Marc A. Schwartz DDS

I have been going to mark for 10 years or more. While I did not want to hear it, I had a lot of work to do, every year He worked on a few teeth but he cured my tooth pain and now I trust him to manage my teeth. He is a very good dentist and very sensitive to your comfort.

Great, as always. Dr. Schwartz and his team are low key, compassionate, friendly and most important, highly skilled. I’ve had a lot of repair work done to aging fillings, crowns, bridges, etc. Yes, it’s expensive, but par for California. Dr. Schwartz has the latest technology in his office, and he and his staff use it well to educate you on both what they are doing in your mouth and what you yourself should be doing to keep your teeth in good shape. His hygienist Carolyn is an angel — always engages in conversation and remembers personal bits you’ve shared with her about your life and family. I’ve found Dr. Schwartz to be perhaps a little shy, but very pleasant and compassionate — even funny at times! I, too, got his name from 1−800-DENTIST, looking for a practice to deal with my real fear of dentists when I moved to California about 5 years ago. I’ve had no negative experiences with him or his team. I might also add that I’m retired with no dental insurance, and Dr. Schwartz has been very helpful with assisting me in managing my care in a way I can afford. Thumbs up!

Dr Shwartz is a good dentist as he is very sensitive to a patient’s needs/​pain, etc BUT the entire office just seems out to make money. You have to be very careful of what you will be charged at the end; they will not tell you up front that something they offer may cost you extra (and how much). They usually charge above the ‘acceptable’ limits that insurances have and you have to work with the office to ensure that they charge that acceptable limit & tell them that wouldn’t be paying anything out of pocket. In the end, it just makes me feel like i cannot trust the services recommended as i cannot decipher if there is a true need or not. Additionally, the hygienist on staff is not the best either. All this ‘pricey/​out to make $$’ experience is just too bad– as Dr Schwartz is a skilled dentist himself…

Estoy muy contenta con el servicio que se me brindo, muy profesionales y muy detallista, experimente otras clínicas realmente sentí la diferencia,. Estoy muy Feliz

Just had another great experience at this dental office. Glad to say that from the start the procedure was explained and the cost was discussed in a comfortable and professional way. As a woman, I really appreciate that Dr schwartz is easy to talk to and will work to fit your budget without compromising the quality of services provided.

Dr Schwartz, socially awkward yes, but in a charming way. My hubs and I have fun trying to pry little irrelevant personal facts out of him. He’s a tough nut to crack — lol! I haven’t found him to be expensive, but that’s subjective. Regardless, I went to a super crappy dentist (Belmont Dental or something like that) just prior to meeting him and feel like having good dental care is super important. Who wants to think about their teeth — ever? His high tech digital imaging stuff is cool… good to see what/​why treatments are needed/​recommended. But (In response to other reviews) if you have a voice, you can just say no thanks, or I’ll have to put that off for a minute, or a year or whatever is necessary for your situation. I’ve never felt pressured by him ever. We had a short laundry list and we’ve been addressing them one by one, letting each treatment fully recover before moving on. If you want stand up, go to the Improv, if you want a new friend, join a club, if you want awesome dental care, see Dr Marc.

I had a great dentist that I was very happy with for ten years, but due to retirement and practice changes I stopped going. So when I had to look for a new dentist I was naturally skeptical and waited two years before searching again. A friend highly recommended Dr Schwartz. Dr Schwartz was very gentle, professional, and with great side-​table manners. He gave me knowledgeable recommendation on future dental care needs that would prolong the health of my gums and teeth
The care plan address several dental issues that were becoming a problem. I was please to have a clear dental care plan that was spread out over the next two years. Dr Schwartz was giving top priority to the more serious issues and worked with my insurance plan so it would have a minimal impact on my wallet.
I work in the medical field, so I understand the impossible position that patients and doctors have to face when dealing with insurance and exclusion of care coverage. Given my insurance lack of coverage, I was extremely grateful to Dr Schwartz and the staff for the sensitivity and clear communication with the dental care plan.
I had to have cavities done, gum issues address with follow up cleaning, and in the process of replacing old worn-​out fillings. As my prior dentist did before Dr Schwartz recommend invisalign to stop the crowding of my lower bite. But he was clear that it was not necessary but recommended.
Everything about Dr Schwartz dental office, from his staff and state of art equipment surpassed any expectation.

I’ve never really hated going to the dentist, because quick frankly, I’ve been fortunately to have generally good teeth and generally good experiences with past dentists. So when I moved to the area, I found Dr Schwartz on Unilocal and decided to give it a go. The office is very nice, clean, and tech savvy. The receptionist was really sweet and so was the technician who cleaned my teeth. She was gentle and seemed knowledgeable. So far, so good. Then I meet the Dr, who introduces himself but doesn’t bother to ask me my name or how I was doing. Maybe that was asking for too much, but I figure it doesn’t hurt to be nice to your new patient. In any case, no biggie. The Dr. spends about 15mins with me telling me all these things that I needed to get fixed, including getting invisalign. After 10 minutes of running through his list of recommended «fixes,» I ask, «I’m confused. Is all this work necessary, because I’ve never been told that I needed all this work, and have never been recommended invisalign.» Then he responded, «Well, none of this is necessary or required, but I would recommend it.» Then I had to specifically ask if I had any cavities and if my teeth are generally healthy. He responded «no cavities, and yes, generally healthy.» Then he left and recommended that I come in for cleanings 3xyear, even though my insurance doesn’t cover 3 visits/​year. I was confused.
When I left the chair and went to check out, the receptionist asked me to schedule my next appointment for the work recommend by the Dr. I had to ask if my insurance would cover this work first before she went to check. And of course when she looked it up, my insurance did not cover the full costs even though I have really good coverage. But because he charges so much, even my out of pocket expenses would have been really high.
It would have been nice to know what I would be looking at in terms of costs before they tried to get me back into the office. I was disappointed because I really did feel like all he cared about was pushing unnecessary treatments on me, and getting me to spend all my dental coverage before they expired year end, which I did not appreciate. Wanted to love him, but didn’t. I would be careful of his recommendation for work needed.

A couple of years ago I suddenly broke a tooth that turned out to be the result of clenching at night. Dr. Schwartz fixed the broken tooth and it has held up perfectly over the years. Ever since then I have been going to him for all my cleanings and dental checkups and have had no problems. His office is very well-​equipped including digital x-​rays, which are nice because they give instant results with less radiation exposure. I used the Unilocal deal for my last cleaning and saved $ 25!

I could not be more happy with Dr. Schwartz. I had some serious and extensive dental work that I had been putting off for a long time. Mostly because I hate going to dentist. On my first visit Dr. Schwartz and his staff made great efforts to put me at ease and to come up with a treatment plan that worked with my insurance and budget. I am now happy to report that I no longer have to deal with tooth pain, and have a brilliant new smile. I can truly say Dr. Schwartz changed my life. Many thanks!

My family had been going to Dr Schwartz for a while, and i use to really like this place when the old receptionist was there (the one before this new one) My dad had probably spent thousands and thousands on this doctor for my mom when she was drying to get her dentures right, Probably enough money to send his kids to college. I should have realized he over charged by the looks of my moms bills. When my mom died last year i decided i needed a dentist so i went to them since i heard he was nice. Well he is nice and so was the receptionist at the time, only problem is he would just do fillings on me and not give me treatment plan like i asked for. I noticed he would spend an hour in the same spot. When i got the bill it was for like 4 fillings! I had used my entire yearly dental insurance on an hour visit for what i thought would be one filling! The next think you know the tooth that he filled had become so sore and i realized all of a sudden it needed a root canal and crown, and it was infected! hmm… I got the root canal and there went my new entire years money for my dental insurance. He charges a lot to do anything, a lot of places never charge this much and when you tell him this he claims this is what your insurance told me to charge you. oh ok.
Anyways so i got his over prices root canal and had to put a cap in till i got back from a long trip i went on. I come back from my out of country trip to find a new secretary named Dawn had left me a million voice messages saying i owe them 1500 for a crown and that i need to come in for the actual crown. I see 2 bills in my mail and they all said late charge and missed appointment. I had told all of them in that office where i was going and when i was coming back. Anyways i called them back in response to her 6 voice mails she sent me (she sure is a determined one for money) I finally went in and got the crown on that looked like a tiny white piece of corn in my mouth. doesn’t even match my teeth!!! This ugly crown was1500! wow. The determined secretary calls me about 30 more times almost every day and week to get the money i owed them, She said she would give me a discout of 400 if i payed up front but when i did some research to what i really owed she needed to knock of 600. So i finally payed after Dawn called me a million times. What really bugs me is that they were going to try and get away with charging me the whole amount. They must have done this to me in past and other people to. My advice is Find a cheaper dentist, I have one crown, and only 4 fillings and one of them on my front tooth completely chipped. Be aware when coming here

I found Dr Schwartz about 6 years ago I think. Dont laugh 1−800-Denist. I wanted a dentist who would be patient with someone who feared dentists and hadnt been to one in years. It was an emergency on top of it. All those silver fillings in my teeth were giving away. I found out from Dr Schwartz that silver expands and restracts with hot and cold. So… all that activity it broke my tooth apart. I would have continued to have that problem if I had not had Dr Schwartz remove them all and replace them with porcelain fillings. They matched it to my teeth perfectly… cant even tell.
Coming from someone who feared dentists… Dr Schwartz is the best dentist I have ever had. His philosphy is to care for your dental work to reduce your time in the dentist chair.

I just started going to Dr. Schwartz. I was looking for a new dentist because my old doc was disorganized, slow and frequently painful.
My experience so far has been terrific. I had an initial exam and loved the ability to see not only x-​rays but actual pictures showing the problems (I knew I had a few since I’d neglected my teeth for a few years). Yesterday I got a few fillings replaced that were decaying/​failing. Despite working all the way in the back of my mouth, I was surprised that I experienced no pain and also none of the usual annoyance of drill shavings flying all over my mouth. His assistant is great and he is very attentive.
I’m back next week to take care of one or two issues on the other side of my mouth, then I should be good for a while. Thanks Dr. Schwartz.
Disclaimer: I chose Dr. Schwartz in part because his kids attend school with my kids. However, I would not have hesitated to write a bad review despite this «personal» relationship. But no need, Dr. Schwartz is great.

I HATE DENTIST!!! In the past I usually went once or twice and then found a new one or didn’t go for long periods of time. However with Dr. Schwartz, I go for my cleanings on time and happy. Marc is great, we always talk and laugh which really puts me at ease. Of course the Nitrous helps as well. And as everyone says, his office is state of the art!
Including the staff.
Now my son, who is disabled is also a patient. He’s even more difficult to deal with than me. But Marc and his staff are patient and kind and were able to help him as well. He had been living in San Diego and his last visit to a dentist had been several years before and his father took him for cleaning or any type of work. In the last year Marc and his staff have gotten his teeth and gums healthy again. We still have work to do, but he was so proud of his last visit.
I’ve been seeing Marc for at least 3 – 4 years now. Which is a record for me, and now my son likes him too, which makes it much easier for me. And THAT is very important.
THANK YOU MARC!

I like Dr. Schwartz very much. He is understanding of my (somewhat irrational) fear of dentists. I had a bad experience as a child and now cringe at the thought of a dental visit. Fortunately, it’s never been worse than cavity filling for me (knock on wood) but that’s scary enough. He’s pretty young so I think probably up-​to-​date on treatments? And he has modern equipment which is important to me. Last, but not least, he has a great personality. :)

I also disagree with Brook below. After I had been seeing Dr Schwartz for years my husband came in for the first time and got estimates and a breakdown of the work he needed and the word «package» was never mentioned. Dr Schwartz even reviewed our insurance plan and told us how to make up the work schedule to get everything done over the course of a couple years, just to make sure we didn’t have to spend any more money out of pocket than we had to. His office does this with me every time I need a cleaning and lets me know when my insurance is spent.
Anyway, the staff remembers my name and has responded to every concern I have ever had immediately and respectfully. I would and have recommeded this dentist.

I disagree with Brooke below. First of all, Dr. S. will help you figure out how to finance your treatment if you cannot afford it. I know this firsthand, as I was laid off and continued my treatment for quite awhile. Yes, we are making payments to Care Credit. But, my teeth are healthier than before. Am I good with dentists? No, in fact I used to hate to go to the dentist. But, this office is comfortable, the people are kind and thanks to some patience and nitrous, I am able to sit still for quite awhile without fear of passing out:) I have had a lot of work. It was all necessary. When one of the front office staff pressured me into a deep cleaning, I told them I was uncomfortable with the pressure and they never did it again. Yes, they put together a treatment plan, but I know first hand that you don’t have to do it all at once. You can take your time. Yes, they work out a price but, if you can’t afford it all today you can spread it out over time. I have work yet to be done that we discussed last year. I am still out of work so, I will get my teeth cleaned soon but, I can’t promise much more right now. However, I did have a few crowns, as well as a tooth removal and more. Dr. Schwartz is awesome. His staff is kind and friendly and I like them all. if you need a dentist that you can trust, I highly recommend this office.

Dr. Marc’s work is done quickly and accurately and with very little discomfort. He does recommend additional treatments because he believes in preventative care. I have been seeing him for 7 years and have never had a bad experience. The office staff is friendly and knowledgeable. The equipment is top of the line, which may a account for a slightly more expensive visit, but I found it comparable to my previous dentist. I don’t dread going to the dentist anymore which, in my opinion, is priceless.

Dr. Schwartz has been my personal dentist for 3+ years. I would recommend him to anyone. He’s extremely thorough, careful, and sensitive. The only «unnecessary» treatment he has recommended for me is veneers for my chipped/​capped front teeth that need to be fixed. I only say «unnecessary» because they only need to be fixed for cosmetic reasons.
I have had 2 root canals, fillings, and a wisdom tooth extraction. All of which were necessary. The extraction was amazing — painless, quick, and complication free!

Doc Schwartz is pricey and he does try to push additional treatments on you, but it’s your teeth that he cares about. If you got the insurance and the means then get your teeth fixed. If not then try another dentist.
I got a bunch of things done at his office and have never had my teeth as healthy as they are now. His staff is friendly and they remember things about you that aren’t teeth related.
Doc is strictly business and to the point. He does not try to hid anything, he tells it like it is and that is refreshing.

Dr Schwartz is a travel agent of dental work… but … I get ahead of myself.
From walking into the office, you think — eh, another neighborhood office. 3 stars. Then Dr. Marc shows up, and you think — whoa, nelly! has he graduated yet? Well, the handshake is firm and he has a kind smile, so far so good.
You start of by signing a ton of waiver forms (red flag) but all of them seem to say one thing «I, the patient, will agree with treatment suggested by the good doctor»… .hmmmm, okay…
After you’ve signed away your own opinion in blood and tears, you get a dental exam followed by a sit-​down with the good doctor in his private office. Here’s where the state-​of-​the-​art comes in. You get to look at your teeth, one by one, on a computer screen while the good doctor points at everyting that’s wrong with them.
Okay — this part is impressive, he just might get upgraded to 5 stars.
The show is shortly followed by a review of all the forms you signed (see above), another firm handshake (see above) and a warm assurance that he’ll treat you like he would his brother (does he have a brother? does he like his brother?).
then the moment of truth. The printer whirrs and purrs and spits out a treatment plan. First off all — it’s overpriced. But, ok, with the state of technology, etc etc, may be it’s worth it. Second of all, all work HAS TO BE COMPLETED IMMEDIATELY. IT“S A PACKAGE, he says.
aha… it’s also $ 10K… Well, doctor, please realize that this is not an amount I can afford to spend right now. Can we stagger the cavities, etc over a year period, at least?
NO. IT“S A PACKAGE.
(confused puppy look)…
so, doctor, you are saying that if i stay on as your patient, i have to dish out my peanuts and the pants off my ass because you only work in PACKAGES. Yes. He gets your mouth to a point where it’ll only have to be maintained. Yippie. now i feel like a database (sorry, professional humor).
Anyway. I didn’t have $ 10K. My insurance covers $ 1,500. Good doctor doesn’t offer financing. Good doctor refuses to prioritize treatment. Good doctor must hate his brother.