Robert Gelb, DDS, PS

Dr. Gelb is an outstanding dentist and I would recommend him to anyone in the Seattle or Bellevue area. I am extremely anxious about going to the dentist and needed extensive work done over the course of the last year. I feel like I was finally able to overcome my dental anxiety in the last year due to the patient and kind approach of Dr. Gelb and his staff. I feel very confident when receiving treatments there.
First of all, the office staff (Gerlinda and Hera) are wonderful and flexible. They go above and beyond and will find out prior to treatments how much your insurance will cover ahead of time so there are no surprises. They also accept most major insurance plans.
The office itself is immaculate and at every chair there is a flatscreen with netflix. This makes the appointments go much faster.
My insurance recently changed to a lesser known company and I was faced with the decision to switch from Dr. Gelb to a one in my provider plan. Even though I knew I would be paying more out of pocket because I was now outside of my preferred network, I opted to stay with Dr. Gelb. I feel that his work will stand the test of time, unlike many other dentists.
What I really liked about Dr. Gelb was that he will come up with a treatment plan if you ever needed more than one thing done, let you know what is the highest priority and go from there. He will not steer you in the direction of getting unnecessary work done.
I had discoloration and acid eroded the enamel on my front teeth. I had always wanted veneers to fix this. When he worked on my fillings on my front teeth, he fixed them cosmetically by polishing, shaping and using the composite to transform my teeth when he went in there to fix them. He did not charge me extra for this. They looked so great that some people thought that I did get veneers because the discoloration was completely gone. I had never experienced a dentist that took such care of making sure the results looked beautiful for a regular filling. You will never feel rushed in and out to get the next patient in. He is a perfectionist and takes his time to do a ¹⁰⁄₁₀ job on your teeth.

When I moved back to Seattle in 2004, my friend recommended Dr. Gelb. I’ve been seeing him ever since. He has a very modern practice, filled with the latest tools and technologies. He really seems to geek out on new gadgets and technologies… it’s cute. :)
I appreciate his conservative approach to treatment — I’ve had so many dentists want to do aggressive (and probably unnecssary) procedures. Not Dr. Gelb. He recognizes that I visit the dentist frequently and that he can just «watch» issues and see how they develop. A while back he cleaned my teeth himself when he was short a hygenist who had a personal emergency.
He’s a great man — very likable and informal. His staff really seem to like working there, which is a good sign, too.
His receptionist, Gerlinda, is an absolute sweetheart. Tell her I say «hi» if you visit them.