Grablin Gary A DDS

Absolutely TERRIBLE experience. My daughter suffers from chronic illness, and her doctor suspected some dental issues may be contributing to her poor health. Her doctor recommended that she see Dr. Chalmers, a functional dentist in Santa Rosa, but as she had a 5 month wait list, my daughter chose to see Dr. Grablin, as he advertises himself to be a health centered dentist. Now let me preface by saying this: If you are someone who has money to burn and a sadistic desire to endure unnecessary dental work, he may be a good fit for you. Otherwise, PLEASE proceed with caution. I don’t take writing negative reviews lightly, but I feel I have a responsibility to warn others.
I’ll provide an example. Dr. Grablin told my daughter that one of her teeth would almost positively require a root canal, as he could not see the root of the tooth at all in X-​rays. Flash forward to my daughter’s first appointment with Dr. Chalmers. My daughter explains to Dr. Chalmers what Dr. Grablin had said about not being able to see the root. Dr. Chalmers, reviewing the very same X-​rays from Dr. Grablin’s office, says that she can see the root perfectly fine. She then proceeded to fill a small CAVITY on that tooth during her next appointment. He also botched a crown (over contoured on both sides), and only agreed to fix it after my daughter expressed her dissatisfaction, despite the fact that he was aware of the mistake from the moment it happened.
If you’re somehow able to get past the fact that he’s dishonest, and you’re seeking a health centered dentist who is knowledgable about metal allergies, he will NOT be a good fit. When my daughter requested a MELISA test to determine potential metal allergies, he told her the test was unnecessary and performed a completely inadequate test in it’s place, causing her to have to redo the crown AGAIN. I asked Dr. Grablin for a refund for the crown, and he had the nerve to tell me there were «factual inaccuracies» in my story, and gave my daughter a referral to a periodontist. If he thought she needed a periodontist, why on earth would he refer her NOW? This just demonstrates the fact that he has his own interests in mind, rather than that of his patients.
The one positive thing I will say about about his office is that the receptionist and hygienist are incredibly kind and professional.
In sum, I’m fully prepared for a similar response from Dr. Grablin, claiming «factual inaccuracies» in my story. That’s fine. If I can save one person from having to go through what my daughter did, I’m happy. My daughter is now seeing Dr. Chalmers, who is WONDERFUL, and well worth the 5 month wait. Pease do your research and find an HONEST dentist.

I’ve been seeing Dr. Gary (or Dr. G. as I call him) for over a year now. A friend had amazing things to say and I was long overdue to see a dentist. Enter: Dr. Grablin.
In the last year my mouth has gone through a complete transformation. I do not have dental insurance and I do not make all that much money. Dr. Grablin’s office was willing to work with me to get the work I needed done. They helped me get financing and helped me prioritize what needed to be done first. It’s rare that you will find a Dr. that offers such care and follow up. Every time I have a major procedure done, Dr. Gary has reached out to me to see how I’m doing. On a few occasions, I wasn’t doing too well and Dr. G continued to follow up with me even once when he was on vacation!
I hate going to the dentist but Dr. G makes going to the dentist not so brutal and actually kind of fun with his sense of humor and awesome personality. His sidekicks Gale and Huong help make an experience that could be the total pits actually kind of great.
I whole-​heartedly recommend…

I’ve began to get my teeth back to health recently and started seeing Gary Grablin this year. I couldn’t be more impressed. I have had a few different procedures and Gary goes above and beyond with his work. I haven’t felt any pain from getting shots to having a cavity done with no novocaine. He uses a microscope to see what he is working on extremely close. I leave the dentist feeling confident the work was done by a skilled professional.

Gary is a top-​notch dentist. He is kind, thorough, detail oriented and does much of the work, even the cleaning, himself. As a bonus, he takes time to show you how to effectively take care of your teeth to reduce future dental decay. I enjoyed my visit (yes…even to the dentist) and will be back to see him again.

My name is Lacey and I have been working in the dental industry for some time. In that time I have spoken to thousands of dental practices. I just wanted to say that Dr. Grablin and his staff are an absolute joy to work with and I am impressed with how dedicated they are to their patients long term oral health. Awesome team!

First time I came into his office, I was in such a bad shape. It was after I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and discovered that I was chronically mercury poisoned. I was in a lot of pain in my throat, neck, shoulders, fingers, knees, ankles and feet. I had no idea what it would be like to go through replacement of all the «silver» (mercury) fillings in my mouth. I was desperate, horrified and in pain.
When I walked into the office of Dr. Grablin, Gail and he introduced themselves to me in such a welcoming and positive manner. They were concerned, caring, respectful and confident.
At the initial consultation, Dr. Grablin intently listened to the problems I had and solution that I was seeking and put it his highest priority to get rid of all mercury fillings in my mouth. We started the work a few days later.
When we began working on the procedures, Dr. Grablin was extremely careful in not exposing me to any mercury during or after each procedure. He used the rubber dam, high speed vacuum and lots of water to prevent it. And I experienced no acute mercury poisoning symptoms after each procedure.
Every time I sat in his dental chair, he offered these thoughtful items that made his patients most comfortable they could ever be in a dental chair. I could not have felt nearly as comfortable or relaxed without them; an airplane pillow, tinted goggles, a knee support cushion, blanket and lip gloss.
His very thoughtful and caring personality also extended to the communication with his patients. He asked me how I was doing several times during the procedure and made funny jokes to make me laugh and relax. Trust me. It works.
When it comes to the quality and accuracy of his work, he never, ever, ever, ever compromises. He practically re-​constructed my entire mouth in order to replace 8 mercury fillings I had in my mouth, redo the awful and cheap work other dentists had done on me in the past and correct other dental problems that I had. He wants the best of best for his patients, so that the patient will experience the best dental health for the longest time which will inevitably affect his/​her overall health for a long time as well.
There were a few times I actually fell asleep while he was drilling into my tooth. I had developed that kind of trust and secure feelings about his work. I had never in my life trusted a health care practitioner before I met Dr. G. None of the doctors or dentists that had worked on me had true interest in the long-​term health of my body as a whole. But this one, Dr. Grablin, will be even more eager and committed than you are for you to achieve the best dental health of a life time. He is the very, very best dentist I have ever known and the only one I can trust. For the first time in my life, I could just sit back and relax, instead of carefully looking for their own agenda, correcting their approaches and insisting on not further harming my body. Dr. G is the best! I can’t thank him enough for his willingness to care so much and do such amazing work to transform my mouth and life. I couldn’t have been where I am at now without him, on my way to recovery.
Rie (Napa CA)