Mark F. Rindge, DDS

This team is top notch. They are friendly, professional and kind.
I broke a piece of my tooth yesterday, Barbara worked me into the schedule. Dr R gave me three treatment options and clearly explained which he would choose. He then quickly and gently patched my tooth.
Every time I visit the office, I wonder why I stayed with my prior dentist so long.

I’ll just say I no longer mind going to the dentist.
These enjoyable people are all true professionals and have maintenance, insurance, diagnostics and treatment down –and have state of the art equipment (x-​rays are amazing) and procedures.
Highly recommended.

Dr Rindge is a great dentist, caring and upbeat. Barbara runs a very professional front office and I would not go anywhere else. He has never pushed anything we felt unnecessary and the outcome after 17 years of being his patient speaks for itself.

I’ve been visiting Dr RIndge since we moved to the area 13 years ago and the offices were on Winchester. Like most people, going to the dentist is not a highlight of my life, but somehow he and Barb keep me on a regular schedule. That, combined with the gentle attention of Elizabeth, the hygienist, has meant I’ve been able to get away with no treatment for about 10 years now which is fantastic! (I’m touching wood very hard as I type this!)
The current office on Lark is very airy and pleasant, you can lie back and look at the trees while your mouth is being prodded and poked. At the end of your visit, you’re sent home with a dental party bag, stuffed with the latest tools & toys to keep those pearly whites sparkling until the next visit. I love the new floss I got yesterday!
I can’t say I’m looking forward to going back, but I’m certainly not dreading it, which has always been the case in the past.

I have been a patient of Dr. Mark Rindge for more than 25 years. I figure if you’ve found someone you trust and they also do good work, you might as well stick with them! He has also been the only dentist my children have seen their entire lives, and they are 19 and 15. I like that Dr. Rindge is very personable, gentle and constantly checks on how you are doing while his work is progressing. His office is conveniently located with lots of parking, and it has the latest technology like digital x-​rays, and when you have to have more serious work done (like a crown) you can get them made while you wait. HIs dental hygienist is wonderful and easy to talk to. She is thorough and gentle, and while she encourages me to floss more regularly, I don’t feel like I’m being lectured or talked down to in any way. Dr. Rindge is great, and you won’t regret giving him and his practice a try!

While I can never really say that I «enjoy» going to the dentist, The closest I get to liking the «dentist office experience» is with Dr. Rindge.
I have been seeing Dr. Rindge for years, but when I first went to him, I had not visited the dentist for 3 – 5 years (my bad). Dr. Rindge was very professional and kind to me, despite my obvious lack of caring for my teeth for several years. He co-​ordinated treatment for me with a periodontist (one that I continue to see), and worked patiently with me to get my teeth and gums back into shape.
I currently see Dr. Rindge about twice a year, and I am always treated with courtesy and care by him and his staff. He has always been conservative about his approach to my dental care, and I feel he gives me an honest opinion on what my best options are when I have issues that need to be addressed. I have never felt that Dr. Rindge or his staff was trying to convince me to have services or procedures that I did not need, and they have always respected my choices that I have made on how to proceed with my dental care.
My husband and parents are also patients of Dr. Rindge. My husband broke a tooth shortly before an international trip, and Dr. Rindge was able to see him immediately and the tooth was repaired in time for my husband’s trip, which was a great comfort to my husband, who would not have wanted to wait for treatment, nor be forced to go to a strange dentist in another country. I have also recommended Dr. Rindge to several co-​workers, especially one timid friend who was very afraid of going to the dentist, and all have had positive experiences with Dr. Rindge.
Additionally, a large part of the great service in Dr. Rindge’s office is due to Barbara and Elizabeth as well. Barbara is always friendly and helpful with scheduling appointments and handling insurance claims and questions. Also, so much of the overall experience is down to the dental hygienist who cleans your teeth, and Elizabeth is the BEST! She is so patient with me, and laughs at all my silly jokes, making me feel comfortable and not anxious to be «in the chair.» I could not imagine a better team than the one in Dr. Rindge’s office.

I love Dr. Rindge, Barbara and Liz! I have been going to them since they were on Winchester and love the newer office! I always feel welcome, they treat me like family, are sensitive to my needs (as well as my husband’s and daughter’s, who has been seeing Dr. Rindge since she was a baby).
I feel confident that Dr. Rindge is knowledgeable about new methods and technology. Liz effectively and carefully cleans my teeth, as well as provides good advice on how to keep my teeth in the best of health. And when I have had emergency needs, as they have arisen over time, I have gotten in to see Dr. Rindge quickly and he has treated me very well.
I would recommend Dr. Rindge to anyone who needed a dentist.

Still wonderful, still 5 stars.
I’ve since moved to SF and needed a crown for a cracked molar. My SF dentist would have me wait longer and spend more.
A call to Dr. Rindge’s office and I had an appointment sooner and would paid less. It was well worth the drive. I got that sorted this morning, and am very happy with the results!
I’m really surprised that he got a negative review. I couldn’t disagree with the other reviewer more. My dental woes began early and I know what it’s like to be bamboozled by a greedy dentist. Dr. Rindge is not that kind of dentist.

Rindge was my dentist and orthodontist for years. I decided to take a peek and see what people had to say about him on Unilocal,and was amazed to see only one review which was a 100% perfect review.
My beef with Rindge’s practices are very straightforward — he likes to do expensive work that other dentists say is unnecessary. Most of my family are no longer patients due to this.
He told one of my family members that they needed multiple dental implants to replace failing crowns, and needed them urgently. This same family member just had those implants put in… 6 years later, by a different dentist. The crowns held up for all 6 years until the replacements. Seems like they weren’t that urgent after all!
I was told as a child that if I continued to drink soda that I would need 4 crowns within 2 years. Here I am, 10 years later, with zero crowns. I’ve continued to drink soda over the past years.
I can understand that some people need dental work, and different dentists will have different opinions on how quickly the work needs to be done. Rindge seems to think it needs to be done far sooner than the new guy that I’ve been seeing.
As a patient, I also don’t like to hear about the extravagant vacations that my doctors take their families on. I once was told by Rindge that he had just returned from an extended trip to Sweded or Switzerland, where he purchased a brand new Volvo which he and his family drove around for their trip and had shipped home. Obviously doctors do well for themselves, but combine information like that with the «urgency» of the $ 10,000 worth of work my family needed and you start to wonder how necessary that work is.
My opinion isn’t 100% negative though. He’s very personable, and enjoyable to joke around with. He always was able to get me in quickly to fix my braces when there were problems with them.