Jos Deprimio, DDS

Dr. Deprimio is awesome! He recently redid a filling of mine (that a former dentist did) that will eventually need a root canal. He slowly numbed my jaw, and took his time to take out the ceramic portion and replace with the amalgam filling. He checked on me frequently to make sure I was ok, and explained what he was doing before each step. I had no pain or discomfort during the filling. The best part is the next day, I was eating raw carrots and other hard, crunchy foods on the side of the mouth where the filling is located, which I had avoided doing for over a year. I’ve finally found my dentist!

Great dentist. I always feel comfortable with Dr. Deprimio. He does a great job.
I’ve needed a root canal and had to get my wisdom teeth removed and he referred me to fantastic surgeons for both. He also did my crown and it was a excellent work.
The office is a bit old school, but their work is great.

I came to this office after reading the Unilocal reviews and was disappointed overall with the quality of care at my appointment. Both the doctor and the hygienist were uncomfortably casual with me. The doctor referred to me as «sweetheart» and «troublemaker» and the appointment itself took about 10 minutes total. The cleaning was quick and not thorough at all. I was told that I needed to book a follow up in one month so that the doctor could review the xrays my previous dentist sends. It surprised me that that necessitated a separate appointment when my teeth feel healthy and the other dentist didn’t find anything wrong. I was grateful that Dr. Deprimio wasn’t drill happy but I also expect more from my dentist.

I used to have really bad dentist anxiety — like, floss-​three-​times-​a-​day-​to-​avoid-​the-​dentist anxiety. I had a cleaning here in the fall with Chris, and I have seriously never had such a great and gentle cleaning! I didn’t know that it was POSSIBLE to have a gentle cleaning. I was more than happy to come back a month later for my appointment with Dr. D, and — can you believe it? — I was actually excited to make four follow-​up appointments to fix some bad fillings I’d had done previously. I had the first of my four follow-​up appointments today, and the most stressful part was just getting to my appointment on time. I’ve personally recommended Dr. D to at least 10 people, and I can’t say enough good things about him and his staff! Thanks, Dr. D :)

Dr. Deprimio and his hygenist at the time (his sister) were the most fun I’ve had at a dentists. Despite the fact that she is a Yankees fan and tried to carve an NY logo in my tooth (just kidding) they did an awesome job. I lost a filling and they got me in on short notice, sorted me out, did a nice job and got me on my way. I’d highly recommend them and find it great that they enjoy their work and can laugh and have fun with their patients.

Everyone stop stealing my dentist! He is seriously the best dentist ever. Walking into his office is a bit like walking into the 1970’s, but that is ok. He is great. He calls himself Joe and actually remembers things about you. Like the fact that I’m single or where I work or what I do for fun.
They also have cleanings on the weekends, so that’s important for me. The place is a bit hard to find, and the parking is tricky (you have to find a meter and hope you have enough quarters). However, it’s worth it.

Hands down the best dentist (and hygienist — Chris) I’ve been to in my life. They are friendly and efficient, while remaining thorough and professional. In an industry where «bedside manner» is all but absent, and while dentistry typically conjures images of masked men with large drills, Joe has managed to make my visits — even those which require a little more work — surprisingly comfortable!
One month before my wedding, I managed to chip one of my front top tooth falling off my bike. Panicked that my wife would kill me, I called up Joe, and he scheduled me for the next day. The process was completely painless, and Joe took the time to listen to my story, carefully look at the damage, laugh at me a bit, and fix the tooth as if nothing had happened. The tooth looks perfect, and my wedding pictures were saved.

Outstanding experience. I went in terrified after years of horrible dental experiences. The hygienist was outstanding, I didn’t have any discomfort at all during my xrays or cleaning which is something that I just thought was normal in the past. The bad news is that I need a root canal, so review to be continued mid July…

You know it’s something special when you almost look forward to going to the dentist. Dr. Deprimio is as nice as nice can be and extremely gentle when he works on you. This is first dentist I’ve gone to in many years, and as a result I’ve needed to get a lot of work done. I’ve gotten a cleaning, x-​rays, and 3 fillings at this office and barely felt a thing the entire time! They are very concerned with making sure I’m comfortable and kept in the loop throughout the whole process.
Recently, I’ve ended up needing a tooth implant, and I’ve been really impressed with Dr. Deprimio’s honest and careful evaluation of which specialists I should go to, how much it will cost, and secondary options in case I can’t afford it. He is very understanding that I am already stretching the budget just to get these fillings with my shoddy dental insurance, so he is helping me out. This place is great!

Unfortunately I cannot agree with the other reviewers. I chose Dr. Deprimio’s Office due to the excellent reviews it has on Unilocal and because they accepted my MIT insurance. Obviously, I had high expectations. All I needed was a routine teeth cleaning, because my oral health is excellent except that my teeth tend to build up ugly-​colored dental calculus quickly.
The dental assistant who did my cleaning was nice and professional. However, she did the cleaning without any new equipment but rather just scraped off the darkened calculus and stains on my teeth mechanically. I was surprised because I knew from other dentists that they normally use fancy ultra-​sound gadgets, high-​pressure water thingies, and smoothing polish… I’m by no means an expert, but it seemed obvious to me that purely mechanical cleaning with some metal scraper was a little outdated.
The result looked fine at first. «Well, it got the job done, so whatever», I thought. Unfortunately, the mechanic stress on my teeth «roughened up» my teeth’s surface, so the calculus returned faster and much stronger than before. Only three months later I needed another cleaning, for which I chose a different dentist in downtown Boston, who used proper equipment. That did the job and the polishing «smoothened» the surface of my teeth again, so it’s fine now. Because the appointments were too close together, my insurance didn’t cover the appointment I needed to fix what the hygienist at Dr. Deprimio’s Office ruined. I couldn’t wait though, because the dark spots really looked terrible.
In conclusion, I would never ever chose Dr. Deprimio’s Office again for a routine oral cleaning. The purely mechanical cleaning did much more damage than good. Maybe the other services offered are great, or I got unlucky with the hygienist, but I won’t poker with the risk of getting the worst oral cleaning ever.

Just had my 2^nd cleaning with Dr D and I am once again thrilled. He is an excellent dentist — very thorough and gentle. As he was checking my teeth he kept saying that he hoped not to find any cavities as my teeth looked beautiful to him. He very carefully checked, and declared with a huge smile that I was set for another 6 months. I love that he WANTS me not to have cavities. Such a standup guy. Definite diamond in the rough. Extremely friendly and competent staff, very homey feeling office. Love going here.

I came to see Dr. Deprimio because I wanted a second opinion on the pain I was experiencing from filling done by a different dentist. During the consultation, Dr. Deprimio was very friendly and sympathetic towards me after he told me that I needed a root canal after reviewing with me the x-​rays he had taken. It was really hard for me to hear and accept the news, but it really helped that he was caring and genuine. What made it even better was that he gave me close to 50% off the visit because I don’t have insurance. What a nice guy!

I love Dr. Deprimio. He is very careful and precise in his work. He spent almost an hour working on a filling for me because he puts a lot of effort in everything he does. I loved the hygienist too since she was super nice and easy to talk to in addition to being good at her job.
My issue is the administrative side of the office. I read many of the reviews complaining about it and one of them said that it is something that you need to go through to get to a great dentist. I decided to persist and when I first joined, I needed to call many times until I got an appointment and added myselft to the regular schedule. It worked all right but I have had two very unpleasant experiences so far. One was billing. They sent me a letter saying that my insurance refused the claim. When I called the insurance, they said they have never received such a claim and there is no record of a denial in my record. I called the office a couple of times since they were always closed, left a couple of voicemails but nobody ever called me back. Eventually I managed to get hold of them, the woman on the phone was at first unfriendly (it is your fault type of attitude), then she looked at it, changed her tone and told me they will revisit the claim without giving any actual explanation of what had happened. Eventually the claim was processed but it required a lot of time and patience on my side.
My second bad experience was when they cancelled my six-​month cleaning appointment because of the storm. I realize that this was necessary but the disappointing fact was that they did not offer me any alternatives. The receptionist just said that the next available slot is in three months and told me to call next week if I want to book an appointment and then she hanged up. This would mean 9 months between check-​ups and she did not seem to care whether I schedule another one. I was annoyed because I think they should have some extra slots for emergencies or situations like this. A good dentist should help you take care of your health and teeth and I felt that this was not the case here. Although at first I was willing to be more forgiving for dealing with administrative stuff, I started to feel that this ultimately affect the way care is delivered to patients and a good dentist should do something about it if he truly cares about his patients.

I liked Deprimio well enough, until he gave me a shoddy porcelain crown on one of my back molars that is literally falling to pieces only a few years after the root canal was performed.
Combine that with the Mafia-​style techniques of collection for bill payment (courtesy of «Debbie,» who will leave adorable messages on your voicemail threatening to take you to small claims court), and I will not be returning to this dentist. Ever.
Why should I have to pay OVER A GRAND for a shoddy crown that broke less than 5 years after it was put in, and that I now CANNOT have repaired or replaced because no dental insurance will pay to cover it?
Deprimio’s office doesn’t care. As far as they’re concerned, the crown is in my mouth — -broken or not, functional or not — -and therefore it’s no longer their problem. Wonderful.
When I can eventually afford it (i.e. — never), I am looking at several thousand dollars’ worth of work to replace Deprimio’s shoddy porcelain crown. Out of pocket. Meanwhile, I haven’t been to a dentist in years because I fear that one will find additional work that needs to be done that I simply cannot afford — –in part thanks to Deprimio’s shoddy crown and aforementioned Mafia-​style bill collection techniques.
In any other line of business, if you provided a product or service (crown, placing a crown) that was defective, non-​functional, or didn’t perform as it was supposed to (note that a porcelain crown of this type is supposed to hold up for around 10 years — -not break after 2 – 3), you would offer your client/​customer a refund, waive the remaining balance on the defective product, or settle with them for a smaller amount. Only in dentistry can you put something in someone’s mouth that doesn’t perform as it should and then still demand 100% payment for the product (after insurance has already paid out several thousand dollars).
This dentist’s primary concern is money. Make no mistake. The poster in his office says it all: it’s one of those cheesy stock photos of a mansion with a multi-​car garage, and the garage is filled with flashy sports cars. The caption reads: «Justification for higher education.»

Went for my first appointment with Dr. Deprimio about a week ago. He, his staff and the hygienist I saw were very pleasant and professional, but they were also down to earth, and it was relaxing to hear them talk about their pets, and the like, while I was having a cleaning done, (cleanings are usually nerve-​wracking for me.)
After having moved back here recently from «wonderful» Southern California, it was refreshing that Dr. Deprimio did not try to up sell me unnecessary dental procedures or cosmetic procedures like veneers or whitening, (which I encountered at two different dental «mega-​chains» in image-​obsessed California.)
Yesterday, I got a THANK YOU letter from the Dr., thanking me for becoming a patient! What a sweet touch!
Bottom line, Dr. Deprimio seems to enjoy his job, while also taking it seriously. I can see why he doesn’t have hundreds of «spare» appointment time-​slots available… It’s because he’s an awesome dentist! Glad I found him!

Went back this week for a cleaning with Chris, who is fantastic! She was so friendly, explained everything and made me feel very relaxed. I love this office!

I found Joe when I started working in Cambridge. His office building is very unassuming. Once you get in and sit in the chair, he takes great care of you. His attentiveness to patients and comfort is great. He’ll ask me many times if I’m feeling any discomfort; how am I doing; etc.
Definitely would recommend him as a dentist. It’s tough to get an appointment because I think his patient list is full.

I have had ZERO luck in finding a dentist as honest, caring and considerate as Dr. DePrimio. I’ve always feared the dentist, even for a simple cleaning, but his friendly presence and comfort had put me at ease. I’ve paid some money out of pocket that dental insurance didn’t cover but it was affordable. The individuals in the office are also friendly and helpful.
Too bad I couldn’t package him in a box to be shipped to CA :)

Dr. Deprimio is a good dentist but the office is terribly disorganized. I went in for a cleaning in April and one of their machines was broken so they made me schedule an second appointment. I showed up for the second appointment and the machine still wasn’t fixed so I came in for nothing. I called a few times and left voicemails and no one ever got back to me… until yesterday. Now, I have an appointment (for a continuation of the cleaning started in April) at the beginning of December.
Also, the secretary is AWFUL. Why don’t they fire her? She’s rude, obnoxious and unhelpful.

Dr. Deprimio is amazing! Seriously, he is probably the nicest dentist you will ever meet. I made an emergency appointment because I was having some weird on-​and-​off tooth pain and it turns out that I cracked my freaking tooth! Deprimio figured out what the problem was and fixed it right up.
The cost was pretty reasonable too which I was a little worried about because I don’t have dental insurance. Just a note to the others out there without dental insurance, they don’t take credit cards, only cash or check. It’s inconvenient, but if it helps them stay cheap, I’m all for it.
As others have mentioned this place looks really shady from the outside, but don’t walk away because once you get past that banged-​up gray door, it looks just like a normal dentist’s office inside.
Oh yeah, and he sent me a hand-​written note in the mail a few days later thanking me for choosing them. (after having a few bad dental experiences in my lifetime, I should really be the one thanking them!)