David Gaines, DDS

Been going to dr Gaines for years, my bro and his wife as well.
Always took care of me well, cleanings are a breeze and the hygienist (name escapes me) is super nice.
Dr knows what I really need, never felt like I was being oversold by any of his recommendations. That’s a good trust builder and that’s my first requirement.
I appreciate the smooth in and out and will see them for my next cleaning soon.

This dentist is THE worst dentist you could possibly go to. I went to him for a little over a year. I agree with Kristian R.‘s assessment of his equipment. I used to go to his Coconut Grove office and his gear was antiquated even back then.
Personally, he is a nice guy. But he’s a complete mess and should not be practicing dentistry. In fact, when I saw that his office had closed, I thought that they took his license away. He’s hopped up on his own pain killers almost constantly. He’s visibly strung out; sweating, dilated pupils, the works. Again, he’s a nice guy, but he’s a mess.
This man mangled my mouth so badly, that not only did I have to have all the work he did re-​done, but I had to have work done on the surrounding teeth as well. He’s literally cost me thousands. I was going to sue him for malpractice, but unfortunately all the lawyers I found wouldn’t take the case because nobody had died or become disfigured because of his work. I guess if a lawyer doesn’t stand to make a ton of money, they’re not interested. I reported him to the authorities as well as the South Florida Dental Peer Review. I guess nothing was ever done because he’s still practicing.
Do yourself a favor and stay far away from this quack. He will ruin your teeth and cost you thousands in repairs.

I recently moved to Miami and needed to get a regular check-​up (routine cleaning etc.). I found this place via the website of my dental insurance. I scheduled an appointment but they neglected to tell me that they had moved locations. Google maps still shows that they are located at their old/​vacated location. Wasted a good portion of my Friday finding their old office only to be told by the receptionist that they had moved and she had forgotten to tell me. Rescheduling was not a problem but I should have known better.
All of the equipment is very antiquated. They had multiple problems with their X-​ray machine software. The machine which controlled the air and water for teeth cleaning looks to be from the 1980’s and was not even functioning properly; the water hose was not working so the technician had to wipe my teeth with gauze instead of rinsing them with water. When I wanted to rinse, I had to get up and go to a sink when I actually wanted to rinse with water/​mouthwash. The technician mentioned that because of how busy/​overbooked they were, she did not have an assistant to help her with some of the procedures. Since there was no tray table, she had to put all of the instruments on my chest bib when she was not using them. She also did not seem to be very skilled in cleaning. I still have some plaque on my teeth and she hit/​stabbed my gums way too many times with the tools which resulted in excessive bleeding. However, I did receive free fluoride treatment (which, with my previous dentist, was included in the treatment, not here). This was also an antiquated treatment. In the past, I’ve had this administered with either the fluoride-​filled trays or a simple mouth rinse. Here, it consists of squirting some fluoride paste on a towel and randomly rubbing it on with a Q-​tip.
Finally, the dentist came in. He seemed relatively knowledgeable and nice but went a little overboard on his doom and gloom speech about how I would need some invasive/​expensive surgery in the near future. I explained that my previous dentist (who I have been seeing for the last 20 years, most recently this past summer) did not have the same opinion. He recommended I come back soon. I think I’ll go somewhere else next time.
Overall, with wait time, the entire ordeal took about 2 hours. I will add that all of the staff and the dentist were very nice people and apologetic about the wait time. However, based on the lack of updated and/​or properly functioning equipment and the lack of personnel they have available, it seems like this dental practice is more focused on making a profit than improving the quality of dental care for its patients. I’d go elsewhere for my dental needs if I were you.

Please see my blog review of two visits to Dr. David Gaines… the best dentist ever!