Mark A Babbitt, DDS, Inc.

Dr. Babbitt’s office lost a patient today. I called for a cleaning only. I was told I needed x-​rays, and visit from the doctor and the cash charge would be more than $ 400. I explained that I had only seen the doctor last year and x-​rays were taken and I was not having any problems. Just needed the cleaning. Nope. Receptionist would not allow me to schedule this as she stated it was «standard of care.» Nope. She would not budge. Not sure when receptionists were allowed to make judgment about «standard of care?»

I’m finally over my fear of dentists! Dr. Babbitt at least. I used to shake and cry just sitting in the waiting room or while getting my teeth cleaned, and usually opted for nitrous and Valium. Novocaine works slowly for me and I have felt the drill too many times, so going to the dentist has always been traumatic for me. Yesterday I had an old cracked filling replaced, not a small one either, and I was completely fine. Dr. Babbitt is kind and efficient, and explains everything he is doing. I didn’t feel any pain, felt calm, and not a tear came to my eyes. Yay! Teeth cleaning is also a breeze there because Joanne is the best!

Dr. Babbitt and his staff are excellent. The office is clean and state of the art — the chairs have TVs attached! The staff is personable and the appointments are always on time which is amazing. In all my visits I’ve never had to wait. Dr. Babbitt himself is great — you can tell he enjoys what he does and is honest. I highly recommend Dr. Babbitt for anyone in need of dental services in the Ventura area.

Woohoo! As good as it gets!
Ok…let’s have some fun. Dr. Mark Babbitt is MY dentist! Like the ownership?
A few minutes ago I chipped a front tooth eating dinner. I went to his website and sent him an e mail complete with a picture of my chipped tooth. Took it in the bathroom mirror (Isn’t the digital age wonderful?) Tomorrow I will get a call from Stefanie (sp) and she will get a time for me to come in and let Dr. Babbitt do his magic on me.
So I will keep you updated as we go forward… Stay tuned.
UPDATE: 6:03PM
So here is the UPDATE: Got my call from Stefanie as I knew I would this morning and she was able to get me in at 9:30 AM. Got there three minutes late and was greeted with a big smile from her as I always do.
The short story is I was out of there by 10:30 AM and Dr. Mark did his magic along with the very able hands of Debbie assisting him. He actually had to work on two teeth. The work as usual was splendid and superior. I feel whole again. I have no idea of what he did but I will tell you this… THIS office knows what they are doing and will get the job done.
I was floating on cloud 9 the rest of the day…
Thanks to Dr. Mark and his staff for a great job done. I couldn’t be happier!
GP

I NEVER thought I would give a dentist a 5 star review, but I guess there is a first time for everything.
I had less than stellar experiences with dentists in the past so I was somewhat apprehensive about going in for my exam. It had been a few years since I had good dental insurance so I was sure the Doctor was going to look at my mouth and either laugh or just tell me I was a horrible person for not keeping up on my dental visits. I couldn’t be more wrong.
The front office staff is amazing… when I called to arrange my original appointment they were very informative about what to expect when I came in, they made me an appointment and also went to the great extent to mail me my new patient paperwork so I wouldn’t have to sit there in the office filling out that annoying paperwork for 20 minutes.
The office itself is completely inviting… friendly staff, modern equipment, they even have TV sets to watch while you are getting work done.
What makes the office even more amazing is Dr. Babbitt himself. I have never met a doctor who seemed so concerned with the overall comfort of each individual patient. I am the type of person who really has no issues with the dentist but he went through every single procedure he was doing, how he was going to do it, and why he was doing it.
Dr. Babbitt preformed a full exam on me, and had a few concerns that he wants to take care of in the future but he also explained that he would like to take care of one thing at a time. He was concerned with building a good base with my gums and teeth before worrying about anything cosmetic.
When I was done with the whole experience, believe it or not I actually shook Dr. Babbitt’s hand and told him it was the best experience I had ever had at a dentist office ever.
I will be going next week for my first follow-​up to this appointment… I actually look forward to going back.
I would highly recommend Dr. Babbitt to any of my friends.
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