Terry Jane Starr DDS

This dentist has retired and is no longer in practice.

I am very picky about dentists, having had numerous scarring dental experiences. Terry Starr is definitely the best dentist I have ever encountered. Many dentists today try to squeeze more money out of you by performing more difficult, costly procedures that they don’t specialize in or that you don’t need. Dr. Starr is not one of them. She just does the basics, and she does them very well, and refers you to a specialist for things that should be done by a specialist. Over a couple years she did cleanings, a filling, and a tooth extraction for me, and gave me a very good referral for a root canal.
Additionally, I love her small, simple office and her extremely kind receptionist/​assistant, Candy, who remembered me by name long after I had moved away from Ithaca! The entire experience feels very comfortable and personal, not like those huge clinics where you feel like a cog in the machine and no one knows or cares who you are.
I left Ithaca several years ago and I’m still looking for a dentist as good as Dr. Starr.