James M Fakler, DDS

Dr Fakler is knowledgable, warm and provides great service. He explains everything so plainly and so thoroughly. He has a wonderful staff and great technology. He is one of the few dentists around Milwaukee that uses state of the art laser technology to help cure gum disease. It’s incredible. He really emphasizes the latest theories that a healthy mouth is a key component to having an overall healthy body. I can’t say enough good stuff about his practice.

I have been going to Dr. Fakler for about a year now. He is informative, and I am happy with his services. The hygienist is amazing, and seems to have a magic touch when it comes to cleaning my teeth. She is also sure that I am comfortable and pain free.
I did have to knock one star off simply from the standpoint of wait time. The last three visits I’ve had to wait anywhere from 15 – 30 minutes. This is not an experience I’ve had at other dental offices, and something I think is important when it comes to patient service. Hopefully it will get better in time, but I sense scheduling remains to be an area of concern for me.

I had an upper molar filling done by Mark Salinowski, dds who worked there on a day when Dr. Fakler went to Michigan on a rare occasion. I wasn’t even told over the phone that Dr. F wasn’t there that day, I had to find out when I got there. So, Salinowski seemed nice so I let him do my filling, and he made it to big that he couldn’t get floss in between my teeth so he had to do half of it over again, so I asked for another shot of lidocaine and bottom line, he gave me NERVE DAMAGE. Five days later I experienced electrical shocks and pain in most of my teeth on the right side of my face. I went to a renowned neurosurgeon who does brain surgery for trigeminal neuralgia and he ruled out that I do not have trigeminal neuralgia but have trigeminal neuropathy now, which is a trigeminal nerve injury caused by a dentists accident. I still don’t know if Salinowski used to much lidocaine on me or just hit the nerve in the wrong place, but he gave me nerve damage and I am now in chronic pain because of it. I have to take meds for life, and the meds only take away about half of the pain right now. When I left a message with the receptionist telling Dr. Fakler all this, he didn’t even call me back. Dr. F is a good dentist but he is very greedy, and if you want nerve damage, go see Mark Salinowski.

The nicest dentist visits I’ve had! Staff is friendly and knowledgeable. I was nervous about getting a filling, so one of the women brought me water and covered me with a blanket when I was chilly. Everyone made conversation with me, joked around, but still moved along quickly. The hygienist offered a lot of useful information, explained what she was doing, and happily answered my questions. Dr. Fakler was quite funny, but also was great about explaining what he was doing so that I felt comfortable.
I appreciate the way the office is run and the way the staff treats patients. I will happily return here for my next cleaning.

I find it interesting that the two other reviews both note that this dentist doesn’t judge or scold almost verbatim. That aside — I was ok with this dentist, certainly better than many others but I felt their was a strong emphasis on Invisalign and teeth whitening throughout the office and via all the mailings I get.
I also felt extreme pressure to get a procedure I do not think I need and even if I did want the procedure it was like I needed to do it in a week — who can afford that?
Also my last visit involved the dentist moving between me and another patient so much so that my Novocain wore off and I had to be given more… the dentist then asked if I had a history of that which I don’t because I’ve never laid in the chair for nearly an hour while waiting to be worked on. This is why I will not go back for general dentistry but if I want Invisalign or whitening sometime I’d definitely go!

Dr Fakler is by far one of the best dentists I have ever been too! I hadn’t gone to a dentist in several years and he didn’t judge or scold me, he educated me on how to best care for my teeth and made me feel welcome. Their like a family there and make all their patients feel like part of the family, you are always welcomed with a warm smile and patience.
I always wanted straight teeth and Dr Fakler has helped me obtain that goal with invisalign treatments. It has been an amazing experience. Him and his staff have been wonderful to work with through the process. I highly recommend James Fakler and his staff for all your dentistry needs especially if you are looking into invisalign, he is reasonably priced and does great work.

I saw his commercials on TMJ4 a few years ago and thought «yeah, right… they all say they’re good with nervous folks. But they usually aren’t.» Then I found myself in need of real help. Folks: he and his staff are the real deal!
Dr. Fakler doesn’t judge, doesn’t scold and is incredibly kind and patient. He has carefully chosen staff who have those same qualities and it’s appreciated. Each person I’ve referred to his office has come away amazed and a believer.
He’s an excellent dentist, has a great sense of humor and I have to say how grateful I am that he and each member of his team is there for me. Not to mention, these folks seem genuinely happy to work there!