Fredric R Warren, DDS MSD

My experience with Dr Warren’s office was below standard. His staff has some difficulty with honesty and integrity.
Having met and consulted with Dr Warren I called to set up and to begin Invisalign. The receptionist told me that first I needed to get a CT Scan. I inquired the reason since it was not discussed at my consultation. She was unable to provide me with any information as to why it was ordered and din’t bother to inquire. As it turns out it was not necessary. A simple X-​ray would have yielded the same results. It cost me 300 dollars out of pocket as well as unnecessary radiation. When I called for information, if the office staff didn’t have an answer, they would fabricate a response.
I am an RN so I have been dealing with MD and Dental offices for many years. Communication and a sense of empathy is key. The communication in Dr Warren’s office is abysmal.
I found his office manager to be rude, abrupt and to have difficulty processing my questions and concerns.
There are plenty of Orthodontists in San Francisco who are skilled and also treat pts with respect and aim to have good communication with pts. This practice is not one of them.

Dr Warren’s office is a factory — it should be called Dr. Warren’s Assistants given how many there are and the fact that they do all the work. At any moment there are between 4 – 5 patients being taken care of by dental assistants in a single room while Dr. Warren simply walks around, spends a few minutes to review your case, then gives instructions/​advice to the assistant working on your teeth. Our $ 7000 orthodontic process took 8 months longer than planned because of the methodology used in this practice. Each «Damon brace» on each tooth is adjustable so that the wires themselves don’t do all the work and determine the shape of your teeth as with conventional braces. Instead, Dr. Warren «tweeks» and adjusts the wires in order to move individual teeth. Each time he pinched a wire to reshape it, we got the wrong effect on my daughter’s teeth. So he would have to re-​tweek the wires at the next visit to fix the mistake he made on the prior visit — you get the idea. This added 50% more time because of fumbling through several mistakes before getting close to straight teeth but still not perfect. When Dr. Warren’s assistants finally took the braces off my daughter, her teeth still projected outward (instead of being vertical), her canines still protruded, and a front tooth was slightly rotated, but he promised to «fix» all this by «tweeking» her retainer. More than three years later we’re still trying to fix things. And beware, it’s between $ 700 – 900 to replace retainers and they don’t keep the original molds! So if your child loses her retainers on vacation, you will lose your multi-​thousand dollar investment in fixing her teeth.

My daughter needed braces and we went to Dr. Warren based on a recommendation from a friend. I was very happy to have found him. The advice and options given to us were very helpful. They explained the different treatment types and options both in person and with a video overview, as well as financing options. The service is fantastic with no wait times in the office, reminder phone calls for appointments and a staff that’s friendly and helpful. Their office is clean and modern. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking to get braces for their kids.

I’ve been recommended this place by my general dentist. There’s a free orthodontic consultation, and the wait isn’t nearly as long as some other places that offer free orthodontic consultation, like western dental (Which i advise against going there for anything). I’m glad i got my consultation here, even though the prices were quite high. But there is a plan through their office which one can pay monthly over 2 years. Satisfied.

Our dentist friend recommended him. Both my kids received outstanding care. It IS expensive relative to other orthodontists in SF. However, «the best» almost always is. Highly recommend!

My regular dentist recommended Dr. Warren and said he sends his children to him. You know an orthodontist has to be good if a regular dentist will send his kids there. Dr. Warrens is fantastic, his marketing plan is superb, and his reminder phone calls and emails are very welcome. I’m not sure who set up Dr. Warrens support staff but they should be given a bonus. Everything about Dr. Warren and his staff receive an A+ in my book.

I am so thankful for Warren Orthodontic. The level of organization at this office in INCREDIBLE. I appreciate the reminder calls, the emails and all the ways they keep treatment on schedule for this busy (VERY busy) mother of four. Very impressive.
Dr. Warren is super — and helps the kids take responsibility for their part in successful treatment. My 17 year old might forget to take out the trash, but he never forgets to wear his retainer. Thank you Dr. Warren and your entire Staff. Much appreciation!

Dr. Warren is the real deal! As an adult with seriously messed up teeth, I went to numerous orthos to get initial consultations. I felt very comfortable with Dr. Warren and his treatment plan, his pricing was about the middle of the range of other pricing that I got. His quality of work was excellent! My teeth turned out beautifully, i really couldn’t be happier with the results. Everyone else in his office is very good too. I almost always got seated right away, there was probably only one or two times where I went in and had to wait a bit, but that was during school break, so the place was full of kids. He has some great skills and was always willing to answer all my questions thoroughly (i was very fascinated with the whole process of moving my teeth around, so i was always asking a lot of questions). One of my best experiences with a medical/​dental professional I would say!

Dr Warren is great. My family has been going to his office for the last 20+ years from various family members to myself currently. They have a great friendly office staff and the Doctor has always been great to us. Thanks again.

We love Dr. Warren. My two girls are patients now of the son, and my adult stepchildren went to the father when they had their braces. We live in the neighborhood and it couldn’t be more convenient. Plus the pricing is painless, and the service great. They are the most efficient office of any kind that I have dealt with in quite a while. They have it down to a science. And kids are so funny about predictability. My oldest girl just has a retainer now, but we’re heading for braces soon and she loves going to Dr. Warren. From the neato computer check-​in service in the lobby that she has mastered herself, to meeting with Dr. Warren and telling me about all his jokes after her appointment. It’s helping pave the way for the little one when she gets so far. Who knows? Maybe our grandchildren will be the next little Dr. Warren patients!

Both my kids are patients of Dr. Warren’s and they tell me he is friendly and funny. The office is in West Portal right outside the muni tunnel. They have early morning appts available too.

OK — so I haven’t gone recently and I’m not sure why I am thinking of writing a review but something sparked my memory for having braces as an adult — it’s been years since I was a patient, but I had a really good experience at the office of Dr. Fred and Dr. Leonard (Father/​Son orthodontist office). Although — I was usually probably 1 of 3 adults that was ever in the office during my visits because there were a huge number of kids in there getting their braces. I guess I’m thinking of this place cause I need a new retainer since I stopped wearing it a few years ago and can feel my teeth moving.
Anyways, from what I remember, Dr. Fred explained the whole treatment process, the payments and the plan and the procedures. It was actually pretty painless — well ok there was pain here and there and those damn little rubberbands snapping when you don’t hook them up right.