Rec'd Firoozeh Lavassani in El Cerrito as a warm, professional family dentist who examined and diagnosed my 7 year son and then referred to Dr. So, Pediatric Oral Wellness (POW) in Albany where he received treatment for more advanced care. Both accept Deltacare USA under Kaiser pediatric plan.
Many parents happily recommended Aloha Kids to us as new Berkeley residents. They seem like a long standing pediatric dental practice in Berkeley with high name recognition. We saw Dr. Nakazato who recommended 4 separate treatment visits with nitrous oxide each time. Our cost for the routine visit was already staggering. Then the estimated treatment plan was outrageously expensive compared to POW at 50% more. Friendly and professional staff who put my son right at ease but too slick and profit-oriented for us.
If you need pediatric over general, family dentist, rec POW over Aloha Kids.
My family sees Dr. Firoozeh Lavassani, in El Cerrito. She's not a pediatric dentist, but she sees patients of all ages and she and her staff were fantastic with my 5-year-old, who genuinely believes that going to the dentist is "fun." I know she accepts Denti-Cal.
My children have DeltaCare and I know, the pickings are slim. But I took them to Dr. Lavassani on Kearney St. in El Cerrito and she was wonderful. The office is modest in size and appearance, but very clean and professional, with digital X-rays, etc. We had to wait about 20 mins. for our appt. to start (this was at the end of the day), but my kids liked the dentist and that is saying a lot for them! Good luck. For my family, who has never had dental insurance before Covered CA started insuring children, this was a savings of $600 to get cleanings, xrays, and exams for 2 kids!
Rec'd Firoozeh Lavassani in El Cerrito as a warm, professional family dentist who examined and diagnosed my 7 year son and then referred to Dr. So, Pediatric Oral Wellness (POW) in Albany where he received treatment for more advanced care. Both accept Deltacare USA under Kaiser pediatric plan.
Many parents happily recommended Aloha Kids to us as new Berkeley residents. They seem like a long standing pediatric dental practice in Berkeley with high name recognition. We saw Dr. Nakazato who recommended 4 separate treatment visits with nitrous oxide each time. Our cost for the routine visit was already staggering. Then the estimated treatment plan was outrageously expensive compared to POW at 50% more. Friendly and professional staff who put my son right at ease but too slick and profit-oriented for us.
If you need pediatric over general, family dentist, rec POW over Aloha Kids.
We go to Firoozeh Lavassani for exactly the reason you describe. She's been great with both of our kids, starting around 3 years old.
My family sees Dr. Firoozeh Lavassani, in El Cerrito. She's not a pediatric dentist, but she sees patients of all ages and she and her staff were fantastic with my 5-year-old, who genuinely believes that going to the dentist is "fun." I know she accepts Denti-Cal.
My children have DeltaCare and I know, the pickings are slim. But I took them to Dr. Lavassani on Kearney St. in El Cerrito and she was wonderful. The office is modest in size and appearance, but very clean and professional, with digital X-rays, etc. We had to wait about 20 mins. for our appt. to start (this was at the end of the day), but my kids liked the dentist and that is saying a lot for them! Good luck. For my family, who has never had dental insurance before Covered CA started insuring children, this was a savings of $600 to get cleanings, xrays, and exams for 2 kids!