A Shop For Smiles – Richard J Hagstrom DDS

I’ve been afraid of the dentist since preteens (like shaking in the chair and crying — terrified), but my gosh did this place make me feel so much better. The people are so friendly and put me at ease so quickly, I love it here.
Very thorough with their explanations of what they’ll be doing before they do it, quick to joke while still being professional. All around lovely people that I will definitely be coming back to see again.

Dr Hagstrom and staff are so wonderful! Excellent care, I’d highly recommend. They made sure I was always comfortable, explained the procedures thoroughly and answered all my questions,

A Shop for Smiles is truly one of the best. I have been coming here for three years and everyone has such a big heart and truly cares for all of the patients that come here. I am well taken care of here and highly recommend coming here for all your dental needs. I especially love getting my teeth cleaned and whitened. I always walk out of here with a beautiful smile and know I was well taken care of. Dr. Hagstrom is the best!

Great office! Excellent care from start to finish!

the shop of smiles destroyed my teeth they went through my 20k and then all the work started to fall apart then they said they wanted me to go to a specialist that was when my money was gone I look like a monster now I can’t eat or get a job because I look horrible my granddaughter laughs at me people stare at me I have tried to get them to do the decent thing but no answer I’m going to put pictures on Line I have all the teeth In a box this was the worst experience that I have ever been through three trips to the hospital emergency room the doctors couldn’t believe it when I showed them what I paid for the bad job they did I can’t eat anything except eggs mashed potatoes I trusted dr Hagstrom he told me you come up with the money I will take care of all your dental problems I’m so afraid to go to the dentist don’t have another 20k now because can’t get a job the way I look I will post pictures soon please get a second opinion the shop of smiles well I’m not smiling

I have been seeing Dr. Hagstrom for over 20 years. He has handled numerous of my own as well as my families emergency and general dental needs with care, precision, and unprecedented thoroughness. There is a reason he graduated at the top of his class at USC. HIs long term staff especially Michelle and Mary and others are superb. They always get me the right answers when I need them the first time. Great place!!!

Holy cow!!! Love them love them love them!!! I live all the way in Las Vegas Nevada. And my daughter lives near a shop smiles dentistry here in La Mesa… She called me one morning with the worst tooth ache she’s ever had… I googled the best dentist office around in her area found the shop for smiles office… My daughter was very nervous about going to dentist they made her feel so welcome and so comfortable… They did an outstanding job taking care of her and their follow-​through and follow up with her was amazing… I would recommend this dentist office to anyone… she will be going back to finish off some other work she’ll be getting done… two thumbs up!!!

A little over 7 years ago, I walked into A Shop For Smiles with an exposed nerve packed with putty I bought at CVS. I had been going to another dentist for a little while and during a procedure, he hadn’t numbed me well enough. He shot the Novocaine directly into the nerve without any warning. I jumped out of my chair, knocking everything off the tray and immediately ran out of the room. The dentist chased me around the office and kept screaming at me to «sit down and grow up». This is a true story! I told the dentist to pack the tooth, give me anti-​biotics and pain killers and that I would be on my way and find another dentist, one who cared and wasn’t so rough with patients. After doing some research, I found sedation dentistry and A Shop For Smiles! I was in a lot of pain when I first met with Dr. Hagstrom and his amazing staff. They made me feel at ease right away. They listened to my concerns and saw the shotty work the other dentist had done and had been unable to complete due to their lack of bedside manner. They made me feel extremely comfortable with the sedation process and by the time I left, I was confident that I was in good hands. I have been a patient of Dr. Hagstrom ever since. I have the WORST teeth known to man. Trust me, I probably take better care of my teeth than most people, and still, I have horrible teeth, it just runs in my family. A good, caring dentist is something that is important to me. I even have Doctor’s cellphone number, and he answers after hours, just in case I have pain/​problems. I have used his cellphone, and he is always there for me. I would recommend A Shop For Smiles to anyone. Their office is clean and comfortable, their staff is friendly, and they take a personal interest in their clients dental health. Dr. Hagstrom is the best dentist I have ever gone and seen. His office staff knows me, they actually have taken the time to get to know more about me than just my teeth problems, and that says something! Thank you, A Shop For Smiles! I am sure I will be seeing you in a few months for my routine checkup!

This is my second go at sedation dentistry and i must say these guys get it right. Dr Hagstrom and his staff have been stellar in addressing my needs. I can not recommend them enough. Price is competitive and unlike other dentist i have visited they make sure your 100% comfortable before any procedures begin. They have my mouth on the road to a healthy future and for that i cant thank them enough. BTW… sorry for being an ass on my last visit… sedated.

Wow, really mixed reviews here. All I can say is that «You can’t please all the people all the time.» But this person is pleased. My fear of dentistry has been increasing in the last several years to the point of total anxiety in the dental chair (sweating, anticipating pain), with the Novocaine (or whatever is used these days) being negated by my adrenalin counter-​acting it. I haven’t been able to have a complete cleaning for a while due to this, and I was starting to develop a periodontal problem. I went to one dentist in SD who wanted to charge me $ 42K (not a typo) for a whole new smile. Yikes! And this wasn’t going to include any sedation, which is what I really seem to need. I saw Dr. Hagstrom’s Shop for Smile’s sticker on my newspaper, with a note about free sedation. I eventually called (who really wants to call the dentist?), and spoke to a very helpful and knowledgeable Mary, who scheduled an consult visit. The consult was just what I was looking for. Dr. Hagstrom «got» what my fear and respectfully did not try to inspect my teeth with any metallic objects (a big phobia of mine). We discussed treatment options, and I scheduled my sedation/​treatment for the next week. That was now a few days ago, and I am quite pleased with the outcome. I took the oral sedative 1 hour before the procedure, had someone drive me, and I don’t remember much after that. My big concern was that I would feel the whole thing, but thankfully, I didn’t. Very positive experience, and moreover, my teeth look MUCH better and my gums are much happier. I will have some additional work to do in the months to come to catch up on overdue dental care. The pricing is kind of high, and even though I have insurance, it doesn’t fully cover it. I wish I didn’t have to pay out of pocket, but it is what it is. I finally got the work done, and didn’t experience pain. I am happy.

I happen to love this place. Yes, the price might be a bit higher… but you get what you pay for. If you are a fearful patient, this is the place to go. Staff is super awesome, and make you feel comfortable. They do try to slip in a few extras that cost $$ if you’re not paying attention… so be aware of that. Skilled dental work, and a fantastic environment.

I’ve been a patient of Dr. Hagstrom for several years now and I wouldn’t consider going anywhere else. The entire staff is absolutely wonderful and Michelle and Dr. Hagstrom always make sure to work within my budget when I need services, without sacrificing the health of my teeth. The prices are higher than some other dentists but as far as I’m concerned, Dr. Hagstrom is worth it and I’ve NEVER experienced a «hard sell» as someone else said. Also, they’ve never tried to sell me any «gadgets». I’ve always been spoken to honestly about what my oral health needs are and I’ve always been treated fairly.

Shopped around today for teeth whitening and came across these guys after searching for a bit on line and getting prices. They had a very good rate for the procedure I wanted done so I decided to give them a shot and was very pleased and Impressed and not let down by the finished product or the staff. The people were friendly, professional and GOOD! I walked out of there happy and felt good a about my teeth. Would strongly use them again and recommend them. Big thanks to Megan for taking care of me and for making me feel comfortable during the whole session.

Don’t go to this dentist! He’s very expensive and will drain your insurance every year. My friend and I both went to him for about a year. He convinced us both that we needed root canals. She had to have hers redone by another dentist and I had to have two oral surgeries by a legit surgeon to fix my tooth as it was broken below the gum line. My cost to repair my tooth 5k after insurance. Hagstrom is a nice guy but I wouldn’t recommend his dental services to my worst enemy! I found a great dentist through 1−800-Dentist!

Nice place but the staff really creeped me out. I mentioned from the beginning that I was afraid of Dentists but that they are a necessary evil. They tried way too hard to be nice & comforting but it just made it worse. They are extremely expensive, I paid close to $ 200 on top of what my insurance covered & I didn’t even get a dental cleaning, in addition to this they send me a bill six months later saying I owe them $ 16.60.They can go f*ck themselves! I suggest going to another Dentist, any other Dentist, or heck, go to TJ instead.

This dentist is average at best. Prices are high, hard sell. They love to sell gadgets. Took my wife for some work to be done because of a toothache. They did deep cleaning and a wisdom tooth extraction, a couple of root canals. After all of that my wife still had significant pain. They claim they didn’t «see» a large cavity on a molar and now wanted an additional $ 1600 on top of the $ 8100 we already paid them.
It is the dentist’s mistake and he should take responsibility and fix the tooth he should have seen during a basic diagnosis.
Caveat Emptor!

Very expensive for quality of work performed (bridge not lined up evenly, porcelain chipped, tooth color did not match). Very disappointed with level of service following full payment.

I’m not a fan of the dentist since I was a tot who had a meany of a dentist (I’ll get you back MEAN DR. ANDERSON). The staff is a little saccharine sweet but I’d rather have em nice. I did get the feeling that they were trying to talk me into more services than I needed. I agreed to the deep cleansing, which was INSANE. But whatever, they do give you the option to be drugged into oblivion.
The part that really turned me off was that they BUGGED THE FUCK out of me to get me back there. I don’t know, I felt the need to change my number they bugged so much. They even bugged a family member who went to them also about getting in touch with me. After that, I’ll go elsewhere.

Had really bad tooth pain, needed a root canal. My dental coverage is poor at best. I went to see this dentist because I have Care Credit and his name shows up on their list of providers and it is so close to my house.
His office is nice & clean. He talks ALOT and the staff is super dooper nice but I felt as if they were hard selling me (big negative). Their prices were already really high but I guess they have to cover the cost of the walkie-​talkie head-​gear stuff.
I see another dentist now, her quote on a root canal was half of his quote. Her office isn’t as fancy but it’s clean and nice and she’s wonderful. I wouldnt recommend Shop for Smiles unless you’ve got awesome dental insurance or have money to burn.

I am never going back to this office. The dentist himself did a terrible job on a root canal I had to get, I went back for him to fix it, and he charged me for the correction. (Which still was not corrected, I had to go to another dentist.)
The staff is very rude. I was not comfortable at all. Don’t go here if you can avoid it.