Refresh Dental

I went to Refresh Dental after my long time dentist told me that I needed 4 root canals. I wanted a second opinion as I was not feeling pain and had no way to pay for four root canals. Dr Oberg was so fantastic. She told me that I did not need ANY root canals. This was my very first visit with her and she was honest instead of looking to make extra bucks.(that was 4 years ago — still NO root canals) I find her to be very efficient, honest, gentle, kind and most importantly way ahead of other dentists as far as up to date treatments and procedures ar concerned. I HIGHLY recommend her.
P. S. Her hygienist is the best I have ever had. She is very thorough and gentle. She got out stains that were on my teeth for 10 years.

Seems like I’ve been going through a lot of changes in this past summer. First massage therapists and now dentists!
However, the move to a different dentist was prompted due to frustration. My old dentist just didn’t cut it for me anymore and I stopped visiting the offices for more than 4 years. Yes, that’s right, I haven’t been to the dentist in more than 4 years. You’re all askin, «But Andrew, your teeth look really good.» I know. It’s true. It is pretty amazing.
But seriously, my standard of dental visits was I go in, wait 30 minutes for the dental hygienists, get cleaned up for about 30 minutes, wait 40 minutes for the dentist, dentist sees me for about 20 minutes. That’s 2 hours. Everytime! No wonder I get anxiety going to the dentist, especially when they have no good news for me.
After experiencing some sensitivity, I decided to take the plunge and try out Dr. Oberg. Her staff are absolutely wonderful. When booking an appointment in person, they spoke with Blue Cross and I got a breakdown of how much services were as well as the why. Yes, that’s what I’m so excited about. Her staff explain and break things down to me assuring me that it’s always my choice and they were real people rather than the face of a business. I like how everyone from the administrator, to the dental assistant, to the dental hygienist relate to you on a personal level. I feel like Dr. Oberg’s energy and enthusiasm trickles down to every one of her staff as they take the time and attention to address your concerns.
Although very busy, they were able to fit me in to get an examination and cleaning in a span of two weeks with following up if I to see if I could come in earlier due to cancellations.
The overall procedures went by very quickly and it took longer because I had so many questions. Questions that I found out from friends and colleagues that are normal for them but I found was so refreshing with Dr. Oberg. She sat down with me and went over pretty much every tooth in my mouth on the TV, gave her recommendations and explained in lament terms of why it’s important. She answered my concerns and I left feeling very safe and assured that at the end of the day, my health is her biggest priority.
Although their fees are slightly higher than the Alberta Blue Cross guide (by a marginal few dollars), I am happy now to say I will see them in 6 months for cleaning.
TL;DR: I have great teeth despite not going to the dentist. Professional, knowledgeable, happy staff.