Bloore Dawn M DDS

A Cautionary Tale For Parents Everywhere
I found this dentist through a sign at school. She donated money to our school and in return she got a sign promoting her business on the school fence. I think it’s really important to support the local business people who give to our school and her office is a short walk from school, so it was really convenient.
The office is clean and tidy and the people who work here are very professional and friendly too. We had a few regular cleanings and checkups with Dr. Bloore when she recommended that our son have a tooth pulled to make way for an adult tooth. I had never heard of this. We got a second opinion and that dentist agreed with Dr. Bloore and we talked to other parents (at school and little league) who assured us that, oh yes, this is how they do things now. We scheduled the appointment. The doctor who pulled the tooth was excellent. I had a little consultation with Dr. Bloore before we left the office. She said that she wanted to see my son in 2 months and that if his permanent tooth had not yet come it, she would get him set up with a spacer to «hold the place», because otherwise the very back molar would shift to center.
Now, I grew up in a dentist chair and I REALLY don’t want my own kids to have that experience so I am adamant about dental health. We moved to the Bay Area three weeks after the extraction and one of the first things I did was to make an appointment with a pediatric dentist within the 2-​month time frame. The first thing this dentist told me was that my son was going to need braces because his tooth had shifted. I told him that the dentist told me to see her in 2 months and he said, «Oh no, it’s 2 weeks. Who’s your dentist?»
My son has been in braces for 6 months now and I’m writing about this today because he mentioned to me this morning that he hates braces. He’s got another 12 months or so to go. It’s cost us about $ 2000 and trips back and forth to the orthodontist and some missed school, so I’m not a huge fan of Dr. Bloore’s.