significant aversion to dentistry in general. I definitely value a good dentist and don’t throw support behind one lightly, but Dr. Brun deserves credit. Not to mention he doesn’t just hack away at a tooth and take excessive enamel when he does a filling but he is thoughtful and not about up-​selling you on work you don’t need. He’s also a really nice guy too.

So I’ve been here a total of three times now (today being the third) and I have to tell y’all I am very impressed with him and his assistants. My mouth is not tolerable to pain like I’m sure many of you and he gets it, unlike my last sadistic dentist. Dr Brun is thoughtful in what he does and how he has treated me and my issues with teeth. Rather then shoot my mouth up and then start to rape my mouth he waits a few minutes to make sure the numbing stuff has taken hold and often times has checked in asking me if I am doing ok and if I am feeling any kind of pain. I honestly wasn’t thrilled with having to go to west Seattle for a dentist but with Dr. Brun I am a ok. So if you are looking for a cool dentist who cares about the person in the chair and doesn’t have the mentality of get them in and get them out he is the man for you!