Nick Gorgani, DDS, MS

When I was looking for a pediatric dentist 18 years ago for my daughter who had serious stranger and sensory issues, a friend recommended Dr. Nick. From the first visit I knew it was the right fit. He and his staff were always kind and gentle with my daughter, and they paid utmost attention to her special needs. And though that daughter has since moved on to an adult dentist, my ten-​year-​old daughter still sees Dr. Nick. Just the other day she said to me that so many kids she knows hate going to the dentist, but that she doesn’t ever mind it. She wasn’t even the least bit nervous when she went to have a tooth pulled yesterday.
Although the drive from San Jose to Los Altos is a bit far, I’ve always been willing to do it in order for my kids to not only get excellent dental care, but to be handled with great kindness and sensitivity. And not to be overlooked is the fact that we’ve NEVER spent more than five minutes in the waiting room. I will be very sad when my younger daughter has to move on to an adult dentist, because Dr. Nick and the staff feel like family.

Dr Nick and his staff are amazing. We have brought our children to him for over 10 years. They always have had a great experience visiting his practice. We come from far away to see him every 6 months and it is always worth the drive. We will continue to do so as long as they can fit in their dental chairs:)

My two teenagers have been Dr. Nick’s dental patients since they were toddlers and have always appreciated his professionalism and friendly demeanor. He takes the time to explain any recommended treatments to them (and to me), and is great about answering our questions. Neither one has had any cavities, due in part to the sealants he puts on their teeth. And he helped guide us as far as the timing for orthodontia as well. His staff is warm, the cleanings have been gentle, and neither child has ever expressed any reservations about going in for the next appointment. The front desk staff makes scheduling and insurance issues as easy as possible.

Dr nick and his staff is awesome. I always look forward to going to my 6 months check up! Dr. Nick is the best Dentist I’ve ever had! When I go in for a filling he always makes sure I’m doing OK. I feel like when I go in there I’m there to relax because every visit I get to watch a movie while they clean or work on my teeth, Than at the end I get a prize. His assistance are so sweet. I told my parents to never change my dentist because this office is the best. The ladies in the front are so nice too.
I highly recommend Dr. Nick to everyone. I always tell my friends and family that they should see Dr. Nick. So yes bring your kids and family to Dr. Nicks Office.

What can I say, I have been bringing my son to Dr. Nick for two years now and he loves going to the dentist. Every time the assistant calls his name he runs to the back office and says «which one is my chair». The assistants are wonderful and Dr. Nick always takes the time to answer my questions. I’m so happy we found him.

My children have seen Dr. Nick for several years now and have loved his practice! Dr. Nick is always very upbeat, kind to my children and very responsive. We’ve had a couple dental emergencies and Dr. Nick has treated me children as soon as we’ve called. We are so appreciative to have a dentist we can trust! His staff is just lovely too! So friendly, easy to speak with and wonderful with my children. Billing has been straightforward as well, no surprises. We plan to see Dr. Nick for a long time!

I been taking my kids to Dr. Gorgani’s office for over 8 years. My son is 11 years old and started sending Dr. Gorgani at the age of 5. He was scared on his first visit to Dr. Gorgani office because he had a bad experience at his previous dentist office, but the minute he meet Dr. Gorgani and the friendly Hygienist’s he became unafraid. He loved the fact that the hygienist and Dr. Gorgani would explain everything that they were going to be doing step by step. The staff in the front are very friendly and helpful. When my daughter turned 2 I took her for her first visit and she loved the office. They would always ask when is their next dentist appointment. My son would always tell me that I would have to make a dentist appointment for him because his tooth was wiggle and he WANTED Dr. Gorgani to pull his tooth out. My daughter loves visiting Dr. Gorgani because he signs with her well she is getting treatment done. They love the TV’s and the TOY’S. I would recommend my family and friends to Dr. Gorgani office over any other Pediatric Dentist office.

I’ve been seeing «Dr. Nick» for 15 years, and I’m really sad about having to move to an adult dentist soon. He’s always been so kind to me and my brothers, even when I was a toddler I was never afraid of going to the dentist.
When I was six he noticed that I had a pronounced under bite and had me see the orthodontist in the other room, and they set me up with a butterfly and eventually braces (which I’m getting off soon!) and my under bite has ceased to exist!
On multiple occasions I’ve come to see him because I’ve suspected I’ve had a cavity, and when he didn’t find any he didn’t charge me for the appointment.
I did end up having a cavity at one point, and I was really nervous about having to get it filled. I was really worried that it was going to hurt, but Dr. Nick made me feel at ease. I actually didn’t feel anything during the procedure, and I was really surprised when he finished and I hadn’t felt any pain!
I would definitely say that the place is really busy and you’re shuffled around quickly, but he is a very good dentist who genuinely cares about the kids he sees. I have little hope for finding an adult dentist that is as nice as him!

3.5 stars
I concur with many of the reviews written here. This practice has some great and not so great features…
Pros:
— super kid friendly! The most kid friendly dental practice I have ever seen. Great place to go if you have very young kids. It will give them a positive association with going to the dentist. It’s a friendly happy office, and Kids are put at ease. The examination area is set up in the way the parents can sit with the kids. Each chair has a TV. Kids are set up with a movie, sunglasses and headphones, so they are very relaxed during the cleanings or cavity fillings. They look forward to getting prizes from the treasure chest. A visit to the dentist becomes a fun outing, not intimidating.
— It’s a great place if a young child needs a cavity filled. They put on a movie and give them nitrous, so the child is calm, comfortable and does not feel the sting of the shot, nor hear the drill. Kids are so comfortable and distracted by the movie that there’s no apprehension about getting the filling. I did not realize how valuable this was till I took my child to a regular dentist for a cavity filling — he was traumatized by the needle and drill. We missed the TVs and kid friendly distractions from Dr Nick.
— Dr Nick and the staff have a kind and friendly way with the kids. The hygienists are very nice!
Cons:
— yes, it is a factory. You are rushed in and out (although with young kids it might be a good thing to have the visit over with quickly). But you do get the feeling that Dr. Nick rushes thru the examination. Hygienists do all the work and Dr. Nick will spend about a minute with your child. As others have mentioned, he’s not great at communicating with the parents, and does not always take the time to talk with you. However he’s always answered my questions, mostly very briefly.
— it’s expensive and they dont accept all insurance plans.
— billing department was a bit inefficient, And did not really make an effort to work with our insurance company.
— They will try and refer you to the orthodontist connected with the practice. I would highly suggest doing your research before selecting an orthodontist. There are many, far superior orthodontists in the area.
They stopped taking our insurance… We continued to pay out of pocket till our older one turned 13 and felt like the practice was too ‘babyish’ for her. At that time we moved to a doctor within our plan, closer to home. It worked well for her, and she enjoys that the family dentist treats her like a grown up. The younger one misses Dr Nick, and was disappointed that the new dentist was not as much ‘fun’.
This is a great place for younger children, or any child that might be afraid of the dentist. But be aware it’s a very popular and busy practice, so you may not have that personal touch.

My son needed dental surgery under anesthesia when he was 2 years old and after lengthy research we found Dr Gorgani. He is very kind and has a great way with kids and does excellent work. My son is now 17 and does not want to move on to an adult dentist. Dr. Gorgani is busy but he always takes the time to explain to me and my kids what he is doing and what our options are. There is a reason we have been driving from Los Gatos to Los Altos all these years.

We were first introduced to Dr. Gorgani a few years ago, when my child got hit in the mouth at school and had a loose tooth. One of our friends, on yard duty at the school, recommended him so we went there without an appt. and got seen right away, in-​spite of the fact that we had no dental insurance at the time.
He has always been kind, concerned and patient with my kids and has never been rude or dismissive to my wife or me, whenever we’ve had any questions or concerns. I have always felt he was more concerned about my kids well-​being than anything else. I think he is an excellent pediatric dentist and would highly recommend him to anyone.

We have just visited Dr. Gorgani for regular checkups only. And the service and Nick seemed reasonable. Recently as recommended I took an appt for a filling for my son. Had to reschedule it twice due to sickness. When you are a pediatric dentist, you would expect the service provider to be familiar with frequency of young children falling sick and be tolerant to it. But unfortunately no, we received a letter from Nick Gorgani stating that we no longer were welcomed at his clinic :) I am glad we were exposed to this attitude earlier and not risked our son with fillings and more. There are hundreds of good dentists around and this lack of professionalism will cost him business.

We have found Dr. Nick very friendly and professional over the ten years we’ve had him as our kids’ dentist. My two kids like going to the dentist, which gives them a good start for dental health. We also had a good experience with the orthodontists in the same practice, although I never got to know them very well because they dealt directly with my teenaged daughter. Her teeth look great!

Dr, Nick is the best! He is very good with kids and makes them feel very comfortable, no matter how big or small the procedure.

I have to agree with LK. LK said «All the hygienists are absolutely wonderful. Dr. Gorgani is good and funny with kids, but not so good with parents.». That pretty much sums up our experience too. I find Dr. Gorgani to be dismissive and rude, to the extent that it makes me feel uncomfortable and honestly, makes me feel like a bad person for asking so many questions. I also found a few of the office assistants lacking insurance knowledge and were not very helpful. There are a few that are very helpful, so perhaps it is based on experience.

it is possible that over the years, the office has gotten a little complacent but the most important thing to me is that my daughters (now age 9 and almost 6) LOVE going to see Dr. Nick and look forward to their checkups. The hygienists are terrific and always put my girls at ease. I am looking forward to bring the baby when she is old enough to go.

Be afraid; this place is a factory and you will become a number. The office staff is incredibly incompetent and extremely unfriendly. My kids were patients here for several years and Gorgani never got my kids’ name right. (But I digress…)
Anyway, my son’s incisors were becoming worn down b/​c of an underbite (I noticed this — Dr. Nick never brought it up to me if he did). Anyway, I started seeing some orthos about the underbite issue. One of them asked for dental records. When I called Dr. Nick’s office for them, they also encouraged me to be seen by one of the orthos in Dr. Nick’s office. So I agreed to schedule an appt with Dr. Shiek, and the staff person said she could move my dental appt up a week so that my son could be seen by Dr. Nick and the ortho at the same time.
I liked Dr. Shiek and she seemed quite knowledgable. However, the idiot receptionist who decided to do me a favor screwed up and by moving me up a week too early, making me ineligible for reimbursement by my dental plan. Fine, some stuff like this may happen. Dr. Nick’s office acknowledged their error and offered to pay for half (Balance left was less than $ 100 so it was not a big deal). On principal however, I pushed back and said that since it was not my error nor my idea to move the appt up, I should not have to pay any more than what my original dental visit would have cost me.
The next thing I know, I have a letter from Dr. Nick’s office manager telling us that we are no longer welcome there! I was pretty insulted since both my kids were patients there for many years. The crazy thing was that I was about to shell out $ 3200 for a Phase I treatment in his practice since I would have preferred dental and ortho in the same office… Talk about penny wise, pound foolish. We will never be going back there (not like we have a choice in the matter anyway! ;-)
Luckily for us, we found another great dentist and ortho in our area, and I feel our kids are actually getting much better service. This practice is not a ‘factory’ and I don’t have all the plastic junk around the house after a visit. More importantly, the dentist actually spends time looking in my kids’ mouths.

My three kids have been seeing Dr. Nick Gorgani for many years now and have never had anything but positive experiences with him and his assistants. He is always kind and courteous and his nurses are great especially with the younger kids! My eldest son is now a teenager so we had thought about moving his dental treatment to our adult dentist, but he did not want to switch. So I guess he’ll stick with Dr. Nick until he is too old to see a pedodontist! This is definitely a busy office but overall it’s a great place to take your children.

My son has been going to this «factory» for 2.5 years. All the hygienists are absolutely wonderful. Dr. Gorgani is good and funny with kids, but not so good with parents. I didn’t like his attitude. Every time I had a question, I had to chase him around the room to ask. Seems he has been in business too long and finds parent’s questions trivial. My son is going to a different dentist now who takes time to sit down, listen and answer to my concerns.

My wife came home in tears today after an incident with my 5 year old son and Dr. Gorgiani. I’m writing this review to prevent any other parents from having to go through the same experience.
The main issue was the lack of consent and disclosure in filling my son’s cavity. Imagine your reaction if you took your son to the examining room and were told to wait outside only to come back to your child under sedation passed out.
At no time was the option of using nitrous oxide discussed and when questioned after the fact Dr. Gorgiani became very defensive and claimed that Nitrous oxide was used during the last visit (which it wasn’t).
It felt as if Dr. Gorgiani had something to hide — he was very nervious when questioned about the need to use nitrous oxide. He was rude when responding claiming that this was standard procedure with all patients.
It felt like this was the quickest way and shortest path to getting paid without having to treat our son and my wife with any respect.
Needless to say we won’t be going back to Dr. Gorgiani. And we hope that no other parent experiences what we went through.