Bruce Hanley DDS

I went in for a checkup about a sore tooth and needed a cavity filled. Dr Hanley filled the cavity and a few days later I was still having a lot of pain. I paid for the filling out of pocket and went back to have it adjusted. He did but after the second time
I was still having sensitivity and it was clear he did not do the filling correctly. I had a space between the tooth and the filling, and had to go somewhere else to get it fixed paying twice for the same cavity! Avoid!!!

Dr Hanley was good and so was the hygienist… the receptionist (older lady), on the other hand, could use some work on her people skills… she was rather rude to me on the phone and is the sole reason I wont be returning to this practice.
Get a new receptionist. Tyvm

When I moved from Europe 15 years ago, I thought I will never ever find that quality of medical services I was used to. I was wrong. There are very few in each specialty that needs praise and recognition and Dr. Hanley is one of them. When I was looking for a dentist in Arlington area, what caught my eye were Dr. Henley’s qualifications, achievements and background. It was so impressive that I decided to give a chance. And I was so right. The tooth he did root canal back then — quickly but professionally, is still there. 15 years later. After that he did more work on other teeth and every time I was impressed by his professionalism and skills. He worked so well that even complicated work did not require hours and hours — he is a master of his profession. The great service and friendly office stuff — it is far above and beyond. Years ago I moved to Maryland but driving 1 hour and a half in order to keep the same dentist is well worse. Absolutely the best!

Avoid, better dentists in the Arlington area. Did a very sloppy job with a root canal, I thought that was my mistake going to a general dentist instead of an endocontist but he messed up my daughters teeth as well, extracted one where a filling would have worked (as a subsequent dentist explained). The other filling he did came out in a month.

Yesterday I felt a filling fall out and I called Dr. Hanley’s office. Sarah said there was some time available and I went over thinking he would look at it and see me later in the day or another day to actually fill it. Well I got there at 2pm and was out before 3pm complete!
I was escorted to a room at about 2:03 and the assistant was super nice and chatted with me for a bit. Then Bruce came in and took a look, said «Yup, its a filling» and with the skill of a master swabbed some topical anasthetic and gave me a shot of numbing agent. He talked with me for a while, then left the room and came back 15 min later or so. I napped I was so comfortable.
He drilled for a few seconds and was done within 8 minutes, maybe less. He was great, super fast and just easy. I love this guy for his nice demeanor and is staff for being so accommodating and kind.
May 23, 2014 — edit
I went in for my bi — annual cleaning and the hygienist was fantastic. She always is and what i love about her is tgat my teeth are in perfect condition. And its because of her. She got me using the picks with the fuzzy ends and now my teeth and gums are in perfect shape.
A couple of weeks ago I called because a crown fell off, not his, and he got me in that day and fixed it in less than 10 min. Really fantastic office, I highly recommend

I went to Dr. Hanley with tooth pain and he immediately said I needed a root canal without an x-​ray or anything. He then said I needed a crown. When I went in for it, he started talking about drilling an adjacent perfectly-​good tooth for a veneer – to make it «match well» with the other crown – and said he mentioned that. (He didn’t.) The veneer hurt badly, so after ruining the tooth with drilling, he had to put a crown on it. The crown on the previously good tooth didn’t fit right and had a weird clump on the back, which I complained about, but he said there was nothing wrong with it. Later, that clump broke off and left a sharp edge. I went in to have it fixed. He looked at it for about a minute and said it was fine. Then he charged me $ 70 for telling me he wasn’t going to fix it. I went to another dentist who confirmed that the crown was ill fitting and needed to be replaced. He also said that while the first crown was necessary for the tooth with the root canal, it’s probable that the second crown wasn’t needed. I felt like Dr. Hanley did shoddy work, work that wasn’t necessary, and I’m glad I found a new dentist who is more interested in quality work than how much he can charge.

I saw Dr. Hanley for two years where he did several crowns and restoration efforts. I started having problems with various pieces of work and those problems came at great expense. He tried to repair with no luck. I have subsequently spoken with family members and friends and learned that I shouldn’t have so much trouble. I went to another detest who did the repairs with NO problem. Much better now. Please stay away.

I chose this dentist whilst in a bind and in need of help. Not only did I get the urgent «holy shit my jaw is about to fall off» help I needed, but I also found courteous staff, advanced diagnostic technology and a dentist that was clear, communicative and willing to spend time with me. This guy is my dentist from here on out and I will make the short trek out from DC to see him because it is worth it.