Surillo Santiago DDS MS

This is the best Kids Dentist Location! An amazing friendly staff, great Dentist, office filled with games, toys and decorations! My son has been going here since he was 3 and he gets excited when it’s time to go to the dentist!

Braces were removed prior to senior portrait and son’s teeth looked fabulous after bleaching. Suggested since he’s now 19 that he considers switching to a «big boy» dentist. No way! He loves Dr. Surillo and his staff and insists he will continue with them until them boot him out! That’s a pretty strong testament to their dental care.

I’ve been going to Dr. Surillo since I was 4 years old and I am now 19! The dental hygienists are my absolute favorites! They are all so sweet and always take perfect care of me. I had braces when I was 11 – 13 and my teeth look great.

I was so completely happy from start to finish! Going to the dentist is usually known for bad service, unhelpful assistants, horrible work, unnecessary work and over-​billing issues. I have had the complete perfect experience from start to finish! I was completely overly amazed on how polite and empathetic the staff and dental hygienists were to me and my 5 yr old son.
1. The office was very nice and had little arcade games in the waiting room to entertain the little ones.
2. Loved the seasonal décor, felt like a warm welcome into a kindergarten class room, very nicely designed for children to make them feel safe and secure.
3. Every single person we interacted with was so helpful and actually more than willing to answer questions I had and answered questions I didn’t know to ask.
4. The staff is experienced really knows how to talk and interact with children to make them comfortable and fun! Yes! Fun!
5. Their prices are fair and reasonable, as I had no dental insurance or dental plan so I had to pay out of pocket.
6. They REALLY, HONESTLY do not try to do more work than actually needed, then over bill you for it. They actually SAVED me money and heartache! (Read on below).
My son broke off a part of his molar, after the x-​rays they said had one cavity and needed a stainless steel crown and pulpotomy for the broken tooth. I was scared and worried. I research and investigated everything about crowns and alternatives, turns out, crowns are the best option, but still felt the need to discuss to the doctor about saving his tooth and doing a filling. The hygienists gave me affirmation that Dr. Whitcomb always does what is best and is conservative by doing the least amount of work and only does what is absolutely needed. Still apprehensive, I at least had that trust walking out of the office.
After my sons procedure they let me know they were able to save the broken molar and no steel crown or pulpotomy was needed just a good filling. I literally wanted to cry I was so happy, I hugged and thanked everyone. So that saved me $ 380 and most importantly my sons beautiful tooth!!!
This was my sons first dentist experience and not once was he scared, he actually liked it a lot! I would recommend them to everyone young or mature and will continue to only go there from now on. Dr. Witcomb is a marvelous accredited Dentist and does wonderful work! Again, thank you for your service in the Military Dr. Witcomb!
Thank you to all staff and Doctors at Children’s Braces and Dentistry in La Mesa

Great office, great with kids, 5 year old boy thought it was amazing and fun.