Dr. Jenny Terada

Great dental work and Dr. Terada is fantastic (as well as the dental hygienist).

My daughter and I have been going to Dr Terada for 3 + years now. Her and her staff are always friendly and do quality work. Some dentists will try to oversell treatment options to make more money, I see none of that at Dr Terada’s office. Please note: Dr Terada also practices orthodontia. I highly recommend her.

After moving to Denver last summer, I needed to find a new dentist and wanted to be sure I went to a reputable office.
So naturally I did tons of research on dentists in Denver — I looked through the 5280 «Best Docs» article, looked through my insurance website and, of course, looked at reviews on Unilocal.I thought I had found the trifecta — Dr. Terada was on all 3!
I will never again use Unilocal to look at doctor or dentist reviews. Going to Dr. Terada was an absolutely horrifying experience from start to finish. There were homeless men begging for money right outside of the rundown building. The receptionist brought me into an exam room sat down, and WITHOUT WASHING HER HANDS proceeded to begin cleaning my teeth!
Things were just as bad when Dr. Terada came in to scrape at my teeth. She was so rough there was literally blood splattering out of my mouth onto my bib! Not to mention she was extremely unfriendly and seemed bothered to be there. I felt like I was at a free clinic or welfare provider, from the terrible service to absolutely disgusting office.
I am still SHOCKED that she has so many good Unilocal reviews… never again will I trust strangers on here to influence where I go for medical or dental care!

I’m really shocked that Dr. Terada has such great reviews on Unilocal.I had my worst dentist experience with Dr. Terada in 2010. Maybe I got her and her staff on a bad day for them all?
My complaints:
Long wait with no explanation. I was waiting in the dentist chair for 30 – 40 mins with no clue as to whether a hygienist would be in to do a cleaning next or finish up the x-​rays or if it was time for the Dr. to do an exam. Furthermore, for majority of the wait there was no staff around to even ask what was going on.
Dr. Terada was rough with me. The exam and the scaling were painful (which I understand cannot be completely avoided and I was to blame because my habits had been bad). I would have chalked that up to a learning experience except Dr. Terada said (curtly) «Does that hurt? Well, I bet you’ll start flossing and brushing better from now on»… She did not follow up with any advice on better technique or products or anything. Basically, I just got a complaint from her about my bad habits (!)
I have since worked with a dentist who explained exactly how to brush and floss correctly (yes, there is technique to it and few parents/​professionals seem to *actually* teach this to young people)

The woman who handles the insurance claims and payments is very terse and snotty. They mishandled an insurance claim causing delays and unnecessary expense and then have the nerve to be rude every time I call to follow up. Hopefully Dr. Terada can find better staff who wont drive customers away.

i’ve been seeing dr. terada for several years now. i love her friendly, thorough, non-​alarmist approach. i came to her after a terrible, bordering on malpractice, experience… and she was just what i needed. my husband sees her now too. thank you dr. terada for all you do!

Great chairside manner, does not try to push the most expensive options and seems to have a real geniune interest in her clients. I wish all Doctors were this responsible and professional. I would also like to give kodos to her staff, also very friendly and professional.

Dr. Terada has been great the few times I’ve been in. She’s friendly and professional. Her staff is also friendly and, best of all, fast.
After she gave me a few fillings my teeth were sensitize… so I went to make sure I didn’t lose a feeling. She checked me and it turned out I just have sensitive teeth and should change my toothpaste. She didn’t charge me or send the little visit off to insurance either. Awesome.

I’ve been seeing Jenny Terada at Denver Family Dental for over a year now. My mother and sister have been seeing her longer, thusly why I tried her out to begin with.
I don’t especially like going to the dentist (who does?), but Jenny and the staff at DFD are really friendly and make it quick and easy.
The BEST part is that if during your bi-​yearly cleaning she happens to find a cavity, it’s Jenny and her waterlase to the rescue!
Waterlase dentistry uses a laser and water — no drill. I was scared to death to try having a cavity filled without ANY pain killers, but seriously — there was no pain! It just felt like she was spraying cold water and air in my mouth. I hate getting shots, both because I’m a weenie and I don’t think it’s too good for your health. So anything that helps me get less shots AND way less pain and recovery time is great by me!
Plus Jenny is just a super sweet lady. That’s enough to go see her. C’mon, you know you probably have some cavities in there. suck it in and do it!