Warshauer & Santamaria has been serving Boston patients for over 50 years and has a 4.9-star rating on Google. The expert team of Dr. Irays Santamaria, Dr. Walid Dehni, Dr. Olympia Karacosta, Dr. Lorenzo Mordini, and Dr. April Alford offers cosmetic, general, and specialty dentistry. Their services include Invisalign, veneers, composite fillings, full mouth reconstruction, and dental implants. The practice has been named “Best Dentist” by Boston Magazine.
Will McPherson
in the last weekIf you read the negative reviews you'll get a more accurate idea of how this dentist operates. I went to my first and only appointment and the hygienist knocked out my lingual bar which has been solid for years. Upon leaving they immediately had some document telling me that the price was going to be $600 to replace it. They also wanted to charge me for a cavity filling but would not show me the cavity and did not at any point show me the x-rays that they had taken, which has never happened to me at a dentist before. I called them to talk about the price as it wasn't covered by insurance and it was their fault that the retainer was knocked out, and they gave me a discount after taking a few hours to talk about it. Overall feel like they just try to get as much money from every person as possible. I found a new dentist that was able to install the bar for cheaper and actually communicates with me.
Medb Sichko
2 months agoThis dental office provides excellent care. My beef with dentists and dental hygienists generally is that they think everyone should have a Cadillac mouth. I need the recommended 6k Invisalign like a hole in the head. If this was a good idea they should’ve recommended it when I was 40. I’m 68 years old, in the last quartile of my life. I don’t need straighter teeth for my casket.
Victoria Kaminsky
6 months agoThis is the most amazing state of the art dental office you’ll ever find. From the moment you walk in the door you’re greeted with a smile by the beautiful ladies at the front desk. Everyone is fantastic! Dr. Santamaria is at the top of her game as always, gentle, talented and skillful. Julie is an incredibly wonderful dental assistant. Molly, Sonsi and Milena are the best hygienists in town. Kathy, the financial coordinator, will help you with your treatment plan and explains everything in details. If you need a top notch dental work this is your 5-star place without a doubt. I highly recommend it! I have to travel all the way from Florida just to have my teeth done there.
Christopher Butler
6 months agoMy dentist in my hometown was retiring so I opted to find a new dentist in Boston. I came for a regular 6-month cleaning (which I have never missed) and provided X-Rays from my prior dentist office. I was told I have great home care and hardly any buildup. To my surprise, the dentist wanted to redo all of my fillings, and told me I needed 6 more fillings. They took X-Rays to show me the "issues." The hygienist was great, but I felt the DDS/DMD had poor bedside manner and made me uncomfortable and unhappy. The estimate for care was over $5,000, much of which would not be covered by my insurance. I was advised at least one tooth needed to be filled "soon", or I would likely need a crown - the estimate showed "RUSH". I reached out to my retired, prior dentist and asked for his opinion, and provided him with the X-Rays. He kindly saw me, looked at my teeth, spent 45 minutes walking me through 8 years of my dental history and X-Rays, and gave me a short lesson on dentistry, ultimately advising the dentist I saw at Warshauer & Santamaria, in his opinion, was "incorrect" and too aggressive, seeing as no filling will ever be as strong as our own enamel. He advised that he perceived only tiny imperfections in my enamel on 2 teeth that W&S wanted to do 3- and 4- surface fillings on, for example. I will not be returning to W&S and suggest that if you receive a treatment plan you get a second opinion.
Chandni Pattani
11 months agoI am a patient at Warshauer & Santamaria. Whilst I am happy to be a patient here, I just wanted to give some gentle feedback: Firstly I understand it is a dentist’s job to advise. However recently, each time I attend here, I feel pressured by numerous employees to undergo additional services and treatment, some of which without prior knowledge. For example, I had turned up for my appointment today and was told over the phone before that it was just for cleaning. Then, when I turned up, I was told it’s for cleaning and x, y and z which I was not told beforehand. I am aware that the dentist has put together a treatment plan and when the time is right, I will consider it as there are multiple factors to consider beforehand (e.g finances, work and family commitments, travel etc.) but I do not want to be pressured to do this. For now, I just want the Professional Dental Cleaning service, as I’ve had a great experience with the hygienist. Please can you make a note of this as I don’t want to be pressured going forwards for additional services? I will be sure to let you know if I require additional services. To confirm, my next appointment in May is for dental cleaning and exam. After that, I just want professional dental cleaning please. Please feel free to contact me to discuss. I have emailed you my contact details.